Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
Court orders Lagos Assembly to halt probe of Ambode
The Lagos High Court, in Ikeja has ordered the Lagos State House of Assembly to halt probe of former Governor…
ICPC declares man wanted for impersonating Education Minister
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has declared Mr. Tony Aiyejina Wanted.
Obaseki to Oshiomhole: You have lost political grip on Edo
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said that his predecessor and National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC),…
Wike meets Omeruo in Madrid: What transpired between them
Nigerian international and defender of La Liga Club, Leganes, Kenneth Omeruo met with the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike in…
Lawan assures of speedy passage of Colleges of Education bills
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday gave an assurance that the upper chamber will accord the Colleges of…
Hajj 2019: We lost 3 pilgrims from Kano – Govt
Three Kano pilgrims lost their lives during the 2019 Hajj in Saudi Arabia, an official of the State Pilgrims’ Welfare…
95,000 enterprises get N100bn loan
Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) said it disbursed N100 billion loan to over 95, 000 entrepreneurs this year to fast-track…
Lagos Assembly okays Sanwo-Olu’s re-ordering of N93.7bn from 2019 budget
Lagos State House of Assembly has approved the re-ordering of N93,742,530,000 from the 2019 budget size by the state government.
Governors reject FG’s planned deduction of N162m from budget support loan
The 36 State governors have rejected the proposed plan by the Federal Government to extend the repayment period of its…
Ambode fights back, drags Lagos Assembly to court over probe
A Lagos High Court in Ikeja on Tuesday ordered the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa to…
Community Engagement: Lagos SCID train Police Officers
In addition to efforts of the Nigeria Police Force and Lagos state Police Command to further strengthen Community Policing and…
Stanbic IBTC graduates 16th Batch of Trainees
As part of its youth empowerment and socio-economic drive, Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of the Standard Bank Group,…
Verve Card formally announces its acceptance in Ghana
Verve, a leading payments technology and card business in Africa, has partnered with the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems…
Buhari sends crucial message to Senate on NDDC board nominees
The Senate on Tuesday received a formal request from President Muhammadu Buhari for confirmation of the appointments of sixteen nominees…
What Real Madrid Academy will do to children in Rivers – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has declared that the Real Madrid Academy in Port Harcourt will train children in both…
Lawan sends message to Balewa’s family
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has condoled with the Government and People of Bauchi State, particularly the family of…
Lagos sets up Task Force on Polio eradication
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat on Tuesday inaugurated the State Taskforce on Polio Eradication and Immunisation, stating that…
Two men remanded in prison over murder charge
Two men, Evans Daramola and Ayuba Balogun alleged to have killed one Olayinka Mamora while being in possession of fire…
Lagos Traffic Radio to raise awareness on waterways movement
The General Manager, Lagos Traffic Radio, Tayo Akanle has indicated the Station’s readiness to assist the State’s Ferry Services Corporation…
InterswitchSPAK 2.0 begins airing November 2
Interswitch Group, a leading Pan-African integrated digital payment and commerce company, is set to begin the airing of the InterswitchSPAK…
Senate directs UNIMAID to suspend fee hike for students
The Senate has directed the management of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) to stay action on the recent increment of…
Davido’s prayer more viable than Adeboye’s prayer – Daddy Freeze
Critic, Ifedayo Olarinde, popularly known as Daddy Freeze has raised fresh controversy when he said the prayer of pop star,…
Why bi-cameral legislature is best for Nigeria – Lawan
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Monday made a case for Nigeria to maintain a bi-cameral legislature consisting of…
AFN Secretary General, Akawu in ICPC’s net over $130, 000 IAAF scam
The Secretary General of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Mr. Amaechi Akawu, has been arrested by the Independent Corrupt…
PIB won’t frustrate IOCs operating in Nigeria – Lawan
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Monday said that the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) to be introduced by the…
Buhari hits Saudi Arabia for Summit
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday arrived Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ahead of the third edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII)…
Fake police officer captured in Lagos
Officers of the Rapid Respond Squad, RRS, along Lagos-Abeokuta Road have arrested a fake police man, Samuel Umoh.
GTBank removes charges for undergraduates
If you are an undergraduate, between the ages of 16-25, then you can now bank for free with Guaranty Trust…
Edo APC crisis: Two injured, vehicles vandalised
The cold war between members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Edo State, is gradually turning violent, as members…
Senate wades into ASUU/Govt dispute over payroll system
The leadership of the Senate on Monday waded into the raging dispute between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)…