Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
Buhari arrives Washington for meeting with Trump
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Washington DC ahead of his Working Visit on 29 April, 2018.
Unclaimed PVCs And Political Apathy
Universally, democracy is referred to as the government of the people by the people and for the people to emphasise…
Thoughts On World Malaria Day
Perhaps more than any other disease, malaria stays in the developing world and continues to spread because of poverty. It…
On Nigeria’s Dire Unemployment Burden
According to a 2017 Q3 report of the National Bureau of Statistics, Nigeria recorded its highest ever aggregate unemployment rate…
LWC Launches Billing, Collection Platform
The Lagos Water Corporation, LWC, has launched its billing and collection platform called 'LWC mobile.'
PENGASSAN appeals to FG to put an end to illegal refineries in Rivers
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has called on the Federal and Rivers State Government…
Lagos disburses N254.75 million to 2,046 people as aid
The Lagos State Government at the weekend said it has disbursed N254.75 million as aid to 2,046 indigent residents of…
FG must do more to halt killings in Benue, others – Methodist Church
The Methodist Diocese of Ereko has called on the Federal Government to redouble efforts to halt massive killings in Benue,…
City demolish West Ham 4-1 to reach 100 season goals
West Ham remain in a precarious position above the relegation zone after a home defeat by Manchester City, who reached…
Adenuga At 65: Why The Gold Digger Remains The Real Mccoy
June 29, 2012. I was neck-deep in work when the call I dreaded most came through. The pleasantry was unusual,…
Dominant Palace hit five goals past helpless Leicester
Crystal Palace all but guaranteed their Premier League safety after a dominant display against 10-man Leicester City saw them winning…
Measuring Peace in Nigeria
An increasing amount of attention to peace indexes has provided insights into the levels of peace and conflict around the…
2019: 14 parties form alliance to dethrone Ambode
Fourteen opposition parties in Lagos State have formed an alliance to challenge Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s All Progressives Congress (APC) in…
Army recovers AK-47 rifles, charms from 3 herdsmen in Benue
The Nigerian Army has recovered two AK-47 rifles, live ammunition, cutlass and assorted charms from three suspected herdsmen arrested in Benue…
Salah fails to break premier league record as Liverpool is held goalless
Stoke City earned a surprise, hard-fought draw against Champions League semi-finalists Liverpool at Anfield, but they remain three points adrift…
Iniesta to leave Barcelona at the end of season
Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta will leave the Spanish club at the end of the season.
Buhari leaves Abuja to US to visit Trump on Saturday
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja on Saturday, 28 April on an official working visit to the United States…
Tension at Benin airport as police avert clash between PDP, APC supporters
There was tension at the Benin City Airport on Friday evening, as supporters of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) almost…
Edo youth group threatens Sen. Uroghide over motion for Buhari’s impeachment
Senator Matthew Uroghide of Edo South Senatorial District has been threatened with a recall for daring to move a motion…
Court adjourns synagogue building collapse case till May 10
A Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Friday adjourned till May 10, 2018 for the Registered…
Citizen Egbeyemi’s potpourri of half-truths about CLI
The Chairman, Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria, popularly called Private Sector Participant Operators, Mr. Oladipo Egbeyemi is a very…
Paris club refund: Court orders forfeiture of N1.4bn to FG
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Friday ordered the permanent forfeiture of a total of N1,442,384,857.84…
Appeal Court Okays Forfeiture of Yakubu’s $9.77m, £74,000
The Kaduna Division of the Court of Appeal on Friday affirmed the decision of the Federal High Court, Kano which…
Lagos Restricts Movement For Construction Of Pen Cinema Flyover
In its efforts to deliver the Pen Cinema Flyover on schedule, The Lagos State Government on Friday announced that there…
N850m laundering: Nwaoboshi granted bail on self-recognition
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Friday granted bail to the senator representing Delta North Senatorial District, Peter…
Supreme Court didn’t remove Pinnick, NFF Board From Office – Keyamo
Lagos lawyer, Festus Keyamo says the Supreme Court never removed the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF Chairman, Amaju Pinnick and the…
Ile-Epo Foodstuff Market demolished
The popular Ile Epo Market in Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area, Abule Egba area of Lagos is being demolished…
NEC didn’t ban movement of herdsmen, wants ranching – FG
The Technical Sub-Committee set up by the National Economic Council (NEC) Working Group has recommended the adoption of ranching in…
10-man Atletico force Arsenal to 1-1 draw in Europa Cup Semi-final
Antoine Griezmann punished Arsenal's lax defence late on as 10-man Atletico Madrid salvaged a draw from the Europa League semi-final…
LASBCA warns against construction without permit
The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has reiterated government's commitment to zero tolerance on distressed, abandoned structures and construction…