Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
I’ll end killing in Plateau if elected governor – Jerry Useni
Sen Jerry Useni, a retired army General and PDP Governorship candidate in Plateau, has promised to end the spate of…
Kano to pay N30,600 as minimum wage
The Government of Kano State has restated its commitment to pay the new minimum wage of N30,000 with additional N600.
Lagos launches Reality TV show on rescue operation
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it has launched a reality television programme to showcase the efforts and strategies…
2019 presidency: Why Buhari will win in Delta – Uduaghan
Immediate-past governor of Delta State and All Progressives Congress 2019 Delta South senatorial candidate, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, has said…
Lagos APC flexes muscles with huge crowd at flag-off campaign in Lagos
*Only Buhari showed concern on abandoned projects in Lagos – Ambode By Kazeem Ugbodaga Despite skirmish during its flag-off campaign…
Cult clashes claim 4 in Benin
Four persons have allegedly been killed on Monday night in separate clashes among secret cult rival groups in Benin, Edo…
Gunshots, pandemonium as APC flags off campaign in Lagos; one dead, MC Oluomo stabbed
There were gunshots and pandemonium on Tuesday as the All Progressives Congress, APC, flagged of campaign in Lagos for its…
Photos: Ambode apprehends army personnel, others for driving against traffic
Irked by the flagrant abuse of the Lagos State Traffic Laws, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday evening came down hard…
ASUU set to call off strike after reaching agreement with Federal Govt
Barely last minute change, the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, is set to call off its lingering strike after…
Buhari: I’ll equip military to defeat Boko Haram
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja met a delegation from Borno, and restated his administration’s unwavering determination to equip…
Shocker as Wolves dump Liverpool out of FA Cup
Ruben Neves' superb second-half strike sent Wolves through to the FA Cup fourth round at the expense of a Liverpool…
Ajimobi directs police to fish-out perpetrators of Ibadan mayhem
Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi on Monday mandated the Oyo State Police Command to fish out the perpetrators of…
Kano awards contract for N2.4 bn cancer treatment center
Kano State Government has awarded a N2.4 billion contract for the construction of a state-of-the-art centre for the treatment of…
Salary Arrears: Oyo State-owned tertiary institutions issue 7-day ultimatum to govt
Trade unions in Oyo state-owned tertiary institutions under the Joint Action Committee (JAC) have issued a seven-day ultimatum to the…
Court begins trial of man attempting to print N20bn counterfeit Naira notes
The Department of State Services, DSS, on Tuesday began the trial of one Mr John Elem, alleged to have attempted…
Police arrest 6 for alleged robbery in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested six suspects for allegedly dispossessing motorists of valuables at gunpoint.
Labour holds nationwide protest Tuesday, backs down on strike
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has said it will on Tuesday hold a nationwide protest to drive its demand for…
Bus driver rapes 78-year old woman in Lagos
The police in Lagos on Monday arrested a 41-year-old commercial bus driver for allegedly raping a 78-year-old woman and causing…
Lawmaker calls for inclusion of entrepreneurship, vocational studies in tertiary institution
A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Jide Jimoh has called for the inclusion of Entrepreneurship and Vocational studies…
200 lost shipping containers found bottom of North Sea
Most of the containers that were knocked from one of the World’s Largest Cargo ships have been located on the…
100 Boko Haram killed in fight with Nigerian troops
Troops have killed over 100 Boko Haram terrorists in recent various clearance operations in Yobe and Borno, the army said…
Police arraign 19-year-old man over alleged culpable homicide
The Benue Police Command on Monday arraigned one Emmanuel Okpere, 19, in a Makurdi Upper Area Court II for alleged…
NAFDAC seizes fake products worth N60 million in Lagos
The National Agency for Food Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confiscated fake drugs worth N60 millon from a warehouse…
ASUU to continue dialogue with Federal Govt
The Federal Government and leaders of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are set to continue their negotiation today.
Court restrains INEC from presenting Cole, Abe as governorship candidates
A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Monday restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from presenting…
Oil prices jump on U.S-China trade hopes, supply cuts
Oil prices rose by more than 1.5 per cent on Monday on hopes that talks in Beijing can resolve a…
China deleted 6.18 million illegal online posts in 2018
Chinese government authorities deleted about 6.18 million online posts containing pornographic and vulgar content and closed 26,000 illegal websites in…
Movement demands Lagos Assembly resume to expedite action on 2019 budget
The Lagos Liberation Movement, LLM rose from a special organizational session of its members across the nooks and crannies of…
Interswitch Opens Platforms For Easy 2019 JAMB / UTME Registration
Following its accreditation by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to provide ePINs and forms for candidates looking to…
Keystone Bank scores another first, with ‘Zero Data’ Mobile Banking feature
Customers of Keystone Bank Limited, Nigeria’s most innovative banking services provider, can now transact banking services at their convenience on…