Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
Court strikes out EFCC’s case against seven for alleged ₦148.3m fraud
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has struck out a case against six men and a company for alleged…
Photos: Buhari meets new EFCC boss, Bawa behind ‘closed door’ in Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met with the new Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa behind 'closed…
Benin Bypass, throes of pains and travellers’ nightmare
Benin City, the capital of Edo state, occupies a strategic position in the country. It serves as a nodal point…
Dealing with gender based violence
The primary targets of gender based violence are women and adolescent girls. They also suffer exacerbated consequences as compared with…
Indiscipline, carelessness major causes of disasters in Lagos – LASEMA DG
Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, on Wednesday said indiscipline and carelessness on the part of…
‘Jonathan can never run for 2023 presidency with El-Rufai’
Critic, Reno Omokri has punctured report linking former President Goodluck Jonathan running on a joint ticket with Kaduna State Governor,…
Abayi Police Station: Four attackers, two policemen killed, eight arrested – IGP
The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu on Wednesday confirmed that four hoodlums and two policemen were killed during…
COVID-19: Fate Foundation donates 50 hand washing devices to LASG
The Lagos State Government’s continued partnership with the private sector yielded yet another fruit on Tuesday as the government officially…
Nigerians angry with Senate for confirming ex-Service Chiefs Ambassadors – Wike
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has said Nigerians are disappointed with the National Assembly for confirming former Service Chiefs…
FACTI Panel launches Financial Integrity Report
The United Nations High-Level Panel on International Financial Accountability, Transparency and Integrity for Achieving the 2030 Agenda (FACTI Panel) is…
JUST IN: Lagos shuts Third Mainland Bridge again
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday announced that the Third Mainland Bridge would be shut totally from the midnight of…
Three Nigerian governors are sponsors of terrorism – Fani-Kayode
Critic, Femi Fani-Kayode has alleged that three Nigerian governors are sponsors of terrorism in the country.
Senate approves N11.35bn for Police Trust Fund
The Senate on Wednesday approved the sum of N11,352,457,101.70 as budget for Nigeria Police Trust Fund in the 2020 fiscal…
COVID-19 pandemic derails historic advances in children’s access to school meals
The COVID-19 pandemic risks reversing a decade of hard-won gains in global efforts to provide nutritious food to the world’s…
Abuja air crash: Seven NAF victims for burial Thursday
The seven officials of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) who perished in Sunday's ill-fated aircraft crash in Abuja will be…
Breaking: Akeredolu sworn-in for a second term as Ondo Governor
Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, was on Wednesday sworn in as Ondo State Governor for a second term in office.
ONSA: How we traced N26m to Fani-Kayode, EFCC’s witness tells court
The trial of a former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode before Justice John Tsoho of a Federal High Court sitting in…
2023: Prayer warriors storm Yahaya Bello’s office
A group of prayer warriors on Tuesday, stormed the office of Kogi State Governor Alhaji Yahaya Bello in Lokoja to…
Lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty achievable – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says the administration’s ambitious policy of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty did not come by…
Update: 10 dead, 47 injured in Boko Haram’s attack on Maiduguri
Ten people have been confirmed dead and 47 others injured as Boko Haram terrorists bombed Maiduguri, Borno, Northeast Nigeria.
Police arrest man for stabbing neighbour to death in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday said it has arrested one Sunday Amaefula, 53, for allegedly stabbing Chibuike Nwanne,…
Lagos Tax Cooperative Society’s financial base hits N1bn
The financial base of the Lagos State Tax Administrative Cooperative Multi-purpose Society (TACMS) has hit N1 billion in just five…
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Jonathan in three-day brainstorming session with Gambian political parties in Abuja
Nigeria's former President, Goodluck Jonathan is currently hosting a three-day brainstorming session with leaders of the Gambia's main political parties…
Virtual assets, Cryptocurrencies risky for Nigeria – ICPC boss
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, SAN, on Tuesday said…
Lagos shuts 14 water factories for failing to meet standard
The Lagos State Government through the Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission (LSWRC) has sealed 14 packaged water production factories in…
Why Nigeria must overhaul national strategy on cyber security – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja called for an overhaul of the national strategy on cyber security, urging more…
Photos: Buhari, Uzodinma in ‘closed door’ meeting in Abuja
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma has met with President Muhammadu Buhari in a 'closed door' meeting at the State House,…
JUST IN: Senate confirms Buratai, other ex-Service Chiefs as Ambassadors-Designate
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed former Service Chiefs as Ambassadors-Designate after their names were forwarded to the upper chamber by…
The messy war between two Imo gladiators
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State and his predecessor, Senator Rochas Okorocha, are on each other’s throat.
The Lion that cannot be caged
Over the last one week millions of Nigerians have expressed concern about which direction I am going politically and much…