Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
APC primaries: Zamfara Deputy Governor sue for peace
The Zamfara Deputy Governor, Malam Ibrahim Wakkala, has called on the people of the state to remain calm over controversy…
Reps member defeats brother to clinch PDP ticket in Kano
Alhaji Nasiru Sule-Garo, an incumbent member of the House of Representatives representing Gwarzo/Kabo Federal Constituency has defeated his younger brother…
Adamawa APC governorship primaries: Collation of results begins amid protest
Collation of results of the Adamawa All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries has begun amidst protest by two of the…
Boroffice emerges APC candidate for Ondo North Senatorial District
Sen. Ajayi Boroffice, representing Ondo North Senatorial District on Thursday won the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as…
Army seeks collaboration with security agencies to tackle insurgency
The Nigerian Army has called for closer collaboration with security agencies in Borno, to facilitate successful implementation of the counter-insurgency…
PDP governorship candidate promises to tackle youths migration in Zamfara
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara state Alhaji Bello Matawallen-Maradun, has promised to tackle youths…
Don’t drag Osinbajo into Ogun politics, Group tells Anisulowo
In the wake of the political drama unfolding in Ogun State, a political group has warned Senator Iyabo Anisulowo and…
Civil Servant wins betPawa’s N1.8m jackpot after N100 bet
A 32-year old civil servant from Akwa Ibom State, Amos Utibe has won N1.8 million jackpot after placing a bet…
Soyinka draws ovation over Annan in Stockholm
African Literary statesman, Professor Wole Soyinka, on Friday in Stockholm, Sweden, earned prolonged applause when he dedicated his keynote address…
Mukwege of DRC, Murad win 2018 Nobel Prize for Peace
Denis Mukwege, a doctor who helps victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, and Nadia Murad,…
Paseda emerges Ogun SDP guber candidate
The 2015 governorship candidate of the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) in Ogun State, Otunba Rotimi Paseda has defeated two…
FSARS nabs vigilante, 5 others for vandalizing communication mast
Operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS, Lagos Island, Lagos, have arrested the vigilante in charge of security for…
APC NWC drops Abe, picks Cole as Rivers governorship candidate
Rivers State faction of the All Progressives Congress APC, loyal to Senator Magnus Abe has threatened to sue the National…
EFCC re-araigns Nwaoboshi over N322m money laundering
he Senator representing Delta North, of Delta State, Peter Nwaoboshi, and two Limited liability companies, Golden Touch Construction Project and…
Ugwuanyi didn’t manipulate results of Enugu PDP primaries – Party Chieftain
A former Enugu North Senatorial aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Chinedu Eya, has called…
Isiguzo defeats Odusile to win NUJ election
Chris Isiguzo, South East Bureau Chief with ThisDay Newspaper has emerged National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
Agbaje wins Lagos PDP’s governorship ticket
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in the 2015 election in Lagos, Jimi Agbaje has again emerged the party's…
Saraki, Dogara, Secondus protest at INEC over Osun Guber poll
Top leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Friday protested the outcome of the Osun State Governorship election at…
Poor solid waste disposal causes health, environmental problems – LASG
The Lagos State Government on Friday warned against poor solid waste collection and disposal as such could lead to serious…
NSE: Investors move 151.346m shares worth N1.51bn
A total of 151.346 million shares valued at N1.51 billion were traded in 2,356 deals on the Nigerian Stock Exchange…
NJC recommends dismissal of two judges
The National Judicial Council on Thursday recommended the dismissal from office, of Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia of the Federal High Court and…
FIRS recovers N3.63bn from Illicit Financial Flows in one year
The Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) said it recovered about N3.63 billion by curbing Illicit Financial Flows between January 2017…
Naira appreciates against dollar at investors’ window
The Naira on Thursday appreciated marginally against the dollar at the Investors’ Window (I & E), exchanging at N363. 57,…
Our refineries will be fully functional before 2019 ending – Kachikwu
The Minster of State for Petroleum, Dr Ibe kachikwu, has said that it would be sad if the nation’s refineries…
Ahmed wins PDP Kwara South Senatorial ticket
Gov. Abdulfattah Ahmed of Kwara was on Thursday in Omu-Aran, affirmed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s delegates as the…
Army seizes 16 trucks laden with adulterated petroleum products in Rivers
The 6 Division of the Nigeria Army, Port Harcourt, has seized 16 trucks loaded with suspected adulterated diesel and kerosene.
Sen. Umaru loses bid for fresh tenure
Sen. David Umaru’s bid for a fresh tenure suffered a major setback on Thursday after he lost the APC ticket…
Nothing can stop our national Convention – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that no plan can stop its Saturday’s national convention to elect its presidential…
No going back on Oct. 7 deadline for conduct of primaries, resolution of disputes – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reminded political parties that Oct. 7 remains the deadline for conduct of primaries…
Smugglers lose N2.24bn to customs
The Federal Operations Units (FOU) Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has intercepted various smuggled items…