Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
Opeifa bows to APC, pulls out of Lagos Senatorial race
The former Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation and Secretary of Transportation, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Comrade Kayode Opiefa on Thursday…
Napoli pip Liverpool 1-0 in Champions League match
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says his side only have themselves to blame after a late winner from Lorenzo Insigne gave…
Neymar hits hat-trick as PSG demolish Red Star Belgrade 6-1
A Neymar hat-trick inspired Paris St-Germain to an emphatic Champions League Group C victory over Red Star Belgrade at the…
Edo police parade man who impregnates his teenage daughter
The police in Benin have arrested and paraded a man whose name was given as Friday Moses, for allegedly defiling…
Coronation Merchant Bank named best investment Bank in Nigeria
Coronation Merchant Bank has been named the best Investment Bank in Nigeria at the 2018 World Finance Investment Banking Awards…
Ecobank MD restates bank’s commitment to excellent service delivery
The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan has restated the bank’s commitment to excellent service delivery to meet the needs…
Company, three others arraigned over diversion of N3.5bn Governor’s Forum fund
The Economic and financial Crime Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday arraigned a limited liability company, Melrose General Services Limited and three…
Eko Youth Academy produces new ambassadors
The Lagos State Government has named the second set of Youth Ambassadors from its Eko Youth Academy Leadership Initiative Programme.
Akinlade emerges Ogun APC Gubernatorial candidate
Hon. Adekunle Akinlade of the All Progressive Congress, APC, has been announced the winner of the party's gubernatorial primaries that…
Opeifa urges loyalists to remain calm ahead of rescheduled Lagos APC Senatorial primaries
Former Lagos Commissioner for Transportation and an All Progressives Congress, APC, Senatorial Aspirant, Comrade Kayode Opeifa has asked his supporters…
APC affirms Uduaghan as Delta South Senatorial candidate
The primary election panel of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State led by Major General Lawrence Onoja (Rtd),…
Sanwo-Olu’s victory: BOSCO DG thanks Buhari, Osibanjo, others
The Director General, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-olu Campaign Organisation (BOSCO), Mr. Tayo Ayinde, has thanked President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi…
Buhari calls Leah Sharibu’s mother, pledges to bring back her daughter
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, spoke with Mrs Rebecca Sharibu, mother of the Dapchi Secondary schoolgirl, Leah, who had…
CACOL condemns N3.46 trillion loss annually to Port inefficiency
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, has condemned the nation’s loss of over Three Trillion Naira (N3.46tn) annually,…
Truecaller launches Chat Feature to tackle spread of fake News
Truecaller on Wednesday announced the launch of its instant messaging (IM) platform ‘Truecaller Chat’ with the aim to make communication…
World Bank forecasts 2.7% growth for sub-Saharan Africa in 2018
The World Bank has cut its forecast for growth of sub-Saharan Africa in 2018 to 2.7 per cent, down from…
Woman steals 5 month-old baby
The Police on Wednesday arraigned a 23-year-old woman, Kudirat Ajao, before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrate’s Court in Lagos over…
INEC issues Certificate of Return to Osun Governor-elect, Oyetola
Osun State governor-elect, Gboyega Oyetola, of the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) was on Wednesday issued the certificate of return by…
Ronaldo denies attack accusation, calls rape ‘abominable crime’
Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has issued a new denial of accusations by a former model that he raped her in…
Ambode’s speech conceding defeat to Sanwo-Olu
Fellow Lagosians, the last few days have witnessed intense political activities that have gripped the attention of the nation and…
Ambode surrenders, congratulates Sanwo-Olu on victory
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has conceded defeat to Babajide Sanwo-Olu and vowed to support the All Progressives Congress, APC,…
Confusion as Lagos APC announces Sanwo-Olu winner of governorship primaries
Confusion reigns in the Lagos All Progressives Congress, APC, as the State Chairman of the Party, Tunde Balogun has announced…
Lagos governorship primaries rescheduled for Wednesday
The National Working Committee, NWC, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has fixed the rescheduled governorship primaries in Lagos State…
First woman Physics Nobel winner in 55 years
The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to a woman for the first time in 55 years. Donna Strickland,…
PDP accepts Murray-Bruce’s withdrawal from Senatorial race
The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has accepted the withdrawal of Senator Ben Murray-Bruce from the Bayelsa East Senatorial District.
Mastercard drives global Start-up Ecosystem at Connecting Tomorrow Forum
Mastercard, a leading technology company in the global payments industry, recently welcomed 10 startups to its Start Path programme at…
ASUU condemns FG’s plan to increase tuition fee in the public universities
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has condemned the plan of the Federal Government to increase tuition fees in…
Ogun PDP Guber: Court nullifies Adebutu’s candidacy
A Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Tuesday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the…
Man jumps into Lagos Lagoon, dies
A middle-aged man has died after jumping into the Lagos Lagoon from Third Mainland Bridge.
ACO: Ignore fake news, Ambode hasn’t conceded defeat
The Ambode Campaign Organisation, ACO, has told members of the public that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has not conceded any defeat…