Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
FG approves N27.4bn for victims of conflicts, insecurity, flooding
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N27.4 billion as intervention funds for states affected by conflicts, insecurity and…
U-23 AFCON Qualifiers: Nigeria lose 0-2 to Libya
Nigeria began the race towards the defence of their African Under-23 title on Wednesday on a sour note as they…
Real Madrid is a ‘dream club’ – Paul Pogba
Paul Pogba has described Real Madrid as "a dream club for every player" but says he is happy at Manchester…
Obasanjo: I didn’t receive N40,000 annually as facilitator at NOUN
Nigeria's former President, Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday denied receiving N40,000 annually as facilitator at the National Open University of Nigeria,…
Lagos Task Force arrests 7 miscreants, cultists over Mile 12 attack
Operatives of the Lagos State Task Force have arrested seven suspected miscreants and a cult leader over an attack on…
Oyo begins biometric data verification for retired teachers, LG workers
Oyo State Government has begun bio metric data verification exercise for retired primary school teachers and local government workers in…
Naira weakens marginally against dollar at parallel market
The Naira on Wednesday lost marginally to the dollar at the parallel market in Lagos exchanging at N358.2 to the…
Zamfara Assembly extends Council Chairmen’s tenure
The Zamfara State House of Assembly on Wednesday extended the tenure of all the 14 local government chairmen in the…
Delta govt raises prices of Super Eagles’ match tickets at Stephen Keshi Stadium
Prices of tickets for Super Eagles matches slated for the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba on Friday and Tuesday have…
Edo Assembly issues arrest warrant on Chinese business man
Edo State House of Assembly has issued a warrant of arrest on the Managing Director of Rongtai Aluminum Company, Mr.…
Cyclone Idai: WHO sending urgent health assistance to displaced thousands in Mozambique, others
The World Health Organization (WHO) is providing urgent assistance to meet the health needs of thousands of people impacted by…
Cult invasion: Obaseki orders police to apprehend gang members
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has condemned the invasion of two secondary schools on Tuesday in Benin, by suspected cult…
Cultists kill barber, polytechnic student in Edo
A barbing saloon operator whose identity still remains unknown, was Wednesday morning murdered by gunmen suspected to be cultists.
Nasarawa Govt. clears N40bn debt – Al-Makura
Nasarawa State Governor, Umaru Al-Makura, on Wednesday said the state government had cleared more than N40 billion debt incurred before…
Buhari must put a stop to militarisation of election process – Falana
Human rights activist, Femi Falana, SAN, on Wednesday challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to stop the militarisation of the electoral process…
PDP challenges elections results in Nasarawa at tribunal
The Nasarawa state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it has filed cases at the election tribunal to…
NDLEA discovers illegal laboratory in Enugu
The National Law Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Enugu State Command, says it has discovered an illegal laboratory manufacturing methamphetamine in…
Man kills wife’s alleged secret lover
A 25-year old man, Ajibade Olumuyiwa has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly killing…
I am still very much in PDP – Agbaje
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last gubernatorial poll in Lagos, Jimi Agbaje has dismissed…
Fani-Kayode: Buhari is a Pharaoh, his end is near
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has described President Muhammadu Buhari as a Pharaoh, saying his end is near.
Agbaje called me to say he hasn’t left PDP – Fani-Kayode
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode on Wednesday said the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in the just concluded election…
Jimi Agbaje dumps PDP over unresolved crisis
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in the just concluded governorship election in Lagos State, Jimi Agbaje has reportedly…
Video: A motorcycle rider thoroughly beaten in Lagos
An unknown motorcycle rider has been beaten up by a group of men in Lagos.
EcobankPay eases loan access for SMEs – Ecobank MD
Managing Director Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan, has stated that SMEs who embrace the EcobankPay app stand a good chance of…
‘Yahoo Boy’ jailed four months for sharing pornographic images
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Ibadan judicial division has jailed an Ibadan based internet fraudster, Oyesanmi Ayomikun…
If your spouse doesn’t have access to your bank details, others, you’re not married – Daddy Freeze
Founder, Free Nation Movement, Daddy Freeze has dropped another controversial statement again. This time, he said if one's spouse does…
Gov. Yari: Zamfara bandits have 500 AK-47 rifles, more equipped than security forces
Zamfara State Governor, Abdulazeez Yari on Tuesday in Abuja raised the alarm over stock-piling of arms by bandits operating in…
Delta Assembly approves state govt.’s N3b loan
Delta House of Assembly on Tuesday approved the request of Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa for N3 billion short-term loan facility for…
Naira closes at N360.13 to dollar at investors window
The Naira on Tuesday exchanged at N360.13 to the dollar at the investors window as market turnover stood at 277.11…
Election results: Taraba govt. lifts curfew on Jalingo
The Taraba Government on Tuesday lifted the curfew it imposed on Jalingo to forestall the escalation of the post-election violence…