By Ebunoluwa Sessou The Lagos State House of Assembly has imposed a construction ban on Makoko and Shogunle communities pending the conclusion of reconciliation with affected residents within a two-week period. The House also adopted the recommendation of the Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on E-GIS, Dr. Olajide Babatunde, establishing a 250-metre setback from […]

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Southwest Caucus says it is fully prepared for the upcoming governorship elections in Osun and Ekiti states, signalling an early and coordinated push to strengthen its political presence in the region. The move reflects the party’s broader plan to ramp up mobilisation, tighten internal unity […]

By Dickson Omobola Board chairman of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Abdullahi Ganduje, has said the fire outbreak at the Old Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos, also known as Terminal I, could affect President Bola Tinubu’s reforms in the aviation sector. While lamenting what he described as the destruction […]

Spanish public prosecutors are seeking a one-year prison sentence and a €2,880 ($3,400) fine for a man who mimicked a monkey after Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappé scored in a match last year.

The government in Gabon, where social media platforms have been suspended for more than a week, is in talks with Meta and TikTok, the communication ministry said on Thursday.

By Folarin Kehinde ABUJA — The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has called for stronger coordinated security operations across Nigeria’s coastal and inland waterways to safeguard the nation’s growing blue economy. Oyetola made the call on Thursday in Abuja while receiving the newly appointed Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, who paid him […]

A Nigerian U.S.-based lawyer and human rights advocate, Chris Okobah, has called for the creation of Anioma State, describing it as a historic victory for a people he said have long been denied full expression within the Nigerian federation.

The opposition leaders also rejected the Electoral Act recently passed by the National Assembly and signed into law by Bola Tinubu. 

The average retail price of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), commonly known as diesel, declined to ₦1,361.57 per litre in January 2026, down from ₦1,501.58 recorded in January 2025, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

Governor Dauda Lawal has distributed fertilizers, inputs and other farm equipment to support dry-season farming across Zamfara State.