Author: Adeniyi Daniel

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has expressed deep concern over a serious traffic incident that occurred early Monday on the Odo Iya-Alaro Bridge inward Maryland, along the Ikorodu Road corridor, leaving a delivery motorcyclist with a severe knee fracture. According to LASTMA, the crash was triggered by disruptions caused by an earlier truck fire on the same bridge, which resulted in heavy traffic congestion across the Ikorodu Road axis. Taofiq Adebayo, Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, said preliminary findings showed that a private ambulance (BED 508 EA), carrying a pregnant woman on oxygen support, drove…

Fuji music icon, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as K1 De Ultimate, has defended his bid for the vacant stool of the Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, insisting that he is a legitimate prince with ancestral rights to the throne. K1, who last week formally declared interest in succeeding the late Awujale, Oba Sikiru Adetona, made the assertion in a video posted on his YouTube channel in response to critics questioning his royal eligibility. His declaration, contained in a letter dated December 3 and addressed to the chairman of the Funsengbuwa Ruling House, has generated widespread debate across…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that he does not know his exact age, explaining that he estimates it by comparing himself with his surviving secondary school classmates who are now all in their 90s. Obasanjo made the disclosure during “The Toyin Falola Interviews: A Conversation with His Excellency, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo” on Sunday. “I don’t know my exact age, but I could judge from those who were in school with me. So I leave it to you to guess what my age could be,” he said. Reflecting on his Presidential Library initiative, the former president said the project was…

Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Lamurde Local Government Area following a renewed outbreak of communal violence that flared on Sunday evening. The directive was announced in a statement issued on Monday by Hussaini Hammangabdo, Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor. He said the governor has ordered immediate deployment of security agencies to the affected communities with a mandate to restore peace and prevent further escalation. “The Adamawa State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Lamurde Local Government Area with immediate effect following a renewed communal clash that broke out on Sunday evening,”…

The Executive Chairman of Ikeja Local Government, Comrade Akeem Dauda, has presented the scorecard of his first 100 working days in office, describing the period as a deliberate, people-centred drive to restore public trust and strengthen grassroots governance. Speaking during the presentation of the performance report, Dauda said the administration entered office with a clear conviction that governance must be transparent, accountable and tailored to the direct needs of residents. “With profound gratitude to Almighty God, I am deeply honored to present the first one hundred working days of my administration,” he said. “This celebration is not merely a record…

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed that two people died and another two sustained serious injuries in two separate accidents that occurred in the early hours of Monday, December 8, 2025, along the Otedola Bridge axis of the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway and the Third Mainland Bridge. According to LASTMA, two persons died instantly at about 2:30 a.m. when an unregistered vehicle, travelling at high speed, rammed into a moving trailer on Otedola Bridge inward Berger. The trailer driver reportedly fled the scene with the vehicle immediately after the crash. Taofiq Adebayo, Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has praised the Nigerian Armed Forces for their swift and decisive intervention in helping to foil an attempted military coup in the Republic of Benin on Sunday. The attempted takeover unfolded at dawn when soldiers led by Colonel Pascal Tigri stormed Benin’s National Television Station, announcing the overthrow of President Patrice Talon’s government and the suspension of all democratic institutions. Responding to an urgent request from Benin’s authorities, President Tinubu ordered the deployment of Nigerian Air Force fighter jets to secure Benin’s airspace, dislodge the coup plotters from the national broadcaster, and neutralise their regrouping at…

The Federal Government has reportedly secured the release of 100 schoolchildren abducted from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State. The development comes days after suspected terrorists stormed the school on November 21, 2025, abducting pupils, secondary school students, and staff. Earlier, 50 pupils had escaped from captivity and have since been reunited with their families. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Niger State chapter, had previously confirmed that 303 persons, comprising pupils, students, and staff, were initially believed to have been kidnapped. The figure was later reviewed to 315…

Around a dozen soldiers have been arrested in Benin following an attempted coup, including the alleged ringleaders of the foiled operation, military and security sources told AFP on Sunday. One source confirmed that 13 suspects had been taken into custody, while another added that all the detainees are currently serving soldiers except one, who is a former member of the armed forces. The arrests came hours after an unexpected broadcast on Benin’s national television on Sunday morning, during which a group of military officers announced the ouster of President Patrice Talon and the dissolution of all state institutions. The officers,…

Benin’s interior minister, Alassane Seidou, on Sunday said that the Army had thwarted an attempted coup by a group of soldiers who said they had ousted President Patrice Talon. “A small group of soldiers launched a mutiny with the aim of destabilising the country and its institutions. “Faced with this situation, the Beninese Armed Forces and their leadership maintained control of the situation and foiled the attempt,” said Seidou. Military personnel in Benin had earlier announced that they had ousted Talon, although his entourage said he was safe and the army was regaining control. Soldiers calling themselves the “Military Committee…