Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
National Assembly must reconvene to attend to crucial legislative business – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has re-emphasised that the National Assembly should reconvene immediately to attend to crucial and pending…
NDLEA destroys 6.21 tonnes of drugs in Jigawa
The Jigawa Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it had destroyed 6.21 tonnes of assorted drugs…
Firmino’s injury time goal gives Liverpool 3-2 victory over PSG
Roberto Firmino's injury-time winner gave Liverpool a dramatic 3-2 victory over Paris St-Germain in their opening Champions League Group C…
Inter Milan down Tottenham 2-1 at home
Late goals from Mauro Icardi and Matias Vecino stunned Tottenham as Inter Milan celebrated their return to the Champions League…
Messi hits hat-trick as Barcelona put four goals past PSV
Lionel Messi scored his 48th career hat-trick as Barcelona thrashed Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven in their opening Champions League group…
I’ll not appear before EFCC on Thursday as Governor – Fayose
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has vowed not to appear before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday…
No ban on use of smart phones around polling units – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it was not banning the use of Smartphone around the polling unit areas,…
Army neutralises 5 insurgents, recover weapons in Borno
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said it had neutralised five Boko Haram insurgents in separate operations in Bama Local Government…
Surety lands in prison over ex-Diamond Bank staff’s escape
A 41-year old businessman, Macarthur Afamefuna has been arrested by the operatives of the Police Special Fraud Unit, PSFU in…
Lecturer, accomplice arraigned over alleged N6m Fraud
A 56-year old man who claimed to be a lecturer in a private University in Lagos, Charles Okonji and a…
Danfo driver jailed for stealing police officer’s wallet
A danfo bus driver, Obinna Obasi, 36 has been sentenced to one month imprisonment for stealing a wallet belonging to…
10 million cases of TB recorded in 2017 – WHO
An estimated 10 million people worldwide developed Tuberculosis (TB) in 2017, and the world is far from ending the epidemic,…
The Road Map of a Nation: Twenty Years On!
Following an increasingly commonplace epic journey between Lagos and Abeokuta this last weekend – 5hrs 10 minutes outwards (Lagos-Ibadan Expressway,…
I Never called Tinubu to beg for Ambode – Adeboye
The General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye has refuted claims that he called the National…
Oyo seals 12 banks over non-payment of levy
Twelve banks in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, were sealed on Monday morning by the state’s Board of Internal Revenue…
Kaduna needs N70bn to fix 4,200 public primary schools
Mr Jonathan Joseph, a Quantity Surveyor with Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) said that the board need about…
How Evans collected dollar ransom on kidnap victim – Witness
A witness, Edwin Uduji, on Monday told an Igbosere High Court in Lagos how kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known…
NEMA declares flooding a national disaster
The Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mustapha Maihaja, has declared flooding a national disaster in four states…
Lagos charges parents, guardians on better parenting
Lagos State Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Agboola Dabiri has charged parents and guardians on the need to develop…
UN condemns killing of abducted aid worker in Borno
The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Edward Kallon, has condemned the killings of abducted aid worker and midwife,…
Killing of aid worker by Boko Haram heinous – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned and described as heinous and despicable, the killing of Ms Saifura Hussaini Khorsa, an aid…
Lagos Assembly postpones resumption by 3 weeks
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday postponed its resumption earlier scheduled for Sept. 17 to Oct. 8.
Ambode extols Jim Ovia’s contribution to accounting, banking profession
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday highlighted the contributions of the Founder and Chairman of Zenith Bank, Jim…
Alvarez claims WBC, WBA title after defeating Golovkin
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez claimed the WBC and WBA world middleweight titles by inflicting a first career defeat on Gennady Golovkin…
Ronaldo scores first two goals for Juventus
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first two goals for Juventus as the Italian champions maintained their perfect start to the season.
7 APC governorship aspirants call for direct primaries in Zamfara
The seven governorship aspirants in the forthcoming 2019 general election under the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara,…
Lasun refutes dumping APC
The Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Yussuff Lasun, on Sunday, denied reports going the round that he has dumped…
Osun poll: IGP deploys 40,000 policemen, 2 helicopters, 30 APCs
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim Idris, has deployed 40,000 policemen, two helicopters, 30 Armoured Personnel Carriers, APCs to Osun…
2019: Kogi PDP denies Sen. Attai Aidoko automatic ticket
All is not going well concerning the bid by the lawmaker representing Kogi East Senatorial District of Kogi State, Senator…