A couple narrowly escaped death on Wednesday evening when a container fell on their Lexus Jeep at the Toyota bus stop on the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, Lagos. The incident occurred around 6:35 PM, prompting a swift response from the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service. According to Margaret Adeseye, the Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, the agency received a distress call and immediately mobilised to the scene.…

A 25-year-old Business Education student at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Koya Ayodeji, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly stabbing a fellow student during an argument over noise. The incident occurred on Tuesday at approximately 11:50 PM, when Ayodeji reportedly attacked 21-year-old Ayobami Ajayi, a 3rd-year Mass Communication student, in their university dormitory. According to police reports, the altercation began after Ayodeji accused Ajayi of…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Tincan Island Port Strategic Command in Lagos has made significant strides in curbing drug trafficking, seizing 339,576.91kg of illegal substances and arresting 38 drug suspects throughout 2024. Commander Mitchell Ofoyeju made the announcement during a press briefing in Lagos on Thursday, revealing the extensive operations carried out by the command over the past year. The drugs seized included a wide range of substances,…

Government ‘must do more on deportations’ as new estimate suggests more than 1m people are illegally living in UK London is home to as many as 585,000 illegal migrants, equivalent to one in 12 of the city’s population, according to a previously confidential report. There is mounting concern over the failure to control Britain’s borders and the pressure that places on public services such as schools and the NHS. The use of…

Come make your product in America, and we will give you among the lowest taxes of any nation on Earth – Donald Trump President Donald Trump has called on Chinese President Xi Jinping to leverage China’s influence to help end the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Speaking via video link at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump stated that China holds significant power over the conflict and revealed…

The World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said on Thursday that any tit-for-tat trade wars would have catastrophic consequences for global growth in a debate where US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats were discussed. “If we have tit-for-tat retaliation, whether it’s 25 percent tariff (or) 60 percent and we go to where we were in the 1930s we’re going to see double-digit global GDP losses. That’s catastrophic. Everyone will…

A Federal High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja on Thursday granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) permission to amend the charges against former Minister of Power, Olu Agunloye, over the alleged fraudulent award of the $6 billion Mambilla Power Project contract. Presiding over the case, Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie ruled in favor of the EFCC’s application to amend the charges and ordered Agunloye to take his plea.  The former…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday destroyed fake, expired, and substandard goods worth ₦1.3 billion in Abuja. The Director General of NAFDAC, Professor Moji Adeyeye, represented by Festus Ukadike, who led officials of the agency to the Kuje dump site in Abuja, said the items destroyed, including drugs, hospital equipment, cosmetics, food items, and several other products. He also destroyed expired food items…

After a two-hour gunfight, security operatives in Kogi State successfully rescued 16 victims, including three pastors, who were kidnapped in the Ofu Local Government Area. The victims, abducted after attending a crusade in Ejule, regained their freedom through the intervention of a combined team of security personnel. The pastors, who served as guest ministers at the crusade, were kidnapped on their way to their guest house after the second day…

By Alade Adisa A total of 114 are graduating in the first class category, as Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago Iwoye, Ogun State holds its 34th convocation ceremony. Disclosing this on Thursday at a press briefing held as part of the events for the ceremony in Ago Iwoye, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ayodeji Agboola, said a total of 6,066 would be bagging degrees and diplomas in various programmes during the…

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has officially approved the establishment of the Ebonyi State University of ICT, Science and Technology in Oferekpe. This makes it the 66th state university and the 278th in Nigeria’s university system. Executive Secretary of NUC, Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu presented the recognition letter to Governor Francis Nwifuru on Thursday. The recognition letter will also be sent to key education bodies like JAMB, TETFund, NYSC, and NELFUND.…

The Lagos State Government on Thursday issued a 48-hour ultimatum to traders operating under the Apongbon Bridge and along drainage setbacks in Lagos Island to vacate the areas. Announcing this on on Thursday, Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, said the directive is part of the state’s urban regeneration initiative aimed at improving infrastructure and tackling environmental challenges. Wahab spoke during an inspection of the Savage/Elegbata/Bombata…