Author: Adeniyi Daniel

n a dramatic early-morning incident at approximately 1:30 a.m., a 40-foot containerised Mack truck suffered a suspected brake failure and wheel loss while speeding inbound toward Maryland along Ikorodu Road, causing its heavy container to detach and crush a white Toyota Sienna minivan (LR 267 GZ) beneath it . LASTMA’s midnight surveillance and rescue unit responded immediately to distress calls. Arriving on scene with specialised tools, officers orchestrated a precise and urgent extraction, freeing a trapped male passenger from the wreckage. The victim was subsequently stabilised by LASAMBUS personnel and is said to be in stable condition. Preliminary investigations suggest that the accident…

Minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has responded to comments by Rotimi Amaechi, former minister of transportation. Speaking when he appeared on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme, on Thursday, Amaechi questioned Wike’s political relevance and challenged him to a popularity walk from Abuja to Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital. Amaechi also described Judith, his wife, as an industrialist—a claim that the FCT minister punctured when he spoke on Politics Today, which aired on Friday. Wike asked President Bola Tinubu to release the report of the forensic audit carried out on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC),…

The Lagos State University has dismissed two lecturers for gross misconduct, involving sexual harassment and fraud. The dismissal was approved at the LASU Governing Council’s 143rd Statutory Meeting held on Thursday, July 3, 2025. According to a statement signed by the Registrar and Secretary to Council, Emmanuel Fanu, the two lecturers were found guilty of inhumane treatment of students, sexual harassment, and financial impropriety. Fanu, in the statement said one of the dismissed academic staff members is Dr Olatunji Abanikanda, the Dean of the Epe campus of the Department of Agricultural Science, before his dismissal. He was accused of subjecting…

Governor Sanwo-Olu said the death of the Nigerian football legend is painful. He sympathised with the deceased’s family, friends, colleagues, the Nigerian Football Federation and the Nigeria Sports Commission. The Governor, in a statement issued on Thursday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, said Peter Rufai, fondly called Dodomayana, is a legend who wore the Green-White-Green with passion and pride. He said: “The death of Dodomayana, as Peter Rufai is fondly called, is a painful loss to our country, Lagos State and Nigeria. The country has lost a legend and national icon. He was one…

The Lagos State Government has indefinitely sealed Purple Mall in Lekki following a tragic incident on Wednesday that led to the death of a young Nigerian at the mall’s parking lot. In a statement released by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, the ministry announced the constitution of a specialised investigation team to probe the cause of the structural failure. According to Wahab, the team will conduct a thorough assessment to identify the root cause of the incident, evaluate compliance with building and safety regulations, and uncover any environmental or structural infractions.“This heartbreaking accident was…

The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has increased the prize money of the winner of the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, WAFCON, Morocco 2024 by 100% and the total prize money by 45%. According to Patrice Motsepe, President of CAF, the winner of this edition will get one million dollars as against 500,000 in 2022 with the total prize money increased to over 3.4 million dollars against 2.4 million dollars. “The confederation is continuing with its commitment to the development and growth of Women’s Football in Africa. “The 100 per cent increase in the prize money of the…

Nine-time champions Nigeria loom larger than any other participant as the 13th Women Africa Cup of Nations finals begin in the Kingdom of Morocco on Saturday. Winners of the inaugural edition that their country hosted in 1998, the Super Falcons also took home the diadem in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016 and 2018, and look forward to the thirteenth edition with confidence but without being sardonic. Home-boy Coach Justine Madugu has taken the option of the good-old-wine-and-fresh-fruits-from-the-vineyard selection approach, and is satisfied that he has a team that can hold its own right from the first match against…

Justice Binta Nyanko of a Federal High Court in Abuja in a ruling on Friday found suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan guilty of contempt. The court fined Natasha N5 million to be paid to the coffers of the Federal Government stressing that the embattled senator violated an order of the court made on April 4 restraining parties from commenting on the subject of the pending suit. The court finds the Senator Representing Kogi Central Senatorial district guilty of contempt, ordering her to apologise in two national dailies and on Facebook within seven days. Natasha, according to the court, defaulted when she…

Former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has said he doesn’t plan to defect from the All Progressives Congress to any political party. He said he was not among those who formed the coalition that joined the African Democratic Congress. He said it was wrong for the Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, to have listed him among the APC chieftains who dumped the party for the ADC. The former minister, who served under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, said he remains committed to his principal and the APC. Sirika said, “I watched Nyesom Wike today (Thursday) on Arise claiming that…

Justice Binta Fatima Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, faulted the suspension of Kogi State Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, and nullified it. Justice Nyako subsequently ordered the Senate to recall the suspended senator because her suspension for six months violated the Constitution and also denied her constituents adequate representation. The judge made the order while delivering judgment in the suit filed by Akpoti-Uduaghan challenging her six-month suspension by the Senate. Justice Nyako stated that while the National Assembly has the power to discipline any erring members, such discipline should not be too excessive to the extent of…