Author: Adeniyi Daniel

Eleven persons have been arrested by the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) for alleged illegal waste disposal on Lagos Island, as the agency also sealed premises along Ago Palace Way over persistent dumping. The Managing Director of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, said the enforcement operations underscored the Authority’s resolve to enforce existing waste management regulations and ensure compliance with approved waste disposal practices across Lagos. In a statement issued on Thursday by LAWMA’s Director of Public Affairs, Mukaila Sanusi, PhD, Gbadegesin said the Ago Palace Way operation covered plazas, hotels, lounges and warehouses along the corridor, as part of efforts…

A South African woman who allegedly used her three-year-old son as a cover to smuggle 5.75kg of heroin into Nigeria has been sentenced to 40 years in prison by the Federal High Court in Abuja. The 38-year-old woman, Ms. Will Jessica Ann, was convicted on two counts bordering on conspiracy to import and importation of 5.75kg of heroin into Nigeria. The Director of Media and Advocacy, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Femi Babafemi, said in a statement issued on Thursday that Ann was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, after operatives discovered 14 large blocks of heroin…

Nigeria’s Falconets have advanced to the quarter-finals of the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup after a commanding 3-0 victory over England in their Round of 16 clash in Poland on Thursday. Tosin Rafiu gave Nigeria the lead in the eighth minute before Seimeyeha Janet Akekoromowei doubled the advantage two minutes into the second half. Mary Mamudu completed the scoring in the 73rd minute as the Falconets secured a convincing victory at Stadion Miejski in Bielsko-Biała. Nigeria made a bright start and were rewarded when Rafiu found the net early in the encounter. England were presented with an opportunity to…

The Lagos State Government has stepped up its grassroots campaign to promote proper sanitation and healthy hygiene practices, urging residents to prioritise cleanliness, personal hygiene and proper waste management. The campaign, organised by the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Rural Development through the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Local Government and Rural Development, commenced with an Advocacy and Community-Based Health Sanitation Campaign Programme in Oriade Local Council Development Area (LCDA). According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Ministry’s Deputy Director, Public Affairs, Kehinde Adebayo, the programme is expected to extend across…

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has described the death of veteran Nollywood actor and filmmaker, Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, as a great loss to Nigeria’s creative industry. Jacobs, who died at the age of 84, was one of Nigeria’s most revered actors, with a career spanning more than five decades across theatre, television and film. His death was announced on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, by his wife, veteran actress Joke Silva, and their son, Olusoji Jacobs, through their social media handles. The family described him as “The Lion of Lufodo” and expressed gratitude to God…

The Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA) has stepped up efforts to strengthen community-led HIV interventions by training Peer Educators and community representatives on HIV prevention, testing, treatment literacy and linkage to care. The Chief Executive Officer of LSACA, Dr Folakemi Animashaun, stated this on Tuesday while delivering her welcome address at a two-day Peer Educator Capacity Strengthening Meeting held at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ikeja. In a statement by the Director, Public Affairs, LSACA, Adekunbi Bakare, Animashaun described Peer Educators as a critical link between communities and available HIV services. She said effective HIV programmes must…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared a total and indefinite strike across the three Lagos State-owned universities over the alleged failure of the state government to implement the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU agreement. The affected institutions are Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo; Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), Oto/Ijanikin; and Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), Ikorodu. The decision was taken on Tuesday at separate branch congresses of the union following the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum issued to the Lagos State Government on August 31, 2026. In a joint statement signed by ASUU-LASU Coordinator, Dr…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered a transnational methamphetamine network operating across Nigeria, arresting a Mexican drug kingpin and dismantling an industrial-scale laboratory in Ebonyi State. The NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), disclosed this while briefing the media in Lagos on Tuesday, September 15, 2026. He was represented at the briefing by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi. Marwa said the breakthrough followed months of painstaking investigation into a wider criminal network behind a series of clandestine drug laboratories uncovered in parts of the country this year. He recalled that NDLEA…

The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu I, has thrown his weight behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s bid for a second term, declaring that there is “no vacancy in Aso Rock” ahead of the 2027 general elections. Akiolu made the declaration on Monday when Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Abdul’aziz Yari, led a delegation to his Iga-Iduganran Palace in Lagos Island to seek his royal blessings ahead of the elections. The delegation included Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, and other members of the APC Presidential Campaign…

The Kebbi State Police Command, in collaboration with the military, has eliminated scores of terrorists and recovered arms and ammunition during a joint clearance operation in Gumki Forest, Kangiwa. The operation was conducted in the early hours of Monday as part of ongoing efforts by security forces to rid the state of terrorists and other criminal elements. A statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bashir Usman, said the operation resulted in the recovery of one PKT rifle with 174 rounds of live ammunition and one AK-47 rifle with 14 rounds of live ammunition. Other items recovered during…