Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
Ease of doing business: Lagos integrates 55 MDAs on e-Procurement Platform
The Lagos State Government says it has said 55 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the state have been integrated…
Nigerian drug trafficker Theophilus Ugwu sentenced to death in Vietnam
Nigerian drug trafficker, Theophilus Ugwu has been sentenced to death for illegally transporting 5.92 kg of a drug called Methamphetamine…
N’Assembly is open to informed criticisms – Senate President
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan said on Wednesday that the National Assembly is open to informed criticisms as long…
Antonio Conte in shock exit from Inter Milan
Antonio Conte has resigned his role as Inter Milan's manager three weeks after he won the Serie A title for…
I’ll curse those frustrating agitation for Yoruba Nation seven days – Gani Adams
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams has vowed to curse prominent politicians in the Southwest frustrating agitation for Yoruba…
Edo 2020: Appeal Court upholds Obaseki’s victory at poll
The Court of Appeal, sitting in Benin, Edo State, on Wednesday, dismissed a case filed by the Action Democratic Party…
Constitutional review: Sanwo-Olu demands special economic status for Lagos
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday demanded a special economic status for Lagos, saying the progress and prosperity…
Lagos pays N29bn to 7,308 retirees in two years
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said it has paid the sum of N29,088,291,668.35 as accrued pension rights to 7,308…
N1.8bn fraud rocks Ambrose Alli University
A special visitation panel constituted by Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo, to visit the state-owned Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma,…
Lagos attracts $8.32 billion foreign investments in two years
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it has attracted investment worth $8.32 billion into the state in the last…
Passport racketeering: 18 Nigerians defrauded in London
Eighteen Nigerians have been defrauded in London, United Kingdom by passport racketeers while trying to renew or acquire Nigerian passports.
Gun duel in Delta: Police foil kidnapping attempt
Police in Delta said on Tuesday in Warri that they foiled a kidnap or robbery attempt at Oghara in Ethiope…
My biggest regret at 94: Edwin Clark opens up
Elder statesman and Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, on Tuesday said his biggest regret as he clocks 94 years is…
Gunmen abduct Ijaw Youth Council President Igbifa
The President of Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, worldwide, Comrade Peter Timothy Igbifa has been kidnapped by masked gunmen.
Surulere youths urge Tinubu, others’ intervention against imposition
Citizens under the aegis of Surulere Youths Vanguard (SYV) have urged leaders in the Lagos chapter of the All Progressives…
AbdulRazaq: Two years of reasserting Kwara’s leadership
One interesting takeaway from the American presidential democracy is the undying culture of people marking the milestones of their elected…
Tanker driver dead, five others injured in Edo accident
A tanker driver has reportedly lost his life in a head-on collision involving two articulated trucks, that occurred on Tuesday,…
Irate mob kills, sets mentally challenged woman ablaze in Lagos
A mentally challenged woman has been burnt to death by irate mob for allegedly being in possession of a stolen…
Where is Nigeria on Digital Economic Transformation Journey?
The power of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as an enabler of innovation and economic growth has been well documented.
Massive gun-battle in Imo: Army, air force, police confront gunmen
Security forces have engaged gunmen in massive gun-battle in Imo as the gunmen attempted to burn down the Orji Divisional…
Open grazing: Akeredolu stings Garba Shehu, says he’s a pitiable messenger
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has attacked Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu for…
Lagos pays N269.6m to families of deceased LG, SUBEB staff
Lagos State Government says it has paid N269, 697,458.75 to families of deceased staff of Local Governments and State Universal…
Suicide bomber blows off self in Ebonyi
A suicide bomber has reportedly blown up himself in Afikpo town, Afikpo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
Lagos in urgent review of 54 obsolete laws in parastatals
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it has kicked off move to urgently review 54 obsolete laws in parastatals…
Attahiru, 10 others: Tinubu, Akande, Osoba hit Aso Rock for Buhari (Photos)
National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Chief Bisi Akande and others have visited visited President…
Bill to stop Tinubu, Fashola, Ambode from pension scales second reading
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday read for a second time a bill that seeks to repeal the…
Breaking: Tanker explodes in Egbeda Lagos
A fuel-laden tanker has exploded at Egbeda, Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria in the early hours of…
How ex-Nigerian striker Ogbonna escaped death in Israel after rocket hit his house
Former Nigeria's Under 23 striker Ibezito Ogbonna recently escaped death by the whiskers as his house in Israel was hit…
Time to act is now, transformation in Ministry of Foreign Affairs must go on
Recently, I had the pleasure of writing the memoirs detailing the decades spent in active service by a retired distinguished…
Confusion in Mali as Military arrests Interim President Ndaw, Prime Minister
The Malian Military personnel have arrested Interim President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane fuelling speculation of a second…