Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
Our meeting with Buhari not on 2019 elections – APC Governors
State Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday said their mission to Daura, Katsina State, was merely to…
LASIEC boss charges political parties on sensitization of electorate
The Chairman of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission ( LASIEC ), Justice Ayotunde Phillips (Rtd) has urged political parties…
Eko Club Endorses Ambode For Second Term
A foremost social club in Lagos State, Eko Club has endorsed the State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode for a second…
Lagos Shuts 24 Illegal Pharmacies, Patent Medicine Stores
The Lagos State Government has shut down 24 illegal pharmacies and chemist shops in Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Government Area of…
UNILAG matriculates 9,204 students amidst tight security
The University of Lagos on Friday matriculated 9,204 students admitted into various academic disciplines for the 2017/2018 academic session.
Zuma Statue remains despite resignation, Okorocha insists
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State says the statue of former President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma will remain, despite…
Zamfara massacre: Buhari orders security operatives to arrest perpetrators
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has ordered security operatives to immediately be deployed to Zamfara State where armed men massacred 36…
Africa loses $80bn annually through Illicit Financial Flow – Adeosun
Nigeria and global organisations, including the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the World Bank Group, have agreed on…
Lassa fever kills 11 people in Edo, many still hospitalised
No fewer than 11 persons have died of Lassa fever in Edo State in the latest outbreak of the hemorrhagic…
Lagos charges LAGESC on 24 -hour surveillance
The Commissioner for the Environment, Babatunde Durosinmi-Etti has tasked operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) on 24-hour…
Lagos presents empowerment tools to orphans, vulnerables
Lagos State Government on Thursday presented empowerment tools to Orphans and Vulnerable Children, OVC Household Heads as a way of…
N5.85bn Tax: SPDC and FIRS settle out of court
The Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS and the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) have settled out of court the lingering…
Jacob Zuma, ANC And The Future Of South Africa
In-spite of his initial grandstand, it was obvious that the days of former South Africa’s President, Jacob Zuma, in power…
“Do Not Buy IPhone X!” Or 5 Decent Alternatives To The New Device From Apple Makers!
"Do Not Buy IPhone X!" Or 5 Decent Alternatives To The New Device From Apple Makers!
Mane bags hat-trick as Liverpool run riot with goals in Porto
Sadio Mane scored a hat-trick as Liverpool marked their first Champions League knockout game for seven years with an emphatic…
Ronaldo scores brace as Madrid thrash PSG 3-1
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brace as Real Madrid thrash PSG 3-1 at the Bernabeu Stadium in the first leg of…
South Africa’s President, Zuma Resigns
South Africa's embattled President Jacob Zuma has resigned his office with immediate effect.
Lagos approves establishment of 4 more emergency response units
The Lagos State Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations, Mr. Seye Oladejo has said that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has…
Herdsmen: Ogun stakeholders debunk shutdown of 30 primary schools
Stakeholders in Yewa North, Ogun State have debunked claims that 30 primary schools were shutdown in Yewa North following attack…
Lagos Donates N365M Mobile Clinic For Cancer Treatment
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday handed over a Mobile Cancer Centre for the diagnosis and treatment of residents afflicted…
Lagos Sets To Collaborate With Academics To Sustain Traffic Law
The Lagos State Government says it will collaborate with stakeholders in the academics in a bid to sustain the traffic…
LIRS begins automated collection of consumption tax from hotels, others
In line with global best practice in the use of technology and automated solutions, the Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS)…
Train crushes UNILAG Post-Graduate Student to death
A Post-graduate student of Economics at the University of Lagos, UNILAG, was on Tuesday crushed to death by a train…
Buhari, Jega, Sanusi, To Lead Discussions At Lagos-Kano Summit
President Muhammadu Buhari is among dignitaries listed to discuss the strategic importance of collaboration among key institutions to national development…
Herdsmen crisis: Buhari is under a trance – Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Tuesday said Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari is under a trance in view of wanton…
JAMB: Snake didn’t swallow N36m in our office
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB has debunked claims that snake swallowed N36 million in its office in Benue…
We want state police, governors demand
The Nigerian Governors’ Forum have backed the call of the establishment of state police to counter rising insecurity in the…
Trump’s $4.4 trillion budget moves deficit sharply higher
President Donald Trump unveiled a $4.4 trillion budget for next year that heralds an era of $1 trillion-plus federal deficits…
Tinubu’s former Deputy, Pedro now chairman, Lagos Sports Trust Fund
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday named former Lagos Deputy Governor, Femi Pedro as the chairman, Lagos State…
Adeosun to address UN, OECD’s Conference on Tax, Revenue Leakages
The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has been invited by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development to speak…