The National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has received stalwarts of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and some members of the Labour Party into the coalition party. According to Aregbesola the party will allocate 50 per cent elective and appointive positions to the youth and women and will rescue ...
The victims of the cryptocurrency fraud by Crypto Bridge Exchange have been invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to report to the commission’s Lagos and Ibadan Zonal Directorates offices, respectively, to help in the ongoing investigations. Dele Oyewale, Head of the Commission’s Media and Publicity unit, made this dis...
It was a day of mixed emotions as family, friends, teammates, and well-wishers gathered at the Catholic Church of Visitation, 1st Avenue, Festac Town, Lagos, today, Friday, August 22, for the burial ceremony of former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Peter Rufai. The ceremony was filled with tributes for the late Nigerian football legend, remembered n...
State chairmen of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), former governors, National Assembly members, serving and former National Working Committee members and other notable stakeholders from Southern Nigeria have disowned the meeting scheduled for Lagos today, by some group in the party with the aim of zoning positions. The PDP leaders dismisse...
College of Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education in Lagos State University of Education, Oto/Ijanikin, has hosted its First Annual National Conference, with the theme: “Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education for Sustainable Development.” The event, from August 12–15, at LASUED’s Odo Noforija Campus,...
•David Umahi The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, says his presentation to the Federal Executive Council about Lagos bridges was distorted on social media. Umahi said in Lagos yesterday that the misrepresentation led to speculations and even mockery by ill-informed members of the public, reports The Nation. The minister spoke during a tour of so...
•Governor Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State and Isese Day celebrants The Lagos State Government has declared Wednesday, August 20, 2025, as a work-free day for public servants in commemoration of Isese Day, an annual celebration of Yoruba culture and traditions. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu approved the holiday to enable traditional worshippers and memb...
•Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour As the street renaming controversies rages in the Centre of Excellence, the governorship candidate of Labour Party in Lagos State in the 2023 elections, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, also known as GRV, in this interview, re-echoes the recent concerns of former Lagos governor, Babatunde Fashola, on the preservation of Lagos’s hi...
•NDLEA chairman, Buba Marwa This article examines the growing concerns of residents over the spread of illicit drug hubs across Lagos State, reports Saturday Tribune. Once confined to notorious hubs such as Akala in Mushin, Oju Ina on Lagos Island, and Akerele in Agege, illicit drug activity in Lagos State is now spreading into new […]...
The Lagos State House of Assembly has proposed a new law aimed at fostering harmonious relations between landlords and tenants by clearly defining rent payment structures, including yearly and monthly options and procedures for issuing eviction notices, among other provisions. In the final draft seen by our correspondent, the “Bill For A Law T...

