Author: Lanre Babalola
Nigerian Army redeploys senior officers
The Nigerian Army on Thursday announced the redeployment of some of its senior officers. Those affected by the latest posting…
AU to establish African Central Bank by 2045
The plan to establish the African Central Bank (ACB) by the African Union will likely come to fruition by 2045.…
Guber Poll: Gbenga Daniel directs PDP supporters to vote for APC’s Dapo Abiodun
Former governor of Ogun State and Director General of Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign organisation, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, has called on…
Why we sleep – Scientists
Why do humans sleep? A new study by scientists at the Bar-Ilan University in Ramat-Gan, Israel, has unearthed a key…
Oldest Ebenezer Obey’s band member, Giwa Ojo Arigidi, dies
The oldest serving member of Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey’s inter reformers band Giwa Ojo Arigidi is dead. The velvet tone…
Guber polls: Special police patrol to arrest fake security personnel, observers, journalists
The Police Command in Ebonyi says it has dedicated special patrol teams to arrest any fake security personnel, election observers…
French Cardinal convicted of covering up sex abuse allegations resigns
A high-ranking French Catholic cleric, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, was convicted on Thursday for failing to report allegations of sexual abuse…
How Winners Chapel’s pastor raped me at 7 – Victim
Certainly, we are in the last days which the Holy Bible said will witness unusual things like fathers sleeping with…
Buhari: PDP should explain what happened to $592b oil wealth
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) still owes Nigerians explanation on how it expended the humongous resources that accrued to the…
Appeal Court Stays Order Disqualifying Taraba APC Governorship Candidate
The Court of Appeal sitting in Jalingo has ordered a stay of execution on the disqualification of the governorship candidate…
Court of Appeal upholds election of Ayogu Eze as Enugu APC guber candidate
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division has set aside the judgment delivered by the Federal High Court, in Abuja, which…
March 9 election: INEC distributes sensitive materials in Kano
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kano state has commenced the distribution of sensitive materials to all the 44…
No more strike, ASUU assures Nigerians
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), says it will abide by the contents of the 2019 Memorandum of Action…
Opposition party raises money to re-bury slain rebel leader
Opposition National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) has asked members to make financial contribution for the re-burial…
12,000 Indian farmers commit suicide
About 12,000 farmers in India’s southwestern state of Maharashtra committed suicide between 2015 and 2018, a 91-percent jump compared with…
1,863 Nigerians disappear in Russia, girls turned prostitutes
An estimated 1,863 Nigerians who came to Russia last year for the FIFA World Cup are still on the loose…
Guber Poll: Osinbajo visits Ogun, assures residents of adequate security
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has given an assurance to scared voters in Ogun that the elections would be peaceful. Osinbajo…
Reign of terror in Zamfara as bandits kill another 30
Zamfara state is under siege by bandits who kill with impunity and then escape. Zamfara police spokesperson Mohammed Shehu told…
Islamic State is dead, buried – Escapees
The Islamic State is dead and finished. This is the definitive view of hundreds of shell-shocked and dishevelled, men, women…
Sokoto students endorse APC guber candidate
The coalition of students from tertiary institutions in Sokoto state have endorsed the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship candidate, Alhaji…
Obasanjo pays tributes to Ayegboyin at 70
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigeria will attain greater heights if many Nigerians emulate the outstanding qualities of Prof. Isaac…
OAUTHC carries out 67 open heart surgeries – CMD
No fewer than 67 successful paediatric open heart surgeries were carried out at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC),…
Elections: Police deploy 7 DIGs, 10 AIGs others others
The acting Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Mohammed Adamu, has deployed seven deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) to the six…
Lent, a period to reflect on life, make amends – says Cleric
Reverend Father Paul Jatau of the Catholic Archdiocese of Port Harcourt, has called on Catholics all over the world to…
Fayose’s aide, others dump PDP for APC
Mr Ayodeji Adu, a Special Assistant on Local Government Affairs under the Ayo Fayose administration in Ekiti, has defected from…
Amosun has failed in terms of development – UDP candidate
Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta The governorship candidate of the United Democratic Party, Chief Jackie Adunni Kassim has described the eight years of…
Judge frowns at Evan’s attempt to delay trial
Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of an Ikeja Special Offences Court has expressed displeasure over attempt by billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias…
Smart card readers mandatory for governorship polls – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said the smart card readers (SCRs) are mandatory in Saturday’s governorship and State Houses…
Sultan Abubakar: Buhari’s re-election will of God, unchallengeable
Sultan Saad Abubakar III said the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari for another four-year term should be seen as what…
Buhari: Despite differences, I still respect Obasanjo
President Muhammadu Buhari said today that he holds former President Olusegun Obasanjo in the highest esteem despite their political differences.…