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...As Police deploy officers to motor parks By Ismail Azeez The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Osun State Chapter has suspended the activities of all transport unions in Osun State, including motorcycle and tricycle unions, in all public motor parks with immediate effect. Speaking at a press conference in Osogbo on Monday, the Chairman ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 147 suspected criminals and recovered 250 expanded cartridges, 22 machetes and other dangerous items during a coordinated raid on criminal hideouts across parts of the state. The operation, conducted under the ongoing Operation KO S'AYE III, targeted criminal hideouts at Boolar, Super Ile-Epo and other ...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has intercepted two tankers designated for transporting edible vegetable oil found conveying Automotive Gas Oil (diesel) in Lagos. The NAFDAC Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Dr Martins Iluyomade, who briefed newsmen on Monday in Lagos, described the act as a serious threat to public ...
The House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the Constitution says it has commenced the consideration of the revised State Police Service bill, proposed by the Executive. Deputy Speaker of the House, Rep. Benjamin Kalu disclosed during the meeting of the House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the Constitution on Monday in Abuja. He ...
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday presented more than N3.1 billion in compensation to over 300 property owners affected by government land acquisition for strategic infrastructure projects across the state. Speaking at the presentation ceremony in Lagos, Sanwo-Olu said the compensation underscored his administration’s commitment to fairness, transparency and the protection of ...
A former Special Assistant to then-Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu, Professor Dapo Thomas, has revealed in his autobiography, Lagos Boy and Lagos Politics, how the tragic 2002 Ikeja Cantonment bomb blast unexpectedly paved the way for Femi Pedro to become Deputy Governor of Lagos State within just one year of meeting Tinubu. Following the devastating ...
By Precious Mark The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured a favorable judgment in a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by Mr. Joel Adoga, a co-defendant standing trial alongside the former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai. Adoga had approached the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso No fewer than 40 persons are feared dead after a canoe conveying women and primary school children capsized in Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State on Monday. The Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) confirmed the incident, describing it as one of the deadliest boat mishaps recorded in the state in ...
By Precious Mark The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has revealed that while Nigeria has produced over 110,000 licensed medical doctors in the past sixty years, a severe workforce shortage continues to plague the nation's healthcare sector due to an unrelenting wave of migration abroad. The association pointed out on Monday that the domestic ...
By Ismail Azeez Members of the transport union in Osun State staged protests across major motor parks on Monday, passing a vote of no confidence in the leadership of the factional state chairman of the union, Nurudeen Alowonle. The protesters comprising members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), the Road Transport Employers ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to eligible voters in Osun State ahead of the August 15, 2026 governorship election. In a statement on Monday signed by the Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Babalola, the commission said the distribution will take place across the ...
...says project will boost economic growth, strengthen energy security The Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, has lauded the unanimous endorsement by Member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) of the African Atlantic Gas Pipeline Project. He described it as a landmark step towards strengthening regional energy ...
No fewer than 12,000 members of various political parties have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The defectors were received on Sunday at Ramin Kura and Gure/kahugu wards by the Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Alhaji Abubakar Buba, who represented Gov. Uba Sani. The event ...
The Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has celebrated Prof. Bart Nnaji at 70, recognising his over two decades of contributions to the governance, credibility and global reach of The Nigeria Prize for Science and Innovation. According to a statement issued by the company on Monday, it honoured Nnaji, a former Minister of Power and Chairman of ...
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council, has congratulated Mrs Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, on her election as the 33rd President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). The union described Badejo-Okusanya’s emergence as a significant milestone for women in leadership. Chairman, NUJ FCT Council, Ms Grace Ike, the Council stated these in a ...
President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on other African countries to lend their voices to unanimously condemn the ongoing Afro-phobic attacks, also known as Xenophobia, in South Africa. A united voice, according to the Nigerian leader, will send a clear message to that Southern African country that such intolerance is absolutely not acceptable under ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The Federal Government has announced plans to deploy digital identity technology to improve the monitoring of mining operators, strengthen regulation and tackle insecurity in Nigeria’s solid minerals sector. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, disclosed this while receiving the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Identity Management Commission, ...
By Precious Mark Former Anambra State Governor and Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, on Sunday, marked his 65th birthday by shunning elaborate public celebrations, choosing instead to reflect on the state of the nation and donate N10 million to a hospital in Anambra State. Obi, who kicked off the milestone ...
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Sunday paid glowing tribute to his wife, Mrs. Bamidele Abiodun, as she marked her 60th birthday, describing her as a woman of virtue, compassion, unwavering faith and an indispensable partner whose steadfast support has been central to his life’s journey and public service. Speaking during a special thanksgiving ...
The Interfaith Youth Council of Nigeria (IYCN) has called for an independent and transparent investigation into the death of nurse Mary Habila, urging the public to avoid speculation while official inquiries are ongoing. Speaking at a press conference in Bauchi, the council cautioned against premature conclusions and inflammatory comments that could undermine the integrity of ...
The Ogun I Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has dismissed reports alleging that smugglers barricaded the Idiroko–Sango Ota Road in Ogun State, describing the claims as false and a misrepresentation of an unfortunate traffic incident. According to the Command, the severe gridlock was actually caused by an accident involving a commercial trailer ...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has released N7.61 billion to nine Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) for payment to 4,237 retirees. This is as the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, reaffirmed the Service’s commitment to improving the welfare of its retired personnel. Adeniyi disclosed this last week during a dialogue with retirees of the NCS, where ...
Vice President of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima arrived in Lungi, Sierra Leone, on Sunday to participate in the 69th Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government Summit. On arrival at the Freetown International Airport in Lungi, Shettima was received by the Vice President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Mohamed ...
