The Federal Government (FG), through its marriage registry, generated N2.4 billion from marriage contracts in 2024. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo said this during a media parley with heads of agencies under the ministry in Abuja on Tuesday. The minister also highlighted plans to bolster border security to reduce the influx of irregular migrants. He revealed that revenue from expatriate quota applications hit over N3.2 billion in 2024, representing…

A Chief Magistrate Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, has adjourned the trial of Naomi Silekunola, the estranged wife of the Ooni of Ife; an Ibadan-based broadcaster and Chairman of a radio station, Agidigbo FM, Oriyomi Hamzat; and the Principal of Islamic High School, Basorun, Abdulahib Fasasi. The defendants face charges of conspiracy, murder, manslaughter, and negligence related to the deaths of 35 children during a stampede at a Christmas funfair…

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State @jidesanwoolu has bagged the ”Governor of the Year” and the “Game Changer Award” organized by the @THISDAYLIVE Newspaper and @ARISEtv. The award presentation was done during the 30th anniversary of ThisDay and 12th anniversary of Arise TV last night in Lagos on Monday. Governor Sanwo-Olu thanked the organizers for the award and promised to continue to work harder and better for Lagosians more than…

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi has said that he is not interested in any coalition with the sole aim of grabbing power from the ruling All Progressives Congress in the 2027 general elections. The former Anambra State governor spoke when fielding questions from journalists at the sidelines of a two-day National Conference on ”Strengthening Democracy in Nigeria” in Abuja on Monday.…

Vice-President Kashim Shettima, while addressing the national conference on strengthening democracy in Nigeria, emphasized the current administration’s dedication to addressing key challenges in the nation. He assured Nigerians that President Bola Tinubu’s administration would continue to uphold democratic values, including addressing economic weaknesses, securing communities, tackling corruption, and reinforcing the independence of the judiciary. The conference, themed “Strengthening Nigeria’s Democracy: Pathways to Good Governance and Political Integrity,” was organized by…

The Nigeria Customs Service, Oyo/Osun Area Command, held a special decoration ceremony on Monday, January 27, to celebrate 95 officers and men who were promoted to the next rank in the recent promotion exercise. The event, which took place at the Command’s Operational Headquarters in Ibadan, Oyo State, was an occasion to honour the dedicated officers for their hard work and contributions to the Command’s success. Dr. Ben Oramalugo, the…

Lagos State University (LASU) has launched a new cutting-edge application, LASU Talkspace, aimed at transforming the way the university community and the general public engage in virtual meetings, conferences, and seminars. Developed by the university’s Directorate of Information and Communication Technology (DICT), under the leadership of Prof. Toyin Enikuomehin, the platform is set to provide a secure, efficient, and reliable alternative to popular virtual meeting tools like Zoom, Teams, and…

In a unique case heard in Ilesa, Osun State, a Magistrate Court has directed Rhoda Adu to compensate her boyfriend, Olapitan Sola, with ₦150,000. The ruling follows her failure to visit him after accepting ₦3,000 as transport fare. How the case unfolded The issue started when Sola, who resides in Ilesa, sent ₦3,000 to Rhoda to cover her travel expenses. She had agreed to visit him, but after receiving the…

Alarmed by the huge number of casualties in tanker fire incidents in the country of late, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has warned Nigerians to stop scooping fuel from crashed trucks loaded with petrol. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, gave this warning while addressing newsmen on Monday in Abuja on its recently concluded Operation Zero Tolerance. He expressed sadness over the rising number of collisions and fatalities, especially…

Human rights activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has been detained by the Nigerian police in Abuja. The New Daily Prime earlier reported that Sowore, on Monday, rejected his bail conditions, which required him to surrender his international passport and present a Level 17 civil servant as surety after his interrogation. The Ondo-born politician further announced on his X account that a team assigned…

A former Deputy Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Olumuyiwa Jimoh, has said that Mudashiru Obasa, the former Speaker, should be suspended from the House for insisting that he remains the Speaker of the Assembly despite his removal. Jimoh, who spoke on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Monday. said, ”He (Obasa) claims that he is still the speaker, which I think he knows that the implication…

The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Barrister Benjamin Chukwuemeka Nwobodo before Justice F. O. Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court in Independence Layout, Enugu. Nwobodo faces a five-count charge of forgery and obtaining by false pretence involving N12 million. In a statement on Tuesday, EFCC said the charges stem from alleged fraudulent land sales in Emene, Enugu State.  One of the charges…