The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has launched one of the biggest crackdowns on economic sabotage in recent years after sealing all operational facilities belonging to Inner Galaxy Steel Company and Jiuxing Integrity Industrial Ltd over alleged involvement in the large-scale vandalism and recycling of stolen railway infrastructure across the country. The sweeping operation followed the uncovering of what security operatives described as a highly organised criminal network allegedly responsible for dismantling critical railway assets and converting them into commercial steel products worth billions of naira. In a statement issued on Monday by the spokesman of NSCDC, Afolabi Babawale,…
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Nigeria recorded a major triumph at the 24th CAA Senior Athletics Championship in Accra, Ghana, as teenage athletes Rosemary and Miracle delivered a stunning performance to win gold for the country in the women’s 4x100m relay event. The young stars, both students of NTIC Secondary School, helped Team Nigeria clinch the gold medal with an impressive time of 42.94 seconds, further underlining the country’s growing strength in athletics. Their victory also secured Nigeria a ticket to the World Championships in Gaborone, while guaranteeing qualification for the 2027 World Championship in China. The feat was particularly remarkable for Rosemary, who was…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 63-year-old Chinese woman, Ting Hung Kiong, over an alleged attempt to smuggle 31 kilogrammes of “Canadian Loud,” a synthetic strain of cannabis, into Nigeria through the Lagos airport. The suspect, said to be a Malaysian naturalised citizen, was arrested on May 17, 2026, at the Terminal 2 Arrival Hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport , Lagos after arriving from Thailand via Dubai on an Emirates Airline flight. According to the NDLEA, investigations showed that the suspect travelled from Malaysia to Thailand before heading to Nigeria through the…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recorded an overwhelming victory in the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress presidential primary election, securing 814,988 votes out of the 816,174 total votes cast, with Alimosho and Ikorodu Local Governments emerging as the highest contributors to his landslide win. The state collation result, released by the All Progressives Congress, showed that the presidential primary covered all 20 Local Government Areas in Lagos State, where delegates and party members delivered near-total support for Tinubu against fellow aspirant Stanley Osifo, who polled 1,186 votes. An analysis of the figures revealed that…
The Ogun State Government has distributed operational vehicles to 20 Permanent Secretaries as part of efforts to strengthen policy implementation, improve inter-agency coordination, and enhance service delivery across the state. Speaking during the distribution exercise on behalf of Governor Dapo Abiodun, the immediate past Head of Service, Mr. Kehinde Onasanya, described mobility as a critical component of effective governance and efficient public administration. According to him, government operations require constant engagement, collaboration among agencies, and regular monitoring to ensure smooth implementation of policies and programmes. “There is a strong connection between policy formulation and actualisation; therefore, mobility is a basic…
The lawmaker representing Somolu State Constituency I in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Abiodun Orekoya, has expressed appreciation to All Progressives Congress (APC) members in Somolu following his victory at the primary election organised by the party to pick its candidate in the forthcoming general election, reports thegazellenews.com He described the victory as a reflection of the party’s confidence in his ability and performance. Orekoya said the overwhelming support from party faithful and residents of Somolu had further strengthened his resolve to continue delivering quality representation and impactful grassroots development. In a statement issued shortly after the exercise, the…
By Emmanuel Oladesu In politics, like in other human endeavours, prevailing circumstances dictate the direction to take. A regiment does not go to battle without a strategy and the likelihood of rejigs. The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is not alien to power, having displaced the erstwhile ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2015 general election and retaining the position. In previous elections, the party had adopted various methods to elect its candidates. Ahead of next year’s general election, the party has adopted the consensus and direct primary. Can the two modes of primary now be trusted to produce…
Efforts at curbing students’ involvement in drug abuse, cultism and electoral violence received a boost Monday, 25 May, 2026, in Lagos, as the Apapa Iganmu Local Council Development Area (LCDA) partnered the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Violence (POCACOV) to organise a sensitisation programme for students of junior and senior secondary schools in the area. Themed ‘Your Futures Is Not For Sale: Say No To Election Violence, Cultism & Drug Abuse’, the programme held at Iganmu Senior High School, attracted students of 13 schools drawn from Apapa Iganmu and Coker Aguda LCDAs. Speaking at the event, the Chairman of…
The Lagos State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, has commended party members, leaders, members of the Local Organising Committee, security agencies and the media over the peaceful conduct of the primary elections of the party in the state with particular reference to the presidential primary election, reports thegazellenews.com Ojelabi spoke at the party secretariat ACME road, Ikeja during the presentation of the collated results of the presidential primary election in the state. The collated results were formally signed and presented by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Lagos State Agent, Bldr. Olusesan Daini, in the presence of…
By Lanre Adewole The question can’t be “have you heard about him?”. It should be “have you met him?”. Billionaire businessman, adroit administrator, humanitarian, noiseless philanthropist and youth builder; Kunle Soname, will effortlessly don the epaulette of “Pillar of Football in Africa”, going by his exploits in football development home and abroad. Talk of power of enthusiasm backed by conviction. So last Thursday, a beloved uncle invited me to visit the moneyed one with him. Despite my worries about Ogun State roads, the terror of the highway; articulated vehicles (trailers in local parlance) which recklessly ply the axis in their…