Author: Adeniyi Daniel

The Lagos State Government has announced a comprehensive traffic diversion and movement restriction plan ahead of the 2026 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon scheduled for Saturday, February 14, 2026. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, said the measures were designed to ensure the smooth conduct of the annual international marathon, which will feature both the 42-kilometre full marathon and the 10-kilometre race. According to the statement, the 42-kilometre race will commence at Ahmadu Bello Way, by the MRS Filling Station, and run through the Coastal Road, which will serve as the finish point.…

Former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government is planning to arrest him, amid what he described as growing political pressure on politicians to align with the ruling party. El-Rufai, a prominent member of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC), made the claims during an interview with BBC Hausa on Wednesday. The former governor, who has recently intensified his criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s administration and the APC under which he served for eight years, said although he had not been arrested, some of his associates had been detained. “Four people…

President Bola Tinubu has nominated Ambassador Ismail Abba Yusuf as the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), subject to confirmation by the Senate. The nomination was conveyed in a letter sent by the President to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, requesting expeditious confirmation in line with Section 3(2) of the NAHCON Act, 2006. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed the appointment in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. “President Bola Tinubu has nominated Ambassador Ismail Abba Yusuf as the new Chairman/CEO of the National Hajj…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has dismissed reports claiming that the Federal Government directed the agency to suspend enforcement actions on sachet alcohol and 200ml PET bottle alcoholic products. In a statement signed by the Director General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye on Wednesday, the agency described the publication as false and misleading, insisting that it had not received any official directive from the Federal Government to halt its regulatory activities. “The said publication is false, misleading, and does not reflect any official communication received by the Agency from the Federal Government,” Adeyeye said.…

Passengers aboard an Arik Air flight from Lagos to Port Harcourt experienced a scare on Wednesday morning after the aircraft was diverted mid-air due to a suspected engine malfunction, forcing a precautionary landing in Benin City. The airline confirmed that the Boeing 737-700 aircraft, registered 5N-MJF and operating Flight W3 740, was on descent into the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, when the flight crew heard a loud bang from the left engine. In line with standard safety procedures, the pilots diverted the aircraft to the nearest airport as a precautionary measure. The aircraft subsequently landed safely at the Benin…

The Federal Government has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to suspend all enforcement actions relating to the proposed ban on sachet alcohol and 200ml PET bottle alcoholic products. The government also warned the agency to immediately halt the sealing of factories and warehouses over the matter. The directive was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by the Special Adviser on Public Affairs to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Terrence Kuanum. According to Kuanum, the decision followed a joint intervention by the Office of the SGF and…

Operatives of the Lagos State Taskforce have apprehended two notorious street urchins popularly known as “Omotaku” for allegedly extorting motorists along the Oshodi–Agunlejika–Apapa Expressway. The suspects, identified as Abiodun Ajasa, 44, of No. 18 Jimoh Meji Street, off Agunlejika Street, and Junaid Folami of No. 12 Agunlejika Street, Itire-Ikate, were arrested following a tip-off from a civic group, ICU – To Save A Soul, which alerted the agency to their activities. According to the Director of Public Affairs of the Lagos State Taskforce, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, operatives acted on credible intelligence and apprehended the duo while they were allegedly attempting to…

The Senate on Tuesday approved the electronic transmission of election results to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Result Viewing Portal (IReV), while allowing manual collation as a contingency measure in the event of technological failure. The decision followed a reconsideration of a contentious clause in the Electoral Act Amendment Bill during an emergency plenary session. The upper chamber, however, stopped short of mandating electronic transmission as the sole mode of result collation and rejected provisions requiring real-time upload of polling unit results. Under the amended clause, presiding officers at polling units are required to electronically transmit results to the…

Two persons have been confirmed dead in a fatal road traffic incident involving a commercial mini yellow bus along the Ballet inward corridor to Mile 2, Okota, in the Isolo area of Lagos, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has said. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday, involved a commercial minibus with registration number SMK 823 YK, popularly known as Faka, and left eight other passengers injured. In a statement issued by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment, LASTMA, Taofiq Adebayo, preliminary investigations indicated that the crash was triggered by an unidentified private vehicle reversing on the main carriageway,…

The One-Day Governor of Lagos State and winner of the 21st Lagos State Spelling Bee Competition, Miss Esther Etiyemonu, has commended Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu for what she described as transformative achievements in education, transportation, security and infrastructure across the state. Etiyemonu spoke on Monday during a reception hosted by the First Lady of Lagos State, Dr. Claudiana Sanwo-Olu, at the State House, Marina, Lagos. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Deputy Director, Public Affairs, Adepeju Adeyemi, Etiyemonu noted that ongoing investments in transportation infrastructure have significantly improved mobility and accessibility across the state. “She applauded the administration’s…