Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
Lagos police sacks 8 officers, discipline 108 others
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi on Wednesday said eight officers were dismissed over “very serious criminal offences”,…
Trump revokes security clearance of ex-CIA Chief, Brennan
Donald Trump has revoked the security clearance of ex-CIA chief John Brennan, denying the US president's critic of any access…
Rewane faults report ranking Lagos third worst City to live in
Renowned financial expert, Mr. Bismarck Rewane has faulted a report rating Lagos as third worst city to live in the…
Italy bridge: State of emergency follows Genoa disaster
Italian PM Giuseppe Conte has declared a 12-month state of emergency in the Liguria region in response to the motorway…
Container falls off truck, crushes 2 in Ogun
A 40-foot container truck caused pandemonium on Wednesday when it fell and crushed two unidentified men in Mowe close to…
Police arrest 41 for armed robbery, kidnapping in Rivers
Rivers Police Command on Wednesday said it had arrested 41 suspects for various criminal offences.
Reckless driving claims 72 lives every 12 hours on Nigerian roads – FRSC
The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Edo, Anthony Oko has said no fewer than 72…
NSE: Index defies July inflation rate figure, down by 0.60%
The All-Share Index at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday dropped further by 0.60 per cent in spite of…
Sallah: Gov. Ahmed orders payment of August salary
Ahead of the Eld-el-Kabir celebration, Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has directed the Ministry of Finance to commence the immediate…
El-Rufa’i presents N155bn budget for 2019
Kaduna State Government on Wednesday presented its 2019 budget of N155 billion to the state House of Assembly for approval.
Eid-El-Kabir: FRSC deploys 35,000 personnel for Special Patrol
The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Boboye Oyeyemi has directed the deployment of 35, 000 personnel…
Naira closes at N362.30 to dollar at investors’ window
The Naira on Wednesday closed at N362.30 to the dollar at the investors’ window, with investors trading a total of…
Pan-Atlantic University hosts 20th conference, AGM of ACCE
The School of Media and Communication (SMC), Pan-Atlantic University, has been nominated to host the 20th Annual Conference/AGM of the…
ASLM Releases speakers line-up for Abuja Conference in December
As the date of the 2018 edition of the African Society for Laboratory Medicine Conference (ASLM) draws near, the body…
CACOL condemns arrest of journalists by SARS
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL) has joined other local and International civil society groups to condemn the…
Yoruba Tennis club urges LASG to create avenues for youth development
The Yoruba Tennis Club has urged the Lagos State Government to create more avenues for youth development in the area…
No to unlawful arrest, harassment of journalists
The reprehensible arrest of PREMIUM TIMES reporter, Samuel Ogundipe, over the leak of the police interim report of the probe…
MTN, 12 banks sign N200b medium term loan agreement
Mobile telephone operator, MTN on Wednesday signed a seven-year N200 billion medium term loan agreement with a consortium of 12…
Police arrest landlord with neighbour’s stolen car
The Nigeria Police Force, Ogun State Command has arrested a 43-year old landlord, Taoreed Adegbite and father of four for…
2019: Group hails Tinubu over Lagos APC’s adoption of direct primaries
A group, operating under the aegis of Itesiwaju Ipinle Eko Vanguard has commended the National leader of All Progressives Congress…
FG, States, LGs share N821.86bn in July
The Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC, has disbursed the sum of N821.86 billion to the three tiers of government in…
Incredible! INEC to feed police with N6bn in 2019 polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is going to spend N6 billion in feeding the police during the 2019 general…
Keystone Bank: Emerging whiz-kid on the banking block
Since the financial crisis that enveloped the global market a decade ago, the profitability and reputation of banks has been…
Senator Attai Aidoko Sir, legal quests or legislation?
Recently, I embarked on a journey to Ugbamaka lgah, the ancestral home of senator Attai Aidoko representing Kogi East in…
Lagos arraigns 50 suspects over attack, vandalisation of govt’s equipment
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday arraigned 50 suspects before Chief Magistrate Bola Osunsanmi of Court 4, Ikeja Magisterial District…
Participants of Eko Youth Academy to compose Lagos youth anthem
Lagos State Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mr. Agboola Dabiri has tasked the participants of the ongoing Eko Youth…
PDP vows to resist attempt to rig it out in future elections
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it will, henceforth, resist any attempt to rig it out in future elections, beginning…
Police arrest 2 suspected robbers in Lagos
Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday said it had arrested two suspected criminals who terrorised and robbed motorists and pedestrians…
Contemplation is African: A Conversation with Teju Cole
I stopped worrying about that stuff a while ago. I think we do have a responsibility to project stories in…
CBN injects $210m into foreign exchange market
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has sustained its intervention in the inter-bank foreign exchange market by injecting 210 million…