Author: Lanre Babalola
Ambode approves 65 years retirement age for AOCOED academic staff
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has approved 65 years retirement age for academic staff of Adeniran Ogunsanya College of…
Saraki mourns Emir of Lafia
The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has expressed sadness over the demise of the Emir of Lafia, Alh.…
Cross River REC denies selling ballot papers
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Cross River, Dr Frankland Briyai said the commission did…
Levante beat Barcelona in first leg of Copa del Rey
Barcelona, Copa del Rey defending champions lost 1-2 to Levante in the first leg of the Round of 16 Thursday…
President Buhari mourns Emir of Lafia
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the news of the passing of the Emir of Lafia, Alhaji Isah Mustapha…
2 killed, many injured in Kogi communal clash
The Police Command in Kogi on Thursday said two persons were killed and many injured in a renewed hostility between…
NNPC to crash cooking gas price
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), says it is working to crash the price of cooking gas in the country.…
38 ships with petrol arrive Lagos ports
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says it is expecting 38 ships to bring in petroleum products, food and other goods…
Buhari appoints new aide on NASS matters
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Umar Ibrahim El-Yakub as the new Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on National…
Ogun PDP: Kashamu surrenders to Adebutu
Senator Buruji Kashamu has abandoned his governorship ambition and has now urged his faction of the Peoples Democratic Party in…
Photos: Nigerian troops retake Baga, other towns from Boko Haram
Nigerian troops from the newly-formed Nigerian Army Special Forces Command, supported by the Air Force and Navy, have cleared Boko…
Nigeria, India to sign bilateral air services agreement
Nigeria and India are set to sign Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) before the end of January that would enable…
Mourinho paid £15m by Manchester United
Manchester United have paid their former gaffer Jose Mourinho £15 million ($19 million) in compensation following his sacking last month,…
Minimum wage: NLC distances self from Federal Govt’s Advisory Committee
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has distanced itself from the Federal Government’s Advisory Committee saying it has no relevance to…
Arsenal’s Ramsey goes to Juventus on £36m deal
Aaron Ramsey has agreed a five-year deal with Juventus worth £36m and will join the Italian champions on a free…
Hundreds escape death as train derails in Lagos
Hundreds of passengers escaped death this morning at Asade, Mangoro along the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway when a train coming from Iju…
Tshisekedi declared winner of Congo election, Fayulu cries fraud
Democratic Republic of Congo’s electoral commission on Thursday declared opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi the surprise winner of 30 December presidential…
2019 elections: We didn’t endorse Atiku, says Ohanaeze
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has denied endorsing Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party…
Australia: Man who sent hazardous parcels to missions nabbed
Australian police on Thursday charged a 49-year-old man for sending as many as 38 packages containing a hazardous material to…
Falz, Ric Hassani, others react as Adekunle Gold and Simi wed
Musicians Folarin ‘Falz’ Falana and Ric Hassani have joined fans to react to the ongoing wedding between Adekunle Gold and…
Prison congestion: Nasarawa CJ threatens to stop signing arrest warrants
Angered by the non-prosecution of crime suspects, Justice Suleiman Dikko, Chief Judge (CJ) of Nasarawa State, has threatened to stop…
Ruthless Man City bang nine past Burton
Holders Manchester City can look forward to defending the League Cup in next month’s final at Wembley as Gabriel Jesus…
47 years after: Hope rises on Bodo-Bonny Bridge project
Inaugurated more than 47 years ago, the multi-billion-naira Bodo-Bonny bridge project in Rivers has suffered series of setbacks due to…
Moghalu: “How i will fight corruption, fix power sector”
The Presidential Candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Prof. Kingsley Moghalu has said that he would fix the problems…
Govt Shutdown: Trump walks out on Democrats, says talks waste of time
U.S. President Donald Trump demonstrated his uncontrollable temper on Wednesday when he walked out of the Congress, in talks with…
3 persons ask court to disqualify Buhari from contesting 2019 elections
A Federal High Court Abuja has fixed Jan. 21, to hear a suit seeking to disqualify President Muhammadu Buhari from…
Kidnappers demand $10m in cryptocurrency for wife of businessman
Kidnappers who took Anne-Elisabeth Hagen, wife of a wealthy Norwegian businessman, are demanding $10m ransom in cryptocurrency. Anne-Elisabeth, 68, the…
Three SS-1 students remanded for raping classmate
Three Senior Secondary School 1 (SS1) students (names withheld), who allegedly gang-defiled their 15-year old classmate, were on Wednesday remanded…
4 farmers in trouble for killing 95-year old man
Four farmers, Akuha Igber, Awuhe Ashwe, Gowon Genki and Takela Denke, on Wednesday appeared before a Makurdi Chief Magistrate’s Court…
2019 election: Nigerian artistes to mobilise voters through concerts
Nigeria’s Next Generation Artistes under the auspices of “The alternative music scene in Nigeria” has said it would mobilise young…