Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
Ambode’s wife calls for removal of barriers impeding women’s progress
As Lagos joined the rest of world to mark this year's International Women's Day celebration, wife of the Lagos State…
City qualify for Champions League quarter-finals despite 1-2 loss
Man City have sealed their spot in the Champions League quarter-finals with a 5-2 aggregate score, despite losing 2-1 to…
Juventus dump Tottenham out of Champions League, qualify for quarter-finals
Tottenham Hotspur crashed out of the Champions League on Wednesday after a 1-2 home loss to Juventus at the Wembley…
Lagos Seeks Support Of Police To Stem Tide Of Social Vices
The Lagos State Government has sought the deployment of more specialized personnel of the Nigeria Police Force to assist the…
Tambuwal: High interest rate hurting small businesses
The prevailing interest rate charged by banks is hurting small businesses in the country and should be reviewed downwards to…
Millions of Naira paid into kalu’s company account in FCMB – Witness
A compliant officer with First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Olusegun Adesomoju on Wednsday told a Federal High Court, Lagos, how…
6 injured in hoodlums, Hausa traders’ clash in Benin
No fewer than six persons were severely injured when some suspected hoodlums attacked some Hausa foreign exchange traders at Ekiosa…
NBA to LASG: Reverse LUC in 7 days or face protest
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Ikeja branch on Wednesday issued the Lagos State Government a seven-day ultimatum to reverse its…
Former INEC chief re-arraigned for accepting gratification from Diezani
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday re-arraigned a former Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Administrative Secretary, Mr…
DPR seals 26 petrol stations in Ibadan over sharp practices
The Head of Operations of Ibadan office of the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, Sadiq Ibrahim Danjuma on Wednesday stated…
Benin Republic woman jailed 6 years for stealing employer’s N76m property
An Igbosere Magistrate Court, Lagos has sentenced a Cotonou, Republic of Benin woman, Janet Ketu aka Iya Bidemi, 44 to…
Man Sent To Prison For Duping Businessman $30,000
A 31-year old man, Anthony Okonji has been arrested and arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court for allegedly obtaining the…
Ambode Receives Nigerian World Record Holder In Longest Reading Marathon
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday received a Nigerian, Bayode Treasures-Olawunmi who set a new Guinness World Record…
Land Use Charge: Outrageous Amount In Circulation Unfounded – LASG
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday clarified the figures circulating in the media on the rate for the newly reviewed…
Obiano sacks 18 commissioners, others
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State on Wednesday sacked the 18 commissioners in his cabinet and some political appointees.
Madrid send PSG out of Champions League, zoom into quarter-finals
European champions Real Madrid moved into the Champions League quarter-finals as they beat Ligue 1 leaders Paris St-Germain 2-1 at…
LASIEC Schedules By-Elections For Oshodi/Isolo, Agege LGs March 24
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission ( LASIEC ) has scheduled the conduct of Councillorship by-elections into Ward B (…
FSARS Arrests 4 for purchasing N 9.8m goods with fake bank alert
Operatives of the Federal Special Anti-robbery Squad, FSARS at Adeniji Adele Road, Lagos Island, Lagos have arrested four men who…
Police Arrest 3 With Two Bags Of Indian Hemp
The Police at the Onikan Division on Lagos Island of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested three men for…
JAMB Candidates Donate Food Items To Orphanage Home
A group of candidates preparing for the forthcoming Joint Admission Matriculation Board, JAMB examination have donated several food items to…
African capital markets indicate recovery in 2017
Overall, African equity capital market transaction volume and value improved in 2017 over 2016. In terms of value, 2017 saw…
130,000 high profile persons, companies underpaying tax in Nigeria
The data mining efforts of the Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Finance has identified a new batch of…
Land Use Charge: We’re ready for Dialogue – Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday said he is ready to dialogue with the Organised Private Sector, OPS on…
Presidency to Clark: State of emergency in Borno can’t win terrorists war
The Presidency has responded to a former Minister of Information, Edwin Clark, who asked President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a…
Young entrepreneur launches ‘Bizzybody’ app in Lagos
Young entrepreneur, Seun Ayeni has launched has launched a multi-functional application called ‘Bizzybody App’ to bridge lacuna in the entertainment…
Matic’s stunning strike takes United back to second in EPL
Nemanja Matic scored a stunning stoppage-time winner as Manchester United came from 2-0 down to go second in the Premier…
Lagos orders Tejuoso shop owners to take possession or forfeit ownership rights
Lagos State Government has ordered shop owners at Tejuoso market in Yaba to occupy their allotted shops or risk forfeiture…
Court freezes LASG Agency’s account over alleged N3bn fraud
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday ordered that the Zenith Bank account of the Lagos State Number Plate…
UI admits 5,000 postgraduate applicants for 2017/18
The Dean of Postgraduate School, University of Ibadan, UI, Professor Jonathan Babalola has announced that the institution has offered admission…
FG drags Chinese oil firm to court over unremitted $3.09bn tax
The Nigerian government has commenced legal proceedings against the Chinese-owned oil firm, Addax Petroleum Development Nigeria Ltd, over the company's…