By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated former Deputy Governor of the state and member of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC), Princess Sarah Adebisi Sosan, on her 70th birthday. Princess Sosan, an educationist who served as deputy governor under former Governor Babatunde Fashola from 2007 to 2011, turned 70 on February 11….
By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday inaugurated a grassroots mobilisation group, the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, to engage residents across the state on the achievements of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. The governor appointed 20 Local Government coordinators to drive the initiative at the community level, with his Chief of Staff, Mr….
By Ayomide Otitoju The Lagos State Government on Wednesday presented provisional letters of allocation to the first batch of 180 beneficiaries affected by the redevelopment of Alaba Transnational Market along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway in Ojo Local Government Area. The letters, approved by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, were handed over to the traders during a ceremony held…
By Ayomide Otitoju Gunmen have abducted 15 passengers along the Utonkon–Okpoga Road in Benue State, authorities confirmed. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. on Monday in the Utonkon axis of Ado Local Government Area, targeting a commercial bus travelling from Utonkon to Okpoga in Okpokwu Local Government Area. The bus, carrying 16 passengers who had…
By Ayomide Otitoju Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde held a closed-door meeting with former Military President General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd.) on Tuesday at his hilltop residence in Minna, Niger State. Speaking to journalists after the meeting, Atiku said his visit was focused on strengthening the structures of the…
By Ayomide Otitoju The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confiscated over 10 million doses of counterfeit malaria drugs and cosmetic products valued at about ₦3 billion from the Trade Fair Market in Lagos. NAFDAC’s Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Dr. Martins Iluyomade, disclosed this on Monday during a briefing…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Senate on Monday hailed the Court of Appeal’s decision upholding the suspension of Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as a strong affirmation of parliamentary autonomy and the doctrine of separation of powers. In a unanimous judgment delivered by a three-member panel in appeal number CA/ABJ/CV/1107/2025, the appellate court ruled that Akpoti-Uduaghan’s…
By Ayomide Otitoju Human rights activist Aisha Yesufu on Tuesday renewed her call for mandatory real-time electronic transmission of election results, as she criticised the deployment of soldiers to a protest at the National Assembly in Abuja. Yesufu spoke at the protest ground where demonstrators gathered under the “Occupy National Assembly” campaign to oppose the…
By Ayomide Otitoju Gunmen have abducted nine worshippers from Saint John’s Catholic Church in Ojije, Utonkon District, Ado Local Government Area of Benue State. The incident was confirmed on Monday by Emmanuel Udah, a former councillor representing Ukwuenyo Ward in the Ado local government legislative council. In a telephone interview with Channels Television, Udah described…
