Birthday: Oyo Lawmaker Dele Adeola Felicitates Speaker Debo Ogundoyin, Senator Gbenga Babalola
The Honourable Member representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju State Constituency in the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon….
Birthday: Oyo Lawmaker Dele Adeola Felicitates Speaker Debo Ogundoyin, Senator Gbenga Babalola
The Honourable Member representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju State Constituency in the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Dele Adeola, has extended warm birthday felicitations to the Speaker of the House, Debo Ogundoyin, and former Senator representing Oyo North Senatorial District, Gbenga Babalola, as both distinguished leaders mark their birthdays today. In a goodwill message, Hon. Adeola described…
BREAKING: Saudi Arabia Announces Ramadan To Start Wednesday
For Muslims in Saudi Arabia, the first day of Ramadan will fall on Wednesday, the kingdom’s royal court announced. The holy month, during which hundreds of millions of Muslims around the world observe a fast from sunrise to sunset, traditionally begins with the sighting of the crescent moon. Many Muslim-majority countries around the world follow…
Lagos Govt Reacts As TikToker Alleges S3xual Assault In Viral Video
The Lagos State government, through the Lagos Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), has reacted to a viral video in which a TikTok user, simply identified as Mirabel, alleged that she was sexually assaulted in her apartment by an unknown individual. The state government, in a statement on Tuesday, said efforts are underway to locate…
BREAKING: Opposition Reps Stage Walk Out Over Approval Of Manual Collation Of Results As Backup
Opposition lawmakers in the house of representatives have staged a walkout from plenary over the Electoral Act amendment bill. The lawmakers exited the chamber after their attempt to make electronic transmission of election results mandatory without manual collation serving as a fallback where technology fails. The fresh amendment to section 60(3) provides that: “The Presiding…
Senate Queries As Tribunal Spent N16 Million To Fumigate Office In 2025
Members of the Senate Committee on Capital Market on Tuesday questioned the management of the Investments and Securities Tribunal over the expenditure of N16 million on cleaning and fumigation services in 2025. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the IST is a specialised fast-track civil court established under the Investments and Securities Act 2007…
Tinubu’s Leadership Sets New Standard For Democratic Dividends – Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday declared that President Bola Tinubu’s leadership has set a benchmark for delivering the dividends of democracy. Wike made the remark while delivering a Distinguished Personality Lecture titled, “The Impact of Political Leadership on Infrastructural Development in Nigeria: Between Dividends of Democracy and Good Governance,”…
FLASH: NURTW Names Lagos Motor-park After President Tinubu
The National Union of Road Transport Workers, Lagos Chapter, has officially unveiled a multi-million naira motor park named after President Bola Tinubu. The President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Modern Garage, located in Oyingbo, Lagos, would be unveiled today in the presence of top state and union officials. Dignitaries expected to be at the event include NURTW…
Sowore Fumes As Police Teargassed Protesters At National Assembly
Protesters at the National Assembly were teargassed by the Nigeria Police Force personnel during Tuesday’s demonstration over the Senate’s approval of both electronic transmission and manual collation of election results. Per online reports, chaos ensued at the main entrance when some demonstrators tried to force their way into the building. The above led to panic,…
BREAKING: Reps In Rowdy Session Over Move To Rescind Electoral Act Amendment Bill
Tuesday’s proceedings at the House of Assembly devolved into chaos following a motion to rescind the passage of the Electoral Act amendment bill. The development comes after the House reconvened from its budget defence sessions to reconsider some clauses in the bill. Francis Waive, the Chairman of the House Committee on Rules and Business, moved…
FLASH: Dangote Appoints Daughters To Lead Key Group Operations
The world’s richest black person, Aliko Dangote, has appointed her daughters to major positions in the multi-billion global business group, THISDAY learnt on Monday. Halima Aliko Dangote was appointed Group Executive Director, Dangote Family Office & International Offices (Dubai & London). Halima will continue to lead the establishment and maturation of the Dangote Family Office…
