The Police Command in Ondo State has confirmed the abduction of a council secretary and one other person at a poultry farm in Akure North Local Government Area of the state. DSP Abayomi Jimoh, the command’s spokesperson, who made this known in a statement on Monday, said the victims were abducted on Monday morning at…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a former two-term councilor at Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Council in Lagos State following credible intelligence linking him to illicit drug sales and trafficking. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said the…
Nigeria’s Federal Government has applauded nine members of an Inter-Ministerial Committee for their roles in the country’s election into Category C of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council. The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, announced the commendation in a statement released on Tuesday in Lagos by his Special Adviser, Dr Bolaji…
The Chairman of Nsukka Local Government Area, Enugu State, Chief Jude Asogwa, has called for the recall of 12 councillors suspended since August 2025 following an attempted impeachment of the council’s leadership. The suspension affected more than half of the 20-member Nsukka Legislative Council after the councillors allegedly moved to impeach the Leader of the…
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday inaugurated the 13th Governing Council of Lagos State University (LASU), urging members to provide visionary leadership to enhance the institution’s global standing. The new council is chaired by Mr. Babatunde Ogala (SAN) and includes members Mr. Oluseyi Badmus, Mr. Bode Makanjuola, Mrs. Mojisola Tolagbe Taiwo, Mr. Shaffudeen Amuwo,…
The Eredo Local Council has upgraded 168 roads and built eight solar-powered boreholes across its communities to improve living standards. The Chairman, Mr. Monsuru Akinloye, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the projects benefitted communities including Odo-Egiri, Ilara, Ibonwon, Odogbawojo, Imokun, and Odomola. “This upgrading will ease vehicular movement and open up rural…
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has expressed appreciation to the Supreme Council of the Tiv Nation for endorsing him for a second term ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. In a statement issued on Sunday in Makurdi by his Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula, Alia described the endorsement as both humbling and inspiring, noting that…
The Yoruba Council Worldwide (YCW) has urged Nigerians to view the nation’s long-running violence as a shared tragedy affecting all citizens, not as religious persecution directed solely at Christians. At a press briefing at the Ooni of Ife’s palace on Monday, YCW president Oladotun Hassan condemned what he described as “unending waves of terrorism and…
The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has urged President Bola Tinubu to dismiss the country’s top security officials, citing worsening insecurity and the U.S. government’s recent designation of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern.” In a statement released on Sunday, NYCN President Comrade Isah Abubakar said the U.S. designation reflected a damning verdict…
Nigeria’s Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has suspended the Action Democratic Party (ADP) over its refusal to sign the council’s binding constitution, escalating tensions within the nation’s coalition of political parties. The suspension was confirmed in a letter issued by IPAC National Secretary, Barrister Maxwell Mgbudem, following an emergency session of the council’s General Assembly held…
