Author: Lanre Babalola
Nigerian passenger dies inside American plane in Lagos
A Nigerian passenger on Delta Air Lines Flight DL54 travelling from Atlanta, United States to Lagos was on Monday afternoon…
Ajimobi, APC congratulate Oyo State Governor-Elect Makinde
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan The outgoing Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi and his party, All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oyo…
Businessman Jailed For Presenting Fake Visa To American Embassy Officials
Paul Iyoghojie A 55-year old businessman, Yinka Nasiru Bello has been sentenced to one year imprisonment with hard labour for…
American Businessman Sent To Prison Over Alleged $67,000 Fraud
Paul Iyoghojie American-based Nigerian businessman from Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria, Busayo Afolami, 39, has been remanded in Ikoyi Prison, Lagos…
Video: Man is not God, victorious Dapo Abiodun testifies in Ogun
Lanre Babalola Winner of the governorship election in Ogun State Prince Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has…
Japan marks 8th anniversary of tsunami, nuclear accident
Japan paid tribute to the victims of the 2011 earthquake and ensuing tsunami, which caused the nuclear disaster at Fukushima,…
Former Kenyan federation official killed in Addis Ababa crash
A former senior Kenyan football official was among the 157 people killed in an Ethiopian Airlines crash, the country’s federation…
China, Ethiopia suspend use of Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft after crash
China’s aviation regulator on Monday grounded nearly 100 Boeing Co 737 MAX 8 aircraft operated by its airlines, after a…
INEC to punish Absconded Collation Officer
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would not pay a Collation Officer for Saturday’s Governorship and House of…
Gov Ortom edges towards victory in Benue
Governor Samuel Ortom of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), is edging towards victory with 317,730 votes from the results of…
Carleton Community Mourns Loss of Prof. Pius Adesanmi
The Carleton community is shocked and devastated to learn of the death of Prof. Pius Adesanmi, who was among the…
Fayose mocks Gov Amosun over loss of Ogun State
Lanre Babalola Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose on Sunday night took to his twitter handle to mock Governor…
CONFIRMED: Prince Dapo Abiodun of APC is governor-elect of Ogun State
Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State has been declared the winner of…
Updated: Gov. Bello of APC wins with 526,412 votes in Niger
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of…
The victory belongs to you, Sanwo-Olu tells Lagosians
The Lagos State governor-elect, Mr Babajide Sanwoolu, on Sunday thanked residents of the state for electing him in the March…
Trial of prominent Saudi woman activist begins
The trial of Loujain al-Hathloul, one of nearly a dozen prominent Saudi Arabian women’s rights activists detained since last year,…
APC wins 10 assembly seats released so far in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Results of the March 9 State House of Assembly election held in Edo State are trickling in from…
INEC declares Seyi Makinde of PDP Oyo governor-elect
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan The Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, UNILAG, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe who is the returning officer of the Oyo…
Gov Amosun’s supporters sense defeat, reject collated results in Ogun
The Allied People’s Movement (APM) in Ogun has called on INEC to defer announcement of result of Saturday’s Governorship and…
APC wins 22 out of 26 seats in Osun Assembly
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won 22 out of the 26 seats in Osun House of Assembly in Saturday’s…
Joyful Prince Dapo Abiodun thanks God, Ogun people
Prince Dapo Abiodun, candidate of the All Progressives Congress has posted an appreciation of Almighty God and the people of…
How PDP dislodged Kaduna State Assembly member in Sanga
Mrs Comfort Amwe, the PDP candidate, has won the Sanga State Constituency seat in the Kaduna House of Assembly, flooring…
APC clears Agege, Amuwo Odofin, Ikorodu
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared candidates of All Progressives Congress (APC) winners of the two house of…
Police identify killer of Oyo lawmaker, Sugar
The Oyo State Police Command says it has obtained firsthand information on the identity of the suspected killer of Hon.…
Troops hit Boko Haram, kill 50, capture 1
Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) neutralised 50 terrorists between Friday and Saturday and captured one. A statement…
Common Sense Politics
By Oluwagbenga Oyebanji Hyper partisanship in politics undermines the development of democracy. Election campaign funding in the third world countries…
APC sweeps Lagos House of Assembly polls
The All Progressives Congress has won all the 11 seats declared so far in the Lagos House of Assembly election…
Access Bank Managing Director, Wigwe, Others Charged With N2.5billion fraud
For his alleged involvement in a N2.5billion fraud, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, Herbert…
Updated: Ethiopian Airlines plane crashes, 157 on board
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 on a routine flight to Nairobi, Kenya has crashed, with 149 passengers and eight crew…
Nollywood Star Desmond Elliot re-elected in Lagos
Nollywood star, Desmond Elliot, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been re-elected in the Surulere constituency l Lagos…