Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
Lagos begins disbursement of N1bn to tourism practitioners
Lagos State Government, on Thursday made symbolic presentation of cheques to some beneficiaries of N1billion seed capital for investment in…
Sanwo-Olu charges Super Eagles to beat Benin, Lesotho in AFCON qualifier
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has charged Super Eagles of Nigeria to beat the Squirrels of Benin Republic and…
NNPC posts 80.12% increase in Trading Surplus
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced an increase of 80.12% in trading surplus for the month of December…
Sanwo-Olu gets approval to purchase 355 vehicles at N4.43bn
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has gotten approval from the Lagos State House of Assembly to purchase 355 vehicles at…
New $1.3bn Fertilizer Plant ready in months – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja said a new basic chemicals platform worth $1.3b that will produce ammonia and…
126 Nigerians jailed for drug trafficking in two months
A total of 126 Nigerians across 14 states in Nigeria have been sentenced to various jail terms for offences bordering…
Oyedepo drops bombshell: ‘It’s nasty for Muslims to wear hijab in Christian schools’
Presiding Bishop, Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo has dropped a bombshell on hijab controversy in Kwara State, saying it…
There will be no 2023 if Buhari does not restructure Nigeria – Adebanjo
Leader of the Pan-Yoruba Socio-Cultural Organisation, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo has said there will be no 2023 if President Muhammadu…
Iya Awero septuagenarian who shaped Nollywood industry
The name Iya Awero rings a bell in the Nigerian Nollywood industry, especially in the Yoruba genre, having taken part…
Soldier fights to avoid COVID-19 vaccine (Video)
A soldier in one of the Asian countries was caught in a video creating a scene to avoid taking COVID-19…
Teacher bolts with N2m WAEC enrollment fee in Edo
A yet-to-be-named private school teacher in Edo State has allegedly bolted with N2 million meant for enrollment of students for…
Abiodun doles out N500m to State, LG retirees in Ogun
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has doled out the sum of N500 million to offset backlog of gratuity and…
Sunday Igboho drops another message for Alake of Egbaland
Self-acclaimed Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho has distanced himself from purported plan to attack the Alake of Igbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo for…
Wike awards N27.6bn contract for roads construction
The Rivers State Executive Council led by Governor Nyesom Wike has approved the construction of the Trans-Kalabari and Saakpenwa-Bori-Kono road…
POS operator arrested in Edo for collecting ransom for kidnappers
Operatives of Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber Crime Unit of Edo Police Command, have arrested an operator of Point of Sale (POS),…
Teni meets Osinbajo in Abuja (Photos)
Nigerian singer Teniola Apata, popularly known as Teni has visited Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in Abuja.
Jumia promotes equality irrespective of gender – Ajagunna
It means inspiration where I am inspired to dare and to do more. A day where every female gender irrespective…
JAMB drops verdict: No NIN, no UTME for prospective candidates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said no prospective candidate will sit for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation…
Dokpesi: EFCC laments delay in trial as case is adjourned again
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has bemoaned the delay in the corruption trial of Chief Raymond Dokpesi, founder…
MultiChoice announces BBNaija Season Six with N90m star prize
MultiChoice Nigeria has just announced that it is offering customers on its DStv and GOtv platforms the opportunity to be…
EFCC arraigns three suspected fake Customs officers for fraud
The Benin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , EFCC, on Wednesday arraigned the trio of Afekhai…
Gunmen in military uniform abduct three farm managers in Kwara
Gunmen have invaded some farms and abducted three managers in Kwara State, demanding for N45 million to release the abductees.
Tinubu doles out N50 million to Katsina Market fire victims
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Wednesday doled out N50,000 million to victims of…
2020 Audited results: Ecobank Group posts N641.8bn revenue
Ecobank Group has recorded a revenue of N641.8 billion for the year ended December 31, 2020, representing nine per cent…
Avian flu breaks out in Niger, as thousands of birds die
The Niger Government has announced the outbreak of avian influenza (flu) in a cluster of poultry farms in the state.
Ambode returns to Twitter after almost two years of absence
Former Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode tweeted for the first time in almost two years on Tuesday.
NDLEA seizes cocaine, heroin going to UK, Ireland, Australia
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has seized parcels of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and cannabis sativa being shipped to…
Edo 2020 guber: Obaseki, others know fate on Monday
The Edo State Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Benin, has scheduled Monday, March 29, 2021, to deliver judgements on several…
Senate moves to recover N16trn AMCON loans
The Senate, Tuesday, considered a critical bill seeking to empower the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) in the aspect…
Breaking: Buhari meets Ortom in Abuja after attack
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met with Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State at the State House, Abuja.