Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
Abule Ado explosion: Death toll hits 20
Death toll in Sunday's explosion at Abule Ado area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria has reached 20, with three dead bodies…
The moment Buhari awarded scholarship to three science students
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja granted full scholarship up to the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree level to three…
Meet three fake soldiers arrested in Ogun
Officers of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested three suspected fake soldiers at Agbado area of the state.
Sanwo-Olu unveils N2bn relief fund for victims of Abule Ado explosion
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday announced the setting up of N2 billion relief fund for victims of Sunday's…
Lagos inaugurates new Community Development Advisory Council
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has extolled the zeal, passion and commitment of various Community Development Associations, CDAs and Community…
Residents protest construction of Fuel Station at Ketu-Alapere
Residents of Irawo-Osan Street, Omotayo Close and Idowu Layemo Street all in the Alapere-Ketu area of Lagos state have called…
Timaya, Tekno, Mayorkun to thrill audience at Vanguard Awards
All is set for the annual Vanguard Personality of the Year Awards.
Those responsible for Abule Ado explosion must be punished – Tinubu
National leader, All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said the authorities must get to the root of Sunday’s…
Lagos vows to sanction violators of greening laws
The Lagos State Government has vowed that it will henceforth sanction violators of its greening laws across the State, saying…
Abule Ado explosion: We’ve recovered 17 dead bodies – LASEMA
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, on Sunday said it has recovered 17 dead bodies from the Abule Ado…
Atiku shocked by Lagos explosion which claimed 17 lives
Nigeria's former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has expressed shock over the Abule Ado explosion in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, which claimed…
Abule Ado explosion: Sanwo-Olu orders distribution of masks to residents
Hours after the fire explosion at the Abule Ado area of Lagos, the State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has advised…
Buhari mourns victims of Lagos explosion
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has mourned victims of the Abule Ado, Lagos explosion which claimed 17 lives.
Hamzat charges Lagosians not to dump waste in drainages
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat has urged Lagosians to desist from dumping their wastes into the drainage channels in…
15 people burnt to death in Lagos explosion – NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has disclosed that 15 people were burnt to death in Sunday's pipeline explosion that…
Lagos to overhaul laws on money lending
The Lagos State Government at the weekend said it will overhaul laws on money lending in the state in a…
Lagos graduates 200 Afripreneurs, to facilitate access to financing
The Lagos State Government has graduated the first batch of the 200 women and youth who embarked on its Agriprenuership…
APC commiserates with victims of Abule Ado explosion
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commiserated with victims of Sunday morning's explosion which occurred at Abule Ado in Amuwo…
Black Sunday in Lagos: Many dead, 70 buildings destroyed in explosion (Photos)
Many people have been feared dead and over 70 houses destroyed in Sunday's pipeline explosion which rocked Abule Ado area…
Why they want Oshiomhole out before 2023 – Tinubu
National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Sunday said powerful forces in the party want…
No record of how Obasanjo, Jonathan spend $5bn Abacha’s loot – FG
The Federal Government has told the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) that it has no records of the exact…
JUST IN: New Edo PDP Chairman emerges
A former member of the House of Representatives, Anthony Aziegbeni, has emerged chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo…
Paying the Price for Press Freedom in Nigeria
It was Sir Tom Stoppard, the British playwright and screenwriter that succinctly opined that “I still believe that if your…
Mighty explosion rocks Lagos
A massive explosion that shook several houses rocked Abule Ado area of Ojo, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Sunday morning.
Photo of the day: Obasanjo prostrates for 59-year-old Monarch
Nigeria's former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, 83, was captured in a photo prostrating for a 59-year-old Agura of Gbagura in Abeokuta,…
AERC sets agenda for tackling nutrition, food challenges
The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation since 2016, has implemented a…
Drunk driver crushes two family members to death
A driver suspected to be drunk, on Saturday, overran six persons in Ogwashi-Uku, Delta, killing two family members and leaving…
Rivers APC in tatters – Magnus Abe
The immediate past Senator who represented Rivers South East District at the National Assembly, Magnus Abe has said that the…
COVID-19: Edo deploys scanners, infrared thermometers to screen athletes
With less than a week to the hosting of the 20th edition of the National Sports Festival (NSF) in Benin…
Septuagenarian arrested for defiling 14-year-old girl in Edo
A 70-year-old man, John Eseigbe, has been arrested in Benin, Edo State for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl (name withheld).