Akure, May 16, 2025 — A Magistrates’ Court in Akure, Ondo State, has ordered the remand of a private security guard, Joel Monday, at the Olokuta Correctional Centre for allegedly sexually assaulting and impregnating a 16-year-old girl. The defendant faces charges of unlawful sexual intercourse, physical abuse, and intimidation—offences that violate Section 31(2) of the Ondo State Child Rights Law, which prescribes life imprisonment for offenders found guilty of sexually…

The Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA) has urged residents, developers, and property owners to obtain appropriate planning permits before commencing any building or development projects across the state. The agency’s General Manager, Kehinde Osinaike, issued the call during a recent public engagement. READ ALSO: Lagos establishes SWIFT project to empower women through health, financial access He described planning permits as both compulsory and essential to ensuring developments align with…

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday called on the European Union (EU) and African nations to maximise their shared potential in pursuit of transformative development across the continent. Shettima spoke at a meeting with an EU delegation led by Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Gautier Mignot, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He described the EU as a natural ally of Nigeria, noting that EU investments had significantly supported President…

Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has appealed to the Nigeria Police Force to deploy additional personnel to the state, particularly to its border communities, to bolster security and combat rising criminal activity. Oyebanji made the request on Thursday while receiving the newly posted Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) for Zone 17, Ajani Omolabi, in his office in Ado-Ekiti. Omolabi will oversees Zone 17 which covers both Ondo and…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a national forest guard system and directed the recruitment of more than 130,000 armed operatives to secure Nigeria’s 1,129 forest reserves. The initiative is aimed at strengthening internal security and protecting forested areas from criminal elements, Each state will recruit between 2,000 and 5,000 heavily armed and professionally trained forest guards, depending on available financial resources. The recruitment and training processes will…

US President Donald Trump announced that Qatar will invest $10 billion in the Al Udeid Air Base, the largest U.S. air base in the Middle East, over the coming years. Trump made this announcement during a speech to US troops at the base in Doha, Qatar’s capital. The investment is part of a broader deal that includes $42 billion in Qatari defence purchases signed on Wednesday. The deal is significant…

The inflation rate of Nigeria eased to 23.71% in April 2025 against 24.23% recorded in March, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Thursday. The new figure indicated a slight decline of 0.52 percentage points, showing a touch of hope amid continued economic and rising cost-of-living challenges in the country. New Daily Prime reported earlier that Nigeria’s headline inflation rate edged up to 24.23 per cent in March…

The Lagos State Government has reiterated its commitment to enforcing the 10% cap on tenancy agreement fees, cautioning landlords and agents against imposing illegal charges on tenants. The Special Adviser to the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Housing, Barakat Odunuga-Bakare disclosed this during the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing held at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa, Ikeja. She emphasised that the Lagos State Tenancy Law clearly stipulates that legal or…

The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, on Wednesday said the Federal Executive Council has approved the launch of four satellites to aid Earth observation and the fight against insecurity in the country.

The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday, said budgeting under President Bola Tinubu’s administration is not for survival but for economic transformation and reality. Shettima guarantees that the current administration is building systems that speak to productivity, sustainable growth and progress. He stated this at the 15th Mechanical Engineering Distinguished Lecture organised by the Nigerian Institution of Mechanical Engineers in Abuja. The Vice President, who noted that there was a nexus between engineering…

The Lagos State Police Command has announced the arrest of a 28-year-old male ex-convict, Olayinka Oluwaseyi, for an alleged attempted robbery in the state. Oluwaseyi had been released from prison just three months ago for a similar offence. According to a statement shared on X on Wednesday by the state police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, the suspect, armed with a knife, was apprehended by patrol officers from the Ketu Division on…

The Lagos State Government is set to roll out monthly and quarterly rent payment plans to ease the strain of annual rent obligations, particularly for low-income earners. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Housing, Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, during the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing held to mark the second anniversary of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s second term. Akinderu-Fatai explained that the initiative aligns with the state’s broader strategy to make housing more…