Author: Adeniyi Daniel
The Lagos State Government has said it will profile, provide necessary assistance to, and hand over the 396 beggars recently apprehended across the state to the relevant authorities for safe repatriation to their respective states as part of efforts to restore public order and improve environmental sanitation. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a post on his X handle on Tuesday, saying the exercise formed part of the government’s sustained campaign to sanitise the state and curb illegal activities. According to him, the individuals were apprehended by operatives of the Lagos State…
Ogun State’s investment drive received another boost on Monday as leading agribusiness firm Presco Plc announced plans to establish operations in the state with an initial investment of $100 million. The Group Chief Executive Officer of Presco Plc, Mr. Adewale Arikawe, disclosed this after a meeting with Governor Dapo Abiodun at the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. He said the company chose Ogun after assessing its favourable business environment, strategic location, robust infrastructure and investor-friendly policies. Arikawe explained that Presco, one of Nigeria’s foremost integrated oil palm companies with interests spanning plantation development, processing, refining and the production of finished consumer…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 150 suspected criminals and recovered 100 unregistered motorcycles, firearms, suspected stolen property and illicit drugs during a coordinated raid on criminal hideouts in the Igando-Idimu area as part of its ongoing Operation KO S’AYE. The operation, conducted in the early hours of Sunday, targeted criminal hideouts at Boolar, Okofilling Bus Stop, Igando, and other identified black spots within the Area M, Idimu axis following credible intelligence. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, SP Abimbola Adebisi, the clearance operation, which commenced at about 5:45 a.m., involved a joint team of…
The Nigerian Army’s contributions to national security and regional peace took centre stage on Monday as President Bola Tinubu reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strengthening the force through sustained investment and modernisation. Speaking at the grand finale of the Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) 2026 held at the Liberation Stadium in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, the President described the army as a formidable institution whose legacy of courage, professionalism and operational excellence continues to safeguard Nigeria’s sovereignty while promoting peace and stability across Africa and the global community. Represented by Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima, Tinubu said the Nigerian Army…
Following complaints from Nigeria’s leading media organisations, President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to investigate whether major technology companies and Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms have breached competition laws through their treatment of local news publishers. The directive followed a joint petition submitted to the Presidency by the Nigerian Press Organisation (NPO), an umbrella body comprising the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN), the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) and the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP). The Federal Government’s directive was conveyed to the Commission in…
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has announced that its Group Chairman, Tony Elumelu, will retire from the Board of Directors on August 21, 2026, after completing the maximum tenure for non-executive directors stipulated by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The announcement was made at the bank’s Board meeting on Monday, where directors also approved the appointment of Emmanuel Nnorom, currently a non-executive director, as the incoming Group Chairman. His appointment will take effect on the same date Elumelu leaves office. UBA said Elumelu’s retirement was in line with the CBN’s corporate governance guidelines, which prescribe a maximum of…
The Lagos State Government has urged orphanage in the metropolis to strictly comply with operational standards and regulatory requirements, saying adherence to the rules is essential to protecting vulnerable children from abuse, neglect and exploitation. The charge was made during a stakeholders’ meeting with founders and operators of orphanage homes organised by the Creches and Orphanages Unit of the Ministry of Youth and Social Development at the Folarin Coker Staff Clinic Conference Hall, Alausa. The meeting, themed “Operational Standards and Regulatory Compliance for Orphanage Homes,” brought together operators and child welfare stakeholders to strengthen collaboration and promote best practices in…
The Imo State Police Command has dismissed as false a viral social media report alleging that suspected herdsmen attacked and set a student hostel ablaze near the Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri, trapping more than 80 students inside. The command described the claim, which circulated on Facebook on Saturday, as misleading and capable of causing unnecessary panic among residents, insisting that no such incident occurred. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP HenryOkoye, urged members of the public to disregard the report and avoid circulating unverified information capable of disrupting public peace. “The Imo State Police…
A 67-year-old grandmother working as a caregiver in the United Kingdom has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after they allegedly found 13 kilogrammes of cocaine ingeniously concealed in parcels made to resemble fresh plantains in her luggage at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The suspect, Mrs. Mary Yetunde Barek, a Nigerian-British citizen, was arrested at the departure hall of Terminal 2 of the airport while attempting to board a Virgin Atlantic flight to London on June 28. According to the NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, a thorough search…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a suspected member of the Eiye Confraternity who was allegedly on his way to carry out an attack before he was intercepted during a routine police operation. The suspect, Yusuf Lamina Adigun, 27, was arrested by operatives of the command during a stop-and-search operation in the Ijaiye/Ojokoro area of the state. According to the Lagos State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Adebisi, the suspect was travelling on a motorcycle with two other passengers when police operatives intercepted and searched them. During the search, officers recovered a locally made pistol loaded with…