Author: Lanre Babalola
Ahmed, Emefiele join other world economic experts at IMF/World Bank meetings
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed and the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, will join other…
Trump orders firing of U.S. Secret Service chief – CNN
President Donald Trump has ordered firing of the U.S. Secret Service Director, CNN reported on Monday, a day after the…
Amaechi angry over slow pace of work on Lagos-Ibadan rail project
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has blamed the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) for the slow pace…
EFCC clamps down on train ticket racketeers
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abuja Zonal Office, say they have arrested five suspected train ticket…
Youths flay Gov. Ajimobi for conceding National Assembly speakership to Lagos
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan An organization known as Itesiwaju Oyo has condemned the Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi for directing the…
Group accuses Auchi Poly Rector of alleged employment irregularities
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A group, Equity and Justice (EJ), has accused the Rector of Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Dr. Momodu Jimah, of…
2019 election: Oba of Benin thanks Edo people over peaceful polls
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Following the conclusion of the 2019 general elections, the Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare II, has thanked the people…
My Nigeria e-passport project (MNEPP) unveiled in Abuja
A website to project Nigeria’s image positively to the world through its passport has been launched in Abuja. The project,…
Video: Imo Airport On Fire
A section of the Imo State airport is currently on fire as reported by TVC. Watch video below: https://twitter.com/i/status/1115273400975593474
FIRS to Charge VAT on Lottery, Betting, Automate Collection
The Federal Government has announced plans to charge Value Added Tax (VAT) on lottery and gaming activities and automate collection…
Zenith Bank Names Ebenezer Onyeagwu As GMD/CEO
Zenith Bank Plc. has announced the appointment of Ebenezer Onyeagwu as the Group Managing Director/CEO of the bank with effect…
VP Osinbajo, Ndume hold secret meeting
The Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Monday held a secret meeting with Sen. Ali Ndume at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.…
Cult gangs raid communities in Rivers State
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Residents have fled Rumuodohia, Rumuolumeni in Obio-Akpor local government area in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, after hoodlums…
Israel spacecraft to land on moon Thursday
Israel’s Beresheet space probe successfully carried out another manoeuvre around the moon as it prepares to descend on the moon…
Photo News: Meet Nigeria’s first female pilot at Qatar Airways
Adeola Ogunmola Sowemimo is the first Nigerian female pilot at Qatar Airways and the first Nigerian female pilot to fly…
Excess crude account depletes amid oil price volatility
Programme Coordinator of the Nigeria Natural Resource Charter (NNRC), Tengi George-Ikoli, has expressed fears that the dip in oil prices…
Commuters beg Ambode to repair BRT Park Exit Gate In Obalende
Paul Iyoghojie Concerned commuters boarding buses at the BRT bus park at Obalende, Ikoyi, Lagos to various destinations have appealed…
Trump fires Homeland Security Chief, announces replacement
U.S. President Donald Trump has fired his Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen and has replaced her with Kevin McAleenan,…
Report: Frequent urination at night sign of hypertension
A new study conducted in Japan has found that frequent night time urination, called nocturia, may be linked to hypertension…
Trump will never surrender tax returns, vow aides, lawyer
President Donald Trump’s tax returns will never be handed over to Democratic lawmakers, White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney…
2019 UTME slips: JAMB warns candidates to adhere strictly to printing order
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has urged candidates for the 2019 UTME to adhere strictly to the printing…
Bandits’ Attacks: Nigerian Govt Suspends Mining Activities in Zamfara
The federal government through the acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Muhammed Adamu on Sunday announced the suspension of mining…
Baby born with two heads, one heart, two spines, one intestine
The Egyptian Governorate of Aswan has witnessed a rare birth, when a woman delivered a baby with two heads, one…
Obasanjo, others lay wreaths marking 25th anniversary of Rwanda Genocide
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo was among world leaders, former and present who laid wreaths on Sunday morning at Kigali…
EU observers for 2019 elections depart Nigeria
The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) has departed Nigeria following the conclusion of the 2019 general elections. In…
Electric cars outsold gas, diesel vehicles in Norway
Electric vehicles outsold gas and diesel models in Norway for the first time ever last month, accounting for 58.4 per…
Success Adegor: SERAP gives Okowa 7 days to disclose spending on primary education
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent a Freedom of Information request to Governor Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa of Delta…
Lamentations As Fire Guts Shops In Ogba, Lagos (Photos)
It was lamentation galore on Saturday at Shonola Street in Aguda-Ogba area of Lagos State as goods worth millions of…
Nigerian-born boxer Lasisi wins world boxing title for Dubai
A Nigerian-born boxer, Aliu Bamidele Lasisi, who has adopted United Arab Emirates and Dubai as his adopted home, has put…
92-year old Tunisian President Essebsi dumps second term
Tunisia’s 92-year-old President Beji Caid Essebsi said Saturday he does not plan to stand for re-election in the November polls,…