Author: Lanre Babalola
US Suspends Visas For Skilled Workers
U.S. immigration authorities suspended a program last Friday that expedited visas for skilled workers — a darling class of workers…
Mother bathes daughter with hot soup
A Benin-based housewife Tricia Oterneghoro has bathed her 13-year old daughter, Joyce Emmanuel, with hot soup for allegedly sleeping in…
N3.2 billion fraud: Court rejects Orji Kalu’s objection to EFCC witness
A Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, south west Nigeria Tuesday rejected the objection raised by the lawyers to the…
N11m Fraud: Appeal Court Dismisses Suntai’s former Aide’s No Case Submission
The Yola Division of the Court of Appeal today dismissed the appeal filed by Alhaji Inuwa Usman, Chairman Muslim Council…
Neimeth Pharmaceutical On Fire
Fire has gutted a part of Neimeth International Pharmaceutical plc in Lagos.
Just In: Onnoghen Sworn In As Chief Justice Of Nigeria
Justice Walter Onnoghen has been sworn in as the 17th Chief Justice of Nigeria.
Onukaba Ojo Can’t Die
''Where in the world are you'' Ojo had asked in a text message to me during my recent quick break
Lagos Journalists Mourn Colleague Killed By Tanker Driver
The Lagos Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called on the Federal Government to urgently dislodge tankers…
Nigerian Students Declare 3 Days Prayers For Buhari
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has declared three-day prayers for the quick recovery and early return to Nigeria…
Diarrhoea: 4 Students Die, 7 Hospitalised
Four students of the Government Secondary School, Fannah, in Suru Local Government Area of Kebbi State have died sequel following…
Petroleum marketers suspend planned strike
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, on Monday announced the suspension of a scheduled nationwide strike.
Trump’s Immigration Ban: Several Nigerians Denied Entry To US
Several Nigerians have been denied entry into the United States in the past two months following President Donald Trump's executive…
Human Skull Dealer Jailed 6 Years With Hard Labour
An Oyo State Chief Magistrate at Iyaganku, Mrs. Durosaro Tijani Monday sentenced a woman who specializes in selling human skulls,…
Ex-Aviation Minister, Chidoka, Joins Anambra Guber Race
Former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka[/caption]A former Minister of Aviation, Chief Osita Chidoka, has joined the race in the Anambra…
Wizkid wins his first iHeart Radio award
Afrobeat star, Ayo Balogun popularly known as ‘WizKid’ has bagged an iHeart Radio Award for his collaboration on ‘One dance’…
A Tribute To Onukaba
The book, Atiku-The Story of Atiku Abubakar, has the author’s name as Ojo Adinoyi. Unless, of course, you were familiar…
Ex-Adamawa Governor Jailed 5 Years
A Yola high court presided over by Justice Nathan Musa on Monday sentenced former Adamawa State governor, Barrister Bala James…
Lagos Police Mourns As Lorry Crushes 4 Cops To Death
A lorry has crushed four policemen attached to X Squad of the Lagos State Police Command.
Saraki Leads Senate Team to German Parliament
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki will on Tuesday lead a 5-man delegation on a 3-day visit to the German…
Prankster Who Sat On Tor Tiv’s Throne Before Coronation Banished From Tivland
The Tiv traditional council has banished Stephen Nyitse, the prankster from Ushongo local Government Area of Benue State who sat…
Twinkas, Another Ponzi Scheme Making Waves Among Nigerians
In spite of the financial loss suffered by some Nigerians who participated in the failed Ponzi scheme, Mavrodi Mundial Moneybox…
It’s Not True That I Rejected British Offer To Rescue Chibok Girls
Former president Goodluck Jonathan says it is not true that he refused help from the British government to rescue the…
AFCON U-20: Senegal, South Africa win, join Zambia, Guinea in semi-finals
Senegal and South Africa won their games on Sunday in Ndola to join hosts Zambia and Guinea in qualifying for…
CBN orders banks to honor dollar application within 48 hrs
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed Money Deposit Banks to henceforth process and meet the demand for dollars…
Buhari calls Obasanjo, congratulates him at 80
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday, via telephone conversation from London, felicitated with former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on the occasion…
Political Appointments Tear Edo APC Apart
An alleged plot to cede the position of Special Adviser to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state from Owan west…
Kemen Disqualified From Big Brother Naija House
Kemen, one of the Big Brother Naija #BBNaija housemates has been disqualified from ongoing TV reality series.
Who’s running Nigeria? The Economist Of London Asks
Buhari was elected in March 2015 promising to defeat Boko Haram, the jihadist group terrorizing the country’s north-east, and to…
Pirates in Nigeria Release Russian, Ukrainian Sailors
Nigerian pirates have released seven Russian and one Ukrainian sailors after they were captured last month on the cargo ship…
Lawmaker Warns Against Provocative Comments On Niger Delta, Crude Oil
The Chairman of the Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Public Account, Moshood Oshun, has warned against provocative comments…