Author: Lanre Babalola
Supreme Court justices shun inauguration of elections’ tribunals
Justices of the Supreme Court on Saturday shunned the inauguration of members of the election petitions tribunal by the Acting…
Venezuela blasts EU, rejects ultimatum
Venezuela’s foreign minister rejected a European ultimatum Saturday to hold elections within eight days, insisting that Nicolas Maduro remained the…
NiMet lists 18 states likely to experience below normal rainfall in 2019
The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has predicted dwindling availability of water for various socio-economic purposes over most parts of Nigeria…
Buhari campaign train reaches South West
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan As the All Progressives Congress, APC, campaign train reached the South West, its Presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari has…
Photos: Ibadan rocks for Buhari
Ibadan, capital of Oyo State literally came to a standstill on Saturday as President Muhammadu Buhari arrived the city for…
Naomi Osaka, first Japanese to be World Number 1
Japan’s Naomi Osaka will on Monday become the 26th WTA World No.1 following her Australian Open victory. She also becomes…
PDP suspends Presidential Campaign to protest CJN’s suspension
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said it has suspended its campaign for 72 hours to protest the suspension of the…
Buhari departs for Ibadan for APC `Next Level’ message
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday departed Abuja for Ibadan, Oyo State, to resume his re-election campaign after a day break…
Olisa Agbakoba, activists kick against CJN’s suspension
A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has described the suspension of the Chief…
Court orders INEC to field APC candidates in Zamfara
The Zamfara State High Court 3 sitting in Gusau on Friday upheld the primary election conducted by the state chapter…
‘My Lord, Where do I keep your bribe?’
Professor Niyi Osundare, 71, Nigeria’s multiple award-winning poet and 2014 winner of the Nigerian National Merit Award (NNMA) for academic…
Suspension of Onnoghen: NBA seeks intervention of National Assembly
The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) has called on the National Assembly to intervene in the suspension of the Chief Justice…
Onnoghen: Buhari has carried out a coup against democracy – Saraki
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has described the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Walter Onoghen…
Trump surrenders over government shutdown
Without getting money for his Mexico border wall, President Donald Trump said on Friday he has reached a deal with…
MTN protests shutdown of facilities in Kogi
The MTN Nigeria has expressed concern over the shutdown of its base transmitting facilities by the Kogi State Internal Revenue…
5 arrested in Italy for forcing Nigerian women into prostitution
Five people have been arrested in Italy for smuggling Nigerian women into Europe and forcing them into prostitution, Italian Carabinieri…
DJ Cuppy buys N162m Rolls Royce Phantom
Popular Nigerian disk jockey and singer, Florence Otedola a.k.a. DJ Cuppy is now a proud owner of a customised Rolls…
Federal Govt welcomes US, UK statements on 2019 election
The Federal Government has welcomed the statements from the United States and the United Kingdom demanding credible and peaceful election…
Singer R Kelly in trouble over German concerts
Thousands of people in Germany have signed a change.org online petition calling for two concerts by controversial U.S. singer R…
Ebola resurfaces in Liberia
The deadly Ebola virus has been found in a bat in Liberia, researchers and the health ministry said on Thursday.…
Ohaneze Ndigbo splits over Atiku’s endorsement
Chieftains of Ohaneze Ndigbo are split over the purported endorsement of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji…
Fayose left N155b debt, says Gov. Fayemi
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on Thursday said former governor Ayodele Fayose left a total debt profile of over…
2019 election: NYSC boss solicits army, police protection for corps members
Maj.-Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, Director-General (D-G), NYSC, has solicited the protection of corps members by the Police Command and the 6…
Police ban vigilance groups on election days in Kwara
The Commissioner of Police in Kwara, Bashir Makama, says no vigilance group would be allowed on the streets on election…
Ogun monarch declares open support for Prince Gboyega Isiaka
Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta A first class Oba in Ogun State, Oba Jacob Olufemi Omolade, Olubara of Ibara, has declared support for…
Buhari will record landslide victory in South West – Gov Ajimobi
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has said that the Southwest would reciprocate President Muhammadu Buhari’s kind gestures to the…
Police give up search for Emiliano Sala
Police on Thursday ended their search for Premier League player Emiliano Sala, saying the chances of finding the Argentine alive…
Tshisekedi takes over in DR Congo
Felix Tshisekedi was sworn in on Thursday as president of Democratic Republic of Congo, marking the country’s first-ever peaceful handover…
Venezuela’s army generals support Maduro
Venezuela’s powerful military high command threw its weight behind President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday as opposition leader Juan Guaido pressed…
Elections: INEC releases priority list for voting
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has said that pregnant women, aged people, the sick and persons with disabilities would…