Author: Lanre Babalola
Gov Ajimobi inaugurates 33 excavators purchased for LGs/LCDAs
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has inaugurated 33 excavators purchased by the government to boost agricultural production,…
2 Apprentices Sent To Prison For Defrauding Employer N160m
Paul Iyoghojie Operatives of the Zone 2 Command, Lagos have dragged two apprentices before a Lagos Magistrate’s Court for allegedly…
Nigeria Immigration Service deports 4 Ghanaians
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has deported four Ghanaian nationals for violating provisions of the Immigration Act and Regulations. The…
Nigerian Army releases Gov Wike’s aide, SARS re-arrest him
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt An aide of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Kenneth Opusingi, arrested by soldiers has been released.…
Kenyan President Kenyatta quits social media
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday suspended his social media accounts citing infiltration by unauthorised individuals. Kenyatta has been active…
I have no confidence in Kano police boss – Gov Ganduje
Kano state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has accused the Commissioner of Police Muhammed Wakili for being politically partial.
Council workers in Edo to benefit from contributory pension scheme
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has directed that local government workers in the State be incorporated into…
Indonesia dumps order for 49 Boeing 737-Max 8
Garuda, Indonesia’s national carrier has cancelled a multi-billion-dollar order for 49 Boeing 737 Max 8 jets after two fatal crashes…
Police restrict movement in Kano for election
The Police Command in Kano State said the movement of motor vehicles, tricycles and all other means of transportation would…
Jumia Launches Cruise Travel to Deepen Market Offerings
Jumia’s hotel and flight marketplace, Jumia Travel, has launched cruise travel to encourage more Nigerians to go on cruise voyages.…
47 die in China’s chemical plant blast
About 47 people have died and more than 600 people are receiving medical treatment following the huge explosion at a…
Obaseki partners Facebook to connect public schools to internet
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has entered into a partnership with Facebook for the provision of internet…
Edo university matriculates 450 students
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A total of 450 students on Thursday matriculated at Edo University, Iyamho, for the 2018/2019 academic session of…
Nigeria reviews hajj medical guidelines
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has inaugurated a Medical Guidelines Review Committee on existing medical guidelines for pilgrimage…
Kidnapped Edo monarch regains freedom
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Enogie (Duke) of Ukhiri, HRH Godwin Aigbe, who was abducted last Saturday has been released by his…
NIS 25th Anniversary: GOtv, SuperSport Win Big For MultiChoice Nigeria
Frontline Digital Terrestrial Television service, GOtv, and SuperSport, the leading sports promoter and broadcaster on the DStv and GOtv platforms,…
Revealed: Captain of crashed Ethiopian 737 Max 8 plane untrained
The captain of a doomed Ethiopian Airlines flight did not practise on a new simulator for the Boeing 737 MAX…
Airtel Share crisis: O&O Network appeals court order to deposit N22.5b
Akin Kuponiyi O&O Network has filed a notice of appeal against the ruling of the Federal high court ordering it…
Nestle inaugurates projects in NUD Primary School Owode Egba, Ogun
As part of giving back to the communities where it operates and its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Nestlé Nigeria Plc…
NOUN denies paying Obasanjo as facilitator
The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) says it has never made any payment to former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo,…
N6m Fraud: Bizman convicted in absentia
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Justice Mohammed Owolabi of the Oyo State High Court on Thursday convicted in absentia a 32-year old businessman,…
VAT: Fowler Didn’t Call For 50 Percent Increase – FIRS
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has dismissed media reports quoting its Chairman, Mr. Tunde Fowler, as suggesting an increase…
EFCC seeks tougher stance against oil thieves
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr Ibrahim Magu, has called for concerted efforts to…
Police detain 2 officers for allegedly killing NSCDC personnel
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory ( FCT) says it has taken into custody two of its officers…
Karma and the Parable of ‘Filadefia’
By Louis Odion …nonetheless, it is impossible to deny the shadow of Karma now engulfing Okorocha. Some eight years ago,…
Nigeria 2019: Eshu Laalu As Polling Agent
By Reuben Abati Olawale Folorunso and Bode Sowunmi who were with me and who had been listening to the argument…
Pius Adesanmi: The Human Oxymoron Politicians Must Learn From
By Banji Ojewale Let Nigeria’s politicians learn from Pius Adesanmi that what we need from them isn’t their Methuselah’s life…
UCTH Resident doctors’ strike unnecessary, says CMD
The Chief Medical Director (CMD), University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Prof. Thomas Agan, has described as ‘unnecessary’ the strike action…
Pregnant woman, 2 children killed in Anambra fire — Police
The police command in Anambra has confirmed the death of a pregnant woman and her two children in a fire…
Rain destroys palace, 46 houses in Ekiti
No fewer than 46 houses and a monarch’s palace were destroyed by a rainstorm in Are Ekiti, a town in…