By Lanre Adewole So Nigeria’s arguably most powerful man just two years and seven months ago, who hulked over the Muhammadu Buhari administration and the polity like an octopus for eight years, Abubakar Malami, SAN, did his crossover to 2026 in prison, with wife and son! A stunning reversal of fortune?Yoruba believe that the one in the ditch is a natural lesson to others, especially those treading the periphery of a perilous precipice. But the dog that will stray won’t hear the hunter’s whistling and those the gods will destroy, they first make mad. Let me tell you a personal…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
In a significant boost to party organisation and grassroots mobilisation in Lagos State, the Member representing Ikeja Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. (Dr.) James Abiodun Faleke, OON, has donated a fully furnished, state-of-the-art building to serve as the All Progressives Congress (APC) Secretariat for Ojodu LCDA. The new secretariat was officially unveiled and commissioned on Saturday, 3 January, 2026, by the Lagos State Chairman of the APC, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, by Grammar School Bus Stop, Ojodu, within Ikeja Federal Constituency. Rt. Hon. James Abiodun Faleke, expressed profound gratitude to Almighty God for the successful completion of…
By Elder Yinka Salaam Today, I want to celebrate the incredible journey of Dr. Oluremi Nurudeen Olaleye, whose transformative leadership has written a new chapter in Nigerian educational history. He recently completed his tenure as the last Rector of the Lagos State Polytechnic that has become Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) When Dr. Olaleye assumed office as Rector of Lagos State Polytechnic in December 2020, he inherited an institution in crisis—paralyzed by industrial action, deteriorating infrastructure, and broken relationships. Five years later, he has not only restored the institution to health but led it through an unprecedented…
The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC unequivocally aligns itself with the New Year message of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, and makes it clear that there will be no retreat from reform and no distraction by the noise of failed alternatives. President Tinubu’s New Year address was a blunt reminder that leadership is not an entertainment contest nor a popularity poll. It is the burden of making tough choices in the national interest-choices that those who wrecked Nigeria for decades conveniently avoided and now loudly criticize from the sidelines. The President spoke with the…
Residents of Apapa-Iganmu Local Council Development Area have Christmas and New Year celebrations to be remembered for a long time as Olugbani Mega Food-pack hit more than 13,000 households in the council area, reports thegazellenews.com On Tuesday, 30 December, 2025, the Chairman of the council, Jimoh Olawale Saliu, launched the initiative at the council secretariat in Ijora. According to Saliu, the Olugbani Mega Food-pack is meant to take care of more than 13,000 households in the council area. “We target each room in each house and we believe a family lives in at least a room,” the council boss said.…
First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has kicked off the new year with visits to new mothers at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jabi even as she describes 2026 as a year of peace in abundance and prosperity in abundance for the nation. Accompanied by the Wife of the Vice President, Hajia Nana Shettima; Minister of Women Affairs, Hajia Imaan Sulieman-Ibrahim; and Minister of State for Federal Capital Territory, Hajia Mariya Mahmoud; among other dignitaries, Senator Oluremi Tinubu welcomed the ‘First Baby of the Year’ a girl born at midnight to 26-year-old first-time mother, Adakole Patience. She also celebrated…
I greet all our esteemed citizens of Lagos State, our distinguished leaders, and cherished members of our great party very warmly as I welcome you into this new year of prosperity and peace As the curtain fell on 2025 a moment ago, we were relieved and comforted that the challenges and trials of that year have departed our lives and we have now become a new generation. The Almighty God has brought us safely into a new beginning where aspirations and expectations will be fulfilled and everyone’s hopes and dreams will be renewed. It is our prayer that this year…
In a remarkable display of integrity, a Nigerian woman identified as Aisha Isah Yelwa, has returned N330 million mistakenly credited to her bank account. Mrs. Yelwa, a petty trader based in Lapai, Niger State, revealed that she discovered the unusual balance in her First Bank account at about 3:49pm on Monday, 29 December, 2025. According to her, the discovery came days after she had lodged complaints with the bank over repeated debits linked to loans she previously obtained to sustain her business. She explained that while checking her account to confirm whether the debiting issue had been resolved, she was…
By Yarima Haruna, Birnin Kebbi Kebbi state chapter of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has saluted the courage and resilience of Nigerian youth amid security and unemployment challenges experienced in 2025. Engineer Ahmed Rufai Khalifa, in his new message to Kebbi youths said that the new year embodies lofty plans and execution of programmes that would guarantee youth survival across gender in the country saying their sacrifice for peace and nation building will not go in vain. “Nigerian youth have endured insecurity in different parts of the country and massive unemployment in the past year but still remained…
President Bola Tinubu has been described as deserving of reelection for putting in place a solid foundation for sustainable economic recovery. Speaking during a family thanksgiving service at St. Paul’s Methodist Church, Obuohia Obi-Ibere, in Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State, a member of the Governing Board of the South East Development Commission (SEDC), Rt. Hon. Sam Onuigbo stated that the present administration of President Bola Tinubu has laid a solid foundation for sustainable economic recovery and should be considered for reelection come 2027. He however noted that the president’s policies, though challenging, are already producing positive outcomes. According…