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A group of men allegedly attacked the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 elections, Omoyele Sowore, on Saturday morning at the Lagos City Marathon.The men also attacked some journalists and Sowore’s crew members covering the event, allegedly damaging their cameras and other devices.Sowore, former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 election...

President Bola Tinubu has approved billions of Naira for the expansion of 12 River Basin projects across the country to boost irrigation farming and ensure food security.The Director of Finance, Hadejia Jama’are River Basin Development Authority, Musa Kwankwaso, made the disclosure in a statement on Saturday.He said that the approval is a clear indication of President Tinubu’s commitment to the...

The impeached former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has filed a lawsuit before a Lagos High Court demanding for his immediate reinstatement.Obasa, who was removed from office on January 13, 2025, is challenging the legality of his impeachment.The lawmaker is amongst other prayers, seeking an order nullifying his removal and restoring him as Speaker.The suit...

In a post on X, the embassy refused to provide details on the visa statuses, stating that it does not disclose such information for “privacy reasons”.The Canadian High Commission in Nigeria has declined to comment on reports that Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, Chris Musa, and other senior military officers were denied visas.In post on X, the embassy said it would not provide details on...

The Federal Government has announced plans to establish a special security unit, dubbed “Power Rangers,” to protect the nation’s electricity infrastructure.This was disclosed by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, during an interview “We have decided now with the Minister of Power to have what we call the power rangers,” He stated.He explained ...

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, to participate in the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government.The meeting is slated for February 14 – 18, 2025.Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement he signed in the early hours of Friday titled ‘President T...

Justice Chinyere Nwecheonwu of the FCT High Court Kuje has shifted the ruling in the bail application of the former executive secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Professor Usman Yusuf, who is facing corruption allegations, to February 27.Justice Nwecheonwu ruled that the defendant be remanded in the Nigerian Correctional Service facility in Kuje pending the ruling on his bail application....

The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, LAMATA, has announced an 18 percent increase in fares for its Bus Reform Initiative, BRI, scheme. The upward review will take effect from February 17.LAMATA said the decision to hike the fares was due to the rising cost of diesel and the high number of buses that were out of operation due to the lack of spare parts.“The fare rise is because of the incr...

The authorities of the Nigeria Customs Service have handed over a total of 1,599 assorted arms and 2, 298 live cartridges to the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW).Speaking during the handover ceremony in Lagos, the Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, stated that some of the importers of the assault weapons have been convicted while other cases are still undergoing court p...

National Assembly has passed the sum of N54,990,165,355,396 Appropriation Bill into law for the 2025 fiscal year.The 2025 Budget was passed on Thursday by the both chambers of the National Assembly after due consideration.The passage of the bill followed a recent revision by President Bola Tinubu, who raised the budget from an initial N49.7 trillion to N54.2 trillion.The president said th...