Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
CBN to sell $150m at Interbank Market
Nigeria's central bank said on Tuesday it will sell $150 million in currency forwards on the interbank market through commercial…
Nigeria inflation drops to 17.78 percent
Nigeria's inflation rate bucked the trend in February to fall to 17.78 percent, its lowest level in 15 months, driven…
Senate to screen Magu on Wednesday
The Nigeria's Upper Chamber, the Senate will conduct another screening for the Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim…
I won’t appear before you on Wednesday, Customs boss dares Senate
The Comptroller General, Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.) on Tuesday said he would not be appearing before the…
6 States move to halt Trump’s revised ban
A group of states renewed their effort on Monday to block President Donald Trump's revised temporary ban on refugees and…
Chelsea dump United out of FA Cup after 1-0 win
Chelsea capitalised on Ander Herrera's sending-off to win a hard-fought FA Cup quarter-final with holders Manchester United and maintain their…
Tragedy as N/Assembly clerk slumps, dies
Tragedy struck at the National Assembly on Monday as a senior staff of the Management, Mr. Mohammed Shuaibu, slumped and…
Ogun converts Moshood Abiola Polytechnic to University
The Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, has signed into law a bill upgrading Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, into Moshood Abiola…
Nigeria’s government owes power distribution companies N59.3 billion
Nigeria’s government Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, are owing power distribution companies, DisCos, a debt of N59.3 billion.
Ghost Workers: FG wants BVN in MFB to verify 27,000 police salary accounts
The Federal Government has charged the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to extend the Bank Verification Number (BVN) to account…
Social Media profiling and abuses
Every day, more than one billion people connect with each other using social media. People post pictures on Instagram, Like…
Madrid back on top of La Liga after 2-1 win against Betis
Real Madrid came back from a goal down to beat Real Betis 2-1 and overthrew Barcelona as La Liga's leader…
Nigeria’s foreign reserves hit $30 billion
For the second time since President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office in May 2015, Nigeria’s foreign reserves have hit the $30…
Zambia wins Africa Under-20 Nations Cup
Hosts Zambia turned on the style to lift the Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations after beating Senegal 2-0 in the…
48 killed in Ethiopia rubbish landslide
At least 48 people have been killed in a landslide at a vast rubbish dump on the outskirts of Ethiopia's…
Icardi, Banega bag hat-tricks as Inter put 7 goals past Atalanta
Mauro Icardi and Ever Banega each scored a hat-trick as Inter Milan thrashed Atalanta in Serie A.
Woeful Barca lost 2-1 at Deportivo to jeopadise title hope
Barcelona's La Liga title hopes were hit as they followed up their famous Champions League win over Paris St-Germain with…
Liverpool labour to 2-1 over Burnley
Emre Can's fourth goal of the season ended Burnley's stubborn resistance as Liverpool claimed an unconvincing win to strengthen their…
Double dating: Air Force officer kills lover
A personnel of the Nigerian Air Force has shot and killed his girlfriend, who is also an Air Force personnel,…
Son bags hat-trick as Rampaging Tottenham demolish Millwall 6-0
Son Heung-min scored a hat-trick as Tottenham Hotspur reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup with an easy 6-0 win…
Man who stole 6 laptops at Seminar arrested while hosting church members
The operatives of Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a man who specialised in stealing…
Celebrating Niyi Osundare at 70
The exemplary poet is 70 years old today, and I must return to the market square to plant a song.
Lagos has earmarked N30bn to phase out danfo buses-Ambode
Lagos Sate Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode at the weekend said that the proposed Bus Reform Initiative aimed at giving Lagosians…
LASTMA GM escapes death as ‘Danfo’ driver almost ran over him
The General Manager, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Olawale Musa escaped death by the whisker as a commercial bus…
Lagos arrests, prosecutes 122 cultists, miscreants
The Lagos State Government says it has arrested and prosecuted 122 notorious cultists and miscreants in Mushin area of Lagos,…
Xenophobic: Why South Africans attack Nigerians-Dabiri-Erewa
The Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa has said that the xenophobic attacks on…
Monaco opens 5-point lead with 2-1 win over Bordeaux
Monaco opened up a five-point lead over second-placed Nice at the top of Ligue 1 with victory over Bordeaux.
Bayern put three goals past Frankfurt to open 10-point gap
Bayern Munich extended their lead at the top of the Bundesliga to 10 points with a comfortable win over Eintracht…
King’s hat-trick gives Bournemouth 3-2 victory over West Ham
Joshua King scored a hat-trick as Bournemouth boosted their Premier League survival hopes by beating West Ham to secure a…
Angry Arsenal pounce Lincoln 5-0 to FA Cup Semi-finals
Non-league Lincoln City's astonishing run in the FA Cup came to an end as Arsenal remain on course for a…