Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
Buhari’s govt. borrows $10bn since 2015- Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said that the nation’s debt was $73 billion, a $10 billion increment from $63 billion the…
Liverpool demolish Cardiff City 4-1 to zoom to top of premier league
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says it is not too decisive that the Reds are top of the table after 10…
Ronaldo’s brace gives Juventus 2-1 victory
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Serie A leaders Juventus came from behind to beat struggling Empoli and maintain their unbeaten…
Leicester City owner’s helicopter crashed
The Leicester City owner's helicopter has crashed in a car park outside the club's ground shortly after taking off following…
11 people killed in gun attack on Synagogue
Eleven people have been killed, officials say, in a gun attack on a synagogue in the US city of Pittsburgh,…
Entertainment industry key to Nigeria’s economic growth, Osinbajo, Ambode insist
Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo and Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday evening re-emphasised the importance…
NAFEST 2018 ends in Port Harcourt
The 2018 National Festival for Arts and Culture (NAFEST) ended in Port Harcourt on Saturday, with the host Governor, Nysome…
Osinbajo urges youths to explore technology and innovation
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Saturday urged youths in the country to explore opportunities in technology and innovative…
Bandits kill policeman, 5 others in Zamfara
No fewer than six persons, including a police corporal were on Friday killed by bandits in Gurbin Bore village, Zurmi…
Crisis: Abuja-Kaduna train services suspended – MD
The Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Fidet Okhiria, said on Saturday that the Abuja-Kaduna train services has been…
Gas: FG will boost production by 3.4bn standard cubic feet in 2020 – Kachikwu
The Federal Government would deliver about 3.4 billion standard cubic feet of gas per day to bridge the medium-term supply…
LAUTECH slashes proposed tuition fees, announces resumption
The Governing Council of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso has announced reduction in the proposed tuition fee which…
Witness alleges inducement of voters during July 14 Ekiti governorship election
A petitioners’ witness on Saturday told the Ekiti Governorship Election Petition Tribunal that voters were induced with money in Unit…
2019: Ortom panic as thousands dump PDP – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue said Gov. Samuel Ortom was already panicky following the defection of over 3,000…
Kaduna crises: NLC condemns violent conflicts
The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) has condemned the violent conflicts in Kaduna and its environs.
NIWA confirms 11 dead, 7 missing in Benue boat mishap
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) on Friday confirmed that 11 died in the boat mishap that occurred on River…
Nigeria, too big, diverse to blindly sign agreements without understanding – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria is `too big and too diverse to blindly sign agreements’ without understanding the consequences of…
Orashi flood victims vow to relocate to Rivers Government House
The people of Orashi Region have given the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, up to Monday to visit flood victims…
13 smugglers re-arraigned in court for kidnapping custom officer in Ogun
By Adejoke Adeleye Ogun State Police has re-arraigned in court 13 suspected smugglers who allegedly kidnapped an operative of the…
Kogi East PDP: Shock as Sen Aidoko defeats other contestants in primary that never held
Eyebrows are being raised in Kogi East Senatorial district following revelations that embattled Senator Attai Aidoko polled 712 votes to…
IMF board approves $56bn loan package for Argentina
The International Monetary Fund executive board on Friday approved a $56 billion loan package for Argentina to help stabilize the…
China leads the way as world’s billionaires get richer
China produced two new billionaires a week last year as the fortunes of the world's ultra-rich soared by a record…
Major air disaster averted as Air Peace returns to base after take-off
A major air disaster was averted on Thursday after Nigerian carrier, Air Peace Lagos-Owerri Flight 7252 returned to base shortly…
Momentous evolution of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials
The Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials, COWLSO, was founded by the Late Mrs. Olufunmilayo Johnson, wife of the…
Billionaire Atiku Abubakar declares paltry N20m yearly income
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, believed to be a multi-billionaire has declared a paltry yearly personal income…
Man accuses mom of witchcraft, chokes her to death
A Bulawayo man in Zimbabwe allegedly strangled his mother to death accusing her of bewitching him before locking the body…
Groom left stranded as bride flees in middle of wedding
This is something you would think only happens in movies, but a Harare woman in Zimbabwe on Thursday fled from her…
Lagos set to demolish distressed 2-storey building in Ajangbadi
The Lagos State Government has earmarked a distressed building in Ajangbadi area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria for demolition.
Gunmen kidnap 5 Corps Members on way to camp
Gunmen have kidnapped five members of the National Youth Service Corps,NYSC who were travelling to their orientation camps in Akwa…
2019: 70 presidential candidates gunning for Presidency, as INEC publishes particulars of parties’ candidates
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the forms and particulars of political parties’ candidates submitted for 2019 general…