Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
FIFA should expand 2022 World Cup to 48 teams if possible – Infantino
FIFA should if possible increase the size of the football World Cup in Qatar in 2022 to 48 from 32…
Federer gets bragging rights over Williams in hugely anticipated match
Roger Federer took the honours in the much-anticipated mixed doubles clash with fellow great Serena Williams in what the latter…
Tottenham whip Cardiff 3-0
Tottenham strolled to a comprehensive win at Cardiff City to climb back up to second place in the Premier League…
Presidency: APC appoints Aisha Buhari as Women, youth campaign team leader
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Team on Tuesday appointed Mrs Aisha Buhari, the Wife of the President, to…
2019: Nigeria will not be consumed, Adeboye prophesies
General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye has prophesied that Nigeria will not be consumed this…
Ambode’s wife presents gifts to first baby of the year
Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Bolanle Ambode, has restated her call on pregnant women in the state, to…
2018: NDLEA arrests 200 drug traffickers in Oyo
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Oyo State Command, has arrested 200 suspected drug traffickers and convicted 39 in…
New Year Prediction: Buhari will lead Nigeria beyond 2019 – CAC Prophet
A renowned cleric, Prophet Christopher Owolabi, on Tuesday, predicted that the tenure of the present administration under President Muhammadu Buhari…
Delta South 2019: Itsekiri graduates endorse Uduaghan for senate
As the 2019 elections draw closer, the National Association of Itsekiri Graduates (NAIG), has adopted the candidate of the All…
Popular business blog hatches plot to blackmail Keystone Bank
A popular Nigerian business news blog has been exposed while trying to blackmail one of the fastest growing banks recently.
Happy New Year! Sydney, Hong Kong kick off 2019 parties with dazzling fireworks
Sydney and Hong Kong put on stunning fireworks displays in a spectacular welcome to the New Year, among the first…
2019: We will deliver Adamawa 100% to Buhari – Ribadu
Former EFCC boss, Malam Nuhu Ribadu said he was committed to mobilising Adamawa people with other stakeholders to ensure that…
NSE: Market capitalisation inched N383bn on CCNN merger shares
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday listed the supplementary shares of Cement Company of Northern Nigeria (CCNN) following its…
Police nab 12 suspected kidnappers of twin sisters in Zamfara
The Nigeria Police Force said it had arrested 12 suspects in connection with the kidnapping of twin sisters in Dauran…
Buhari’s New Year message: 2019 elections not do-or-die affair
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said the 2019 general election is not a do-or-die affair and reinstated his promise…
Ambode expresses sadness over demise of Whispering Palms boss
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday expressed sadness over the demise of Professor Ayodeji Femi-Pearse OFR, founder of…
Veteran journalist, Akinnola warns media against Hate Speech, Fake News
Veteran journalist and lawyer, Richard Akinnola on Monday warned Nigerian media against hate speeches and fake news on rampant in…
Bandits kill 10 Nigerian, Nigerien soldiers
Ten troops have been killed on Niger’s border with Nigeria in a joint operation by the two countries against “bandits”,…
Video: Mayweather knocks out Japanese kick-boxer, Nasukawa
Floyd Mayweather knocked down Tenshin Nasukawa three times in the first round as he beat the Japanese kick-boxer in an…
Ambode to new HOS: You must inject fresh ideas, vibrancy into Civil Service
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday swore in Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola as the 21st Head of Service (HOS)…
Nigeria to expect 25,685 new babies on New Year day – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday disclosed that an estimated 25,685 babies will be born in Nigeria on…
Tragedy as 3 youths drown in dam after Church Camp
Tragedy struck as three youths drowned while swimming in a dam after a church camp programmes.
Army: We didn’t close Maiduguri-Monguno Road
The Nigerian Army on Monday dismissed as ‘untrue’ social media reports indicating the closure of the Maiduguri-Monguno Road.
Saraki lied over N10m donation to victims of Offa robbery – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the claim by the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, that…
Don’t mourn Shagari – Obasanjo
Nigeria's former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has called on Nigerians not to mourn the demise of the nation's first Executive President,…
New Year: Adebule urges unity, tolerance among Lagosians
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Oluranti Adebule has called on Nigerians irrespective of their tribes or religions to embrace peace…
Falana lied on N600bn annually loss from telecom industry – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that Lagos lawyer, Femi Falana, (SAN) lied when he claimed that the country…
In 2018, Nigeria became world headquarters for extreme poverty – Atiku
Former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar on Monday said Nigeria became the world…
5 die, 9 critically injured in Enugu auto-crash – Police
The Police Command in Enugu state has confirmed that five persons were killed in an accident along Enugu-Abakaliki road on…
Dollar drifts in year-end trade as clouds gather
The dollar was broadly steady in thin year-end trading on Monday with the Australian dollar AUD=D3 leading gainers as tensions…