Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
I never said I’ll fight to divide Nigeria if Buhari rigged to win – Obasanjo
Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday, denied claim that he said he would fight to divide the country,…
Hijab harassment: MSSN threatens to shutdown Lagos
The Muslim Students' Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Lagos State Area Unit has threatened to mobilise millions of its members to…
9.3m school children fed daily – Osinbajo
Nigeria's Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said that no fewer than 9.3 million children in 49,937 public primary schools…
Impeachment: Civil Society Groups threaten showdown with Lagos Assembly
A coalition of civil society groups under the auspices of Lagos Liberation Movement (LLM) on Thursday threatened to occupy and…
Naira stable at N360.5 to dollar at parallel market
The Naira on Thursday traded flat at N360.5 to the dollar at the parallel market in Lagos.
CCT resumes Onnoghen’s trial Feb. 4
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on Thursday fixed Feb. 4, to resume hearing in the case of alleged non…
Shocking: Man murders wife, burns her for denying him sex
In a shocking incident, a Rusape, Zimbabwe man, struck his wife to death with a hoe and burnt her body…
There is no room for waste, Ambode warns Civil Servants
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday warned civil servants in the state against wastage in the midst of daunting…
2019: Buhari, Atiku not the solution; we need alternative – Soyinka, Falana, Aborishade
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka; human rights lawyer, Femi Falana; Femi Aborishade and Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin on Thursday alerted the…
Count me out, I will never vote for Buhari, Atiku – Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Thursday vowed not to vote for the presidential candidates of the APC, Muhammadu Buhari…
I will grant amnesty to looters – Atiku
The Peoples Democratic Party's, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has said he would grant amnesty to corrupt people who looted…
Impeachment: Ambode must appear before us to explain infractions – Lagos Assembly
Lawmakers in the Lagos State House of Assembly rose from an emergency parliamentary meeting on Wednesday evening and insisted that…
Jesus in human form was imperfect – Obasanjo
Nigeria's former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has stirred the hornet's nest again as he claimed that Jesus Christ, when he came…
EFCC files 10-count charges against ex-SGF, Babachir Lawal
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday filed fraud charges against former Secretary to the Government of the…
Ambode’s impeachment: Lagos Assembly holds closed-door meeting
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly are currently locked in an emergency closed door meeting as the plans…
5,000 PDP members defect to APC in Adamawa
No fewer than 5,552 members of the PDP on Wednesday defected to the ruling APC in Ganye Local Government Area…
I never spent 104 consecutive days outside Nigeria like Buhari did – Obasanjo
Nigeria's former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has attacked President Muhammadu Buhari again, saying he never spent 104 consecutive days on medical vacation…
Buhari storms Kano on Thursday for APC rally
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari will storm Kano on Thursday for the All Progressives Congress, APC, mega rally for his second…
Photos: Pro-Ambode supporters protest at Lagos Assembly over planned impeachment
Supporters of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode have protested the planned impeachment of the governor at the Lagos State House of Assembly…
Onnoghen must face CCT trial, Appeal Court rules
The Court of Appeal, Abuja on Thursday ruled that the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Walter Onnoghen must face…
Impeachment: Pro-Ambode protesters storm Lagos Assembly
Hundreds of protesters on Wednesday stormed the Lagos State House of Assembly to protest the planned impeachment of Governor Akinwunmi…
Ambode, Utomi outline strategies for re-invigorating civil service
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State and political economist, Prof. Pat Utomi have outlined strategies for promoting, enhancing team work…
CBN injects $210 million into currency market
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on Tuesday said it has injected $210 million into the interbank foreign exchange market.
Ambode launches 1,000-hectares modern Satellite City
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday launched a 1000-hectare modern satellite city in Epe-Ibeju Lekki axis projected to…
RapidTransfer App ensures Nigerians get 100% of their Remittances – Ecobank MD
Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan has said the bank’s decision to charge zero fee of on RapidTransfer remittances is…
Strike: We will sanction uncooperative Vice-Chancellors – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened that it would sanction some university Vice-Chancellors who may have been…
Suspended CJN, Onnoghen sues FG
Suspend Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Walter Onnoghen has filed a suit against the federal government over his suspension.
Elections: The whole world watching us – Anyaoku
A former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, on Tuesday urged the Federal Government and the relevant institutions to…
2019 Election: Why Nigeria can’t afford to fail – US Envoy
United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Stuart Symington on Tuesday said Nigeria should get the 2019 elections right in order…
Atiku will appoint people of Benue into key positions – Ortom
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue, has assured residents of the state that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, would give them…