Police arrest Osun SSG, others over alleged vote buying
The Osun State Police Command has arrested several suspects, including the Secretary to the Osun State Government, Teslim Igbalaye, following an operation linked to an alleged vote-buying investigation in Osogbo.…
BREAKING: Appeal Court nullifies order on deregistration of ADC, four others
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has set aside a Federal High Court judgment that ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and…
Lagos varsity unions issue seven-day ultimatum, threaten indefinite strike
Workers’ unions across Lagos State-owned universities have given the Lagos State Government a seven-day ultimatum to address their outstanding demands or face an indefinite strike. The unions also called on…
Lagos court jails former footballer, fugitive drug kingpin for 24 years
A former international footballer, Segun Hunkarin, and a fugitive drug kingpin, Ntoruka Chinedu, have been sentenced to a combined 24 years’ imprisonment by the Federal High Court in Lagos for…
UNILAG withdraws controversial sexual harassment advisory after backlash
The University of Lagos has withdrawn a controversial sexual harassment advisory issued by its Student Affairs Division following public outrage over its contents, which critics said placed the responsibility of…
Court Sentences Suspects In Oriire Abduction To Life Imprisonment
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has sentenced three suspects in the abduction of students and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State to life imprisonment. According to the…
Lagos Assembly approves use of mechanised sweeping on Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway
The Lagos State House of Assembly has approved the use of mechanised sweeping operations on Section 1 of the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway but insisted that the introduction of modern cleaning…
US imposes 12.5% tariff on Nigerian imports over forced labour claims
The United States has imposed a 12.5 per cent tariff on imports from Nigeria as part of a new trade measure targeting countries it says have failed to prohibit the…
Court stops EFCC’s planned probe of Oyo finances, declares request speculative
A Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan has restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from proceeding with its planned investigation into the finances of the Oyo State Government,…
NAFDAC begins nationwide seizure of banned sachet, PET bottle alcohol
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has commenced a nationwide enforcement operation to seize alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles below…