By Adenike Olowe In a night drenched in colour, culture, and celebration, the Ogun State Local Government Service Commission (LGSC) brought the curtain down on the 2025 Local Government Service Week with a spectacular Awards and Gala Night at the DLK Event Centre, Abiola Way, Abeokuta on Thursday, 13th November, 2025. This year’s gala, the…
Nollywood actor Olanrewaju Omiyinka, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, has reportedly regained his freedom after spending more than three years in prison, following what appears to be a successful appeal challenging his 2022 conviction for sexually assaulting a minor. The news was broken on Friday by Actor and long-time associate, Yomi Fabiyi, who announced on…
Lawmakers cite infrastructure gaps, risk of disenfranchising rural students, and demand mid-term readiness report from WAEC by 2028. In a landmark decision, the National Assembly has directed the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to suspend its planned full transition to Computer-Based Testing (CBT) until 2030, over concerns that many Nigerian secondary schools are ill-equipped to…
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has expanded on the circumstances surrounding his heated confrontation with a naval officer at a disputed land in Abuja, insisting that the entire incident has been misrepresented and blown out of context. The confrontation, which occurred on Tuesday at Plot 1946, Gaduwa District, unfolded when officials of the…
The Lagos State Government intensified its clampdown on street begging with a fresh early-morning raid that led to the arrest of 15 suspected beggars across major parts of the State. The operation, carried out by officials of the Ministry of Youth and Social Development in collaboration with the Lagos State Task Force, targeted busy spots…
In a sharp and public response to a viral confrontation at a disputed land site in the capital, Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), declared he would not remain passive while government officials were assaulted during enforcement of regulatory duties. The incident unfolded over Plot 1946 in the Gaduwa district of Abuja, which…
Libya has deported 80 Nigerians for illegally residing in the North African Nation, marking another wave in the Country’s intensified clampdown on undocumented migrants. The individuals were arrested during coordinated security operations across major cities, including Tripoli and Benghazi, before being processed and placed on a repatriation flight to Nigeria on Thursday. Sources within the…
In a surprising shift, President Bola Tinubu has approved the postponement of the planned 15 per cent ad-valorem duty on imported petrol and diesel, originally set to take effect in December 2025. According to a statement by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), the implementation of the duty “is no longer in…
The young Ijebu Prince, Banker, and Business expert Prince Olaseni Oyeniyi Ottun, a proud descendant of the Adeberu lineage of the Fusengbuwa ruling house in Igboburo, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria, has officially declared his intention to contest for the vacant Awujale of Ijebuland throne. This follows the formal announcement designating the next ruling house eligible…
…says his administration has surpassed predecessors’ 16-yr record on roads The Urban Regeneration Scheme of the Dapo Abiodun-led administration in Ogun State is progressing with the completion of over 150 houses out of more than 200 planned for the Ibara Government Reservation Area (GRA) in Abeokuta, the State capital. Speaking after inspecting the houses, the…
