By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — The Lagos State Government has disbursed over ₦3.1 billion as compensation to more than 300 landowners whose properties were acquired for various public infrastructure projects across the state. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who presented the compensation cheques to the beneficiaries on Monday at Alausa, Ikeja, said the exercise reflected the administration’s […]

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta A former Deputy Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly and Assistant Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Remmy Hazzan, has defended the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s decision to retain a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 general elections, arguing that the arrangement does not […]

… receives certificate of return By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA— The President-elect of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, has pledged to embark on a holistic reform of the association’s electoral process. Speaking in Abuja on Monday, shortly after she was issued a Certificate of Return by the Chairman of the NBA Electoral […]

By Dayo Johnson, Akure The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Ondo State have issued a seven-day ultimatum to the management of the Federal University of Technology Akure Teaching Hospital (FUTATH), threatening an indefinite strike over alleged violations of workers’ rights and breaches of the transition agreement. The warning was […]

Mexican drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada was sentenced Monday to life in prison by a federal court in New York for co-founding and leading the powerful Sinaloa cartel.

By Esther Onyegbula The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 147 suspects and recovered various weapons, including 250 expanded cartridges, 22 machetes, battle axes, knives, charms and substances suspected to be Indian hemp during raids on criminal hideouts across the state. The operation, carried out under the ongoing Operation KO S’AYE III, was conducted at […]

By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin The presidential candidate of the Accord Party, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has warned that Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, risks losing his reelection bid in 2026 if he continues to support President Bola Tinubu at the expense of the party’s political interests. Olawepo-Hashim, through his support group, the Gbenga Hashim Solidarity Movement […]

… Begins Upload of Candidates’ Details By John Alechenu ABUJA — The Labour Party (LP) has confirmed that it has received the required access code from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to upload the details of its candidates for the 2027 governorship and State House of Assembly elections. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ken […]

By Chancel Bomadi Sunday BOMADI — A new private institution, Zoro International Open University (ZIOU), has been established in Bomadi, headquarters of Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State, with the aim of expanding access to tertiary education for residents of riverine communities. The university authorities said the institution was created to address the growing […]

By Ugochukwu Alaribe UMUAHIA — The Executive Director of the National Institute for Nigerian Languages (NINLAN), Aba, Abia State, Prof. Ogbonna Onuoha, has disclosed that the institution is set to receive a long-awaited take-off grant from the Federal Government to address its infrastructural challenges. NINLAN, which is affiliated with Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, was established […]