Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
#OccupyLekkiTollgate: Lagos Police descend on protesters, many arrested
Officers of the Lagos State Police Command on Saturday arrested several protesters who came to the Lekki Tollgate to protest…
Killer-herdsmen attack Ogun villages, kill two, schools, hospitals shut
Over 100 suspected Fulani herdsmen reportedly attacked Owode-Ketu and Ijoun villages in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State,…
Making a case for Cryptocurrency in Nigeria
A blockchain is a digital ledger of transactions that is duplicated across a network of computer systems. Cryptocurrencies are digital…
Tight security, tension, as police take over Lekki Tollgate ahead of protest (Photos)
Ahead of today's protest, heavily armed policemen have taken over the Lekki Tollgate, in readiness to quell and deal with…
Oyo leads, as Nigeria posts second highest COVID-19 deaths in single day
Nigeria posted its second highest single day COVID-19 deaths on Friday, with Oyo State reporting the highest number of deaths.
LAUTECH don, Agbaje to deliver inaugural lecture
The Head, Nanotechnology Research Group (NANO+) at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, and a Professor of Microbiology, Agbaje Lateef will…
#EndSARS: Crack in Lagos panel as Youth reps, Rinu steps down
A youth representatives at the Lagos Judicial Panel on SARS brutality, Rinu Oduala, has pulled out of the panel over…
Tears flow as first civilian governor of Lagos, Jakande is buried
Tears flowed freely, as the first Civilian Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande was buried on Friday evening at…
Herdsmen: Ortom fights back, says Mohammed is a disappointment
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has replied his counterpart from Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, for attacking him over the manner…
Outrage over Gov. Mohammed’s support for Fulani herdsmen carrying AK-47
Nigerians have expressed displeasure over comment made by Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed defending Fulani herdsmen for carrying AK-47 rifles.
Herdsmen on rampage in Ondo, kill two, set Amotekun’s vehicle ablaze
Suspected herdsmen are on rampage in Ondo State, killing two people and setting ablaze a vehicle belonging to Ondo State…
Lateef Jakande and the beauty of a good name
Death, which legendary playwright, Williams Shakespeare describes as a necessary evil, finally caught up with the first civilian Governor of…
Lagos metroline: Jakande’s unfulfilled dream and Buhari’s complicity
The entire nation was thrown into mourning on Thursday following the death of first civilian governor of Lagos State, Alhaji…
Soyinka: Criminal Fulani herdsmen must leave Southwest – Gani Adams
Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has warned criminal herdsmen in the Southwest to leave or face the wrath of…
Ecobank Nigeria announces pricing of its Senior Unsecured $300 million bond
Ecobank Nigeria, a wholly owned subsidiary of leading pan-African banking giant, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (‘ETI’), the parent company of the…
How is COVID-19 affecting fuel prices?
In light of the pandemic, various financial markets and commodities have become volatile. As expected, fuel prices are erratic as…
Jakande’s last moments, how he died – Son
Deji Jakande, son of the first Civilian Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, has recounted his father's last moments…
The Jakande I knew: Obasanjo fires letter to deceased’s wife
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has explained what he knew about late first civilian governor of Lagos, Alhaji Lateef Jakande…
Jakande never lived in govt house, not covetous – Afenifere
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Thursday mourned death of former governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, saying he…
Gun-battle in Edo, four robbers, including escapee prisoner drop dead
Four suspected armed robbers, including an escapee prisoner have been shot dead in Benin, Edo State in a gun-battle with…
Ogun Police nab 10 suspected robbers
Men of the Ogun State Police Command on Thursday said it has arrested 10 suspected cultists who have been using…
US-based Prince Abuda murdered by kidnappers, buried amidst tears, sorrow
The US-based Nigerian, Prince Dennis Abuda, who was kidnapped and killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen has been buried.
Lagos CP: #OccupyLekkiTollGate protest banned, security forces deployed
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu on Thursday said security forces have been deployed to dislodge any violent…
EFCC arrests five for $257,822 Credit Card Fraud
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have smashed a syndicate of alleged fraudsters who specializes in credit…
N39m Fraud: Court grants contractor N20m bail
Justice Fatun Riman of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Thursday, granted bail to one…
Mad Cows and even Madder Narratives
By Wole Soyinka The most distressful aspect of my recent interaction with cows and herders is that it has created…
Soyinka breaks silence: ‘Fulani herders, cows attacked my property, police lied’
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Thursday broke the silence on purported attack by Fulani herdsmen, saying that he was…
Sanwo-Olu mourns, says Jakande’s death a colossal loss
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has mourned the death of the first civilian governor of Lagos, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, saying…
Hydroxychloroquine: Stella Immanuel demands apology from Biden, others
U.S. based doctor, Stella Immanuel has demanded apology from Joe Biden and others who called her crazy when she said…
Lagos court jails armed robber 21 years
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, on Wednesday sentenced one Shola Agboola to 21 years imprisonment for armed…