Author: Lanre Babalola
Minister summons contractor for abandoning road project
The Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing, Mr Mustapha Shehuri, has summoned the contractor handling Mararaba Mubi-Michika-Madagali road,…
NANS threatens to shut down Akwa Ibom Govt’s activities
The National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) has threatened to shut down the state government’s activities in Akwa-Ibom over alleged…
My Defence: CJN Onnoghen replies Code of Conduct Bureau
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen has responded to the accusations of false assets declaration by the Code of Conduct…
Atiku commends Borno elders for rejecting release of ‘repentant’ Boko Haram members
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has commended the call by the Borno Elders Forum, on President Muhammadu…
Oshiomhole receives 18 PDP defectors in Bauchi
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi on Saturday received no fewer than 18 prominent members of the Peoples’Democratic Party…
The case against CJN Onnoghen, faces tribunal on Monday
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has scheduled Monday Jan. 14 for the arraignment of Justice Walter Onnoghen, the Chief…
Army’s victory in Baga excites fishermen
Fishermen in Borno, whose means of livelihood were disrupted by insurgents, have hailed the military over the victory against Boko…
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen in trouble, to vacate office over asset declaration
The Federal Government has asked the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, to vacate his office over failure to…
APC says its official website hacked
The All Progressives Congress(APC) on Saturday said its official website, apc.com.ng, had been hacked with unauthorised content posted on its…
Photo News: Senator Melaye continues his sleep at DSS facility
Senator Dino Melaye has continued his sleep on the floor at the DSS medical facility in Abuja. The distinguished senator…
Reject car gifts from politicians, APGA urges traditional rulers in Anambra
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Ogbaru Local Government Area, Anambra, has called on the traditional rulers in the…
3 die, 11 injured in Lagos-Ibadan expressway bus somersault
Three persons lost their lives while eleven others sustained various degrees of injury in a road accident when a Mazda…
U.S. government shutdown longest on record
The partial shutdown of the US government has become the longest on record, with still no end in sight to…
Coming to Ethiopia? You must declare currency above $3000
The Embassy and Permanent Mission of Nigeria in Ethiopia has advised Nigerians travelling to the country to declare foreign currency…
Apple to release three new iphone models in 2019
Apple Inc. is planning to release three new iPhone models again this fall, including a successor to the struggling XR,…
Chad sacks oil minister Boukar Michel
Chad’s President Idriss Deby Itno on Friday dismissed Oil Minister Boukar Michel and named Finance Minister Mahamat Allali Abakar as…
More PDP members desert Atiku
Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar have lost another staunch member. Latest on the list…
Saudi teenager heads to Canada on asylum
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday that Canada was taking in an 18-year-old Saudi asylum seeker who fled her family…
We didn’t abduct Melaye – DSS
Department of State Services(DSS) confirmed on Friday night that Senator Dino Melaye has been moved from the Police Clinic in…
Fallen diesel tanker causes gridlock in Ogudu, Lagos
A fallen diesel tanker caught fire at Ogudu along Lagos-Oworonsoki expressway this night causing traffic gridlock on the ever busy…
Saraki is a liar, police reply Senate President on attack against him
Lanre Babalola The Nigeria Police has denied allegations contained in a statement issued by the Senate President Bukola Saraki, accusing…
Photo News: Who did this to Senator Dino Melaye?
The report we have is that the distinguished senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Dino Melaye was moved…
Bus conductor burgles neighbour’s house
A 22-year old bus conductor, Olajide Oyenuga, who allegedly burgled his neighbour’s house with an intent to steal, was on…
Man lands in Kirikiri Prisons for stealing phones worth N3.5m
A suspect, Okechukwu Nnaji, who allegedly robbed a man of 79 phones worth N3.5 million is to spend the next…
U.S. troops begin pull out from Syria
Col. Sean Ryan, spokesman to U.S.-led military coalition in Syria, has confirmed that that they had begun the process of…
Derailed Train Removed, Repairs Begin
The derailed train at Idi Mangoro, Agege along the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway has been removed. Railway officials were sighted this morning…
Buhari’s achievements have rattled Atiku, PDP – Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the massive achievements of the Buhari Administration have rattled the…
Andy Murray set to retire from tennis
A tearful Andy Murray on Friday announced he would likely retire this year due to severe pain from a hip…
Troops nab wanted Boko Haram terrorist
The Army has arrested a wanted Boko Haram member, Babagana Abubakar (aka Alagarno) at Bulabulim Ngarnam community on the outskirt…
2019 Elections, referendum on security, hunger, says Dogara
Mr Yakubu Dogara, Speaker, House of Representatives, says the 2019 General Elections are neither about President Muhammadu Buhari nor his…