Men of the Department of State Security, DSS, and Nigeria Police, in the early hours on Monday, stormed the premises the Lagos State House of Assembly, sealing up the offices of the Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, her deputy and clerk of the house. As of 10 am, armed security personnel have taken over the premises at…
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mrs Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has urged the U.S. to adhere to established protocols when deporting immigrants from its territory. She made this appeal in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, following a visit by the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills Jr., to the ministry. In a statement issued…
Activist and lawyer Dele Farotimi says he is still facing four separate suits filed by members of the Aare Afe Babalola law firm in four different states. Farotimi made this known on Sunday, February 16, 2025, on the Toyin Falola Interviews. It would be recalled that the founder of Afe Babalola University in Ado Ekiti,…
The Lagos State Government, through the State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), has warned property owners, agents and private occupiers to stop illegal recycling and scavenging in unlicensed facilities in the State. It also urged them to halt indiscriminate sorting, dumping, storing and trading of recyclable waste in their facilities and public spaces around them. LAWMA,…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results of the 2024 Second Series of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates, with 43,923 candidates (67.55%) scoring credit and above in at least five subjects. According to a statement by WAEC’s Ag. Head of Public Affairs, Moyosola Adesina, 65,023 candidates…
Former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi, and the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Sunday, visited the Lekki residence of the late Afenifere leader, Pa Ayodele Adebanjo, extend their condolences to his family. The visit came two days after the death of…
Former Osun State Governor and Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has denied allegations that he is plotting to destabilize Osun State. He described the claims by Governor Ademola Adeleke as baseless, citing his 15-year track record of peaceful and law-abiding public service. In a statement from his media office, Oyetola was described…
The Lagos State Government has issued a 24-hour quit notice to illegal traders and occupants under the Idumota, Ebute Ero Police Police overhead, and environs in Lagos Island to vacate due to violations of environmental laws and degradation. Meanwhile, the state government also ordered the immediate unsealing of the Oke Arin/Gorodom Market, following a mutual…
The National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), has expressed fear over the Federal Government’s plan to ban 60,000 litres capacity tankers, following the rising cases of accidents involving fuel tankers. NARTO President, Yusuf Othman in an interview with Newsmen in Abuja on Sunday, said such a move would cause a loss of N300b worth…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Olayemi Cardoso, to use his “leadership position to immediately withdraw the patently unlawful, unfair, unreasonable and unjust increase in Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transaction fees.” SERAP urged him to “ensure that the exercise of CBN statutory powers and…
