Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
Akwa Ibom Govt raises alarm over plot to weaken State’s Aparatus
Akwa Ibom Government has raised the alarm over alleged plot by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to weaken State's…
4 drivers sent to prison for stabling 2 LASTMA officials with bottles
Four drivers have been arrested and arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court for allegedly using broken bottle to stab two…
Sex-for-Marks: Okebukola wrong to blame students
The News Agency of Nigeria reported on 16th October that Professor Peter Okebukola, former Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission,…
FSARS nabs suspected cultist with gun in Lagos
Operatives of the Federal Special Anti-robbery Squad, FSARS on Lagos Island, Lagos have arrested a 20-year old suspected cult member,…
I’ll clear backlog of salaries within a year, Fayemi tells workers
Ekiti State Governor, Dr kayode Fayemi has told senior public servants in the state to stick to the oath of…
50 people killed, 200 injured as train runs into crowd in India
More than 50 people have been killed and 200 hurt after a train ran into a crowd near Amritsar in…
FG begs Labour to accept N24,000 new Minimum wage
The Federal Government has begged the Organised Labour to accept the new minimum wage proposal, considering the capacity and ability…
CACOL asks Fayemi to publicly declare assets
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, in its congratulatory message sent to Ekiti State Governor Olukayode John Fayemi,…
Paris Club fund: Ogun Govt explains why N17.5b fund still domicile at CBN
Adejoke Adeleye, Abeokuta The Ogun State House of Assembly has summon the Commissioner for Finance, Adewale Oshinowo over stranded funds…
Don’t link me with Lagos cult clash – Ademorin Kuye
Former Lagos State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Ademorin Kuye, has warned the Nigerian Police not to link…
Kaduna imposes 24-hour curfew on the Kasuwan Magani community
The Kaduna State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on the Kasuwan Magani community.
Lagos Assembly declares war on Ambode, orders PSP back to work
The Lagos State House of Assembly has declared war on Governor Akinwunmi Ambode by ordering the 20 Local Governments and…
Buhari, Security chiefs meet in Abuja
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with security chiefs in Abuja over rising wave of insecurity in the country.
Nigeria, Norway to deepen ties as envoy calls on FG to tackle insecurity
Considering the long-standing relations, especially on trade, that exist between Nigeria and Norway, the two countries have emphasised the need…
Nigerian Govt, Labour disagree on New Minimum Wage
The Federal Government on Thursday disagreed with the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) over the new minimum wage demanded by workers…
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…