Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
Police investigate man for sodomy
The Gender Section of Lagos State Police Command has begun investigation into a case of sodomy involving a 28-year-old man…
LASUTH resident doctors begin strike Jan. 28 over shortage of doctors
Resident doctors at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, says it will begin three days warning strike on…
Adebutu seeking last minute relevance – Group
Oladipupo Adebutu’s interview on Fresh FM shows he is a drowning politician seeking last minute relevance, a political group in…
Lagos charges community leaders on accountable judicious use of resources
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday charged community leaders in the state on accountable use of resources at their disposal…
National Council of State approves N27,000 as new Minimum Wage
The National Council of State on Tuesday approved N27,000 as the minimum wage for the country at its meeting in…
Nadal powers past Tiafoe to reach Australia Open Semi-final
Second seed Rafael Nadal eased past unseeded American Frances Tiafoe to reach the Australian Open semi-finals and continue his bid…
Taliban militants attack military base, kill 43 in Afghan
Dozens of Afghan security personnel were killed by Taliban militants who overran a military intelligence base near Kabul, officials have…
Obaseki approves N843m for the payment of LG pensioners
The sum of N843, 324, 509.46 has been approved by Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state, for the payment of…
9 teenagers win Innovation challenge with health solution
A group of nine teenage students have emerged winners of the InterswitchSPAK 1.0 Innovation Challenge, for collaborating to develop a…
Photos: Despite Boko Haram, Borno pays obeisance to Buhari
Despite the threat of Boko Haram terrorists, unprecedented crowd throng President Muhammadu Buhari's campaign in Borno State on Monday.
Woman stabs son to death for using father’s name on birth certificate
A Mpumalanga woman in South Africa stabbed her son to death for using his father’s surname on his birth certificate.
Obasanjo’s an expired leader, he should retire to Ota Farm – Tinubu
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, on Monday described Nigeria's former President, Olusegun Obasanjo as…
Court dissolves 16-yr-old marriage over threat to life
Chief Ademola Odunade, the President of a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Monday dissolved the 16-year-old marriage between one…
INEC uncovers plan to use food vendors for vote-buying
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it had uncovered plans by some political actors to use food vendors around…
Buhari in Yobe, pledges improved security in North-East
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday launched his re-election bid in Damaturu, with a pledge to improve on the gains recorded…
Irresponsible leaders to blame for Nigeria’s woes – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday blamed the current poor state of the nation on certain ” irresponsible ” leaders.
Court stops Buhari, AGF from removing Onnoghen
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday granted an order of interim injunction restraining President Muhammadu Buhari and…
Ayade orders Police to search campaign convoys in Cross River
Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River, has directed the State Commissioner of Police, Mr Hafiz Inuwa, to stop and search…
Appeal Court fixes Jan. 24 to entertain CJN’s appeal against trial
The Court of Appeal Abuja on Monday fixed Jan. 24 to hear a notice of appeal seeking to restrain the…
Customs Command exceeds target, generates N23.5bn in 2018
The Lillypond Container Terminal Customs Command says it generated N23.5 billion as revenue in 2018, as against the N12.3 billion…
Police gun down three murder suspects in Rivers shoot-out
The Rivers Police command says it has shot dead three gunmen suspected to have killed Mr Nnafor Ogbu, the Ogale…
Drama as Lagos Assembly stalls Ambode’s budget presentation
There was drama at the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday as the much anticipated 2019 budget presentation by…
N6.9 billion laundering: Obanikoro lands in court, testifies against Fayose
A former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro on Monday appeared before a Federal High Court in Lagos,…
IGP orders immediate re-organisation of Federal SARS
The Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu on Monday ordered the immediate re-organisation of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad,…
You can’t arrest Fani-Kayode, Odumakin, court restrains EFCC, DSS, Police
An Abuja Federal High Court, has restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), the Department of State Services (DSS)…
Lagos lifts embargo on construction of Petrol Stations
The Lagos State Government on Monday lifted embargo on the grant of Planning Permit for the construction of petrol stations…
Understanding the Guber Imbroglio in Imo State
Imo, like every other state of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has just three senatorial districts of unequal delimitations namely;…
Serena Williams dumps Halep out of Australia Open
Serena Williams outlined why she is the favourite to win the Australian Open with a 6-1 4-6 6-4 win over…
10 developments that will shape Africa’s energy sector in 2019
After a year of rebound and recovery, Africa’s old and new hydrocarbons markets have an opportunity to further entrench the…
Ecobank Nigeria to establish 50,000 Xpress Points in 2019 – MD
Ecobank Nigeria, has disclosed plans to bring banking operations closer to Nigerian neighborhoods by expanding its agent banking locations to…