Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
Boko Haram slaughters 8 people in Borno
Eight persons were slaughtered by suspected Boko Haram in a village on the outskirts of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital…
Ambode charges civil servants to possess problem-solving skills
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has charged civil servants in the state to possess skills that will assist the state…
Youth Ambassadors Emerge In Lagos Ibile Academy
The Lagos State Government has charged the winners of the IBILE Youth Academy , IYA, leadership training programme, to come…
The Cost of Reforms: Hadiza Bala Usman as a Case Study
The evolutionary trend of Nigeria’s socio-political journey since Independence has shown a clear path for the permeation of corruption, from…
Maximizing Tourism Potential Of Badagry
Founded in the15th century, the ancient town of Badagry is significant in many ways. Aside being a major center of…
Meningitis didn’t kill 2 people in Lagos, NCDC Lied-LASG
The Lagos State Government on Saturday said the dreaded Cerebrospinal Meningitis, CRM, did not kill two people in Lagos, as…
Barcelona in shock 2-0 defeat, fail to take over from Madrid
Barcelona fail to capitalise on Real Madrid's draw against Atletico Madrid to go top of La Liga as it fell…
Lewandowski scores a brace as Bayern demolish Dortmund 4-1
Bayern Munich moved a huge step closer to winning a fifth successive Bundesliga title after an easy win over Borussia…
Chelsea cruise on, pounce Bournemouth 3-1
Chelsea maintained their seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League with an entertaining victory over spirited Bournemouth.
JAMB extends UTME registration, postpones examination
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Saturday announced the extension of registration for the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation…
Pictures: Three Wise Men Distribute Gifts To Herald Lagos @ 50 Celebrations
There was stir across the Lagos metropolis on Saturday as three Wise men distribute gifts to residents of the state…
Atletico throw La Liga title open after drawing with Madrid
Real Madrid's hope of winning the La Liga title is now shaken as Atletico Madrid came from behind to draw…
City end four win-less run to beat Hull City 3-1
Manchester City ended a four-game winless run in the Premier League with a comfortable victory over Hull City on Saturday…
Liverpool came from behind to beat Stoke City 2-1
Liverpool came from behind to beat Stoke City and stay on course for a top-four finish thanks to goals by…
Danger! Germany depots ISIS suspect to Nigeria
Germany has deported to Nigeria, an alleged Islamic extremist, an ISIS suspect, deemed dangerous by authorities.
Merciless Tottenham maul Watford 4-0 to keep pace with Chelsea
Tottenham kept up the pressure on leaders Chelsea with an impressive home victory over Watford, their sixth consecutive Premier League…
Naira crumbles to dollars again
Nigeria's naira slid pass N400 on the black market on Friday amid tight dollar supply, despite a series of currency…
Sadio Mane ruled out rest of season with knee injury
Liverpool forward Sadio Mane is set to miss the last seven games of the season with a knee injury.
Fifa loses £300m in 2016, sets to lose further £400m in 2017
World football governing body Fifa lost nearly £300m in 2016 and is scheduled to lose close to £400m in 2017.
Supreme Court sacks House of Rep. member
The Supreme Court has removed Sopuluchukwu Ezeonwuka of the Peoples Democratic Party from representing Orumba North/South, Anambra Federal Constituency in…
US warns Syria it’s ready for ‘more’
The US envoy to the UN has warned America may take further action after bombarding a Syrian air base suspected…
Nigeria’s GSM subscribers hit 154 million
At least, 154 million Nigerians are now active subscribers of the General System on Mobile Communications (GSM), the Executive Chairman…
FG protests killing of Nigerian in South Africa
Nigeria’s foreign ministry on Friday protested against the killing of a Nigerian, Mr Rasaq Ajao, in Polokwane, Limpopo Province, South…
Arrogance And Intimidation In Public Discourse
For sometime now, one has observed an amusing, derogatory and demeaning utterances of some persons in public discourse which assaults…
LASIEC To Conduct LG Elections July 22
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) has announced that it would conduct elections into the 57 Local Governments/Local Council…
World Health Day: Lagos laments rising cases of Suicide
As the world marks the World Health Day, the Lagos State Government has lamented rising cases of suicide in the…
World Health Day: 300 million people worldwide live with depression-WHO
By Kazeem Ugbodaga As the world marks the World Health Day, the World Health Organisation, WHO, says more than 300…
Meningitis kills 2 in Lagos, as death toll rises to 438
The dreaded Cerebrospinal Meningitis, CRM, disease has hit Lagos State, killing two people as national death toll rises to 438,…
Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor gets go-ahead
A potential blockbuster fight between Floyd Mayweather and UFC star Conor McGregor has been given the green light by the…
Dogara to Governors: Publish your security votes, LG funds
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has challenged Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State to extend his campaign…