Ogun State has emerged winner of the Southwest zonal stage of the National Orientation Agency’s (NOA) National Campus Debate Series, defeating competitors from five other States in a spirited contest at the June 12 Cultural Center, Abeokuta. Represented by Mountain Top University, Ogun State clinched the top spot with 167 points, beating Ladoke Akintola University…
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has fired a stern warning at former Local Government (LG) and Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Chairmen accused of meddling in the affairs of their successors, bluntly urging them to “let the new chairmen breathe.” Obasa, speaking at a meeting with the newly…
The Ogun State Government has sealed off Imole Ayomi Bakery and End-Time Grace Apostolic Church in Abeokuta following repeated/pollution violations of environmental regulations. Officials of the Ogun State Environmental Protection Agency (OGEPA) carried out the enforcement exercise this week after the two establishments failed to comply with earlier warnings issued by the agency. The bakery,…
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has launched a probe into a case of alleged impersonation involving the Taraba State Commissioner for Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Dr. Sarah Enoch Adi, after a woman was caught writing an examination under her name on Saturday, September 20, 2025. In a video that has since…
The Federal Government has issued a major flood alert covering 15 States and 69 vulnerable locations, warning of possible widespread flooding between September 24 and 28, 2025. The alert, released by the National Flood Early Warning Centre (FEW Centre) under the Ministry of Environment, was signed by Usman Abdullahi Bokani, Director of the Ministry’s Erosion,…
With just days to Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary, the Federal Government has unveiled the theme that will guide this year’s national celebrations: “Nigeria @ 65: All Hands on Deck for a Greater Nation.” The declaration was made in Abuja by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) through its Director…
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has blamed poor maintenance culture and a faulty track switch for last week’s Abuja–Kaduna train derailment at Asham Station, which left 21 passengers injured. The passenger train, carrying 618 people, derailed when a defective point clip broke during manual switching, causing the tracks to misalign. Investigators also discovered that…
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a Tsangaya teacher accused of subjecting his 11-year-old pupil to inhumane treatment after tying him with a rope and severely beating him with a stick and cable in Darazo Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The suspect, identified as 28-year-old Lawal Nasiru, a resident of Unguwar Jarmai, was…
In a harrowing case that has reignited public outcry over child abuse, a housewife in Bauchi State has been accused of burning her five-year-old stepdaughter as punishment for nocturnal bedwetting. The accused, Rabi Nuhu, reportedly resides in the Magama Gumau community within Torono Local Government Area. According to multiple sources, she allegedly inflicted burn injuries…
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) has officially returned to her office in the National Assembly after months of political tension, following a directive by the Sergeant-at-Arms to unseal her workplace. Her return on Tuesday afternoon marked the first time she stepped into her Senate office since her suspension in March, a decision that had…
