Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
200 trapped as 7-storey building collapses in Port Harcourt
A 7-storey building under construction collapsed on Friday evening at Woji GRA phase 11 area of Port Harcourt with workers…
17 killed, 30 injured in blast in Pakistan
At least 17 people were killed and 30 others injured when a bomb went off in Pakistan's northwest tribal region…
2 policemen, 4 IPOB members die during clash
Two policemen and four others believed to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra on Friday died during IPOB’s…
Buhari sends Defence Minister to Chad over Soldiers’ killing
President Muhammadu Buhari has dispatched the Minister of Defence, retired Brig-Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali, to Chad for an emergency meeting with…
Sokoto gets new deputy governor
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has sworn-in Alhaji Manir Dan’iya, as his deputy to replace Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu, who…
Gunmen kill 4 in attack on Chinese consulate
Gunmen have killed at least four people in an attack on the Chinese consulate in the Pakistani port city of…
French Court jails Islamic State returnee for 10 years
A French Court has handed a 10-year prison sentence to a man who travelled to Syria and joined the Islamic…
NSE: Indices bow to profit taking by 0.96%
Activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) ended the week on Friday on a negative note with the crucial indices…
Diezani’s extradition: EFCC boss, Magu meets UK Agency
Nigeria's Anti-graft head, Ibrahim Magu, has met with National Crime Agency in the United Kingdom to kick-start the process of…
Juventus boss Allegri says Ronaldo deserves Ballon D’Or
Massimiliano Allegri believes Cristiano Ronaldo deserves to win the Ballon D’Or, following media reports that the forward has not been…
AAUA graduates 31 first class students
The Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) on Friday graduated 31 students with first class degrees, out of its 5, 252…
VSF disburses N180m to 6,000 displaced women in Northeast
The Victims Support Fund (VSF) on Friday began the disbursement of N180 million to 6, 000 women displaced by Boko…
IG deploys new AIG to Zone 2, Lagos
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has approved the deployment of Mr Lawal Shehu, as the new Assistant Inspector-General…
NBS says price of kerosene increased to N307 in October
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said the average price per litre paid by consumers for National Household Kerosene increased…
Again, Customs intercept 13 containers of Tramadol valued at N3.13bn
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Friday said it intercepted another 13 containers of Tramadol, a banned addictive substance, and other…
Police vacate Akwa Ibom House of Assembly
The Police on Friday ended their siege on the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, as ordered by the Senate.
Buhari approves Committee on cheaper medicines, livestock drugs
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the setting up of an inter-ministerial committee to fashion out how medicines and livestock drugs…
2 mortuary attendants, 5 others arrested over missing corpse
The Police in Lagos have arrested seven persons working as mortuary and cemetery attendants over a missing corpse in their…
N4.7bn money laundering: Ex-deputy speaker denied ever receiving cars from Ladoja
Former Deputy Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Titilola Dauda, on Thursday told a Federal High Court…
Dr Jonathan should stop playing the Ostrich
The Presidency rejects former president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan’s astonishing claim, to the utter surprise of many, that there is more…
Jonathan lied, Buhari’s administration not more corrupt than his – Presidency
The Presidency on Thursday rejected claims by former President Goodluck Jonathan in his book that corruption thrived in the administration…
Teachers with genuine passion needed to revamp education system – Proprietor
Mr Bayo Beckley, is the Chairman of Welkin international Schools, Atan Ota, Ogun State. In this interview, he spoke on…
Lagos OPD sets to organise awareness campaign in Oshodi
In order to foster its goals of rendering free legal services to the people of the State, the Lagos State…
Odumbaku, Oshoala, Elegushi others for TheLagosTimes Achievers Awards
A renowned Lagos-based journal, TheLagosTimes has been gathering gadgets in its arsenal to celebrate Lagosians who have contributed to the…
Strike continues until Govt accedes to ASUU demands – Omole
The Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, University of Ibadan, UI, Chapter, Dr Deji Omole has said that the…
Nigerians in Cote d’Ivoire protest alleged attempt by embassy to force leadership on them
Some Nigerians in Cote d’Ivoire have asked the Nigeria mission in country not to force leadership on the Nigerian Community…
Renmoney unveils new office
Leading consumer finance company, Renmoney, has officially declared open its new corporate headquarters.
Sanwo-Olu’ll not abandon ongoing projects in Lagos – Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday assured that the Governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State…
EFCC seals-off 6 landed property allegedly belonging to Fayose
No fewer than six landed property allegedly owned by immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose were on Thursday…
3 suspected foreign kidnappers arrested in Adamawa
Adamawa Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), said it had arrested three suspected foreign kidnappers in Girei…