Author: Lanre Babalola
FG Approves Temporary Closure of Abuja Airport
The Federal Government has approved the temporary closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, with effect from the midnight…
Saraki on warpath, condemns Buhari’s anti-corruption tactics
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki has given a damning verdict of the anti-corruption battle of the President Muhammadu Buhari…
Reps Condemn High Law School Fees
The House of Representatives, on Thursday expressed worry over the high cost of fees being collected from students by the…
Why Killings Continue In Southern Kaduna – CAN
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has alleged that the failure of security agencies to arrest those responsible for the…
2 Blind Homosexuals Jailed 6 Years
A Minna Magistrates’ Court has sentenced two blind men to six years imprisonment for sexually abusing two minors in Niger.
Protest Against Arsenal Flops
A protest in Chile to encourage forward Alexis Sanchez to leave English clubside Arsenal FC, which was supposed to attract…
How Ladoja Stole N1.9b Oyo Shares – EFCC Witness
Abdulahi Lawal, the first prosecution witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the trial of former governor…
Senate investigates Customs Raid Of Sango Rice Market
The Senate on Thursday mandated its Committee on Customs, Tariff and Excise to investigate alleged unlawful raid of rice shops…
Mother reunites with son through Facebook after 33 years
A simple Facebook search reunited a mother and son who were separated without contact for 33 years, the pair said…
Police Release Peace Corps Commandant, Others
The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday released the National Commandant of the National Peace Corps, Amb. Dickson Akoh and some…
Photos: How Chibueze, the Vampire killed over 200 people – Police
The Nigerian Police paraded the body of the notorious kidnapper and robber, Henry Chibueze, also known as Vampire at the…
N217m Fraud: EFCC Drags 2 Bauchi Unionists To Court
EFCC Docks Bauchi Unionists for N217m Loan Scam The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today arraigned the duo of…
Court Formally Dissolves Emeka Ike’s Marriage
A Lagos Island Customary Court, South West Nigeria Thursday formally dissolved the marriage between Nollywood actor, Emeka Ike and his…
Court dissolves 4-year old marriage
A Customary Court Grade C situated at Inalende Area of Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, has dissolved a four-year old…
BBC To Report In Pidgin English
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is to introduce Pidgin English in its news reportage.
Legal Fees Hike: Lawyers Boycott Osun High Court
The premises of Osun High Court were on Wednesday deserted following a protest by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) over…
Nigeria’s National Assembly As Democracy’s Poisoned Chalice
To say that Nigeria’s National Assembly has been living in infamy since the beginning of the Fourth Republic in 1999…
EFCC Disowns Auctioneer
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has disowned Pinnacle Trading and Investment Nig. Ltd as its official auctioneer.
Wanted Bariga Cultist In Police Net
The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday said it had rearrested a 36-year-old suspected cultist terrorising residents of Bariga area…
Police parade 49 Arrested Peace Corps Of Nigeria Members, National Commandant
The Nigeria Police Force said on Wednesday that it arrested the National Commandant, Mr Dickson Akor and 46 members of…
Lagos Police Arrests 19 Kidnappers, 24 Robbers In February
The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday said it arrested 24 armed robbery suspects, among others, over crimes committed in…
N1.4bn Fraud: Jailed Kogi Lawmaker Loses Appeal
The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal Wednesday dismissed the appeal filed by a former member of the Kogi…
Senate Confirms Onnoghen As Chief Justice Of Nigeria
The Senate has confirmed Walter Onnoghen as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria.
I Am Not Running For President, Tinubu Backpedals
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, one of the powerbrokers in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed as false a report…
Fayose Backs Down, Seeks Political Solution To PDP Leadership Crisis
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum said it had resolved to adopt political, rather than legal approach, to seek…
Soludo Seeks Release Of Kanu, Says Nigeria Is Not Working
A former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo has criticized the continued detention and secret…
Pictures: Obasanjo On Another Mission To Kaduna
President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday visited Kaduna State supposedly to attend the Kaduna International Trade Fair but many observers say…
Aso Rock’s Waiting Game
At the weekend, the president finally put a call through to some of his aides, particularly Femi Adesina, one of…
Nigeria’s economy shows sign of recovery – Official
There is a significant improvement in the economy, based on a report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS),…
French Policeman Opens Fire During President’s Speech
French President Francois Hollande was unfazed on Tuesday when his speech to inaugurate a new railway line was interrupted by…