Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
Sanwo-Olu, Minimum Wage and Imperative of Financial Intelligence
It is no longer news that Public Servants in Lagos State have started receiving the new minimum wage. With this…
Amaechi to Wike: ‘Use my Pension money to settle unpaid pensioners’
Former Governor of Rivers State and Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has asked Governor Nyesom Wike to sum up his…
Sowore: Rein in your wild dogs, Soyinka blasts Buhari
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has blasted President Muhammadu Buhari over the re-arrest of the Convener, #RevolutionNow Protest, Omoyele Sowore…
Ruiz-Joshua rematch: History doesn’t favour Joshua
As former Heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua looks to capture his three belts back from his conqueror, Andy Ruiz Jr. in…
Sowore: SERAP condemns re-arrest, invasion of Justice Ojukwu’s court
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has strongly condemned the violent re-arrest of Omoyele Sowore and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare…
The Titi Ajanaku I knew – Obasanjo
Nigeria's former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed what he knew of his former aide, Titi Ajanaku, who died on…
Arsenal’s misery continues, crumble at home to Brighton
Arsenal's misery has been compounded as lowly Brighton recorded a 2-1 win over the gunners at the Emirate Stadium on…
INEC exonerates self from flaws in Kogi polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said that it lived up to its constitutional mandate in the conduct of…
Everton sack manager Marco Silva
Everton have sacked manager Marco Silva after 18 months, with the club in the Premier League relegation zone after their…
IMN condemns transfer of El-Zakzaky, wife to prison
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, has condemned the transfer of Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and his wife from the custody…
Photos: Gowon, Obasanjo, others pay last respect, as Mobolaji Johnson is buried
The remains of first Military Governor of Lagos State, Brigadier-General Mobolaji Olufunso Johnson was on Thursday buried at the Ebony…
DSS bows to Court, Sowore released
After 125 days in detention, the Department of States Services, DSS, on Thursday released the publisher of Sahara Reporters and…
JUST IN: Ekiti Varsity sacks 900 workers
The Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, has sacked 900 workers of the institution for various offences, its Vice Chancellor, Prof.…
Border drill, boost for rice production, self-sufficiency – FG
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the ongoing border drill that has largely curbed foreign…
Senate to IGP: Reduce checkpoints on federal highways
The Senate has appealed to the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, to as a matter of urgency reduce the…
Sanwo-Olu launches N250 million seed capital for tech start-ups
With a whopping N250 million seed capital earmarked by the Lagos State Government for technology and innovation, tech start-ups and…
28 okada riders arrested for attacking Task Force officials
No fewer than 28 motorcycle riders, popularly known as 'Okadas' have been arrested for allegedly attacking officials of the Lagos…
Lagos charges directors to brace up for challenges in public administration
The Lagos State Government has charged Directors of Administration and Human Resource in the State’s Public Service to brace up…
Lagos moves to eradicate waste generated during construction, demolition
The Lagos State Government on Thursday launched the Construction, Demolition and Disaster Waste (CDDW) of the Lagos Waste Management Authority…
Senate passes 2020 budget of N10.594 trillion
Nigerian Senate on Thursday passed the 2020 budget of N10.594 trillion into law. This is against the proposed budget of…
Orji Uzor Kalu sentenced to 12 years jail over N7.56bn fraud
Former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu was on Thursday found guilty of N7.2 billion fraud by a…
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…