Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
Sanwo-Olu orders Lagos CP to fish out killers of CSP Abonde
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu to fish out the killers of a…
Buhari asks Senate to confirm ICPC, RMAFC Commissioners
The Senate has received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari to confirm the appointment of five Commissioners to fill vacancies…
10 months after: Obaseki releases names of 11 Commissioners designate
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday forwarded the names of 11 Commissioners designate to the State House of…
My takeaway from the 76th UN General Assembly Session
Throughout last week in New York, the United Nations General Assembly – the congress for the world – gathered for…
Senate to FG: Consider N300bn fund for Emergency Intervention on roads
The Senate has urged the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, consider an Emergency Intervention Fund to the…
2,000 Nigerians banned from traveling abroad for evading COVID-19 tests
The Presidential Steering Committee(PSC) on COVID-19 has banned over 2,000 Nigerians and foreigners from traveling abroad and into the country…
Yahaya Bello blasts Chinese contractor over substandard job
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State on Monday, in Lokoja reprimanded the Chinese contractor handling the renovation of the Kogi…
Oyedepo’s special dance steps as he clocks 67 (Video)
Presiding Bishop, Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo clocks 67 years today and he celebrated his new age with special…
Major Oseni sues Nigerian Army, FCMB for N2bn
A jailed Major in the Nigeria Army, Akeem Oseni, has filed a N2 billion suit against the Nigeria Army and…
Wike borrows N25bn from Zenith Bank
The Rivers State Executive Council has approved a N25 billion loan from Zenith Bank for the funding of the Oyigbo-Afam…
Trial of ex-Chief of Air Staff, Dikko resumes
The trial of former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Mohammed Dikko Umar resumed today Monday, September 27, 2021, before…
Why Abacha would remain hero, great man in Bayelsa – Diri
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri on Monday said late Nigerian dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha remained a great man and hero…
Deadly Ogun robber Ojugbele busted with guns
A suspected armed robber, Rotimi Ojugbele has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command along Ilaro/Owode Yewa…
FG flags off removal of 3,000 wrecks on waterways
By Esther Komolafe The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) at the weekend flagged off the first phase of…
Corruption: Lagos suspends committee on removal of abandoned vehicles
The Lagos State Government on Monday suspended activities of the Ad-hoc teams of Committee on Removal of Abandoned Vehicles (RAVC)…
Three fraudsters Adefila, Babamide, Segun go to jail in Ibadan
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Command has secured the conviction of three internet fraudsters.
Suspected internet fraudsters, Riliwan, Dominic, David busted in Abuja
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested three suspected internet fraudsters in the Kuje and Gwagwalada…
Massive protest against compulsory COVID-19 vaccination in Edo
Members of civil society organistions and students unions on Monday staged a massive protest against Edo State's no-COVID-19 vaccination, no-entry…
Why Edo doctors didn’t join NARD’s indefinite strike
A member of Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), has explained why resident doctors in Edo State did not join…
An encounter with Gen. Alabi-Isama
I had an official assignment to visit TheNEWS Magazine’s agents in states of the South-western Nigeria beginning from September 13.
Two undergraduates Angel, Sonia busted with drugs
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested two female students of Edo State Polytechnic, Uzen, Babalola Modupe Angel,…
Nigerian singer Oritse Femi escapes death by whisker (Photos)
Nigerian singer Oritse Femi has escaped death by a whisker in a motor accident, as he thanked God for saving…
Sanwo-Olu: Why Lagos must be allowed to collect VAT
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday said Lagos will do more for the people if allowed to collect Value…
Why my heart bleeds – Sanwo-Olu’s wife
Wife of Lagos State Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu says her heart always bleed whenever girls are raped in the state.
Nigeria at 61: There are plans to rig 2023 elections, says Wike
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike says there are plans to rig the 2023 elections which…
Nigeria at 61: Sanwo-Olu charges Nigerians on fairness, equity, justice
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday charged Nigerians to work toward the prosperity of the country, saying Nigeria…
Edo to give Sir Victor Uwaifo state burial
Edo State Government said it would organize a state burial for late music maestro, Sir Victor Uwaifo.
D’Tigress beat Mali to retain African title
Nigeria’s senior national women basketball team, D’Tigress, on Sunday emerged champions of the 2021 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship by defeating…
Edo Police declare Enwereji, Omotakpor wanted over N27m fraud
Edo State Police Command has declared two persons, Donald Enwereji and Desmond Alabi Omotakpor, wanted over an alleged N27 million…
NDLEA intercepts 3,300kg of drugs in Lagos airport, Abuja hotel, others
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have seized 3,300kg of drugs at the Lagos Airport and in…