Youths Protest CAC’s Deregistration of NYCN

Hundreds of angry youths under the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) on Thursday stormed the headquarters of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in Abuja, demanding the immediate reversal of the Council’s deregistration. Led by NYCN President Ambassador Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo, the protesters accused the Registrar-General, Hussaini Ishaq Magaji (SAN), of acting unlawfully while a…

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Cooking Gas Crisis Worsens as Price Soars to ₦3,000 per Kg in Lagos, Ogun

The scarcity of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), popularly known as cooking gas, has worsened across Lagos and Ogun states, pushing retail prices to between ₦1,800 and ₦3,500 per kilogramme, despite recent Government data suggesting a price drop. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the average cost of refilling a 5kg cylinder fell from…

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Driver Crushed to Death as 40-Foot Container Falls on Taxi Along

Tragedy struck on Sunday afternoon at the Soka Area of the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway when a 40-foot container-laden truck overturned and crushed a commercial Nissan Micra taxi, killing its driver instantly. The fatal crash, which occurred around 2 p.m., involved a trailer loaded with bales of imported clothing reportedly heading towards Ibadan, and a Micra taxi…

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Soyinka Accepts National Theatre Renaming

Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has accepted the renaming of Nigeria’s National Theatre, Lagos, despite admitting he initially had “mixed feelings” about the honour. The theatre, now officially known as the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts, was unveiled on Thursday after extensive renovation. The 90-year-old playwright said his position shifted because of…

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