Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
Court didn’t bar us from sending Delta candidates’ list to INEC – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State has denied reports that a Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, has…
We’re still struggling to pay N18,000 minimum wage – Governors
The Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF, has said its member are still struggling to pay the current minimum wage of N18,000.
Police foil bank robbery attempt , kill 2 robbers in Nasarawa
The Nasarawa State Police Command on Thursday said it foiled a bank robbery attempt by a four-man gang, following a…
Two cultists killed, 21 arrested in Lagos at APC chieftain’s political gathering
Two notorious cultists have been killed and 21 other people arrested as rival cult groups clashed at a political gathering…
UNILAG teacher debuts with ‘Great Confidence’
A Principal Tutor at the University of Lagos, UNILAG, International School, Mrs Ekene Agomuo has launched her debut extended play,…
No-work, no-pay to apply during strike – FEC
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the implementation of the no-work, no pay principle when workers go on strike…
Fayose still in our custody – EFCC
Former Governor of Ekiti state, Mr Ayodele Fayose, who on Tuesday reported at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…
NDLEA seizes 200 kg Indian hemp, arrests dealer’s wife
The Adamawa command of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it had confiscated 200.7 kilogrammes of substance suspected to…
2019: Intifada of the old guard
Intifada is Arab word for uprising. It perhaps best describes the emerging battle formation in Nigeria’s expanding coliseum ahead of…
World Food Day: 30 per cent farmland in Niger Delta lost to floods – Uduaghan
The immediate past governor of Delta State, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, has disclosed that over 30 per cent of farmland in…
LAGESC issues queries to 20 officers for assaulting residents
The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) has issued queries to 20 of its officers for assaulting members of the…
Delta proposes N367bn budget estimate for 2019 fiscal year
The Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi OKowa on Wednesday presented a budget estimate of N367,095,083.451, for the 2019 fiscal year,…
Lagos resumes work on Okokomaiko-Badagry Road
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday assured commuters on the Lagos-Badagry road that effort to rehabilitate the bad portions of…
40 percent of my cabinet will be women if elected – Atiku
Former Nigeria's Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar on Wednesday made an undertaking…
Police arrest septuagenarian for allegedly duping NDLEA officer N1.3m
The police in Badagry say they have arrested a septuagenarian, who allegedly duped an officer of the National Drug Law…
Gunmen kill 2 policemen, civilian in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Police Command, has confirmed the killing of two policemen and a civilian by unknown gunmen in the…
Abia Pipeline Explosion: Senate orders depots to begin repairs of leakages
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday ordered the petroleum depots in Abia State to begin the immediate repairs of oil pipelines…
Senate orders CBN to suspend unscrupulous ATM charges by banks
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday moved against illicit and excessive charges by Nigerian banks on customers accounts with particular focus…
Ighalo hits brace as Nigeria beat Libya 3-2 in Nations Cup qualifiers
Odion Ighalo scored a brace as Nigeria's Super Eagles beat Libya 3-2 away from home to go top of the…
Buhari speaks with Hauwa Liman’s father
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday spoke with Mohammed Liman, father of Hauwa, the International Committee of the Red Cross…
Edo Police Command parades 72 for cultism, kidnapping, armed robbery
No fewer than 72 suspects have been arrested by the Edo State Police Command for allegedly terrorising Benin metropolis over…
2018 COWLSO Conference will be outstanding, Ambode’s wife
Wife of the Lagos State Governor and Chairman of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials, (COWLSO), Mrs. Bolanle…
Lotteries: Lagos to shut down unlicensed operators
The Lagos State Lotteries Board has vowed to continue the shut down of unlicensed gaming operators, stressing that the activities…
PDP appoints Saraki DG of Atiku Presidential Campaign Council
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has appointed the…
FG must urgently begin negotiation with Boko Haram for release of other captive women – Reps
The House of Representatives has called on the executive to as a matter of urgency, commence further negotiation for the…
Madagascar becomes first African team to qualify for 2019 African Cup
Madagascar achieved unarguably the brightest moment in their footballing life after beating Equatorial Guinea 1-0 on Tuesday to qualify for…
Release our daughter’s corpse to prove that she’s dead – Hauwa Liman’s parents
The parents of Hauwa Liman, the recently killed International Committee of Red Cross, ICRC aid worker, have reacted to her…
Senate observes 2-minute silence in honour of Hauwa Leman, calls for release of Sharibu
The Nigeria Senate on Tuesday observed a two-minute silence in honour of Hauwa Leman, the International Committee for the Red…
Senate approves budget of security agencies for 2019 General Elections
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday received, considered and approved the Report of the Senate Committee on Appropriations on the Budget…
Senate Begins Investigation into $3.5bn unappropriated NNPC’s Subsidy Recovery Fund
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday began an investigation into the $3.5 billion spent under the ‘Subsidy Recovery Fund’ of the…