Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
Tribunal grants Buhari, APC access to inspect presidential electoral materials
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Thursday granted access to President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC), to…
Oyetola appoints SSG, CoS
Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun on Thursday appointed Mr Oluwole Oyebamiji as Secretary to the State Government (SSG).
Ajimobi expresses sadness over Lagos collapsed building
Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has expressed deep sorrow over Wednesday’s tragic collapse of a three-storey building in Lagos.
Hundreds donate blood for injured victims of Lagos Island collapsed building
Hundreds of sympathisers have besieged the General Hospital, Lagos Island to donate blood to surviving victims of Wednesday's collapsed building…
Collapsed building: One of my children is still missing, father cries out
A father has cried out that one of his three children is still missing 24 hours after a three-storey building…
Collapsed building: These pupils don’t deserve to die, Tinubu laments carelessness
The All Progressives Congress, APC, National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, says the children who died in Wednesday’s building collapse in…
Health sector: FG battles $10bn annual infrastructure deficit
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Mr Abdullahi Mashi, said that the country’s health sector has an annual deficit…
South-South Zone records highest HIV prevalence rate – Survey
The South-South Zone recorded the highest HIV prevalence rate, according to the 2018 Nigeria HIV and AIDS Indicator and Impact…
I want leadership position at 9th National Assembly – Oluremi Tinubu
Sen. Oluremi Tinubu (APC), Lagos Central, said on Thursday said she deserved to be given leadership position at the 9th…
Court dissolves 22-year-old marriage over lack of love
An Agege Customary Court in Lagos, has dissolved a 22-year-old marriage between a driver, Kasali Raji, 64, and his wife…
Troops kill 33 Boko Haram terrorists in Lake Chad basin
The Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) on Insurgency, on Thursday said its troops had killed 33 Boko Haram insurgents and…
NSE market capitalisation shed N56bn, amid blue chip loses
Trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) swayed northward on Thursday with some blue chips recording price loses.
Photos: Sanwo-Olu visits collapsed building site, survivors in hospitals
Lagos State Governor-elect, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday visited the site of the collapsed three-storey building at Ita-Faji on Lagos Island…
1.9 million people living with HIV in Nigeria presently – Buhari
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja disclosed that the new report on HIV prevalence put the people living…
Be wary of praise-singers, Ajimobi tells Makinde
Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has admonished Mr Seyi Makinde, the governor-elect to be wary of praise singers, avoid…
We resort to boarding commercial motorcycles to save our jobs – Lagos commuters
Some commuters in Lagos State said they resorted to boarding commercial motorcycles to save their jobs as traffic jam continued…
Full List: See names of Oyo House of Assembly members-elect
Oyo State Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has released winners of the 32 state constituencies’ election held on Saturday March…
PDP gains more seats in Kaduna Assembly
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has gained two additional seats in the just concluded House of Assembly election in…
Lagos PDP boils, Atiku’s campaign DG tackles Agbaje over campaign fund
The crisis in the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over fallout of the last general elections…
7 of 15 kidnapped passengers released in Rivers
Seven out of about 15 passengers kidnapped last Sunday at the Omerelu-Ubima axis of the Ikwerre Local Government Area of…
‘I’m going to court,’ Hope Uzodinma rejects Imo guber poll results
The All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate in Imo State, Hope Uzodinma says he is heading to court to challenge the…
Okorocha warns: Withholding my Certificate of Return can cause tension
Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has warned that INEC's withholding of his certificate of return has the capacity to fuel…
INEC begins presentation of Certificates of Return to National Assembly winners
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has begun the presentation of Certificate of Return to winners of last Saturday National…
Messi hits double as Barcelona maul Lyon 5-1
Lionel Messi hit double and set up two more as Barcelona reached the Champions League quarter-finals for a record 12th…
Mane strikes twice as Liverpool dump Bayern out of Champions League
Sadio Mane scored a brace as Liverpool thrash Bayern Munich 3-1 at the Allianz Arena to reach Champions League quarter-finals.…
JAMB begins 2019 UTME on April 11
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has scheduled its 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to begin on April…
Building collapse: Adebule visits injured pupils in hospital
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Oluranti Adebule, has assured the public, especially parents and guardians of Ohen Private Nursery /Primary School,…
Man convicted of fraud, jailed four months
Justice P. I. Ajoko of the Federal High Court, Ibadan on Tuesday sentenced one Ogundiran Tosin Iyanu to four months…
General elections: PFN congratulates Buhari, regrets violence, bloodshed
The National President of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Rev. Dr. Felix Omobude, has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari over his…
EFCC arraigns four internet fraud suspects in Ibadan
The Ibadan Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, arraigned four suspected internet fraudsters before…