Author: Lanre Babalola
Atiku fears arrest in US, returns to Nigeria
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has returned to Abuja after failing to secure…
Lagosians celebrate commencement of festive season
Some Lagosians on Saturday gathered in their numbers at “Meet December” in celebrations to usher in the commencement of the…
Saudi Crown Prince meets more world leaders at G20 summit
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, held more meetings on Saturday with world…
Photo News: Refuse in Lagos: LAWMA swings into action
Following PMNEWS report on the piling up of refuse in the nooks and crannies of Lagos, the Lagos Wastes Management…
Sango Police Area Commander bags G4 National Award
Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta An international media outfit, G4 media has honoured the Area commander of Police, Sango-Ota division, ACP Fayoade Adegoke…
Breaking: Emmanuel Ogbeche emerges FCT NUJ Chairman
Mr Emmanuel Ogbeche, the Editor of Abuja Inquirer Newspaper has defeated Mrs Rafatu Salami of Voice of Nigeria (VON) to…
80 injured,100 arrested over fuel price hike protest
No fewer than 100 people have been arrested and 80 injured as French police clashes with fuel tax protesters Saturday…
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu opens up on Fasehun
The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Saturday described the late Dr. Fredrick Fasehun…
Estate company holds Lagos Home and Property Festival
PropertyPro.ng, an online real estate company, is set to hold the 3rd Edition of the Lagos Home and Property Festival…
Buhari leaves for Poland
President Muhammadu Buhari left Abuja on Saturday for Poland to the 24th session of the Climate Change Conference known as…
Immunity Clause under the Nigerian Constitution: Matters Arising
By Binzak Azeez The doctrine of sovereign immunity is of immemorial antiquity. The exact origin of the concept has been…
Residents foil robbery attack
A suspect who attempted to rob a business woman in front of her house at Ojota, Lagos was arrested by…
Protesters, police in street fight in Paris
French riot police used teargas and stun grenades and water cannon on Saturday against protesters clad in fluorescent yellow trying…
Trump, Obama, world leaders praise George H.W. Bush
Praise for former US president George H.W. Bush, poured in on Saturday hours after his death at 94 at his…
Buhari writes for Church Times, cautions those dividing Nigeria with religion
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended hands of fellowship to those seeking to divide the country through religion, insisting that Christians…
EU, ECOWAS commend Nigeria’s fight against Boko Haram
The European Union (EU) and ECOWAS rose from the 22nd ECOWAS-EU political meeting on Friday, commending Nigeria for the progress…
Ahmed Musa, Mo Salah, Iwobi jostle for CAF Player of the year
Three Nigerian players, Ahmed Musa, Odion Ighalo and Alex Iwobi were among the 34 African players nominated to vie for…
Nigerian Army reappoints Usman as spokesman
The Nigerian Army has re-appointed Brig.-Gen. Sani Kukasheka Usman as its spokesman, replacing Brig. General Texas Chukwu. In a statement…
Sales for Michelle Obama memoir top 2 million copies
Michelle Obama’s “Becoming” is selling at a pace rarely seen for a political memoir, or any nonfiction book. Combined hardcover,…
Police kill 104 bandits in Zamfara, destroy 50 hideouts
The Nigeria Police said it has killed 104 armed bandits during an attack on Mahanga forest in Birnin Mogaji Local…
Fake news: Police warn bloggers, social media users
The Police Command in Cross River has warned social media users and bloggers operating in the state to desist from…
Don’t grant visa to Atiku, Nigerian govt warns US
The Federal Government has advised the U.S. to be cautious in issuing visa to the PDP’s Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku…
Power shortage hits South Africa
Large part of South Africa has been gripped by load shedding, an indication that the country was experiencing deep electricity…
Buhari for Climate Change confab in Poland
President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja on Saturday for Katowice, Poland, to attend the 24th session of the Climate Change…
Nigeria to get 12 Super Tucano in 2024 to fight Boko Haram
Nigeria’s military will not be able to receive the already paid-for 12 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft until 2024 from the…
Cohen admits lying to US Congress on Trump’s business ties with Russia
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former longtime personal lawyer, pleaded guilty on Thursday to lying to Congress about a proposed…
Angela Merkel’s Airbus forced to land after technical problems
An Airbus A340 government aircraft carrying German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her delegation to the G20 summit in Argentina, was…
Trump abruptly cancels Putin meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday abruptly canceled a planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Argentina, registering his…
Dapo Abiodun picks Yewa-Awori running mate to placate Ogun-West
Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun has just picked Engr. Noimot…
Buhari seeks help from leaders of Chad Basin region against Boko Haram
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned home after the meeting of Heads of State and Governments of the Lake Chad Basin…