LAGOS GOVT ORDERS COMMUNITIES TO OPEN GATED STREETS, GIVES SEVEN-DAY ULTIMATUM FOR ILLEGAL GATES
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Lagos State Government has directed communities operating gated streets across the state to ensure that all gates are opened daily...
US CONDUCTS SURVEILLANCE FLIGHTS OVER NIGERIA AMID HEIGHTENED SECURITY COOPERATION
By Aishat Momoh. O. The United States has been conducting intelligence-gathering flights over large parts of Nigeria since late November, signalling increased security cooperation between...
SPEAKER ABBAS DISTRIBUTES FIVE TRAILERS OF RICE TO CHURCHES IN KADUNA NORTH AHEAD OF CHRISTMAS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has distributed five trailers of rice to more than 1,000 churches...
NRC SLASHES TRAIN FARES BY 50% FOR YULETIDE COMMUTERS
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced a 50 per cent reduction in train fares nationwide for the Yuletide season, as part of efforts to...
POLICE ALLEGEDLY ARREST WIFE, INFANT OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST IN LAGOS- FIJ
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested the wife and nine-month-old child of a senior reporter with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), the organisation...
SANWO-OLU RECEIVES EYO ỌBA ALAKẸTẸ PUPA AHEAD OF EYO FESTIVAL 2025
By Aishat Momoh. O. Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday received Eyọ Ọba Alakẹtẹ Pupa, Laba Ẹkun, at the Lagos House, Ikeja, as...
LAGOS GOVT EXPLAINS WASTE BUILD-UP, ANNOUNCES MEASURES TO IMPROVE REFUSE EVACUATION
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Lagos State Government has addressed growing concerns over waste accumulation in parts of the state, attributing the situation to ongoing...
US TO PARTIALLY SUSPEND VISA ISSUANCE TO NIGERIA, 18 OTHER COUNTRIES FROM JANUARY 1, 2026
By Aishat Momoh. O. The United States government has announced a partial suspension of visa issuance to nationals of 19 countries, including Nigeria, effective January...
INEC FIXES FEBRUARY 21 FOR RIVERS BYE-ELECTIONS IN AHOADA EAST II, KHANA II
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Saturday, February 21, 2026, for the conduct of bye-elections into the Ahoada East II and Khana...
FIRST LADY DISBURSES N200,000 EACH TO 250 ELDERLY PERSONS IN OGUN
The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Monday disbursed N200,000 each to 250 elderly persons in Ogun State under the Renewed Hope...