The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a suspected car snatcher, Iruo Young, aged 42, after a viral social media video showed a Toyota Avalon being stolen at gunpoint in Choba, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. Police spokesperson, Superintendent Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Thursday, 16th October, 2025, explaining…
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NiHSA) has raised alarm over possible flooding in several States, following reports of rising water levels along parts of the River Niger and River Benue. The Agency’s latest monitoring indicates that Kogi, Anambra, and Delta states are at high risk, while Benue, Adamawa, Niger, and Bayelsa may also experience significant…
No fewer than three persons were feared dead on Thursday morning when a trailer conveying a 40-foot container toppled and crushed a tricycle at the Mgbaemene Bus Stop, near Upper Iweka, along the Onitsha–Owerri Expressway, Anambra State. The tragic incident occurred around 6:48 a.m. when the trailer, whose registration number had been defaced, lost balance…
…LASTMA Warns Against Reckless Crossing The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has renewed its appeal for caution and strict compliance with traffic regulations following a tragic accident involving a moving train and a dispatch rider at the PWD Railway Level Crossing in Ikeja on Thursday, October 16, 2025 According to a statement by the…
The Nigerian Senate has confirmed Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan as the substantive Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), following an exhaustive screening session that lasted for nearly two hours during Thursday’s plenary in Abuja. The confirmation came after a robust debate in the Red Chamber, during which Senators from different political divides grilled…
By Adenike Olowe The Executive Chairman of Abeokuta South Local Government, Hon. Olaniyi Afeez Balogun, has commiserated with the family of late Alhaji Mukaila Adejojo, a former Assistant Auditor of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abeokuta South Local Government. In a condolence message released on behalf of the Government and people of Abeokuta South,…
…As Mathematics requirement relaxed for Arts students In a bold move aimed at widening access to Higher Education, the Federal Government on Tuesday 14th October, 2025 announced a comprehensive overhaul of admission entry requirements into Nigerian tertiary institutions. A reform projected to boost annual tertiary intakes from 700,000 to one million students. The new policy,…
…Describes her as a rare gem and pillar of grace By Adenike Olowe The Executive Chairman of Abeokuta South Local Government, Hon. Olaniyi Afeez Balogun, has felicitated Mama Victoria Olaitan Abiodun, the beloved mother of the Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, CON, on the occasion of her 90th birthday, celebrated today, Wednesday, October…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially nominated Professor Joash Amupitan (SAN) as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and has forwarded his name to the Senate for confirmation. The President’s letter of nomination was read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during Tuesday’s plenary session at the National Assembly in Abuja. Citing…
The Nigerian Army has commenced a full-scale investigation into the mysterious deaths of a Soldier, Lance Corporal Akenleye Femi, and his wife, whose lifeless bodies were discovered in their apartment at the Wawa Cantonment, New Bussa, Niger State. The tragic incident, which occurred on Saturday, 12th October, 2025 reportedly threw the entire military community into…
