Author: Adeniyi Daniel

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu will tomorrow commission the reconstructed Abaranje Road in Igando – Ikotun Local Council Development Area and Old Dopemu Road in Agege Local Government Area. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso disclosed this on Tuesday. He said that the projects are additions to the 36 roads and five bridges already delivered to Lagosians this year. Omotoso said “The Sanwo-Olu administration continues to create sustainable communities, improve connectivity, and provide effective bypasses to ease traffic gridlocks, just as it gives priority to the completion of new and ongoing projects despite the tough economic terrain. “The…

Troops of 1 Brigade Nigerian Army have neutralised a terrorist kingpin identified as Mai Dada during a counterattack in Maru local government area of Zamfara. A credible source familiar with the operation told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, that several suspects were apprehended during the operation conducted from June 25 and June 26. In Kaduna State, the source revealed that troops of 2 Battalion on escort duty in Birnin Gwari recovered an AK-47 rifle loaded with 30 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition after engaging fleeing armed men on a motorcycle. He said that troops nabbed several suspects with more…

Crack detectives and special operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have successfully cracked a vicious and notorious gang of hijackers of fuel and trucks laden with goods. The team also recovered a hijacked tanker loaded with stolen fuel and arrested seven suspects in the Ejigbo area of Lagos State. Spokesperson for the Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. “At about 6:00 AM today, June 28, 2025, the driver of an hijacked tanker loaded with 45,000 liters of fuel reported at Surulere Police Division the hijacking of the 45,000-liter tanker laden with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 72-year-old grandmother, Christy Ejaro in Warri, Delta, with several sachets of skunk packaged in retail sizes. NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that Ejaro was arrested on June 25, by the agency’s operatives at Niger CAT area of Delta. Meanwhile, at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, NDLEA operatives also on Friday intercepted a Maputo, Mozambique-based bar attendant, Chibuzor Emmanuel, with illicit drugs. Babafemi said that a search of Emmanuel’s luggage led to the discovery of 17…

The Saudi Arabia government has approved the transportation of the corpse of the late elder statesman and business mogul, Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Dantata, from Abu Dhabi to the holy city of Madinah for burial. Late Dantata died in the early hours of Saturday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Alhaji Mustapha Abdullahi Junaidu, the Private Principal Secretary to the late billionaire, stated this on Sunday via his verified Facebook page. He posted, “It has been confirmed that Aminu Alhassan Dantata will be transported from Abu Dhabi to the holy city of Madinah for his final rites. “Authorities have granted the necessary…

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has redeployed the Commissioner of Police in Ondo State, Wilfred Afolabi and replaced him with CP Lawal Adebowale. No official reason has been given for the removal of Afolabi. The spokesperson for the state command, Ayanlade Olayinka, said in a statement that Afolabi received his redeployment notice on Thursday. “Following his redeployment notice on Thursday, CP Afolabi continued his duties diligently, encouraging officers to remain focused, professional, and emotionally detached from transfers, which are part of the service,” Olayinka said. Olayinka added that a new commissioner of police, CP Adebowale Lawal, has also…

The suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, says no sacrifice or concession is too great for the peace and stability of the state. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Nelson Chukwu, on Sunday said that Fubara made the statement while addressing his supporters during a meeting in Port Harcourt. The governor stated that the peace deal recently brokered between him, the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wikeand members of the House of Assembly was in the best interest of the state. Fubara acknowledged the pivotal role Wike played in his emergence as governor and expressed his willingness…

The Federal Government says over 100,000 petrol-powered vehicles have been converted to Compressed Natural Gas in the past year, stressing that it recorded significant progress in advancing the use of alternative fuel across the country. The Programme Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative, Michael Oluwagbemi, disclosed this at a sensitisation programme workshop in Lagos. In statement on Friday, Oluwagbemi said that as the Federal Government ramped up efforts to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal, the initiative had achieved a major success in the last year. According to him, the number of CNG-powered…

Students of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Oyo State, alongside alumni bodies, on Friday, rejected the renaming of the institution by the State Governor, Seyi Makinde, after the late former Governor Omololu Olunloyo. Makinde had, on Thursday, announced the renaming of the institution in honour of late Olunloyo, who was the first Rector of the institution. In a statement issued by the President of the Students Union Government, Oladipupo Olamide, in Ibadan, the state capital, expressed disappointment over the decision. Olamide said, “We strongly believe that this decision is unjustifiable and disregards the rich heritage and history of our beloved school. “For…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, says the dispute between him and Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has been resolved, following a peace meeting hosted by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday. Wike, who spoke after the closed-door session attended by Fubara, members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, and other political leaders, said both parties had agreed to end their differences and work together for the progress of Rivers State. “We have all agreed to work together with the governor, and the governor also agreed to work together with all of…