Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
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…
‘EFCC, I’m here,’ Fayose hits commission’s headquarters in branded T-shirt
He was expected to run away, but former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose arrived the headquarters of the Economic…
Kayode Fayemi sworn-in as Ekiti Governor
Former Minister of Solid Mineral Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has been sworn-in as the governor of Ekiti State.
England stun Spain 3-2 in Uefa Nations League
England won in Spain for the first time in 31 years as they recorded a memorable Uefa Nations League win…
Presidency orders EFCC to detain Fayose indefinitely – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the Presidency has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to…
Boko Haram executes ICRC aide worker, Hauwa Leman
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a faction of Boko Haram, has executed Hauwa Leman, an aide worker with…
Don’t float $2.8bn Eurobond, Ezekwesili tells FG
A former Vice-President (Africa) of World Bank, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, has advised the Federal Government to suspend its plan to…
Can Baboons and Dogs become Friends?
I have gotten to the point where any kind of mention of Nigeria, politics, or elections immediately gives me acid…
On Sanwo-Olu’s Pro-Poor Talk
It's no longer news that Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu is the certified flag-bearer for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the…
Journalist appeals for financial assistance to treat wife’s breast cancer
A Benin-based journalist, Mr. Lucky Ighomuaye, has appealed to well-meaning Nigerians for financial assistance to enable him treat his wife,…
‘Technology’ll help rebuild trust in Accounting Profession’
Technology can be a vital tool to help rebuild trust in the accounting profession.
Edo Assembly Speaker raises alarm over influx of sex workers around legislative quarters
The Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Kabiru Adjoto, has raised the alarm over the influx of…
Group hails Ambode’s sportsmanship
Itesiwaju Ipinle Eko Vanguard, major support group of Lagos State Governor , Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has lauded the governor for…
Lagos targets 150, 000 participants for 2019 Marathon
No fewer than 150,000 athletes both locally and internationally are expected to participate in the 4th edition of Access Bank…
2019: Old generation must go, Falana, Sowore, Durotoye, others insist
Stakeholders who gathered at this year's Symposium in honour of the late Afro-beat king, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti have agitated for a…
Red Cross begs FG to secure release of 2 abducted health workers by Boko Haram
The Red Cross on Sunday appealed to Nigeria Government and to communities and individuals with influence to secure the release…
Customer drags Stanbic IBTC to court over sale of property
An Oshogbo-based legal practitioner in Osun, Southwest Nigeria, Mrs Abosede Fagbola, who alleged that her property situated at 3 Ayoola…
Police re-arrest robber 5 days after regaining freedom
The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of the Lagos State Police Command have re-arrested a robbery suspect five…
Lagos Open: We’ll set up Tennis Academy to attract global attention – Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday said the State Government will fully support the setting up of a…
Fayemi’s second bite: That Ekiti might breathe again
The Ekiti error has now been corrected. The lord of the manor would soon return to the farm and the…
International conference on border management kicks-off at UI
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan The University of Ibadan’s Institute for Peace and Strategic Studies, IPSS, will host scholars and other border management…
Do not protect corrupt UNILORIN actors, ASUU tells EFCC
Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to make its findings on…
Executive Order 6 not political weapon against political opponents – Presidency
The Presidency on Sunday said the Executive Order 6 is not a political weapon against opposition but part of revolutionary…
Buhari must withdraw travel ban on 50 prominent persons on watchlist – Falana
Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), and a civil society group, Access to Justice, on Sunday faulted the travel…
Ambode’s Commissioner, Bamigbetan escapes assassination
Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Kehinde Bamigbetan escaped what looked like an assassination by the whisker as armed…
Djokovic wins Shanghai Masters
Novak Djokovic continued his superb form by beating Croatia's Borna Coric in the final of the Shanghai Masters.
UFC fighter, Nurmagomedov calls out Mayweather for a fight
UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov wants to go one better than Conor McGregor after calling out boxer Floyd Mayweather, saying: "in…
Netherlands thrash Germany 3-0
Germany "broke apart" in their 3-0 Nations League defeat by the Netherlands, says boss Joachim Low.
We’ll fight casualisation, outsourcing – NUPENG
The President of the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Mr Williams Akporeha has vowed to frustrate…