Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
Atiku promises to run a youth-driven administration
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has promised to run a youth-driven administration if given the…
General elections: INEC will not disappoint Nigeria, world – Yakubu
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, says the commission will not disappoint Nigeria and…
Dangote retains Africa’s Richest Man title
The President, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has retained Africa’s richest man title in the 2019 Forbes Africa’s Billionaires list…
Naira loses marginally against dollar at parallel market
The Naira on Thursday lost marginally against the dollar at the parallel market in Lagos, exchanging at N361 to the…
Elections: APC Presidential Campaign Council will cover all states, FCT – Oshiomhole
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council says it will cover all the 36 states of the federation and…
Buhari’s trustworthy, honest for the job beyond 2019 – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says President Muhammadu Buhari is trustworthy and honest enough for the job of the president of…
NSE market indices record first year gain, up 0.62%
Nigerian equities market swayed northward to record the first gain for 2019, appreciating by 0.62 per cent.
Ekiti Govt. adopts Treasury Single Account (TSA)
The Treasury Single Account (TSA) policy of the Federal Government is to be replicated in Ekiti, as the state has…
Libya repatriates 164 illegal immigrants to Niger
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Thursday said that 164 illegal immigrants from Niger had been voluntarily deported from…
NRC confirms one dead in train derailment
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has confirmed that one person died at an early hour train derailment on Thursday at…
Saraki’s loyalists in Federal Executive positions to be booted out – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says some of the loyalists of the President of the Senate,…
Two suspects arraigned for stealing truck worth N10 million
Two unemployed men, Saheed Adeleke and Robert Mathew alleged to have stolen a truck valued at N10 million, have been…
N3.5bn Paris Club loan: Judge’s transfer stalls trial of Saraki’s aide, others
The scheduled trial of Mr. Gbenga Makanjuola, a Deputy Chief of Staff to the Senate President, Bukonla Saraki, and two…
Ambode must appear before us to present 2019 budget, Lagos Assembly orders
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday insisted that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode must appear before it to present the…
Photo News: Lagos set to roll out 820 buses
The wait for the take off of the Bus Reform Project, an initiative by the Governor Akinwunmi Ambode administration is…
Video: Jubilation in Kinshasa after DRC’s opposition leader, Tshisekedi named winner of Presidential election
There was wild jubilation in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, after Opposition leader, Felix Tshisekedi was named the provisional…
UK Minister breaks ranks with no-deal Brexit warning
Britain’s business minister on Thursday warned that the prospect of crashing out of the European Union without an agreement would…
PDP, UDP, APC governorship candidates absent at Taraba peace accord
The Taraba Governorship Candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), United Democratic Party (UDP) and the All Progressives Party (APC)…
1,252 benefits from Lagos Agricultural Value empowerment Programme
No fewer than 1,252 farmers have been empowered by the Lagos State Government under its agricultural value and empowerment programme…
Lagos Bus Reform project kicks off in March – Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday said plans have been firmed up to roll out the Bus Reform…
Bode George: APC campaign flag-off tragedy is a show of shame
Former Deputy National Chairman, People's Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George has described the skirmish that occurred at the Lagos…
EFCC arrests man at Kano airport for failing to declare $207,000
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested one Sani Abdullahi, at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, over…
I’ll not authorise use of govt.’s money for my campaign – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday pledged that he would not authorise the use of any money from the government treasury…
Ganduje signs 2019 N219bn budget into law
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on Wednesday signed the state 2019 N219.97 billion budget into law.
FG approves 4 new private universities
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday in Abuja approved the establishment of four new private universities in Kaduna, Oyo,…
Army repels attack in Nasarawa, recovers 45 assorted arms
The Nigerian Army says it has repelled attacks from some criminal gangs and militia operating across communities in Nasarawa, Benue…
Police foil planned attack on Zamfara communities, arrest gunrunner
The police command in Zamfara has foiled planned attacks on some communities in the state and arrested a notorious gunrunner…
Police arraign corps member for alleged manslaughter, reckless driving
A 29-year-old member of the National Youth Service Corps, Odedele Feranmi, who allegedly killed a 16-year-old boy with his car,…
Huge crowd welcomes Atiku to Niger
A massive crowd has welcomed the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar to Niger State for…
I’m ready to pay N30,000 as new minimum wage – Adamwa Governor
Gov. Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa, on Wednesday promised to pay N30, 000 minimum wage to workers if the National Minimum…