•Official of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) have provided conflicting accounts of how two persons died in an accident at Cele bus stop inward Mile 2 along the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway today. In its statement, LASEMA said...
The controversial pregnancy of a ‘rescued’ 13-year-old girl in the custody of an orphanage belonging to the Lagos State Government is causing ripples in Aboru area of Alimosho Government Area of the state, reports The Nation. Friday Akor, a native of Benue State, is dismayed that his 13-year-old daughter in the custody of an orphanage [&hellip...
•Police teargas protesters Violence broke out at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) headquarters in Abuja, forcing police to fire teargas to disperse supporters amid an ongoing leadership tussle between rival factions of the party. Chaos broke out at Wadata Plaza as Governor Seyi Makinde, Bala Mohammed, and the Turaki-led executive arrived, tr...
Confusion may have gripped the South-East region over today’s proposed national protest for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. To this end, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has declared all correctional centres red zones, reports The Guardian. Meanwhile, the Federal Capital Territ...
•Aliko Dangote There is a brewing crisis in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector after a leaked memo surfaced indicating that the management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery has terminated the employment of all its workers for allegedly joining the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). The leaked memo, sighted by our ...
•David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola Barely one day after INEC’s official pronouncement, the Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order restraining the Commission from recognising David Mark and a former Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola, as interim national chairman and National Secretary, respectively, of the African Democratic Cong...
•Single-use plastics Some days into the enforcement of the ban on single-use plastics (SUPs) that are less than 40 microns thick, confusion still reigns across Lagos. Despite the Lagos State government’s firm stance, many residents, traders, and business owners directly affected by the policy remain reluctant or unwilling to comply, reports Sa...
•Abdullahi Ganduje National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has resigned from his position. Although the exact circumstances surrounding his resignation remain unclear as of press time, a senior party official confirmed the development, stating simply, “Yes, it is true. He has resigned,” reports V...
•Gunmen Suspected gunmen have reportedly killed a yet- to-be identified middle aged man in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. It was gathered that the incident occurred in front of Shopping Complex in Moniya in the Akinyele Local Government Area on Tuesday, reports The Nation. The victim, according to multiple sources, was shot on the head [&helli...
•Hajj There was confusion among Nigerians, yesterday, over the implication of Saudi Arabia’s recent visa restrictions, as some expressed fear that the new policy may affect participation in the 2025 Hajj. But the federal government refuted online reports suggesting that Nigeria was placed among countries banned from entering Saudi Arabia, effe...

