Veteran actor Babatunde “Baba Fokoko” Bamgbode has countered allegations made by his colleague that the President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu ‘MC Oluomo’ Akinsanya, betrayed and abandoned them after they campaigned for President Bola Tinubu in the build-up to the 2023 presidential election. Recall that In June, Fatai “Lalude” Adetayo…
Human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi has been granted bail by an Ekiti State Magistrate Court, in a defamation case filed by Afe Babalola. The 2023 African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, announced the development on his X handle on Monday. Sowore stated that Farotimi was granted N50m bail with a surety in the…
The Israeli military said Saturday it had launched “extensive strikes” as part of a fresh offensive in Gaza, after rescuers reported 100 people killed in the besieged Palestinian territory. The army said on Telegram it had begun the “initial stages” of the offensive, known as Operation Gideon’s Chariots. The operation was part of “the expansion…
Two former governors of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun and Gbenga Daniel, have vowed to support Federal Government’s efforts to recover the national assets seized by a French court. A Chinese firm, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Company Limited, had got judgment from the court, which led to the seizure of three presidential jets– a Dassault Falcon…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved new regulations making the submission of academic thesis or project reports a mandatory requirement for mobilisation into the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The directive, which takes effect from October 6, 2025, was conveyed through an enforcement circular signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF),…
Hon. Mojisola Lasbat Meranda (Apapa I) has emerged as the new Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly. Before her emergence as the Speaker, Meranda was the Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly. Her emergence followed the impeachment of Mudashiru Obasa as the Speaker of the House of Assembly over gross misconduct and…
The Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, has directed the immediate release of Umar Ibrahim, Alhaji Bello Rabiu, and Jaja Sarki Bamo, who were arrested in June 2025 for their alleged involvement in banditry and kidnapping. The DG also approved that N3 million be paid as compensation to them…
… Facilitates Borehole Projects and Solar Power Installations to Transform Lives Across Wards 1–6 and Beyond In a remarkable show of grassroots leadership, Hon. (Mrs.) Olufunke Comforter Adeniyi-Olajide, member representing Ibadan North Constituency I in the Oyo State House of Assembly, has launched a massive community development campaign across her constituency—spanning Wards 1, 2, 3,…
The Police Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi, Lagos, has arrested an apprentice and his accomplice for allegedly stealing cement and other building materials worth over N250m from his employer to finance gambling activities. This was disclosed in a statement by the PSFU spokesman, Ovie Ewhubare, on Saturday. According to Ewhubare, the suspects, Ezekiel Taiwo and Rahman…
Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo state, has asked Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), not to “put fire” in his state. In August, Wike warned governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against interfering in the affairs of the party in Rivers state. Wike and Siminalayi Fubara, governor…
