•Peter Obi at the site of his brother’s demolished property Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has condemned the demolition of a property belonging to his younger brother in Lagos. He described the action as unlawful and reflective of Nigeria’s growing descent into lawlessness under President Bola Tinubu’s administra...
•Traffic diversion The Lagos State Government has announced that repair work on the Ogudu/Ifako Bridge will begin on Saturday, June 28, and continue until Wednesday, October 15, 2025. The maintenance will span 110 days and be carried out in eight phases across both carriageways, reports The Guardian. According to a statement from the Ministry ...
•Hoodlums A site engineer, identified as Badmos Olatunji Monsor, has reportedly died and no fewer than 15 construction workers sustained varying degrees of injuries following a violent clash at a construction site in the Agidingbi area of Ikeja, Lagos. The incident, which occurred over the weekend, involved an alleged invasion by armed individ...
•Swimming contest No fewer than 180 students are expected to participate in the 2025 National Swimming Championships, organised by the Nigeria School Sport Federation (NSSF). Funsho Usman, Secretary-General, NSSF, said yesterday that 30 students were expected to represent each of the six geo-political zones of the country at the championships ...
•Power transmission line A 9-year-old boy, Chinemeren, and another person simply identified as Qudus were electrocuted in the Ilasamaja area of Lagos State. The incident reportedly occurred over the weekend after one of them came into contact with a naked wire, reports Nigerian Tribune. The spokesperson for the state police command, Benjamin H...
Frustrated by the prolonged blackout caused by a faulty transformer supplying power, residents and business owners on six streets — Raji Oba, Awoyemi, Folarin, Ajala, Olonade, and Akinshola — in the Alimosho area of Lagos State have decried and lamented the over three-month power outage. According to them, the power outage which occurred since...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution has announced that zonal public hearings will be held in 12 states across Nigeria from July 11 to July 20, 2025. Deputy Speaker of the House and Chairman of the Committee, Benjamin Kalu, disclosed this during a meeting with consultants [&hel...
•Victor Osimhen Nigerian international footballer Victor Osimhen has spoken candidly about his early years in Lagos, recounting the odd jobs he took on to support himself before beginning his professional career. In a recently released interview with broadcaster Daddy Freeze, Osimhen detailed how he performed various small tasks —including fet...
•The demolished church building Representatives of the Deeper Life Bible Church held a meeting with officials of the Surulere Local Government on Wednesday, June 18. The meeting which was held in the office of the local government’s chairman, Mr. Sulaiman Bamidele Yusuf, aimed at finding a peaceful resolution to the case occasioned by the rece...
•Bode George Former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has said that despite the defection of its 2023 governorship candidate and his group, the party is intact. George spoke yesterday, June 18 at the flag off campaign ceremony of the PDP chairmanship and councillorship candidates for the July 12...
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