The 25th Anniversary of the Anwar -Ul- Islam Model College Old Students Association, (ACAOSA) 2000 (Millennium) Set was a momentous occasion, marked by a grand celebration held at the school premises, in Agege, Lagos State, on Saturday, 3 January, 2026. To entrench bond and further foster unity, the set exclusively had a breakfast session with their Senior Prefect, Jimoh Ibrahim (Teddy), as a form of homecoming, where they actually bonded. The ceremony officially commenced with a warm welcome address by Mr. Rotimi Jimoh, President of the 2000 Set, who expressed his profound gratitude to all attendees for their presence. Delivering…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Minister of Defence, the Chief of Defence Staff, the Service Chiefs, the Inspector-General of Police, and the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS) to track down and apprehend the perpetrators of the Kasuwan Daji attack, ensuring they are swiftly brought to justice. He also directed security agencies to rescue all the abducted victims urgently. President Tinubu issued the directives on Sunday in response to the recent killings of villagers in Niger State by terrorists suspected to be fleeing from Sokoto and Zamfara following the United States’ air strike on Christmas Eve.…
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has stated its commitment to completing the sand-filling and reclamation project in Okochiri, Okrika Local Government Area, and the 4.5-kilometre Nonwa-Uedeme-Ogu Road linking Tai and Ogu-Bolo Local Government Areas of Rivers State. Speaking during an inspection of the projects, the NDDC Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Alabo Boma Iyaye, reiterated the Commission’s resolve to ensure that all ongoing projects across the region were completed and inaugurated for the benefit of the people. Iyaye expressed satisfaction with the progress of work at the Okochiri reclamation project and noted that it would help the community gain…
Media Aide to the Minister of Power, Mr. Bolaji Tunji, has clarified recent calls by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) for a probe into the Ministry of Power and the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET), reports thegazellenews.com In a statement issued on Sunday, 4 January, 2026, and signed by SERAP’s Deputy Director, Mr. Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, alongside relevant anti-corruption agencies, to investigate allegations that over ₦128 billion in public funds were missing or diverted from the…
The House of Representatives, has released the four tax reform Acts duly signed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to Nigerians for public record, verification, and reference. Both the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Honourable Tajudeen Abbas, and the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON, have directed the immediate release of the Certified True Copies (CTCs) of the Acts, including the endorsement and assent pages signed by the President, following public concerns and allegations regarding purported alterations and the circulation of unauthorised and misleading versions of the laws. “This decisive intervention underscores Speaker Abbas’ long-standing commitment to…
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…
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.…