At least six people have lost their lives after a truck carrying foodstuffs lost control and overturned at the Ugwu-Onyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway in Enugu State. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Enugu State Command, Franklin Agbakoba, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Enugu….
The Anambra State Police Command has admitted full responsibility for the escape of two key suspects linked to the brutal murder of a lawmaker, Justice Azuka, who represented Onitsha North 1 Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly. Azuka was abducted on December 24, 2024, and his lifeless body was discovered on the Second…
On Thursday, the ousted speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, presided over the State House of Assembly’s plenary session. Obasa had stormed the house moments after his security details were restored while those of the Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, were withdrawn in preparation for his return. He, however, made what was described…
The Federal Government, States, and Local Government Councils have shared a total of N1.703 trillion from the Federation Account revenue for January 2025. This figure represents a notable 19.6% increase, or N279 billion, compared to the N1.424 trillion shared from December 2024 revenue. A press release issued by Bawa Mokwa, Director (Press and Public Relations)…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticized President Bola Tinubu for his silence over the crisis rocking the Lagos State House of Assembly. He described it as a tacit endorsement of anti-democratic tactics aimed at subverting the will of lawmakers. Atiku, in a statement signed by his media aide, Paul Ibe, on Thursday, condemned what…
Moshood Jimoh, the commissioner of police in Lagos, says the command has restored the security detail of Mojisola Meranda, the speaker of the Lagos house of assembly. Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday, Jimoh said Meranda’s security detail was initially withdrawn for audit purposes. Earlier, a high ranking official in the Lagos assembly confirmed…
Nigerian artistes Rema, Mercy Chinwo, D’banj and Ayra Starr were among the big winners at the 2025 Trace Awards. Rema secured two major awards, winning ‘Album of the Year’ for Heis and ‘Best Male Artist’. Ayra Starr was recognised as the ‘Best West African Artist’. Gospel singer Mercy Chinwo took home the ‘Best Gospel Artist’…
Fresh facts have shown that the security details of the Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Meranda Mojisola, were withdrawn due to a lack of valid approval. Mojisola was not the only one affected. Several VIPs in Lagos who had enjoyed security protection over the years without the police’s approval had the operatives withdrawn. Sources…
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have rejected Mudashiru Obasa as the Speaker of the parliament. Speaking with journalists at the assembly complex on Thursday, the lawmakers refuted Obasa’s claim that he remains the speaker. The 36 lawmakers reaffirmed their support for the current speaker, Mojisola Meranda, insisting that she is the speaker…
An Ikeja Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced Kolawole Muyiwa, a former part-time lecturer at Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (now Lagos State University of Education), to life imprisonment over rape. Justice Rahman Oshodi ruled that the prosecution had proven the case of defilement beyond a reasonable doubt. The crime was committed on…