Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
Intruder scales fence into White House, arrested
A man has been arrested after breaching the White House grounds carrying a backpack, the Secret Service said.
N541.8bn debt: CBN, NCC rescue Etisalat from takeover
Nigeria's financial and telecoms regulator said it agreed on Friday with local banks to end the prospect of receivership for…
40 killed in Damascus bombing
A double bomb attack targeting Shi'ite pilgrims in Damascus killed at least 40 Iraqis and wounded 120 more who were…
Dead PDP’ll be buried during LG poll – Lagos APC
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has boasted that the final burial of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will be held…
2007 gov. election: Fear of death forced me to write my will- Doherty
An ex-Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship aspirant in Lagos, Engr Adedeji Doherty, has revealed that the fear of meeting his…
Mali faces FIFA ban
Mali is facing a possible Fifa suspension after the country's sports minister missed a deadline to revoke his dissolution of…
FA Cup: City zoom into Semi-finals
Goals from David Silva and Sergio Aguero gave Manchester City a deserved win over Middlesbrough and earned Pep Guardiola's side…
I also messed up Nigeria (part 1)
As many that will read the above title, some will be shocked to stupor; many will say it is impossible…
Keyamo plotting to clone my voice, kill Otobo – Apostle Suleman
General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman on Friday alleged that Lagos lawyer, Festus Keyamo is plotting to…
Hundreds displaced as police raze Otodo Gbame in Lagos
Hundreds of people in Nigeria‘s Lagos State were left homeless on Sunday after police stormed an informal fishing settlement and…
Soludo, Oshiomhole, Others Proffer Solution To Rescue Nation’s Economy
Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Prof. Charles Soludo; former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole and…
Fans attack PSG players at Airport
Paris St-Germain say a police investigation is under way after fans angrily confronted players at Bourget Airport following their Champions…
Buhari returns to Nigeria from London Friday
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari will return to Nigeria tomorrow after over a month stay in the United Kingdom to attend…
Fashola Replies Ambode: We’re Not Frustrating Your Govt
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babaunde Fashola has replied Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State's comment that his…
INEC: 2019 presidential election holds 16 February
The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced February 16, 2019 as the date for the next Presidential election in the…
Naira gains against Dollars again
The Nigerian currency exchanged at N462 to a dollar, after it closed at N465 on Wednesday, while the Pound Sterling…
US Travel Ban: Group Slams Foreign Affairs Minister
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Godfrey Onyeama, has been slammed over his statement that there are no reported cases of…
CSL: Martins, Obi, Ighalo, Ideye Battle Ready For Weekend Matches
Following the kick off of its 2017 season last week, the Chinese Super League, CSL, is set for a bigger…
Ambode’s wife charges students on academic excellence
Wife of Lagos State Governor, Mrs Bolanle Ambode on Thursday charged students in the State, especially those seeking admission into…
Ambode visits Adebayo’s widow
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday said the late former military governor of defunct Western Region, General Adeyinka…
South Africa ordered to appear before ICC
South African authorities have been ordered to appear at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on April 7 over the failure…
Nigeria’s debt profile hits N17.36 trillion
Nigeria's total debt rose to N17.36 trillion ($56 bn) as of Dec. 2016 from N12.60 trillion a year earlier, the…
Etisalat owes us N40bn – Access Bank
Telecoms network operator Etisalat Nigeria, which is in talks with local banks on renegotiating the terms of a $1.2 billion…
NCC, CBN meet over Eisalat’s $1.2bn debt
Nigeria's telecoms regulator met with the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on Thursday over Etisasat's $1.2 billion debt and a…
Exxon to buy stake in gas block offshore Mozambique for $2.8 bn
Exxon Mobil Corp said on Thursday it would buy a 25 percent stake in a natural gas-rich block, offshore Mozambique,…
No excuse for non-performance, Lagos tells public servants
The Lagos State Government has told public servants under its employ that government will not take any excuse for non-performance…
Ambode to deploy drones made by LASPOTECH for aerial surveillance
By Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday said the state government would deploy drone made by…
Magical Barca pull off greatest comeback, demolish PSG 6-1
Barcelona came from the dead to maul PSG 6-1 to qualify for Champions League Quarter-Finals on a 6-5 aggregate.
Adebayo: We lost a great patriot-Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday expressed sadness over the demise of elder statesman and former military governor…
Absence of Defence Witness Stalls Nyame’s N1.64bn Fraud Trial
The trial of Jolly Nyame, a former governor of Taraba State, who is being prosecuted for a N1.64 billion fraud…