Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
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…
Gotze rules out of season as he suffers metabolic disorder
World Cup winner Mario Gotze has been ruled out for the rest of the season as he recovers from a…
Guardiola sets to eclipse Van Gaal’s Europe record
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola will eclipse Louis van Gaal as the most successful manager in European club football after…
Trump’s 2005 tax return leak reveals $38m bill
US President Donald Trump paid $38m (£31m) in tax on more than $150m (£123m) income in 2005, a leaked partial…
Senate Rejects Magu Again As SSS Insists He Is Corrupt
The Senate on Thursday rejected the nomination of Ibrahim Magu as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
Buhari presides over first FEC meeting since return from London
Nigeria's president, Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presided over the first Federal Executive Council, FEC meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja,…
Lagos orders Lekki Garden to stop work on new estate
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday stopped further construction of buildings in the Lekki Gardens Phase 3, at Olokonla area,…
Man sentenced to 10-year imprisonment for raping cousin
A 20-year-old uncle, Solomon Friday, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by an Ogudu Family Court, Lagos, for raping…
Mercy Johnson, 53 others appointed Senior Special Assistants in Kogi
Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson and 53 others have been appointed Senior Special Assistants, SSA, by the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya…
Juventus cruise into Champions League Quarter-final
Italian champions Juventus eased into the Champions League quarter-finals with a routine second-leg win against Portuguese league leaders Porto.
Leicester beat Sevilla 2-0 to reach Champions League Quarter-final
Leicester City's dream Champions League debut continued as they reached the quarter-finals with a famous win against 10-man Sevilla.
EFCC intercepts N49 million cash at Kaduna Airport
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kaduna zonal office, on Tuesday, intercepted N49 million at the Kaduna…
Boko Haram kills 3 Nigerian soldiers in new video
Nigeria’s terrorist group, Boko Haram, has released a new video in which the group executed three people, beheading one and…
Cholera claims 80 lives in Zamfara
The Commissioner for Health in Zamfara State, Alhaji Suleiman Gummi, has said that no fewer than 80 people had been…
NNPC yet to remit LNG’s $15.8 billion to Federation Account
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) says Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is yet to remit 15.8 billion dollars…
Lagos and the National Stadium
The National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, was built by the General Yakubu Gowon military administration in 1972 as a 55,000 capacity…
Ambode charges States to embrace leadership development
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday charged other state governments in the country to embrace leadership development as that…
Lagos needs N60 billion to revamp public schools-Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has said that his administration would require about N60 billion to give public schools…
Somali pirates hijack oil tanker, 8 Sri Lankan crew
Pirates have hijacked an oil tanker with eight Sri Lankan crew onboard, a Somali official said on Tuesday, the first…