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In a show of support and solidarity, First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, has visited Niger State to console the victims of recent tragedies and offer financial assistance. During her visit, she met with Governor Umaru Bago and the people of the state, extending her condolences for the flooding, a boat accident, a fire, and ongoing banditry attacks. Mrs Tinubu, who is also the chairperson of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), emphasised…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State is set to commission a new network of roads in the Badagry area on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. This initiative is a key part of the administration’s broader effort to extend infrastructure development throughout the state. The Badagry Network of Roads includes the Aradagun-Mosafejo-Ilado-Imeke Road, Samuel Ekundayo Road, and Hospital Road, which span across the Badagry Local Government and Olorunda Local Council Development Areas.…
Lagos, 5 August 2025 — Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Co-Chairman of the African Union’s 4th Industrial Revolution Policy Council, has called on the Nigerian federal government to reward Nafisa Abdullah Aminu, the 17-year-old student from Yobe State who was recently crowned the world’s best in English at the 2025 TeenEagle Global Finals in London. Nafisa, a pupil at Nigerian Tulip International College in Yobe, outperformed more than 20,000 contestants from…
Former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has congratulated Nafisa Aminu, a student of Nigerian Tulip International College in Yobe State, for emerging as the world’s best in English at the prestigious 2025 TeenEagle Global Finals. In a congratulatory message shared via his official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Tuesday, Atiku described Nafisa’s accomplishment as a shining example of the boundless potential of the Nigerian…
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the interim forfeiture of a property in the city’s Park View Estate, following its alleged connection to a N986 million diesel supply fraud. Justice Dehinde Dipeolu granted the order on Friday, August 1, 2025, after a motion was filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The EFCC, represented by counsel C.C. Okezie, sought the order to preserve the property located…
Notorious terrorist leader, Bello Turji, has reportedly released 32 kidnapped victims and surrendered part of his weapon stockpile as part of a peace initiative brokered by Islamic clerics in Zamfara State. The revelation was made by prominent Islamic cleric Musa Yusuf, popularly known as Asadus-Sunnah, during a religious gathering in Kaduna on Monday. He said the peace process followed several meetings held in July between clerics and Turji, alongside other…
Seventeen-year-old Nafisa Abdullah Aminu from Yobe State, Nigeria, has emerged as the best in the world in English language skills at the 2025 TeenEagle Global Finals held in London, United Kingdom. Representing Nigeria through Nigerian Tulip International College, Yobe, Nafisa triumphed over 20,000 students from 69 countries, including those from native English-speaking nations. Her outstanding performance in the prestigious competition has brought immense pride to her school, her state, and…
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested seven suspects in connection with the killing of Barrister Bright Owhor, 46, of No. 40c Market Road, Rumuomasi, Port Harcourt. It was earlier reported that the lawyer was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on 6 July 2025. Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit were deployed to investigate the incident. Following 10 days of intelligence gathering and technical surveillance, all individuals allegedly involved in the…
Former Governor of Oyo State, Rashidi Ladoja, has been officially nominated as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland by the Olubadan-In-Council, marking a significant moment in the traditional leadership of one of Nigeria’s most historic cities. The nomination took place on Monday during a meeting of the Olubadan-In-Council held at the Olubadan Palace in Oke-Aremo, located within Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State. The session was presided over by…
The Lagos State Government has served a 21-day ultimatum to the developers of 176 illegal estates. The state government demanded that the estates process their layout approvals or face sanctions. The estates, primarily located in the rapidly developing corridors of Eti-Osa, Ajah, Ibeju-Lekki, and Epe, were identified by the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development for operating without the necessary government-sanctioned layouts. READ ALSO: Lagos govt reaffirms commitment to security…
Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu, says Nigerians can expect uninterrupted electricity supply before the end of President Bola Tinubu’s administration in 2027. Speaking at the commissioning of the Kwaru 1x15MVA, 33/11KV injection substation in Ikotun-Egbe, Lagos, Adelabu reaffirmed the president’s determination to overhaul Nigeria’s power sector under the Renewed Hope Agenda. “The present administration in Nigeria, led by His Excellency, Mr. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, with the Renewed Hope Agenda, recognizes…
Abuja, Nigeria – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has issued strong remarks on both political and administrative matters, reaffirming the legitimacy of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) South-South zonal congress and unveiling plans to improve education and healthcare in rural parts of the FCT. During his monthly media parley held in Abuja on Monday, Wike declared that peace within the PDP could only return if…
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