Author: Lanre Babalola
Fire razes building in Kano
The Kano State Fire Service said on Tuesday evening that fire had razed the entire last floor of a three-storey…
We are going to win on Saturday, Atiku assures PDP members
At the PDP National Executive Council meeting in Abuja Tuesday, Atiku Abubakar who is the party’s presidential candidate, tells party…
Zimbabwe to run out bread in 8 days
Zimbabwe could run out of bread in a week after flour stocks dwindled due to the country’s failure to pay…
Omotola Jolade-Ekeinde, 3 others set to determine winners of Oscar 2019
Four top Nigerian celebrities – Omotola Jolade-Ekeinde, Wunmi Mosaku, Femi Odugbemi and Ngozi Onwurah – are among artistes to determine…
Elections: Army uncovers plan to attack polling centres in 4 Niger Delta states
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said it had uncovered plans by suspected hired thugs to attack polling centres in some…
Presidential Election: Nigerian Army vows to deal with trouble makers
The Nigerian Army has vowed to deal decisively with anyone planning to disrupt the rescheduled Presidential and National Assembly elections,…
DSS issues disclaimer for ex-DG Lawal Daura
The Department of State Services has issued a disclaimer for former director-general Lawal Daura who was sacked last year, after…
Chanel’s designer Karl Lagerfeld dead
Fashion label Chanel has confirmed the death of its superstar designer Karl Lagerfeld. He died today at the age of…
National Emergency: California, 15 other states sue Trump
California and 15 other US states sued President Donald Trump’s administration Monday over his decision to declare a national emergency…
Exposed! PDP’s plan to bribe voters with dollars on Saturday
Reports say that security agencies have discovered the plan by opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to deploy $3million (N1.8billion) to…
Victims of sex abuse by Catholic priests seek justice
After years of struggling alone or finding support in national groups, survivors of sex abuse by priests have formed a…
How Catholic priest raped, impregnated me – Woman
Denise Buchanan was 17 when she was raped by a seminarian who continued to abuse her when he became a…
Italian football club loses 20 – 0, kicked out of division
An Italian third division club which lost 20-0 on Sunday has been thrown out of the competition by Lega Pro,…
Protests against Trump wall in US cities
Activists in Washington, Chicago and dozens of other U.S. cities protested on Monday’s Presidents Day holiday against President Donald Trump…
Serena Williams makes tennis Top 10, first time since 2017
Serena Williams has made her way back to the Top 10 in the WTA rankings for the first time since…
Indian Hemp peddler in Ibadan to spend 5 years in jail
Justice Joyce Abdulmaleek of the Federal High Court Ibadan, on Monday sentenced one Saheed Mudashiru to five years in prison…
Mob burns suspected robber to death in Aba
An angry mob lynched and burnt to death a suspected armed robber who was among a gang of seven that…
2019 Polls: Aero, Arik slash fares to encourage voters
Nigerian carriers, Aero Contractors and Arik Air, have introduced promo fares to help Nigerians who wish to travel to go…
Academic activities resume at UI after ASUU strike
Students of University of Ibadan (UI) on Monday resumed academic activities after staying three months at home following suspension of…
INEC owed Nigerians detailed explanation on election postponement – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) owed Nigerians detailed explanation for its decision to…
Police arrest man in Sokoto State for alleged possession of ballot paper specimens
The police in Sokoto State has arrested one Shehu Maidamma for allegedly being in possession of ballot paper specimens produced…
2019: Senator Abubakar Sodangi tips Buhari to win
Senator Abubakar Sodangi, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa state, has tipped President Muhammadu Buhari to…
Staff arraigned for allegedly stealing N4m from LCDA Chairman
Adebayo Akinbola, a staff of Mosan-Okunola Local Council Development Area (LCDA), was on Monday docked before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court,…
Saraki did not make me minister – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has debunked a statement by Doyin Okupe, crediting Senate President Bukola…
Stopping the Clashes Between Farmers and Cattle Breeders
By Sulaiman Ajibade Although natural resource conflicts were common in the early 1990s, violent fatalities between farmers and cattle rearers…
Photo News: Police nab Wazobia gang members in Lagos
Operatives of the Lagos-based Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have smashed a gang of robbers known as WAZOBIA in Lagos. The…
INEC meets over ban on political campaign
Following the opposition of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Independent National Electoral…
CAN to deploy 1,000 election observers – Ayokunle
For the first time, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has released a total of 1000 election observers across the…
4 NDLEA officials shot dead at checkpoint
Four officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have been shot dead at a check point along Ikaro/…
Video: Customs officer kills passenger over N5,000 bribe
Many Nigerians have condemned the alleged killing of a bus passenger by an officer of the Nigeria Customs Service over…