Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
N7.7bn Kagara Dam delay: Senate wades in
The Senate has mandated its Committee on Water Resources to investigate the delay in the execution of Kagara dam in…
Court orders INEC to restore SDP’s participation in Kogi guber poll
The Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to restore Mrs. Natasha Akpoti of the…
Jaiz Bank Transcends Religious Affiliation- MD
The Managing Director, Jaiz Bank Plc, Mallam Hassan Usman has explained that the workings and offerings of the bank are…
CJ sets inmate free after spending 13 years awaiting trial
An inmate of Oko Medium Correctional Center, in Benin, Edo State, Victor Ogunsuyi, who had spent more than 13 years…
Gastroenteritis: Lagos activates emergency operation centre
The Lagos State Government has activated an Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) to coordinate its response to the increasing cases of…
Some ‘Yahoo Boys’ mothers will be sent to Prison – Police chief
The Deputy Commissioner in-charge of the Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Yaba, DCP Yetunde Longe has disclosed that more…
Delta budgets N389bn for 2020
Delta Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, on Wednesday presented the 2020 Appropriation Bill of N389.19 billion christened "Budget of Sustainable Development"…
EFCC arraigns ex-banker for stealing $8,907 from Major-General
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday arraigned one Anieka Udoh for allegedly stealing the sum of $8,…
EFCC hands over recovered cars from Federal University, Dutsin-ma
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kaduna Zonal Office on Wednesday handed over four vehicles recovered during investigation of…
Nigeria loses N197bn to gas flaring in one year – Senate
The Senate on Wednesday mandated its Committee on Gas to immediately review and recommend upwards penalty for defaulters of Nigeria’s…
NDDC has collapsed, now a cash cow for politicians – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the Niger Delta Development Commission ( NDDC) has collapsed, losing its…
Senate to investigate Idiroko/Ipokia killings by Nigeria Customs Service
The Senate has directed its Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff to investigate the recent extra-judicial killings of some residents…
Why insurance bodies must join LASG to implement LHIS – Sanwo-Olu
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called on insurance bodies to partner with the state government to ensure…
Sanwo-Olu now simply Mr. Governor, drops ‘Your Excellency’
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has officially dropped the title, 'Your Excellency' , saying he should now be addressed simply…
How National Assembly, Executive are collaborating to tackle insecurity – Lawan
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday disclosed that the National Assembly and the Executive are collaborating on the…
Lagos begins reconstruction of by-pass in Somolu
The Lagos State Government has sought the cooperation of the residents of Fadipe Street in Somolu Local Government Area for…
Issues as COWLSO holds successful National Conference
The assertion that when women come together, greater things happen, aptly resonated recently in Lagos as the Committee of Wives…
Breakaway Afenifere, a faction of PDP working for money – Group
A political group in Nigeria has described the breakaway Yoruba group, Afenifere, as a faction of the main opposition party,…
Fire outbreak: Sanwo-Olu visits Balogun Market (Videos)
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday stormed Balogun Market where fire razed buildings housing several shops, with multi-million naira…
Inferno: We’ll take down weak buildings on Lagos Island – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday stormed Balogun Market where fire razed buildings housing several shops, with multi-million naira…
Buhari vs Atiku: Keyamo tackles Nwabueze over comment on S/Court judgment
Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has faulted Prof. Ben Nwabueze's criticism of the Supreme Court's judgment which…
Two brothers to spend five years in jail over $788 scam
Justice J. K. Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has convicted and sentenced two…
Lucky Chelsea hold 9-man Ajax at Stamford Bridge
Chelsea battled to hold 9-man Ajax to 4-4 draw at Stanford Bridge in a champions league game on Tuesday.
Winners emerge in Lagos HoS Games
Winners have emerged at the grand finale of the 2019 Lagos Head of Service (HoS) Games held at the Agege…
Lagos moves to curb cultism, other vices in tertiary institutions
The Lagos State Government has moved to halt cultism and other social vices in tertiary institutions across the state.
Sanwo-Olu makes fresh appointments for LASIMRA
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the appointment of Engr. Olufunsho Elulade and Engr. Bisoye Coker-Odusote as the General Manager and…
Bandits in trouble, El-Rufai releases 85 vehicles for massive onslaught
The Kaduna State Government on Tuesday presented 85 new vehicles to security agencies to help in the battle against banditry…
Court stops Operation Positive Identification
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Tuesday ordered the Nigerian Army and its Chief of Army…
NDDC suspends payment of N1bn agent fee
The Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Gbene Nunieh, says the Commission has suspended the…
Senate confirms 15 NDDC board nominees, rejects Nunieh
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed 15 out of the sixteen nominees forwarded by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly…