By Ayomide Otitoju The Lagos State Government has announced the cancellation of the 2025 Greater Lagos Fiesta, which was scheduled to hold on December 31, 2025. The decision was conveyed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Gboyega Akosile. According to the statement, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu…
By Ayomide Otitoju the Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, CP Miller G. Dantawaye, conducted an extensive operational patrol along the FCT–Nasarawa–Kogi boundaries to strengthen security in border and adjoining communities. During the patrol, CP Dantawaye paid a courtesy visit to the palace of the Ona of Abaji, His Royal Majesty (Dr.) Adamu…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) is mourning the deaths of seven journalists who died in a road accident in Gombe State on Monday. The crash, reportedly caused by a tyre burst on the bus, occurred as the journalists were returning from a colleague’s wedding in Kaltungo Local Government Area. Four others…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Deputy Head of Mission at the British High Commission, Simon Field, visited world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua in hospital following a fatal road accident on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, officials confirmed on Monday. A statement from Kayode Akinmade, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the Ogun State Governor, said Field…
By Ayomide Otitoju Former Assistant Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Dennis Amachree, has described the recent United States airstrikes in Nigeria’s North-West as a calculated and deliberate warning to terrorists, rather than a random military operation. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday, Amachree said the strikes send a clear message…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to arraign Abubakar Malami, SAN, former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday. Malami is expected to appear before Justice Emeka Nwite alongside his son, Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami, and an associate, Hajia Bashir…
By Ayomide Otitoju The United States will pledge $2 billion for United Nations humanitarian aid in 2026, a State Department source confirmed to AFP on Monday — significantly lower than in previous years. UN data shows that while the US remains the world’s top humanitarian donor, its contributions have fallen sharply, from over $14 billion…
By Ayomide Otitoju French cinema icon Brigitte Bardot will be buried in a cemetery in her hometown of Saint-Tropez, local officials said on Monday, as France debates how to honour a cultural figure whose legacy is marked by both artistic influence and political controversy. Bardot, who died on Sunday at the age of 91, had…
By Ayomide Otitoju A man suspected of killing four of his own children during a deadly attack in Suriname’s capital has died by suicide while in police custody, authorities confirmed on Monday. Police said the suspect, a 43-year-old man identified only by the initials D.A., was found dead in his cell at a police station,…
