Author: Lanre Babalola
2019 Election: Abuja residents jam polling units at dawn
Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja thronged as early as dawn their polling units to cast their…
Federal Govt approves first-class treatment for ‘Baba Suwe’ at LUTH
Babatunde Omidina popularly known as ‘Baba Suwe’ has been admitted at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) in Idi Araba,…
Governor Wike says he survived assassination by soldiers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Less than 12 hours to the commencement of the presidential and National Assembly elections, Rivers State governor,…
Read Osinbajo’s personal letter to his friends
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has written a personal letter to all his friends in Nigeria, in which he reminds them…
Customers with prepaid meters increased to 1.67m in Q4 2018 – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said the number of customers with prepaid meters increased to 1.67 million in the…
Elections: IG-P warns officers to remain apolitical, non-partisan
The acting Inspector-General of Police (IG-P), Mr Mohammed Adamu, has warned officers deployed for Saturday`s Presidential and National Assembly elections…
Israel sends its first spacecraft to moon
An unmanned rocket took off from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Thursday night carrying Israel’s Beresheet spacecraft, aiming to make…
FIFA bans Chelsea from signing new players
English Premier League club Chelsea have been banned by FIFA from signing new players in the next two transfer windows.…
APC strong supporter shot dead in Nsukka
An uneasy calm now pervades Eha Alumona, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State as a strong supporter of All…
Iran withdraws support for IMN, El-Zakzaky – Source
The Iranian Government, suspected main financier of detained Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), has withdrawn…
President Buhari broadcasts to nation Friday
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Friday broadcast to the nation at 7 a.m. with a repeat at 9 p.m, Mr…
Kidnapped 12-year old regains freedom in Plateau
A 12 year-old boy, Kim Dido kidnapped in Barkin Ladi local government area of Plateau State, has regained freedom from…
Breaking: Court of Appeal clears Zamfara APC to contest 2019 elections
The Court of Appeal, Abuja division, has set aside the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which affirmed…
Gunmen abduct 12-year old boy in Plateau
Unidentified gunmen have abducted a twelve-year boy at staff quarters of the Hiegpang campus of Plateau State Polytechnic in Barkin…
Yobe PDP Chairman defects to APC
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Yobe, Alhaji Sani Inuwa Nguru, has defected to the governing All Progressives…
Gani Adams urges Nigerians to vote, defend their votes
The Aare Ona Kankafo of Yorubaland, Chief Gani Adams, has enjoined Nigerians, particularly those from South west, to come out…
APC to Nigerians: Don’t vote for treasury looters on Saturday
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Nigerians not to vote for politicians who will loot the country’s treasury if…
$110m oil revenue: Court fixes April 20 for judgment on Agip Oil
Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos south West Nigeria has fixed April 20, 2019 for judgement in…
FIRS Generates N23b From Lien On Corporate Accounts
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has generated over N23 billion in unpaid taxes from the recently suspended substitution exercise…
Alleged rape: Court remands father pending DPP advice
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan on Thursday remanded a father, Phillip Iyiola, 43, who allegedly raped his…
Election: Abuja Airport witnesses increased traffic
The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Thursday witnessed an upsurge in passenger traffic and flight operations on many domestic…
Police in C/River arrest 28 suspected criminals – Commissioner
The Cross River Police Command on Thursday said it had arrested 28 suspected criminals who were allegedly perpetrating armed robbery,…
Gov Obaseki orders immediate payment of February salary
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Thursday ordered the immediate payment of February salary to workers ahead of the general…
Vote buying: Buhari raises alarm over huge dollars in circulation
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed astonishment at the huge amount of foreign currency flooding the country intended to influence the…
Police ready for rescheduled polls – Commissioner
The Police Command in Nasarawa state on Thursday in Lafia, has reiterated readiness for the rescheduled Presidential and National Assembly…
Micro finance bank MD sentenced 4-years for $166m fraud
Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of a Federal High Court, Lagos, Thursday, sentenced a former Managing Director of the defunct Integrated Microfinance…
Video: I didn’t resign as Vice President, says Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has dismissed the rumour making the rounds about his resignation from office for being allegedly sidelined…
Vatican’s landmark priests abuse summit begins
Pope Francis on Thursday was set to open a four-day Vatican summit on the protection of children, bringing together almost…
70 killed in Bangladeshi fire
At least 70 people were killed when fire tore through crumbling apartment blocks in a historic part of Dhaka, Bangladeshi…
Kenyan teacher Tabichi makes top 10 for $1m award, Nigerian Megbowon out
Peter Tabichi, a Maths and Physics teacher at Keriko Secondary School, Pwani Village, Nakuru, Kenya, has emerged the only African…