Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
Photo News: Pipeline explosion hits Lagos, one dead
A pipeline explosion has been recorded at the back of Diamond Estate, along Isheri/Lasu -Igando Road, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, with…
Pipeline explodes in Lagos, 1 burnt to death
Another pipeline explosion rocked Gloryland Estate, Isheri Olofin area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Thursday morning sending waves of panic…
Akwa Ibom Gov., Udom loses father
Father of the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel is dead.
Five Internet fraudsters jailed in Abuja
Justice A.O. Musa of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Bwari, has convicted five Abuja-based internet fraudsters to different…
Alleged N1.4bn fraud: How Usoro was paid N700m – Witness
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC prosecution witness, Udom Idongesit, in the case of an alleged N1.4 billion money…
Senate condemns Boki killings
The Senate, on Wednesday, condemned the incessant spate of killings as a result of militancy, cult activities, boundary disputes and…
Seyi Makinde makes 18 fresh appointments
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has appointed a Kano indigene, Alhaji Ahmed Murtala as a Special Assistant on Community…
Edo Assembly Speaker declares seats of 12 members-elect vacant
The Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Francis Okiye, on Wednesday, declared vacant the seats of 12 members-elect for…
Why INEC must work with National Assembly – Lawan
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Wednesday charged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to work with the National…
IPPIS brouhaha: AGF, Idris a frustrated account clerk – ASUU
Following a threat on the Vice Chancellor of the federal universities in Nigeria against their resolution not to participate in…
Lawan urges Service Chiefs to repel attacks, assault by bandits
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has called on the Service Chiefs and security agencies in the country to immediately…
Senate to pass 2020 budget on Thursday
The Senate on Wednesday passed the Public Procurement Act 2007 amendment bills before the National Assembly, even as its President,…
UCH boycotts IPPIS, as FG threatens VCs
The Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS, has continued to cause ripples in the country with the recent issuance…
Stanbic IBTC attracts highest capital inflow into Nigeria for third quarter of 2019
Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, has emerged as the financial institution that attracted the…
Ecobank Nigeria gets applause for supporting Young Entrepreneurs
Ecobank Nigeria has been commended for supporting budding entrepreneurs and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country.
Oyo govt issues road contractors three months to deliver
Oyo State Government has ordered the contractors handling various roads projected awarded by the last administration to execute the projects…
Busted: EFCC storms Yahoo-Boys’ den, arrests kingpin, 26 others
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, on Wednesday raided a Lagos hotel believed to…
Sanwo-Olu flags off Victoria Island-Oniru Road Network
It was jubilation galore as residents of the Victoria Island-Oniru axis came out on Wednesday to witness the official flag…
Oyo, Market operators agree on stiffer penalties for environmental offenders
In a bid to make Oyo State, particularly, Ibadan clean, the state's residents on Wednesday agreed for stiffer sanctions against…
Capital Oil boss, Ifeanyi Uba faces criminal charge
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Wednesday adjourned till 13th of February, 2020 to arraign the…
Bose, Wife of late activist, Beko Ransome-Kuti is dead
Bose Ransome-Kuti, wife of the late human rights activist, Beko Ransome-Kuti is dead.
Rivers lawmakers fail to confirm Wike’s Commissioner-nominees
The Rivers State House of Assembly on Tuesday failed to confirm 13 Commissioner-nominees sent to the house by Governor Nyesom…
Fear grips workers, as Kogi Govt orders submission of election results in wards
In a move critics have described as a witch-hunt, the Kogi State Government has directed civil servants, notably heads of…
JUST IN: 11 dead bodies found in a boat in Rivers
Confusion now pervades the coastal community of Ke-clan, Degema in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State following the discovery…
Lagos begins massive construction of network of roads in Victoria Island
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday engaged stakeholders in dialogue over the upgrading of Iru- Victoria Island-Lekki axis of the…
Busted: Ex-Kwara LG lawmaker car theft kingpin captured by EFCC
A former councilor in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, Samuel Opeyemi Adeojo has been arrested by the Economic…
Kidnappers of female students burnt alive in Bayelsa
Reports from Bayelsa State says the kidnappers three abducted female students of Bayelsa State College of Health Technology have been…
Pastor sent to prison over attempt to assassinate female colleague
The pastor in charge of the Life House Ministry, Ojo, Lagos, Pastor Benjamin Akinsanya 56, has been arraigned before the…
Sanwo-Olu: We will use technology to fight crime
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday restated his administration's commitment to adopt technology to fight crime in the…
FG undertaking 524 highways, bridge projects nationwide – Fashola
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola SAN, has updated the Federal Executive Council on the ongoing road and…