Ahead of 2027: APC Wins 5 Out of 6 FCT Area Councils
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has tightened its grip on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) ahead of the 2027 general election, winning five of the six Area Councils in the nation’s capital. The FCT Area Council elections held on…
Lagos Bans Korope on Lekki–Epe; Drivers Push Back with Street Blockage Protests
Lagos has drawn a clear line: korope minibuses can no longer operate on the Lekki–Epe Expressway. After drivers blocked parts of the road in protest around Ajah, the state government described the action as economic sabotage and insisted the restriction…
US-based Nigerian builds biggest yam barn in Abia State
A Nigerian man based in the United States of America has built what has been adjudged as the biggest yam barn in Abia State. The yam barn sits on a two-plot property, housing approximately 12,000 yam tubers and about…
Lagos denies resuming monthly environmental sanitation exercise
The Lagos State Government on Saturday refuted an online media report claiming that the state had resumed the monthly environmental sanitation exercise. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, said no categorical statement had been made…
Low Voter Turnout in FCT Area Council Election
Residents are waiting for results after voting ended for the Federal Capital Territory area council elections held on Saturday in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. Sorting and counting of votes have also been completed at the polling unit level, and staff…
‘I have my eyes on 2027’ — former CBN deputy governor Tunde Lemo joins Ogun governorship race
‘I have my eyes on 2027’ — former CBN deputy governor Tunde Lemo joins Ogun governorship race Tunde Lemo, the former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has declared interest in the 2027 governorship election in Ogun…
US mission celebrates Nigerian American Dr Wendy Okolo At 26
The United States Mission in Nigeria on Friday took to the social media on Friday to celebrate Dr Wendy A. Okolo, a scientist @NASA Ames Research Center.According to the post, Dr Okolo leads research on flight safety and controls optimization….
Ex-Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe’s son arrested in South Africa for shooting gardener
Bellarmine Mugabe, Son of a former Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe, was arrested on Thursday for allegedly shooting one of his domestic staff. South Africa police said two two people were arrested for attempted murder on Thursday, after a shooting at…
Lagos enforces 5% tax on gaming winnings
The Lagos State Government has begun enforcing a five per cent withholding tax on gaming winnings from licensed gaming platforms operating within the state. The Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority, Are Bashir, made this…
DSS arraigns El-Rufai February 25 over NSA phone interception, cybercrime
The Department of State Services has fixed February 25 to arraign a former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, before the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged cybercrime and breach of national security. The case, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/99/2026, was assigned…