Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
60 dead for drinking illegal homemade alcohol
Over 60 Indonesians have died and dozens others hospitalised from drinking illegal homemade alcohol, authorities said Monday, with the toll…
Man flogs 6-year old boy to death
A 40-year-old man, Babangida Salisu, has been remanded in Katsina prison for allegedly flogging a six-year-old boy to death.
D.O. Fagunwa’s widow dies at 85
The wife of the foremost pioneer writer, D.O. Fagunwa, Chief Elizabeth Adebanke Fagunwa is dead. She died at 85 years.
Poison gas wipes out 40 in Eastern Damascus
Suspected poison gas was used to attack the last remaining foothold for the Syrian opposition in the eastern suburbs of…
Another list of looters out soon – Lai Muhammed
Nigeria's Information and Culture Minister, Lai Mohammed, has said that the Federal Government would soon release another list of looters.
Buhari leaves for UK on Monday to discuss with May, others
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja on Monday, 9 April, 2018 for an official visit to Britain where he…
Chelsea’s top four finish suffer setback after draw at Stanford Bridge
Javier Hernandez's second-half equaliser boosted West Ham's Premier League survival prospects and damaged Chelsea's slim hopes of finishing in the…
Dasuki drags DSS to court, demands N5bn damages
Former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), who is still being detained has filed a fresh fundamental human rights…
We Rob Stranded Motorists with Toy Gun – Robber
A 20-year old man arrested by operatives of Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of the Lagos State Police Command has confessed…
Peace in Sokoto APC enhanced as Tambuwal, Dahiru settle rift
The longstanding political feud threatening the foundation of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State has been settled,…
Welbeck’s brace helps Arsenal overcome Southampton 3-2 at Emirate
Danny Welbeck scored twice as Arsenal recovered from a series of setbacks to claim a 3-2 victory over Southampton and…
Madrid held to 1-1 draw by Atletico
Antoine Griezmann cancelled out Cristiano Ronaldo’s opener to hand Atletico Madrid a 1-1 draw against city rivals Real Madrid and…
Naomi Campbell, Ozwald Boateng, others wow at Arise Fashion 2018
The combination of beauty and designs wowed audience at the Arise Fashion Week 2018.
Surulere Council Boss Commissions Road, Drainage Projects
Tajudeen Ajide-Yussuf, the chairman of Surulere Local Government Area, Lagos, commissioned the rehabilitated Shitta Roundabout and the drainage around it…
United delay City’s coronation with 3-2 victory
Manchester United staged an incredible second-half comeback to beat Manchester City and delay their rivals' Premier League title celebrations at…
3 killed as vehicle ploughed into crowd in Germany
At least three people died Saturday when a vehicle ploughed into busy cafe and restaurant terraces in the German city…
Death toll in Offa robbery hits 30
The death toll from Thursday’s robbery attack in Offa town in Kwara State has risen to at least 30.
Winnie Mandela: Heroine Or Villain?
It is no longer news that Winnie Mandela, the South African anti-apartheid crusader and former wife of the First Black…
Lebanese Sent To Prison For Jumping Bail
A Lebanese national, Wessan Mansour, 54, has been remanded at Ikoyi Prison, Lagos till he fulfilled the bail conditions granted…
Man Jailed For Stealing N.2m Wine At Supermarket
A 41-year old man has been sentenced to one month imprisonment for stealing one bottle of Oxhenessy wine valued at…
CLI: Aggrieved PSP group wants more from LASG, rejects N2.5 bn loan
A splinter group among the PSP operators has rejected the resolutions reached between Visionscape and majority of their counterparts.
Bola Ige presided over the funeral of AD – Adebanjo
Elder statesman, Pa Ayo Adebanjo has accused former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, late Bola Ige of masterminding the…
Looters list: PDP Chairman sues Lai Muhammed, demands N1.5bn
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Uche Secondus, has sued the Minister of Information and Culture,…
Buhari: Count me out of religious bias
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari says he has never been religious bias, saying people are merely playing politics with it for…
Another Nigerian teenager stabbed to death in London
An 18-year-old Nigerian teenager, Israel Ogunsola has been stabbed to death in Hackney, London on Wednesday night.
Ambode charges Civil Servants to obtain PVCs
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday charged civil servants in the state to obtain their Permanent Voters Card, PVCs,…
Lagos warns LG workers against corruption, inducts 1,500 new staff
The Lagos State Government on Thursday warned newly recruited 1,500 Local Government workers to shun all forms of corruption and…
Buhari: We didn’t sign Economic Partnership Agreement to protect economy
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said the need to protect the nation's economy was the reason he did not…
CLI: Visionscape surrenders domestic waste collection to PSPs
Visionscape Sanitation Solution and the Private Sector Participant (PSP) operators, now referred to as Waste Collection Operators (WCO), have resolved…
Barcelona maul Roma 4-1 in Champions league first leg
Barcelona were far from their best but managed to secure a 4-1 first-leg victory at the Nou Camp to take…