Seven people were injured on Tuesday when a two-storey building under construction in Akure suddenly collapsed. An eyewitness speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said workers at the site were among those injured and were immediately taken to hospital for treatment. The Ondo State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr Sunday…
The prolonged legal battle over the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Secretary position ended on Tuesday as Senator Samuel Anyanwu voluntarily withdrew a fresh suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja, prompting Justice Mohammed Umar to dismiss the case. Anyanwu’s counsel, U.C. Njemanze-Aku, told the court that the case had been overtaken by events…
Former Education Minister Obiageli Oby Ezekwesili has accused authorities of carrying out a “class cleansing” in Makoko, Lagos, and has called on President Bola Tinubu and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to provide immediate humanitarian support to residents displaced by ongoing demolitions. In an open memorandum to the President and the Lagos State Governor, Ezekwesili described the…
Catholic bishops in the Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province have urged the Federal Government to ensure that ongoing tax reforms are implemented with fairness, transparency and accountability, warning that the poor and vulnerable must not be overburdened. In a communiqué released after their meeting in Ibadan on Tuesday, the bishops called on the government to adopt a…
President Bola Tinubu has awarded Gilbert Chagoury, the Lebanese-Nigerian entrepreneur and philanthropist, the national honour of Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON). The conferment, formalised in an Instrument of National Honour dated 8 January 2026, recognised Chagoury’s exceptional contributions to Nigeria. The President, acting under the National Honours Act, granted him the…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has said it has met 10 of the 14 demands raised by striking workers, describing the industrial action as “unnecessary and ill-motivated.” Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communications and Social Media, confirmed in a statement on Monday in Abuja that the remaining…
The Lagos State Government has assured residents of its dedication to safeguarding lives and property following the overturning of a diesel-laden tanker at Liverpool Bridge/Tincan Island, Apapa, on Monday morning. The incident, reported by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), led to a spill and caused heavy traffic gridlock along one of the city’s busiest…
President Bola Tinubu has hailed the re-election of Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Mr Dele Alake, as Chairman of the Africa Minerals Strategic Group (AMSG). In a statement released on Monday by the Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President said the re-election reflected confidence in Alake’s leadership and his advocacy for the development…
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has extended his condolences to Alhaji Baba Umar, Executive Secretary of the Kano State Private and Voluntary Institutions Management Board, over the death of his mother, Hajiya Ramatu Bello. Hajiya Bello passed away at the age of 98 after a prolonged illness. In a separate message, the governor also expressed…
Sheikh Bashir Solihu, the Chief Imam of Ilorin and Chairman of the Kwara State Council of Ulama, has passed away at the age of 75. The Chairman of the Islamic Missionaries Association, Sheikh Abdullahi Nurudeen-Adana, confirmed the development on Monday while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ilorin. According to Nurudeen-Adana, the senior…
