Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
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,…
Ambode charges Muslims to extend love, selfless service beyond Ramadan
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday evening urged Muslims to extend love to others and imbibe the act of…
There goes a Man, True and Proud
I used to call him AlagidiEkiti(the stubborn man from Ekiti) – an appellation which brought fraternal smiles to the lips…
EFCC arraigns ex-Edo Deputy Gov, others over N700m graft
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former…
Atletico Madrid are Europa King after thrashing Marseille 3-0
Antoine Griezmann scored twice as Atletico Madrid swept aside Marseille in Lyon to win the Europa League for the third…
We’ll start forceful recovery of illegal arms after expiration of deadline – Rivers Police
The Rivers State Police Command said it will soon start the forceful retrieval of illegal arms in the hands of…
Ex-convict Jailed 5 Years For Eating N173,000 Food Without Pay
A 30-year old ex-convict, Valentine Thomas has been sentenced to five years imprisonment for eating food and drinking wine with…
68% of the world population projected to live in urban areas by 2050 – UN
Fifty-five percent of the world’s population lives in urban areas, a proportion that is expected to increase to 68% by…
Saraki: IGP, others must appear before Senate over rising abduction
Senate President, Bukola Saraki on Wednesday said the Senate has summoned the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim Idris, the…
Ambode’s wife gives couple with quintuplets N500,000 monthly allowance
Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, has volunteered a monthly allowance of N500, 000 for the…
Man kills wife after stabbing her 17 times
An anniversary celebration ended in tragedy after a Gauteng man, Prince Khumalo, 39 allegedly stabbed his wife 17 times in…
Senate passes 2018 Budget after 7 months
The Senate on Wednesday passed the 2018 budget of N9.12 trillion after seven months following the adoption of the report…
Doctors who reject gunshot victims face 5-year jail term – Police
The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday warned hospitals and doctors to henceforth desist from rejecting gunshot victims, saying such…
Lagos to deliver 14,187 housing units under Joint Venture partnership
The Lagos State Government says its joint venture partnership in housing development across the state will deliver 14,187 housing units…
Court Remands Ex-Plateau Gov, Jang, Over N6.3bn Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday arraigned a former Plateau governor, David Jonah Jang, before Justice Daniel…
JOHESU’s strike and needless loss of lives
I was not unaware of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) members’ indefinite industrial action which commenced nationwide on April…
North Korea cancels talk with South Korea
North Korea has cancelled high-level talks with South Korea because of anger over military exercises, state media reports.
Pedestrians, others injured, as mentally-ill woman causes confusion in Benin
Several persons, including pedestrians and traders along Ibiwe Street, in Benin, Edo State, on Tuesday sustained varying degrees of injury,…
FG signs US$6.68bn contract for Ibadan-Kaduna railway
The Federal Government on Tuesday signed a US$6.68 billion contract for the Ibadan-Kaduna Railway segment of the Lagos-Kano Railway Line, with the…
Lagos urges entrepreneurs to take advantage of Climate Change
The Lagos State Government has urged entrepreneurs in the state to harness budding business opportunities inherent in the climate change…
Oyo State House of Assembly elects a new speaker
Following the demise of late Rt. Hon Michael Adeyemo, the former speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, members…
FG to settle inherited debts to contractors, ex-Nigerian Airways’ workers
The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, said on Tuesday that the Federal Government would settle the inherited debts and…
Dangote To Employ 350 LSETF’s Employability Support Project Trainees
Indication has emerged that Nigeria's leading employer of labour, Dangote Group of companies and the organization's partners' vendors are set…
Buhari: We’re still recovering trillions stolen by people without conscience
Nigeria's President, Buhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said his administration is still recovering trillions of naira stolen by people without conscience…
Lagos in the process of securing FG’s release of National Stadium
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of National Stadium, Surulere to Lagos State Government for retrofitting and upgrading…
National Assembly hikes Buhari’s budget by N508bn
The National Assembly has increased the 2018 budget proposal presented to it last year by President Muhammadu Buhari from N8.612…
Tantalizers Pursues Expansion, opens new outlet in Ikare Akoko
Tantalizers, one of the leading brands in the nation’s Quick Service Restaurant sector, says its expansion programme is fully on…
Injured Neuer in Germany’s provisional squad, Emre Can left out
Liverpool's Emre Can has been left out of Germany's provisional 27-man squad for the World Cup, while injured Manuel Neuer…