Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
Millions go to poll in UK’s general election
The parliamentary election is expected to bring Keir Starmer's Labour Party to power, sweeping away Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservatives…
Lagos apologises to residents for dislocation over intensive rainfall
The Commissioner also sympathized with a resident of the State who reportedly lost loved ones as well as others who…
WellaHealth unveils nutrition support clinic
Ipinmoye said the establishment of Meditrina Clinic is a response to the urgent need for specialized nutritional support in managing…
Sanwo-Olu clears backlogs of pensions, pays N4.46bn to 2,000 retirees
"Today, I am pleased to announce that another 2,000 retirees will receive bond certificates worth a total of N4,461,659,536.82. These…
Jobs: We’ve shifted focus to skills, entrepreneurship to empower unwaged youths – Sanwo-Olu
Sanwo-Olu said LSETF had stabilised its operations and scaled up performance over the last eight years, but stressed that the…
Customs intercepts rifles worth N270m at Lagos airport
He added that the analysis of this with similar recent seizures indicated that some unscrupulous Nigerians based in Turkey were…
Lagos planning to establish sovereign investment fund – Sanwo-Olu
The Governor charged the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority to consider investing in the Lekki Airport, Rail, Film City and Food…
Lagos CP orders trial of four police officers for unprofessional conduct
He said that the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Adegoke Fayoade, ordered the immediate orderly room trial of…
Tinubu makes fresh top appointments into CREDICORP board
Tinubu appointed Otunba Aderemi Abdul as Board Chairman (Independent Non-Executive Director) of CREDICORP while Engr. Uzoma Nwagba will serve as…
Recapitalisation: Access Holdings set for proposed N351.01bn rights issue
The apex bank also increased the minimum capital base for commercial banks holding national authorisation to N200 billion, and for…
Senate investigates importation of hazardous petroleum products
Reports had revealed that 12 diesel cargoes conveying a total of 660 kilotons of diesel, were exported by refineries to…
Gun battle on Sagamu-Benin Expressway, two kidnappers killed, three Indians, Nigerian rescued
By Yetunde Fatungase The Police Command in Ogun on Wednesday said it rescued three Indians and a Nigerian abducted on…
Biden has no plan to quit presidential race – White House
But Andrew Bates, White House Senior Deputy Press Secretary and Deputy Assistant to the President, said the New York Times'…
Footballer Pusey jailed 11 years in London in connection with £3m cocaine, cannabis
The police said evidence showed that between March 2020 and June 2020 Pusey was the sole user of the encrypted…
I didn’t discuss release of Nnamdi Kanu with South East governors – Obasanjo
A release by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, on Wednesday, stated the regional development issues including that of…
Turkey stun Austria to reach Euro 2024 quarter-finals
In the 51st minute, Marko Arnautovic wasted a huge scoring opportunity. He found himself unmarked right in front of goal…
Governors must see lawmakers as partners, not appendages – Lagos Assembly
The House further urged Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to recognise past speakers of the Lagos Assembly for their contributions to the…
NNPCL declares State of Emergency on crude oil production
According to him, a detailed analysis of assets revealed that Nigeria could conveniently produce two million barrels of crude oil…
Netherlands cruise into Euro quarter-finals after thrashing Romania
Three minutes into added time, an amazing individual effort from Donyell Malen ended with a strike from inside the penalty…
Nigerian writer, Professor Emeritus Funso Aiyejina dies at 75
Born in 1949 in Ososo, Edo State, Nigeria, Aiyejina graduated from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) in…
116 dead in stampede at Hindu religious event in India
A spokesperson for a senior police officer in Uttar Pradesh told the BBC it would "take hours to release the…
India-bound drug trafficker Ogbonna to rot in jail for 25 years
NDLEA's spokesman, Femi Babafemi in a statement on Tuesday said preliminary checks revealed his real identity as Freeman Charles Ogbonna…
Tragedy hits Niger Deputy Governor Garba’s family, wife in sudden death
Bago said, “It is indeed devastating news and a trying moment, not only for my deputy, but the government and…
Bill to create Etiti State in South-East passes first reading
The bill also sought to alter the listing of local governments according to states and transfer the 11 local government…
Abiodun orders manhunt for perpetrators of kidnapping on Sagamu-Ijebu Ode Expressway
The governor said all the security agencies, including the police, army, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC), Amotekun,…
Sanwo-Olu meets First Bank’s CEO: What they discussed
Sanwo-Olu said: "Part of the consequences of our position in Lagos State is that we are home to many people.…
Cholera: Oyo Govt. calls for heightened vigilance
He lamented that the World Health Organization (WHO), has confirmed the ongoing cholera outbreak in some parts of Nigeria as…
Gospel artiste, Sunday Peters releases soul-stirring ballad: ‘MO L’oluwa’
Sunday Peters is a Nigerian gospel singer, songwriter, worship leader and recording artiste. He started showing his passion for music…
Lagos seizes large quantity of styrofoam uncovered at warehouse in Mushin Market (Video)
Wahab said the styrofoam warehouse was uncovered based on intelligent gathering, saying that operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation…
How siblings macheted middle-aged man to death in Oyo
Ibrahim said that the defendants unlawfully caused the death of one David Olagoke, 49, by macheting him all over his…