Lagos State Police Command has launched investigations into two separate incidents captured in viral videos, one showing officers tear-gassing students in Alakuko and another involving a road accident in Ikorodu that left two people injured. The command confirmed the development in a statement posted on its social media handle. According to the statement, the Commissioner…
Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sentenced to 50 months in prison after being convicted on prostitution-related charges. Prosecutors had pushed for an 11-year sentence, but Judge Arun Subramanian imposed just over four years following an emotional daylong hearing on Friday. According to CNN Combs’s lawyers had urged a far lighter penalty of 14…
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio challenging the legality of the six months suspension slammed on the Kogi Central Senator Natasha Uduaghan-Apoti over alleged misconduct.The suit instituted by one Ovavu Illiyasu and nine others was thrown out by the Judge…
The Director-General of NAFDAC, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye and other stakeholders at the event on Trans-Fatty Acids.The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has set an 18-month grace period, effectively giving food companies until early 2026 before facing full enforcement of regulations to eliminate industrially produced Trans-Fatty Acids (TFA).The initiative, launched as a…
An unconfirmed number of persons have lost their lives in a tanker fire accident that occurred at midnight along the Abeokuta–Sagamu Expressway. From the spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, that the fire began at about 1 am on Friday. According to Akinbiyi, a petrol-laden 33,000-litre tanker overturned…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The Ede Descendants’ Union (EDU) has extended its heartfelt congratulations to one of its distinguished sons, Dr. Abudu Oladipupo, on his emergence as the Dean of the School of Information and Communication Science, Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun state In Statement jointly signed the group’s President,Professor Ademola Olaitan, National Secretary, Dr. Nureni Lawal…
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has flagged off the Kaduna State Emergency Medical Services and Ambulance System (KADSEMSAS), describing it as a landmark in his administration’s commitment to saving lives and ensuring no citizen is denied access to emergency healthcare. Speaking at the official launch on Thursday, the governor said the initiative was not…
The Network Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour Nigeria has commended the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons for rescuing 24 victims of human trafficking and apprehending five suspected traffickers in Abuja. The commendation was contained in a statement signed by NACTAL National President, Mr Abdulganiyu Abubakar, and made available to journalists…
Hon. Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit instituted against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu challenging the March 18, 2025, proclamation of a state of emergency in Rivers State. The declaration of the state of emergency by President Tinubu led to the suspension of the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi…
Nigeria spent a total of $2.86bn servicing external debt in the first eight months of 2025, according to the international payment data from the Central Bank of Nigeria. This accounted for 69.1 per cent of the country’s total foreign payments of $4.14bn in the period. In the same eight-month stretch of 2024, debt service stood…