Author: Lanre Babalola
Non asset declaration: Code of Conduct Tribunal set to prosecute civil servants
The Code of Conduct of Bureau (CCB) on Tuesday warned that it was more than ever prepared to prosecute erring…
Port users excited as reconstruction of Apapa Wharf road begins
The reconstruction of the Apapa Wharf road and its subsequent put to use on Tuesday, attracted some responses from port…
Buhari, Ministers hold emergency FEC meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari and cabinet ministers are right now holding an emergency Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja. The agenda…
Armed Forces Remembrance Day: Buhari, Osinbajo, others lay wreaths
On arrival at the National Memorial Arcade Abuja, President Buhari in company of the Parade Commander inspected the parade by…
Five killed over fuel price hike in Zimbabwe
A human rights group in Zimbabwe says five people were killed in clashes between demonstrators protesting fuel hikes and security…
Three children found dead in freezer
Three children have died after getting trapped in an unplugged freezer while playing outside, police in Florida have said. According…
President Ali Bongo of Gabon returns home
President Ali Bongo headed home to Gabon on Monday after extended medical leave in Morocco following a stroke. The return…
Lagos governorship Race: Gbadamosi is the best of them all – ADP
The Action Democratic Party (ADP), Lagos State Chapter has hailed its governorship candidate, Mr Babatunde Olalere Gbadamosi (BOG) for performing…
IGP Idris retires, Buhari shortlists replacement
The presidency has shortlisted an Assistant Inspector General of Police from Nasarawa State as a possible replacement of the retiring…
Doyin Okupe docked over N702m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Dr Doyin Okupe at the Federal High Court, Maitama. Okupe, a…
Minister Launches Project To Provide Satellite TV For 1,000 Villages
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has launched the 1,000 Villages Satellite TV Project, which is part…
How I killed my wife, sons – suspect
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 35-year old man, Uwaila Idehen, who allegedly shot and killed his wife and two sons on Sunday,…
Canadian sentenced to death in China for drug smuggling
A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a Canadian man to death for drug smuggling after prosecutors said an original 15-year…
Withdraw charges against CJN, SERAP tells Buhari
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “instruct the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister…
Kim, Trump to meet in Vietnam February
U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed holding the second summit talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in mid-February and…
CCT re-fixes Onnoghen’s arraignment for Jan. 22
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has re-fixed the arraignment of Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, to…
China to collect samples from moon this year
China will launch an expedition to collect samples from the moon around the end of this year, a space official…
Fresh attack claims three persons in Kaduna
No fewer than three persons were feared dead during an attack by unidentified gun men on Sunday night between Asso…
Arraignment of CJN stalls judicial activities at FCT High Court
The arraignment of Justice Walter Onnoghen, Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) over alleged…
South-South governors tell CJN not to attend Code of Conduct Tribunal
Five out of the six governors of the South-South Governors Forum have asked the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter…
Tribunal: Onnoghen absent at CCT as Olanipekun leads legal team
Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN) is leading a team of lawyers to the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Abuja in defence…
CJN Onnoghen calm over arraignment at CCT tomorrow
There was no indication Sunday that the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen was ruffled by the allegation of false…
Photos, video: Kwara PDP thugs attack APC rally in Ilorin
The Nigerian Police Force said today that suspected Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, thugs went on the rampage in Ilorin, Kwara…
Saraki demands due process in move to try Onnoghen
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has advised the Federal Government to ensure that its plans to put on trial…
Crashed truck of rice meant for Christmas, senator opens up
Senator Tayo Alasoadura, the owner of the branded rice inside the truck which crashed into a busy market in Ado-Ekiti…
Iraqi woman poisons IS militants for killing hubby, son
An Iraqi woman has killed two Islamic State, IS militants by poisoning them in revenge for the killing of her…
Petrol now N1,204 per litre in Zimbabwe
A massive hike of 240 per cent in the prices of petrol and diesel goes into effect today in Zimbabwe.…
INEC and Its Trust Problem
By Rafiq Raji There is a raging controversy about the familial relationship between Amina Bala Zakari, a commissioner at Nigeria’s…
How U.S., Europe, Israel and the Gulf States Nurtured ISIS
By Owei Lakemfa The United States (U.S.), like a country under bombardment, scrambled its national security adviser, John Bolton and…
Why Nigeria Needs A New Inspector-General of Police
By Eze Onyekpere & Gregory Okere The extant Nigerian security, law and order situation can be best described as a…