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…Demolition not illegal, tenants served notices—New owner By Evelyn Usman The controversy over the demolition of 35 shanty shops on Gasikiya College Road, Ijora-Badia, Lagos, has taken a fresh twist, as Mr. Omopariola Adeleye, the new owner of the disputed one-acre property, has debunked allegations by Mr. Taiwo Alonge-Lawrence, a member of the late Chief […]

By Sola Ogundipe For many residents of Lagos Island and Apapa, two coastal areas vulnerable to flooding and sea-level rise, climate change is no longer an abstract debate on global platforms. Thanks to a new pilot project led by the Lagos State Civil Society Participation for Development (LACSOP) with support from Bread for the World […]

By Peter Duru Makurdi—Eight more bodies of the Police personnel killed last Friday in an ambush by a combined team of armed herdsmen and local militia gangs at Agu Centre, Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State have been recovered. The team made up Police personnel and members of the Benue State Civil Protection Guards, […]

By Ebunoluwa Sessou For nine years, she waited. She watched friends cradle their babies. She endured questions from relatives, pity from neighbours, and cruel whispers behind her back. “It must be her fault,” they said. Her husband’s family called her barren. She began to withdraw. Then came the depression. Then the suicidal thoughts once, twice, […]

•Says hardship, insecurity behind push for change By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — The Gbenga Hashim Solidarity Movement, GHSM, has issued a direct challenge to President Bola Tinubu’s administration in the South West, declaring that the era of the All Progressives Congress, APC, may be nearing its end ahead of the 2027 elections. At a rally […]

…Says Enugu State going higher, looking better under Mbah …Gov urges FG to speed up work on Enugu-Onitsha Road, Enugu-Makurdi Road, others The Joint National Assembly Committee on Works, which comprises the Senate and House of Representatives, has commended the transformations witnessed in Enugu State under the leadership of Governor Peter Mbah, saying the governor’s […]

…UK, Canada, Australia recognise state …There’ll be no Palestinian state, Netanyahu vows …Badenoch slams UK’s recognition of Palestine By Nkiruka Nnorom, with agency report THE UK government and its Canadian and Australian counterparts, yesterday, announced formal recognition of the state of Palestine in keeping with their earlier threat to make the declaration, if Israeli government […]

•More vessels deliver crude oil, load refined products — Consultant •We are seeing favourable trade balance, foreign exchange — MEMAN By Udeme Akpan &Godwin Oritse, Nigeria has recorded a sharp increase in its crude oil imports by 26.5 per cent to 5,665,602 metric tons in the first half of 2025 (H1’25), from 4,478,413 metric tons […]Read More

Nigeria’s billionaire businessman, Mr Femi Otedola, yesterday waded into the ongoing fuel supply disagreement between the Dangote Refinery and the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN), advising the association to innovate or perish. The philanthropist stressed that he had followed the debate around the fuel supply issues between both parties recently, the […]

By Dickson Omobola & Matilda Ikediobi Air cargo contribution to Nigeria’s exports has suffered a setback, dropping 10 per cent between the fourth quarter of 2024 and second quarter of 2025. Despite the country’s trade potential, checks by Vanguard from the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, showed that between Q4 ‘24 and Q2 ‘25, air […]

…Says 3,577 Sqm land rises to 4,050 sq.m By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Government has lamented that  the original landmass of the State which was 3,577 Square metres, sqm has increased to 4,050 sqm due to massive reclamation of wetlands and lagoon water bodies for real estate construction, posing significant  environmental and  social risks  to […]Read More

By John Alechenu Abuja—The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, has said that contrary to the thinking of people in opposition, President Bola Tinubu’s administration was giving Nigerians real value for money, with investments in road infrastructure. He said this while fielding questions from journalists after a tour of ongoing road projects in the North […]