Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
Gunshot victims and Police report
Recently, a colleague lost a dear brother in an obviously avoidable situation. The deceased, Adebayo Akinwumi, a promising engineer with a top…
DR Congo and fresh Ebola scare
Ebola is a dreadful disease that once ravaged the West Africa coast, leaving in its trail sorrow, tears and blood.…
Spain drops Morata, Fabregas, Alonso from World Cup
Alvaro Morata, has missed out on a place in Spain's squad for the World Cup in Russia, with Cesc Fabregas,…
Wike’ll either be in prison or his village In 2019 – Peterside
The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside says Rivers people will sack Governor…
FSARS recovers 45, 000 litres of petrol from pipeline vandal
Detectives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS, Lagos Island, Lagos have arrested a suspected pipeline vandal and truck driver,…
Respite for residents as Olusosun Park nears reality
Residents around the Olusosun dumpsite can now heave a big sigh of relief as the ongoing capping exercise, meant to…
Group hails APC National Committee over seamless congress in Lagos
A group, operating under the aegis of Lagos State Itesiwaju Ipinle Eko Vanguard has lauded the National Congress Committees of…
Investments in Lekki’ll make Lagos next business destination in Africa – Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday inspected the ongoing projects in the Lekki Free Trade Zone, saying the…
CIMA Africa, ICAN sign groundbreaking MOU
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Africa and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) have announced the…
Lagos seeks Public-Private cooperation to curb drug abuse
The Lagos State Government has reiterated its committed to putting an end to the scourge of drug abuse in the…
Obat Oil, 47 others set to lift Nigeria’s crude oil
Following the tactical rebranding, which the company underwent in the last few months ago, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC,)…
PDP Chieftain tackles Enugu Senator over car donation to governor
A Peoples Democratic Party Chieftain, Chief Chinedu Eya, has described as “poor and embarrassing” the donation of a bus to…
6,000 people benefitted from Lagos’ Free Medical Mission – LASG
No fewer than 6,072 residents of Ajeromi local government and Ifelodun local council development area of Lagos have benefitted from…
Huge crowd as Oyo APC Holds State Congress
There was a huge crowd as the Oyo State All Progressives Congress, APC, held its state congress to elect new…
How Nigerian cleric predicted current APC crisis
The current crises rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, was predicted about a year ago by a popular Nigerian…
Frankfurt upset Bayern to win German Cup
Eintracht Frankfurt upset the odds to beat Bayern Munich 3-1 in an action-packed German Cup final. It's the first time…
Buffon ends Juventus career with win
Gianluigi Buffon ended his 17-year Juventus career as they crowned a seventh straight Italian title with a 2-1 win over…
Chelsea are FA Cup Champions
Eden Hazard scored from the penalty spot to hand Chelsea a 1-0 victory against Manchester United to become the 2018…
Replicate seamless political transition in Lagos, nationwide, Ekwunife tells APC
Chairman of Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) Election Organizing Committee, Senator Uche Ekwunife on Saturday linked the massive infrastructural…
Lagos APC faction challenges Tinubu, holds parallel Congress
Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday held parallel congresses in the state that led to…
100 people perish in Cuba plane crash
More than 100 people have died after a Boeing 737 airliner crashed near Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuban…
Ebola: FG bans transportation of corpses from DR Congo
The Federal Government has banned the transportation of corpses from Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, following the outbreak of the…
10 killed in Texas school shooting
At least one gunman opened fire at a Houston-area high school Friday, killing eight to 10 people, most of them…
LASG lied, court never declared marriages at Ikoyi Registry null, void – FG
The Federal Government on Friday denounced claims by the Lagos State Government that a Federal High Court had declared the…
Supreme Court orders Akingbola back to court to face N5bn fraud trial
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered former Managing Director of the defunct Intercontinental Bank Plc, Dr. Erastus Akingbola, to return…
CAN endorses Ambode for second term
The Lagos State chapter of the Christian Associations of Nigeria, CAN, on Thursday endorsed the state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, for…
Bola Shagaya loses bid to get her seized N1.9bn released
A Federal high court in Lagos, South West Nigeria on Thursday dismissed a suit filed by a Nigerian businesswoman Hajiya…
Soldiers invade Police Station in Rivers over killing of colleague
There was heightened tension in the Ada George road axis of Port Harcourt in Rivers State on Thursday as soldiers…
Lagos spends N1.04bn on LAKE Rice subsidy in three years
Lagos State Government on Thursday said it has subsidized LAKE Rice to the tune of N1.049 billion from December 2016…
Court declares power of Ikoyi Registry to conduct marriages in Lagos null, void
The Lagos State Government has secured another court injunction restraining the Federal Government's owned Registry in Ikoyi from conducting marriages,…