Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
Making Lagos work again
The centre of excellence, Lagos in southwest arguably did backslid from its position in 2015 where the then governor, Babatunde…
Photo News: Faces at Jakande’s 90th birthday celebration
The first civilian Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande clocked 90 years on Tuesday. The Lagos State Government in…
Ogun Assembly issues Thursday deadline to suspended LGs/LCDAs chairmen to submit report
The Ogun State House of Assembly has given the suspended 20 Local Government and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs)…
Ogun Govt sets up committee to review Amosun’s projects
The Ogun State Government has set up a committee to review the contracts and projects embarked upon by the immediate…
Tragedy at Edo High Court, as man falls from 5th floor, dies
A man identified as Moses Airiagbonkpa, on Tuesday died after falling through an empty lift hole from the 5th floor…
Lagos-Badagry expressway: LASG begins massive demolition of illegal structures
Officials of the Lagos State Government, backed by Task Force on Tuesday began massive demolition of shanties, shops and structures…
Tragedy averted as Air Peace crash lands in Lagos
Tragedy was averted on Tuesday as Air Peace airline crash landed at the local wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport,…
Shock, as Ambode’s name missing on Buhari’s ministerial list
Shock and and bewilderment was on the faces of many on Tuesday as former Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode…
Jakande at 90: Osinbajo, Tinubu, Osoba extol legacy
Nigeria's Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo; National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and former Governor…
Senate in emergency closed session over ministerial list
The Nigerian Senate has gone into an emergency closed session over what is suspected to be the ministerial list President…
DPR seals 13 filling stations in Sokoto, Kebbi
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), says it has sealed 13 fuel service stations in Sokoto and Kebbi states for…
Incredible! doctor sexually abuses 95 boys
Austrian investigators have identified 95 mostly underage male patients, who were sexually abused by a doctor, a prosecution spokesman in…
Daddy Freeze reacts to Desmond Elliot’s call for ban on foreign films
Critic, Daddy Freeze has reacted to call by Nollywood actor and lawmaker, Desmond Elliot that foreign movies should be banned…
Video: Multi-million naira properties destroyed as fire razes Ojodu market
Properties worth millions of naira were destroyed on Tuesday night as fire razed a market on Kosoko Road, Berger bus…
Nigerians on Twitter mourn death of Channels TV reporter
Nigerian Twitter users have mourned the death of a youth corps member serving with Channels Television, Precious Owolabi who was…
Video: Shiites protest: Channels’ newscaster, Ijeoma weeps over death of colleague
Channels Television newscaster, Ijeoma Onyeator wept on live newscast while announcing the death of a youth corps member serving with…
Orji Kalu opens defence in N7.6bn fraud case
A former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, on Monday opened his defence in an alleged N7.6 billion fraud…
Photo News: Southwest governors visit Fasoranti
Southwest governors on Monday visited the leader of Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, whose daughter, Funke Olakunri was killed recently in…
Read Buhari’s message to Lateef Jakande at 90
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with a former Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, who turns 90 on…
Why resident doctors suspended planned strike
The intervention of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, has made the National Association of Resident…
Two suspected armed robbers shot dead in Benin
Two suspected armed robbers were on Monday shot dead by operatives of the Edo State Police Command.
How Shiite protesters shot dead DCP, 54 suspects arrested
The Police on Monday confirmed the death of Mr Usman Umar, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, in the violent protest…
Lagos APC celebrates Lateef Jakande at 90
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has congratulated the first civilian Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji…
Kogi receives fresh N30.8b bailout fund from FG—Bello
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Monday said his administration has received a fresh N30.8 billion bailout fund from the…
Jakande at 90: Serving Lagos was best gift God gave me
Elder Statesman and first Civilian Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande who will clock 90 years on Tuesday has…
Video: Incredible female wrestler beats up 3 male wrestlers
American female wrestler, Maria A. Spiro, popularly known as Maria Manic has beaten up three male wrestlers in the ring…
COZA saga: Our lives in danger – Timi Dakolo
Singer, Timi Dakolo told a news conference on Sunday in Lagos that his life and that of his wife and…
I was not arrested at COZA – PUNCH Columnist, Adelakun
The PUNCH Columnist, Aladunni Adelakun, has debunked claim that she was arrested when she visited the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly…
Supreme Court refuses to set aside N2.5bn judgement against Stanbic IBTC
Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc has failed in its attempt to have the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Abuja set aside the…
Horror as 57-year-old man stabs brother to death
The Kano State Police Command said it had arrested a 57-year-old man, Tijjani Yahaya, for allegedly stabbing his 20-year-old brother,…