Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
N10bn scam: PDP breaks silence on EFCC’s invitation
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday said it is not deterred from performing its duties as the leading opposition…
Lagos begins three-day capacity building for retirees
Lagos State Government on Wednesday began a three-day training/workshop for retirees of Lagos State Public Service on how to be…
IGP launches Operation Restore Peace in South-South
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba has launched Operation Restore Peace (ORS) in…
Senate President delivers moving tribute to ‘Mama Taraba’
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday, paid a moving tribute to Late Senator Aisha Jummai Al-Hassan also known…
Bandits kill 8 residents, raze church, buildings in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Government says bandits have killed eight residents and razed buildings in Chikun Local Government Area of the…
Lagos arraigns 10 residents for assaulting LASTMA officers
The Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN) on Wednesday said 10 residents of Lagos have been…
Breaking: NLC suspends warning strike in Kaduna
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has suspended its warning strike in Kaduna following Federal Government's intervention.
Senate approves deployment of 5G network in Nigeria
The Senate has approved the deployment of the 5G network in Nigeria, following the outcome of investigations by a Joint…
NDLEA intercepts 4.9m Tramadol capsules in Port Harcourt
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has intercepted a container bearing 4,996,200 capsules of tramadol weighing 2,498.2 kilogrammes at…
Exposed! MDAs refuse to remit N1.2trn to FG’s coffer
The Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC), on Wednesday exposed various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) that are yet to remit a…
Fire destroys N24.69bn properties, kills 113 people in Lagos
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday disclosed that fire destroyed N24.69 billion estimated worth of properties in the State in…
Ex-Kwara governor Ahmed breaks silence on being grilled by EFCC
Former Governor of Kwara State, Abfulfatah Ahmed has opened up on why he visited the headquarter of the Economic and…
Ahmad Lawan and right of opinion
There are as many opinions as there are Nigerians on how to address the challenges our country currently faces.
Lagos Fourth Mainland bridge to gulp $2.5bn
Lagos State Government on Tuesday said the proposed Fourth Mainland Bridge will gulp $2.5 billion under the Public Private Partnership…
Igboho warns FG: ‘Attack on IPOB an attack on Yoruba nation’
Self-acclaimed Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho has warned the Federal Government not to attack members of…
Police arrest suspected fake female Surveyor Olukanni for impersonation
By Paul Iyoghojie The police at the Area G. Command, Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos have arrested a former administrative clerk, Olaide…
IGP orders ‘Operation Restore Peace’ to crush IPOB, secessionist agitators
The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba on Tuesday ordered the new special operational action plan, code-named, "Operation Restore Peace"…
End attacks on workers, protesters now, SERAP tells El-Rufai
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai to immediately end the growing crackdown on…
Lagos Assembly lifts suspension of Surulere LG chairman Ajide
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday lifted the suspension slammed on Tajudeen Ajide, the chairman of the Surulere…
Lagos evacuates 3,041 beggars, lunatics from streets
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it has evacuated 3,041 beggars, lunatics and destitute from streets across the State.
Post COVID-19: What Nigeria, France must do to strengthen military, economic ties
Today, leaders from across Africa meet in Paris to discuss plans to recover from the impact of a common enemy…
Breaking: Sanwo-Olu unveils cashless FLM Bus Scheme, set to ban okada
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday unveiled the cashless First and Last Mile (FLM) bus schemes to ply inner…
Princess breaks silence on Baba Ijesha’s bail: ‘I will win’
Nigerian comedienne cum actress Damilola Adekoya, popularly known as Princess, has reacted to report that Olanrewaju James, popularly known as…
Lagos considering public holiday for traditional worshippers
Lagos State Government has said it is considering an official public holiday for traditional worshipers in the state.
Four suspected deadly robbers busted in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command on Monday said its men have arrested four suspected deadly robbers on Lagos-Badagry expressway.
Baba Ijesha granted bail on health ground
Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha has been granted bail by the Lagos State Police Command.
Breaking: EFCC arrests ex-Kwara Governor Ahmed over alleged N9bn fraud
Former Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over alleged…
PDP Governors back ban on open grazing
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors' Forum has unanimously backed Southern governors' ban on open grazing as a panacea to…
Why men also need cosmetics – Skin Therapist, Mimi Whyte-Femi
Seasoned skin therapist and aesthetician, Mimi Whyte-Femi, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Skin Therapy Beauty and Spa has…
Lagos Cooperative societies’ capital base hits N33bn
The capital base of cooperative societies in Lagos State has hit N33 billion, Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives, Dr…