Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
Sagay to Buhari: Don’t remove Magu as EFCC Acting Chairman
The Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption has advised President Muhammadu Buhari not to remove the acting Chairman of the Economic…
Tump lied, Senate panel rejects wiretap claim
There are "no indications" that Trump Tower was under surveillance by the US government before or after the election, a…
United battle to Europa Quarter-final after 1-0 victory over Rostov
Manchester United survived a scare against Russian minnows FC Rostov to edge through to the Europa League quarter-finals with a…
President Buhari’s Anti-corruption Project Under Threat
All things considered, I hold the strong view now that President Buhari’s anti-corruption project is under heavy threat by some…
House of Reps removes Adeosun as Public Procurement Council Chairman
The House of Representatives has removed Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun as chairman of the National Council on Public Procurement.
Lagos seeks work place synergy, corporate goals
Lagos State Government has underscored the need for team work and work place synergy for the attainment of a corporate…
Lagos debt profile hits N603.25 billion, highest in Nigeria
Lagos State had the highest debt of N603.25 billion of all Nigerian states in 2016, as against its revenue of…
Defoe makes England squad
Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe has been recalled to the England squad.
Lagos records 1,200 land grabbing cases in 9 months
The Lagos State Government on Thursday decried the high rate of land grabbing in the state, disclosing that 1,200 of…
Enteric Fever responsible for death of 2 students at Queens College-LASG
The Lagos State Government on Thursday attributed the death of two students and the hospitalization of several others at Queens…
SERAP asks Nigeria’s government to renominate Magu for comfirmation
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Nigeria's government to renominate Ibrahim Magu for confirmation as Chairman…
CBN approves dollar sale to more exchange bureaux
Nigeria's central bank on Thursday cleared more retail currency bureaux to take part in a weekly dollar sale to boost…
Senate sends Customs boss away for not wearing uniform
The Senate on Thursday sent the Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.), away for not wearing…
Ahmad ends Hayatou’s reign as CAF president after 29 years
Issa Hayatou’s 29-year reign as head of the Confederation of African Football is over after Madagascar’s Ahmad Ahmad beat him…
Nigeria’s government amends corruption charges against Justice Ngwuta
Nigeria's government on Thursday amended the corruption charges it preferred against a Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Sylvester Ngwuta,…
Rabies kill 2 in Lagos, as govt. calls for alertness
The Lagos State Government has revealed that rabies has killed two adult male in the state and called for alertness…
Islamic cleric stones 3-year old boy to death for rituals in Lagos
Shock, followed by pandemonium and palpable fear, enveloped residents of White Sand area of Isheri-Oshun in Ejigbo area of Lagos…
Dutch PM sees off Wilders challenge
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's party has won the most seats in parliamentary elections, exit polls say.
5,000 rescued from Boko Haram in Cameroon
West African forces freed 5,000 people being held in villages by Boko Haram, in an operation that killed more than…
Death toll in Ethiopia dump landslide hits 113
The death toll from a landslide at a dump in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa has reached 113, officials said…
Court sentences man to 14-year imprisonment for rape
A magistrate Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced a 23-year-old, Benjamin John, to 14 years imprisonment for raping a 16-year…
Mother stabs 8-month old baby
A mother has stabbed her eight-month-old baby boy at a police barrack in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.
Trump loses again as judge blocks his travel ban
A Federal judge in Hawaii has blocked President Donald Trump's new travel ban, hours before it was due to begin…
Arms scandal: How Fayose made payment of N75m to Ozekhome
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has told a Federal High Court in Lagos that Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele…
Atletico cruise into Champions League Quarter-finals
Atletico Madrid sealed their place in the last eight of the Champions League courtesy of a professional second-leg display against…
City knocked out of Champions League on away goal rule
Manchester City were knocked out of the Champions League on away goals at the last-16 stage after Monaco's second-leg victory…
NBC’s crisis deepens as Lagos threatens sanction
The crisis rocking the Nigerian Bottling Company, NBC, manufacturer of Coca Cola, Fanta and Sprite is far from being over…
Anchor University holds first Matriculation next Wednesday
The newly established Anchor University, a faith-based Institution and an off-shoot of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry holds its inaugural…
Etisalat owes us N42 billion – GTB
Nigeria's Guaranty Trust Bank, GTB, says Etisalat Nigeria is owing it to the tune of N42 billion ($138 million) via…
South Sudan gunmen kill 28 Ethiopians, kidnap 43 children
Gunmen from South Sudan have killed 28 people and kidnapped 43 children in neighbouring Ethiopia, a government official said on…