Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
Ghastly motor accidents claim 95 lives on Lagos roads in 9 months
No fewer than 95 people have been killed in ghastly motor accidents on Lagos roads between January and September this…
Air strikes: NAF neutralises Boko Haram in Borno
The Nigerian Air Force says the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has neutralised several Boko Haram Terrorists…
Plans underway to launch Cable Light Rail in Lagos, Abuja
Work is in the pipeline for a multi-billion naira Hi-Tech Cable light rail transportation project to debut in Nigeria, as passengers…
Minimum wage: Umahi reiterates call for review of revenue sharing formula
Gov David Umahi of Ebonyi has reiterated call for review of the revenue sharing formula to enable states adequately takes…
56 political parties ready for 2019 general elections – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 56 political parties out of the 91 registered parties in the country are…
Manchester United will lose more matches if they do not “grow up” – Mourinho
Manchester United will lose more matches if they do not "grow up" and "start well", says boss Jose Mourinho.
Sterling signs three-year contract extension at Manchester City
Raheem Sterling has signed a three-year contract extension at Manchester City, committing him to the club until 2023 in a…
Osinbajo rubbishes House of Reps’ report indicting him on N5.8bn Intervention Fund
Nigeria's Vice President. Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Friday rubbished the report of the House of Representatives Committee on Emergency and Disaster…
Hoodlums invade Ondo Assembly as speaker, deputy sacked
Hoodlums took over the Ondo State House of Assembly on Friday following the removal from office of Speaker Bamidele Oloyelogun…
Kanu’s escape: Fani-Kayode, Abaribe, others to face trial
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, okays a suit seeking an order of mandamus to compel the police…
APC candidates’ names missing as INEC displays lists for Governorship, State Assembly in Zamfara
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Zamfara has displayed lists of Governorship and State Assembly candidates in the state…
LBIC now collects revenue for LASG
The Lagos Building Investment Company Plc (LBIC) has joined the league of financial institutions approved by Lagos State Government to…
Ecobank offers zero fees on International Transfers with the Rapidtransfer App
Ecobank Nigeria has introduced zero fees for all transfers done into Nigeria on its newly launched Rapidtransfer app.
Micro Pension Scheme participants to access 40% in 3 months – PenCom
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) says contributors under its Micro Pension Scheme to be rolled out in 2019 could have…
2019: 41 candidates jostle for Lagos governorship seat
The INEC in Lagos State on Friday published details of 41 candidates of various political parties in the state for…
NSE moves 121.26m shares worth N1.58bn in bearish trading
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday moved a total of 121.26 million shares valued at N1.58 billion transacted in…
‘Nigeria ranks 3rd with premature birth globally’
Dr Zainab Bagudu, wife of the Kebbi State Governor, says Nigeria is ranked third among 10 top countries with high…
Customs confiscates 12 exotic cars, contraband worth N240m
The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘C’ of Nigeria Customs Service in Owerri says it confiscated 12 illegally imported cars…
2019: Ikpeazu, Otti, Ogah make INEC list of Abia governorship candidates
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abia on Friday displayed the list of eligible candidates for the 2019 governorship…
FIRS generates N4.3trn tax revenue in 10 months
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on Friday said it generated N4.3 trillion as tax revenue between January and October…
House of Reps’ full Report that indicted Osinbajo
The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Emergency and Disaster Preparedness had on Thursday indicted the governing board of National…
My son is campaigning for Buhari to get back at me – Doyin Okupe
Dr. Doyin Okupe, a former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan said his son, Ditan decided to join the campaign train…
Nigerian Govt seeks increased power supply to small businesses
The Federal Government will within the next one year provide stable electricity to 80,000 shops, 320,000 Micro, Small and Medium…
Borno Govt. saves N500m monthly from 12,000 ghost workers – Shettima
Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno on Thursday said biometric exercise had assisted the state government to uncover 12,000 ghost workers…
USA now world’s biggest crude oil producer
The United States is now the world’s biggest crude oil producer, pushing Russia and Saudi Arabia to the back seat.
Fallout of APC primaries: Lagos East Senatorial Leaders begin reconciliation
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos East Senatorial District on Thursday commenced reconciliatory moves to bring all members together…
Minimum wage: Court orders FG, labour to submit report on negotiations
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, in Abuja, has ordered both the Federal Government and the organised labour to submit…
129 inmates of Enugu Maximum Prisons to sit for NECO examinations
No fewer than 129 inmates of the Enugu Maximum Security Prison of the Nigeria Prison Service (NPS) will sit for…
Police uncover mass grave with 200 bodies
Police in Ethiopia have discovered a mass grave containing the bodies of some 200 people in the eastern part of…
Buhari mourns Emir of Nasarawa
President Muhammadu Buhari has received with great sadness, news of the passing of Alhaji Hassan Ahmed Abubakar II, the Emir…