Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
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,…
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…