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Ambode signs Bill to jail land grabbers 10 years
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday signed into law the Lagos State Properties Protection Bill that recommends…
5 dead as flood sacks thousands from homes in Louisiana
Swollen rivers in Louisiana are expected to keep rising Monday as deadly floodwaters have displaced tens of thousands of people…
Lukas Podolski retires from international football
Germany striker Lukas Podolski has announced his retirement from international football. The Polish-born 31-year-old helped his country win the 2014…
Lagos charges councils to embrace cashless revenue collection
The Lagos State Government has charged the Sole Administrators of the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas,…
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Bolt still the world’s fastest man, wins Rio Olympics 100m gold
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt on Sunday became the first athlete to win three Olympic 100m titles by edging out American Justin…
Ganduje constructs N36b waste management plant in Kano
Kano state government is to construct a waste recycling company, to be named Shara Dukiya Nigeria Ltd., at the cost…
Hajj 2016: NAHCON transports 20,000 pilgrims in a week
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says no fewer than 20,000 pilgrims have been transported to Saudi Arabia for…
LASG shuts down ‘ponmo’ processing section of Oko-Oba abattoir
The Lagos State Government on Sunday shut down and dislodged the cow skin (popularly known as ponmo) processing section of…
Bill Gates Foundation donates $1m to Boko Haram victims
The Borno Government said it received a cash donation of one million U.S. dollars from the Bill Gates Foundation for…
Rio 2016: Thompson wins female 100m gold
Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson won the women’s 100m at the Rio Olympics as two-time champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce had to settle for…
We’re doing everything possible to secure release of Chibok girls-FG
The Federal Government says it is doing everything possible to secure the release of the Chibok girls and put an…
Breaking: Ghastly motor accident claims 5 lives in Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga A ghastly motor accident on Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria has claimed five lives, the Lagos…
Chibok parents seek urgent US, UK help to rescue schoolgirls
Parents of the abducted schoolgirls from Chibok have called on the United States, United Kingdom, France and other countries to…
Boko Haram: Army’s statement on wanted persons
The world is quite aware of the abduction of several persons; women, children and men, including the female students of…
Poll: Zambian president in slim lead over main rival
Zambian President Edgar Lungu maintained a slim lead over his main rival on Sunday with nearly half of votes counted…
Video of Chibok schoolgirls: Army declares 3 wanted
Following the release of a fresh video by the Boko Haram insurgents showing the abducted Chibok schoolgirls, the Nigerian Army…
The criminality of budget padding
Femi Falana Last week, Honourable Yakubu Dogara, the Speaker of the House of Representatives arrogantly maintained that he would not…
Taskforce demolishes 360 shops, containers at Igbara Market
Kazeem Ugbodaga Officials of the Lagos State Taskforce have demolished 360 illegal shops and containers at Igbara Market at Jakande…
RRS nabs man for stealing 20 car batteries at LASTMA office
Kazeem Ugbodaga The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have apprehended one Hakeem Fatai, 24, for allegedly stealing 20…
Economic hardship: Kumuyi, Udom predict hope for Nigeria
Kazeem Ugbodaga In the midst of economic hardship, the General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi and the…
Lagos Govt seals hotel in Ikorodu over criminal activities
The Lagos State Government on Sunday said it had sealed off the Western Lodge Hotel, located on Isawo Road, in…
Breaking: Boko Haram releases new video showing missing Chibok girls
Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram releases new video purporting to show kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls. The video was sent to Ahmad…
Phelps bows out on a triumphant note
The U.S. closed the Rio Olympics swimming competition with a final dominating flourish on Saturday, sweeping the medley relay events…
The parable of the husband’s cane
Reuben Abati One other outcome of our democratic experience since 1999 is how demanding and insatiable the Nigerian voter has…
A break from God
Two years ago, I published a piece titled, “God Don’t Love Africa and Africans”,[http://www.pambazuka.org/governance/god-don%E2%80%99t-love-africa-and-africans]. For whatever reason, the piece never…
Jonathan’s National Conference not answer to Nigeria’s problems-Anyaoku
Former Nigeria’s Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku says the National Conference convened by former President Goodluck Jonathan…
Breaking: Rio 2016: Puerto Rican underdog, Puig wins Tennis gold
Monica Puig beats Angelique Kerber in the women’s tennis final to win Puerto Rico’s first ever Olympic gold medal. The…
Imam, assistant shot dead near mosque
Two men, including an imam, were gunned down and killed Saturday near a mosque in New York City, police said.…
Rio 2016: Russian whistleblower, Stepanova has account hacked
Russian whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova has had the account that shows details of her location hacked, the World Anti-Doping Agency has…
No money misappropriated in 2016 budget – Dogara
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, on Saturday restated that no money was misappropriated, stolen or…