Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
British Prime Minister signs letter to trigger Brexit
Theresa May has signed the letter that will formally begin the UK's departure from the European Union.
Suicide: Lagos sets up Aquatic Respond Squad
Kazeem Ugbodaga *Records 80,000 Emergency Calls Daily The Lagos State Government says it is planning to set up a Marine…
Ile-Ife Crisis: Stop provoking Hausas, Arewa group warns Yorubas
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) on Tuesday warned Yoruba groups, including the Afenifere over comments credited to the latter…
Tax evasion: FG goes after Nigerian billionaires
The Federal Government says it will soon clampdown on Nigerian millionaires and billionaires who evade payment of tax.
Buhari, Osibanjo, Ambode, others honour Tinubu at 65
Eminent Nigerians, including President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo; Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and others on Tuesday honoured the…
Tinubu Warns Buhari Against Selling Nation’s Refineries
The National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has warned the President Muhammadu Buhari's led Federal Government…
Nigeria’s AMCON recovers N682 billion debt in six years
Nigeria's state-owned Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has recovered N681.5 billion over the past six years from debtors in…
Groups hail Ambode for transforming Lagos
Lagos State-based political groups have described Governor Akinwunmi Ambode as a very hard working man who has transformed the state…
‘I didn’t want to be seen’-Evans reveals torment over Towell’s death
Dale Evans says he could not leave his house and considered quitting boxing after opponent Mike Towell died following their…
Tricycle, Mini Vehicle App for Launch in Lagos
Lagos State transportation system is set to witness another revolution as an IT firm, Matatu has concluded plans to launched…
Lagos unveils 50-day event plan for Golden Jubilee
By Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos @ 50 Planning Committee on Monday unveiled range of activities for the final celebration of…
Depression, Lagos Lagoon and the Allure of Suicide
Recent research reveals that about 480 million people across the world experience depression during their lifetime. According to a WHO…
Obasanjo’s wife files suit to stop son’s wedding
Mrs Taiwo Obasanjo, one of the wives of former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has filed a suit at an Ikeja…
Obasanjo Hosts Envoys’ Conference
Nigeria's former President, Olusegun Obasanjo will on Thursday host a two-day Embassies and Consular Missions Conference, ECMC in Abeokuta, Ogun…
Safety of Lagosians not negotiable-Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday launched the rebranded Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps, with a pledge that the…
AMCON hands over Keystone Bank to new investors
Following the sale of Keystone Bank to Sigma Golf-Riverbank Consortium by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), the new…
Russia opposition leader, Navalny jailed
Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny has been jailed for 15 days for resisting police orders during mass protests on Sunday.
Lagos to immunise 4.9 million children against Polio
The Lagos State Government says it is targeting the immunization of 4.9 million children in the ongoing National Immunization Plus…
Obama Triumphs As Trump, Republicans Withdraw Health Bill
Seven years of Republican efforts to eradicate President Barack Obama's proudest domestic achievement ended Friday before a single vote was…
Ambode: We’re on a mission to regenerate Lagos Island
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday revealed plans of his administration to regenerate the Lagos Island axis of…
LFZ: Lagos, investors to inject $64 million in six months
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday disclosed that the government and China Africa Lekki Investment Limited (CALIL), will in…
On the Lagos Master Craftsman Project
Over the last two decades, the rise in occurrences of building collapse in Nigeria has assumed a worrisome dimension as…
Economic instability could delay Nigeria’s plan for $1.4 billion loan-IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to warn Nigeria its economy needs urgent reform, according to a report seen…
World Bank approves $200 million loan for Nigerian farmers
The World Bank said on Friday it has approved a $200 million loan to Nigeria to support the government's effort…
Shell begins cleaning up Nigeria oil spills in April
The head of a group helping organise Shell's clean-up efforts in an oil Delta community in Nigeria said on Friday…
Buhari heads to Sambisa Forest Monday
President Muhammadu Buhari is heading to the once dreaded Sambisa Forest on Monday to declare open the Nigerian Army Small…
How my Alfa husband sent me out of home naked-wife
A fashion designer, Tope Dauda, told an Idi-Ogungun Customary Court at Agodi, Ibadan on Friday that her husband, Alfa Usman…
N18.7 million debt forced me to attempt jumping into Lagoon-Textile dealer
Mrs Taiwo Momoh, the 58 years old woman who was rescued by the police on Friday from jumping into the…
Mother clubs her son to death, buried him secretly
A middle-aged woman, Mrs Bisola Olukoya, has been arrested by the men of Ogun State Police Command, for allegedly beating…
Police rescue woman who attempts to jump into Lagoon on 3rd Mainland Bridge
The Lagos State Police Command has rescued a woman Taiwo Titilayo Momoh who attempted to jump into the Lagoon from…