Mrs Oluremi Sikirat Seriki (Nee Odubela) first wife of late Lagos politician and socialite, Otunba Ademola Seriki, former Nigerian Ambassador to Spain, has passed away. She died on Sunday, 5 October, 2025 -according to a family statement. She was aged 65. Her demise came about two months before the third anniversary of the passing of her husband, Amb. Rasak Ademola Seriki, CON, who died while still on diplomatic duties in Spain on December 15, 2022, at the age of 63. The deceased, who is said to have lived a life of unwavering faith, grace and compassion-that touched every heart she…
Author: Adetutu Audu
Ongoing rescue efforts at the scene of the building collapse in Lagos. An undisclosed number of persons were reportedly trapped after a building collapsed in Lagos in the early hours of Monday, 27 October, 2025. This was disclosed in the situation report released by the Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye. The affected building has been identified as a two-storey building located at 54 Cole Street, near Cemetery Bus Stop in the Oyingbo area of Lagos. Adeseye, who confirmed the incident, said the Sari-Iganmu Fire Station team was immediately dispatched to the scene after receiving…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), in the early hours of Sunday, 26 October, 2025, raided Proxy Night club at 7 Akin Adesola Street, Victoria Island, where a drug party was going on. Over 100 suspects including the owner of the club, Mike Eze Nwalie Nwogu, alias Pretty Mike, were arrested and taken into custody for screening. Cartons of illicit substances including Loud, and laughing gas, were recovered from suspects at the party and the club’s store. A statement released by the NDLEA said the raid followed intelligence about the drug party. NDLEA operatives who were embedded…
The Senior Staff Association of Universities, Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes, and Associated Institutions (SSAUTHRIAI), Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta Chapter, has accused the hospital’s management of bias and administrative malpractice in the recent promotion exercise that affected some of its members. In a petition addressed to the Acting Medical Director and obtained by Timeless Update, the union alleged that several deserving employees were unjustly denied promotion, while others with similar or even lesser qualifications were elevated without following due process. The letter, signed by Branch Chairman, Comrade B. A. Obabiyi, and Secretary, Comrade O. A. Olatunji, expressed “deep concern and…
President Bola Tinubu has made changes in the hierarchy of the Service Chiefs in furtherance of the efforts of the Federal Government of Nigeria to strengthen the national security architecture. The President appointed General Olufemi Oluyede to replace General Christopher Musa as the new Chief of Defence Staff. The new Chief of Army Staff is Major-General W. Shaibu. Air Vice Marshall S.K Aneke is Chief of Air Staff while Rear Admiral I. Abbas is the new Chief of Naval Staff. Chief of Defence Intelligence Major-General E.A.P Undiendeye retains his position. The President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, expressed profound appreciation…
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has assured that its 650-bed hostel complex at the Niger Delta University, in Amassoma, Bayelsa State, will be completed and inaugurated next month. Speaking during an inspection of the project, the NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, stated that the Commission was committed to enhancing the educational development in the Niger Delta region. Ogbuku, who inspected the project in the company of the Vice Chancellor of NDU, Professor Allen Agih, the NDDC Executive Director, Projects, Dr Victor Antai, and other Directors of the Commission, stated that it was part of the Commission’s efforts to…
Real estate magnate, Sir Olu Okeowo has been banned from entry into the Lagos Polo Club premises, either as a guest or otherwise until further notice over an assault on a member of staff of the elite club. In a statement Wednesday, 22 October, 2025, signed by Mr. Adeyemi Oreagba, the Honourable Secretary of the premier African polo club, the billionaire socialite was axed after a security personnel attached to him violently assaulted one of the staff while performing his duty on Saturday, 18 October, 2025 during the Reminisce Event held at the club premises in Ikoyi, Lagos. According to…
The prompt response and quick intervention of Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) in conjunction with Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), fire fighters and police saved many lives and properties worth millions of Naira at Winners Chapel and its environs along Ota-Idiroko Expressway as a full loaded PMS tanker fell down at the church’s entrance early Thursday, 23 October, 2025. Report from TRACE Ota Command through the office of its Divisional Commander, Hameed Salau, stated that the ugly incident sparking panic and concerns from residents and motorists as they ran helter-skelter to save their lives and properties. “There…
A Lagos State civil servant has written Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu over what he described as a growing wave of financial fraud allegedly perpetrated by some microfinance institutions. In a letter dated October 13, 2025, the complaint narrated a shocking experience involving unauthorized withdrawals, fraudulent loans, and salary deductions linked to two major microfinance firms — Zedvance Microfinance Bank and Credit Direct Microfinance Limited. According to the letter made available to Mushines News, the victim said his ordeal began on August 26, 2025, when he lost his mobile phone on his way home from work. The following morning, he discovered that…
By Segun Adewale, Gombe The Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic fuel tanker explosion that claimed dozens of lives in Essa community of Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State. Reacting to the unfortunate incident, NSGF Chairman and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the government and people of Niger State, particularly to the bereaved families and Governor Mohammed Umar Bago, over the devastating accident that reportedly led to to death of many persons and left several others injured. “This tragedy is profoundly distressing and painful. Our…