By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Children in Lagos State schools are being taught that their silence should end here, as the state government launches a five-day child protection campaign targeting more than 1,500 pupils across its six education districts. The campaign, led by the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), forms part of the 2026 Safeguarding and Child Protection Week, themed “My Silence Ends Here.” In a statement issued on Tuesday, 23 September, 2026, the agency’s Public Affairs Unit Director, Onadipe Opebere, disclosed that the week-long exercise would run until Friday. Speaking at the kick-off of the campaign on…
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By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Nigerians risk consuming carcinogenic dyes and recycled cooking oil disguised as fresh palm oil, the Lagos State Government has warned, as it intensifies surveillance across markets in the state. The warning was issued through the Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) following a technical presentation at the Lagos State Food Safety Conference and Exhibition 2026, held on Monday, 22 September, 2026. The presentation, titled “Palm Oil Adulteration: Emerging Risks, Detection Strategies and Regulatory Control,” was delivered by a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Food Technology at Auchi Polytechnic, Dr Nurah Oseni. Oseni explained that palm…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Lives are being lost almost daily on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway to reckless speeding, prompting the Federal Government to threaten shutting down the Lagos section of the road within two weeks if motorists and other road users fail to comply with safety directives. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Olufemi Dare, disclosed this recently during a press briefing on the persistent safety and security challenges plaguing the highway. He explained that the Minister of Works, David Umahi, had directed the ministry to return and shut the road if there was no significant improvement within…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Music producer, Magicsticks, has emerged as Nigeria’s most streamed producer for the first half of 2026, amassing 422 million streams, according to data released by TurnTable Charts. The ranking, disclosed via the official handle of TurnTable Charts, @TurnTableCharts, covers the mid-year period of 2026 and places Magicsticks, born Kareem Olasunkanmi Temitayo, significantly ahead of his closest rival. Producer SBTHAPRODUCER, popularly known as SB, placed second with 192 million streams, while BlaiseBeatz followed in third position with 138 million streams. According to the chart, AoD ranked fourth with 120 million streams, while Yo Dibs, also known as…
The PBAT/KOH Campaign Council of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has met with the Head of the Political Desk of the British High Commission, Lucy Green, to discuss Lagos politics and the party’s preparations for the 2027 governorship election. The campaign council was represented by its Deputy Director-General, Hon. Rasaq Ajala, at meeting, which took place at the British Residence, 3 Oyinkan Abayomi, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday 22 September, 2026. While disclosing this, Ajala stated that the meeting was held on the directive of the Director-General of the Lagos State Campaign Council, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro.…
The Minister of Regional Development, Engr. Abubakar Momoh, has urged the Regional Development Commissions to emulate the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in producing master plans to be harmonised into a regional development compass. Momoh, who gave the charge during the NDDC 2026 Partners for Sustainable Development (PSD) Conference at the Obi Wali International Conference Centre, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, said that each development commission was expected to derive its master plan and operational agenda from it, in line with the Ministry’s mandate to coordinate regional development. The Minister said the Federal Government was working to harmonise regional development initiatives…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Chief Ganiyu Kola Egunjobi and Barrister Azeez Yusuf have described their recent expulsion by the Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as belated and politically unnecessary, insisting that they had already resigned from the party in July 2026, weeks before the expulsion announcement. The duo made their position known in a joint statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday, 23 September, 2026, reacting to the APC’s announcement of their expulsion. They explained that they had already communicated their resignation, moved on politically and subsequently joined the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), with their defection publicly…
The First Lady of the Lagos State, Dr. Claudiana Ibinoke Sanwoolu, yesterday, led the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO), to meet the candidates of the All Progressive Congress (APC), declaring their readiness to mobilise voters and participate actively in the 2027 general elections. Speaking during the visit, the First Lady, accompanied by members of the Committee of the PBAT-KOH 2027 Lagos State Campaign Council, to the Campaign Office in GRA, Ikeja, where the Lagos State Deputy Governor and APC Governorship Candidate, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, accompanied by his Running mate, Princess Damilola Sonayon-James, urged the women to…
By Chief Otunola Adebayo Awoniyi There are moments in the history of a people when silence is no longer an option. Kwara State today is at that defining moment. As we approach the 2027 general elections, the choice before us is not about mere political slogans, but about the survival, dignity and future of our dear state. This is why I am unequivocal in my declaration: for the total liberation of Kwarans from fear, hunger and misgovernance, we must massively support Engr. Sulaiman Bolakale Kawu and his running mate, Rev. Cornelius Oluwasegun Fawenu. The emergence of Engr. Kale Kawu as…