Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
Pandemonium as fire guts section of Lagos Transportation Ministry
Staff of the Ministry and those of the Ministry of Establishments, Training and Pension who were in the same building…
Sanwo-Olu empowers 350 Lagosians with vocational tools to eke out a living
Speaking at the event, Sanwo-Olu said the empowerment is part of her office’s commitment to the well-being and prosperity of…
Peter Obi storms Niger Mosque, breaks fast with Muslims
Obi, who never visited or entered a mosque during his last presidential campaign where he lost to President Bola Tinubu…
Tinubu begs National Assembly to exercise restraint in summoning ministers, others
''I have been watching various committees summoning ministers and heads of agencies. I have complained to the Speaker to let…
CBN resolves outstanding FX backlog, as external reserves jump to $34.11bn
According to the CBN, it employed Deloitte Consulting, an independent auditing firm, to meticulously assess the transactions, ensuring that only legitimate…
Nigeria grabs gold in Men’s 4x100m at African Games
The quartet of Sunday Israel Okon, Consider Ekanem, Alaba Akintola and Usheoritse Itsekiri stormed to victory to win gold.
Security operatives rescue 20 kidnapped victims in Edo
The victims were among 41 passengers of four Toyota Hiace buses abducted by gunmen suspected to be herders along Lakpese…
Nigeria’s Okezie wins 400m gold at African Games
Okezie's time of 45.06 seconds is the fastest by a Nigerian athlete in nine years. The time was also his…
JUST IN: Tobi Amusan strikes gold in 100m hurdles at African Games
Amusan is the current world record holder in the 100 metres hurdles with a time of 12.12 seconds which she…
Nigerian man Cole who threatened to kill EFCC boss arrested
The suspect made the death threat through his Instagram page handle: “1billionsecretss” while commenting on a story posted by a…
Nigerian Senate passes Student Loan Bill
The Act, popularly known as the Students Loan Bill seeks to provide loans for indigent Nigerian students to pay fees…
FG releases names of individuals, BDCs financing terrorism in Nigeria (Full list)
Documents released the Nigerian Sanctions Committee when it met on Monday revealed that Mamu participated in the financing of terrorism by…
Lagos vows to fight quackery in health sector, jaw-jaw with stakeholders
Ogunyemi said the government could not afford to overlook or underestimate the detrimental impact of unqualified individuals practicing medicine without…
Zenith Bank appoints Adaora Umeoji first female GMD/CEO
Prior to this appointment, Umeoji has been the Deputy Managing Director of the bank since October 28, 2016 and has…
I’ll restore peace in South East two minutes if released from prison – Nnamdi Kanu
Kanu said they knew that if he was released from prison, in two minutes, the insecurity would stop.
Most wanted Zamfara bandit Damina, scores of others killed in NAF’s strikes
The source said more than 50 bandits were neutralized with several motorcycles destroyed, saying that the attack was the biggest…
Air strikes destroy terrorists’ logistics storage in Niger
Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, in a statement said “Air strikes by Nigerian…
U.S. rejects Putin presidency, says Russian election undemocratic
Blinken, in a statement said the Kremlin has systematically marginalized groups advocating for democratic processes and rule of law, including…
Positioning Nigeria for second Machine Age
The security issue is on all time low, banditry and terrorism is ravaging the land and inhibiting FDI and FPI.…
How suspected fraudsters swindled Dr. Bello £1m for ‘spiritual cleansing’
The defendants were re-arraigned before Justice Oshodi in December 2022 on three counts following the reassignment of the case file…
Falconets beat Uganda 2-0 to reach African Games final
Falconets had beaten Morocco 2-0 in their first match before a 4-0 humbling of Senegal in their second group B…
Nigerian Army releases names, photos of 16 soldiers killed in Delta
Youths of the areas ambushed the military officers who came to restore peace between two warring communities.
Voice, Data Services affected by undersea cable cuts restored – NCC
The commission, in a statement issued by its Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, said "Following the disruption on March…
Lagos robber Adam Francis jailed 38 years
Justice Oyindamola Ogala in her judgment held that the prosecution had successfully proved the three count charge of armed robbery,…
Sanwo-Olu, Anyaoku, Adebanjo, others demand new Nigerian Constitution
They said Nigeria has two options in getting a truly federal constitution by either adopting the recommendations of the 2014…
Pulaaku Initiative: Tinubu’s message of hope to the North
The emphasis of the Pulaaku Initiative on the provision of formal education and other social amenities, will go a very…
Barcelona thrash 9-man Atletico Madrid to move second in La Liga
The visitors opened the scoring in the 38th minute of the match. Robert Lewandowski teed up Joao Felix inside the…
Lagos, FHA partner on affordable housing for residents, Nigerians in Diaspora
The promise was made on Saturday by the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of…
How four high ranking Army officers, 12 soldiers were killed in Delta
Gusau added that "the reinforcement team led by the Commanding officer was also attacked, leading to the death of the…
Lagos woman Bose jailed for money racketeering
Abdulmalik told the court that the defendant was arrested on February 15, 2024 while hawking Naira notes at Eko Club,…