Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
Courtois signs 6-year deal with Real Madrid
Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois officially signed a six-year deal with Real Madrid on Thursday, ending his seven-year spell at Chelsea.
29 children killed, 30 others wounded in Yemen after Saudi’s attack
At least 29 children have been killed and 30 wounded in a Saudi-led coalition air strike in Yemen, the International…
Lagos demolishes 9-storey building in Lekki
Officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA, on Thursday demolished a nine-storey building in Eti-Osa, Lekki area of…
EFCC’s freezing of two state govt accounts worst coup in nation’s history – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the freezing of the accounts of Governments of Benue and Akwa…
NDLEA arrests 2, destroys 5 farms of cannabis in Edo
The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has confirmed the destruction of 4.3864 hectares of…
589,000 APC members announce withdrawal from party in Edo
The gale of defection hitting the All Progressives Congress APC), across the country, has finally hit the home State (Edo)…
Robbers invade police station, banks, kill policeman, 11 others
Twelve persons, including a policeman, were feared killed on Thursday evening, when dare-devil armed robbers invaded a police station and…
I’m not planning to defect from APC – Al-Hassan
The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Senator Aisha Al-Hassan has debunked rumours that she was planning to defect from…
Boko Haram terrorists attack military base, kill 17 soldiers
Boko Haram terrorists have killed 17 soldiers in a fresh attack on a military base in the Borno, Northeast Nigeria.
Nigerian stocks drop to 9-month low on mixed earnings, political risk
Nigerian stocks dropped to a more than nine-month low on Thursday, hurt by mixed second-quarter earnings and worries about political…
Ambode urges review of laws against sexual, gender-based violence for stiffer penalties
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday urged everyone to take a common stand against sexual and gender-based violence…
Ambode okays competition to boost reading culture
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the LagosReads Competition geared towards improving the reading culture among Lagos residents.
Ambode challenges workers on modernised, innovative public service
The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday challenged workers in the state's employ to be more innovative and embrace…
Gowon, Ambode, Amosun, others celebrate Akintola Williams at 99
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode and his Ogun State counterpart, Senator Ibikunle Amosun on Thursday led other eminent Nigerians, including…
EFCC arrests former DSS boss, Ita Ekpenyong
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday arrested former Director-General of the Department of State Services, Ita Ekpenyong.
Governor Dickson’s mother dies of cancer in US
Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson has confirmed the passing on of his mother, Mrs Gold Coast Dickson. She was…
Gunrunning: Dino Melaye absent in court again
The Senator, representing Kogi West in the Senate, Dino Melaye, for the second time did not appear in court on…
I have no intention to become Senate President – Akpabio
Senator Godswill Akpabio on Wednesday revealed that he has no intention to be the Senate President but he has the…
Gov. Emmanuel sacks two commissioners loyal to Akpabio
On the day that Senator Godswill Akpabio formally defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress, Gov.…
Chelsea agree to sell Courtois to Real Madrid
Chelsea have agreed to sell Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to Real Madrid, with midfielder Mateo Kovacic arriving on loan from…
US to impose sanctions on Russia over Skripal
The US is to impose sanctions on Russia after determining that it used nerve agent against former Russian double agent…
Teenager arrested for murder of septuagenarian
The Edo State Police Command has arrested a 14-year old girl, Anna Amos, over the murder of a 71-year-old woman,…
APC, defecting senators and the challenge of history
Perhaps, the biggest issue the All Progressives Congress (APC) has to deal with is what is now known in the…
The coward called Godswill Akpabio
Those that do not have the courage of their convictions and that do not have the guts to stand against…
Security agencies, NASS and threats to Nigeria’s democracy
Democracy in Nigeria was brought under threat yet again when Nigerians woke up to the news of the siege laid…
Pensioners protest in Rivers, accuse Wike of owing them N70 billion
Hundreds of pensioners in Rivers State in the early hours of Wednesday stormed the State Secretariat Complex in Port Harcourt…
‘It’s not possible for lizard to wrestle antelope,’ Tinubu warns Senators planning to impeach Buhari
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu on Wednesday alleged that some members of the National Assembly…
Osinbajo meets Magu, new DSS boss again
Nigeria's acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday met with the acting Director-General of the Department of State Services, DSS,…
Our accounts have been frozen by EFCC, Benue Govt cries out
The Benue State Government on Wednesday said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has frozen its accounts in…
EFCC freezes Akwa Ibom Government’s accounts
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has frozen all bank accounts owned by Akwa Ibom State Government.