Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
Edo Police refute report on killing of six kidnapped victims
Edo State Police Command has refuted a viral report being circulated on the social media that six occupants of a…
Soludo, PDP missing as INEC releases list for Anambra governorship poll
By Kazeem Ugbodaga The name of Prof. Charles Soludo is conspicuously missing as the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, released…
Arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, our story – Anambra Govt
The Anambra State Government on Friday denounced claim that Governor Willie Obiano has a hand in the re-arrest of leader…
Alleged N150m Fraud: Court dismisses defendant’s application
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday dismissed an application filed by Nelson…
FCMB drags staff to court for allegedly stealing N6m
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Plc has dragged its staff, Olarinde Adeolu, 24, before a Lagos Magistrate’s Court for allegedly…
Job Scam: Fake military woman Hauwa convicted for impersonation
Justice M.T.M Aliyu of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna today July 15, 2021 convicted one Hauwa Nasiru Garba for…
Insecurity: SWARHOSPS charges govt to set up security committees at ward, LG levels
The South West Association of Retired Heads of Service and Permanent Secretaries (SWARHOSPS) on Thursday charged the government to set…
Senate passes report on PIB, retains 3% for host communities
The Senate has passed the conference committee report of the Senate and House of Representatives on the Petroleum Industry Bill,…
Policeman, journalist Afuye, Okada rider killed by bank robbers in Ondo
A policeman and two others have been shot dead as armed robbers attacked a bank at Ilara Mokin, Ifedore Local…
Bank security guard Alika busted for planning manager’s kidnap
Felix Alika, a security staff of one of Nigeria's leading banks in Ekpoma has been arrested by operatives of Ekpoma…
EFCC arraigns Sanusi over alleged N10m fraud
The Kaduna Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Ismali Sunusi Justice M.T.M Aliyu…
No rally is allowed in Lagos Friday: Police warn organisers
The Lagos State Police Command on Thursday warned the Yoruba Appraisal Forum to stay clear of Lagos as no rally…
Saka breaks silence after racist abuse for missing England’s penalty kick
Bukayo Saka has broken his silence following racist abuse on social media after he missed England's last penalty kick in…
Lagos Assembly backs Southern Governors on Rotational Presidency
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday declared their support for the resolutions reached by the southern…
Senate okays Buhari’s request for $8.325bn, €490m external loans
The Senate on Thursday approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for ongoing external loans to the tune of $8,325,526,537 (USD) and…
No escape: Alao-Akala has case to answer over N11.5bn fraud – Court
An Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan, on Thursday ruled that a former Governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala…
GOtv Boxing star, Baby Face, arrives Ukraine for WBO title fight
World Boxing Federation (WBF) Intercontinental welterweight champion, Rilwan “Baby Face” Babatunde, arrived in Kiev, capital of Ukraine, Wednesday, for the…
Osinbajo presides over virtual NEC meeting
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday presided over a virtual meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) at the Presidential…
Money laundering: Ex-Air Commodore Mohammed loses bid to stop trial
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja has ordered Air Commodore Umar Mohammed (rtd) to open his defence…
Four arrested in Edo for selling donkey meat
Authorities of Edo State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, on Wednesday arrested four women in Benin City, the State…
Euro 2020: England deserved to lose
Initially, I rooted for Portugal to win the just concluded Euro 2020 soccer competition. However, after the Portuguese crashed out,…
GTBank appoints Olusanya first female Managing Director
Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) has appointed Mrs Miriam Olusanya as its first female Managing Director.
Falana blasts FG over inhuman treatment meted out to Kanu, Igboho
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has said economic saboteurs and political buccaneers have taken over the country, as he…
Lagos APC Treasurer Ajose dies in US, Sanwo-Olu mourns
The Treasurer of the Caretaker Committee of the Lagos State chapter, All Progressives Congress (APC), Sumbo Ajose has died in…
Nigeria’s Emmanuel jailed for scamming Australian $15,000
The Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday secured the conviction and sentencing of…
Insecurity: Nigeria to deploy robots, artificial intelligence to fight criminals
The Senate on Wednesday said that the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy has established a centre for artificial intelligence…
Obasanjo now presidential ambassador for Cervical Cancer
Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has been appointed the Presidential Ambassador for Cervical Cancer Free Nigeria Campaign.
What Buhari, Aisha told Alakija on her 70th birthday
Nigerian billionaire Folorunsho Alakija dedicated her resources to humanitarian causes, says President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife Aisha.
Massive fraud: NNPC failed to remit N3.88trn from crude oil sales in 2015 – Senate
The Senate has faulted the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for under remitting the sum of N3.88 trillion revenue from…
Lagos shuts 30 water factories over substandard practices
The enforcement team of the Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission (LASWARCO) has shutdown 30 water factories across the state for…