By Adetutu Audu The Celestial Church of Christ has condemned the recent appearance of its white garment in connection with the Big Brother Naija reality television show, describing the sacred vestment as an item of worship that must never be reduced to a costume for entertainment. The Church’s position was contained in a statement responding to the incident, which it said had understandably generated deep concern among faithful members of the Church worldwide. According to the statement, regardless of the intention behind the appearance, using the garment in a secular entertainment setting raises questions about reverence, spiritual identity, and the…
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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has dismantled a suspected transnational organised crime syndicate allegedly operating under the guise of the QNET/IGNITE network, arresting 12 suspects and rescuing two victims in a major intelligence-led operation in Lagos State. The crackdown, which targeted a fraudulent recruitment and network marketing operation allegedly linked to irregular migration activities, resulted in the arrest of the suspected leader of the syndicate, identified as Ouattra Adama, a Burkinabe national, alongside 11 other suspected facilitators. The arrested suspects comprise eight Liberian nationals and three Cameroonians, according to a statement issued on Tuesday, by the Service Public Relations Officer,…
A senior legal practitioner and human rights advocate, Hamza Dantani, has called for a sweeping reform of Nigeria’s security architecture, urging the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigerian Army, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other law enforcement agencies to institutionalise compensation for innocent Nigerians wrongfully arrested, unlawfully detained or injured during security operations. The call, which comes amid persistent concerns over arbitrary arrests and alleged abuses by security agencies, followed commendation for the Department of State Services (DSS) over what Dantani described as a groundbreaking policy of compensating victims of operational errors. In a statement titled “DSS Compensation…
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Chairman of Imota Local Council Development Area, Hon. Benson Sunday Ayodele, commissioned a 40-bed Primary Health Centre at Oke Lisa as a principal highlight of the first anniversary of his administration. The modern facility, facilitated by Dr Muiz Banire through the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGs), comprises separate male and female wards, a paediatric ward, a laboratory, labour theatre, constant water supply, a security post, and a Mikano power generating set to ensure uninterrupted electricity, with plans for 24-hour operations. Designed for round-the-clock operations, the…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has renewed its warning against the abuse and misuse of the naira, cautioning Nigerians against spraying, hawking, mutilating, or counterfeiting the national currency, even as the apex bank disclosed that recent stability in the foreign exchange market, rising reserves, and moderating inflation point to the success of its ongoing monetary reforms. The warning and disclosure were made on Tuesday, 4 August,2026 at the CBN Fair held at the International Conference Centre, Gombe, organised under the theme, “Driving Alternative Payment Channels as Tools for Financial Inclusion, Growth and Accelerated Economic Development,”…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The World Bank has warned that Artificial Intelligence (AI) could widen gaps between countries, increase inequality within them, concentrate market power, weaken trust in public institutions, and create new risks for safety, rights, and social cohesion if developing countries fail to manage its adoption carefully. The warning was contained in the organisation’s annual World Development Report launched on Tuesday, 4 August, 2026, even as the bank simultaneously called on developing countries to embrace AI tools to deliver better governance outcomes, cautioning that they risked being left behind if they failed to do so. The Chief Economist…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has offered appointments to 3,852 candidates across its three entry cadres, even as the service announced a major shift in its recruitment policy, declaring that future recruitment exercises will now be conducted annually instead of at irregular intervals. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this on Tuesday, 4 August, 2026 during a press briefing on the release of the final list of successful candidates for the 2024/2025 recruitment exercise, held at the service headquarters in Abuja, where he explained that the decision was part of efforts to create a predictable…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, has pledged to establish a crèche for nursing mothers within the Ministry, as part of practical measures to support working mothers and create a more family-friendly work environment for female officers and staff. The pledge was made on Monday, 3 August ,2026 when the Minister received members of the Women Ambassadors of Nigeria Network (WAN-NET) on a courtesy visit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Headquarters in Tafawa Balewa House, Abuja, a visit that also provided the opportunity for the group to congratulate him on his…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Motorists plying the Anthony Village corridor in Lagos will, for an unspecified period, have to contend with a temporary traffic diversion as the state government commences reconstruction of the bus stop’s road, a section that has repeatedly suffered damage from heavy rainfall. The development followed the announcement of excavation works at Anthony Village Bus Stop by the Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, in a statement shared on his X handle on Tuesday, 4 August,2026 disclosing that the affected portion of the road would be reconstructed using interlocking stones to improve its durability and provide a lasting…
By Kayode Akinmade For many years, Ijebu-Ode was synonymous with poor roads. Travelling through the ancient town often meant navigating potholes, flooded streets during the rainy season and painfully slow journeys that took a toll on both commuters and vehicles. That reality shaped public perception and, for a long time, deservedly so. Today, however, Ijebu-Ode is telling a different story. Since assuming office on May 29, 2019, Governor Dapo Abiodun has embarked on one of the most extensive road renewal programmes in the town’s history, transforming critical transport corridors and improving mobility across residential, commercial and recreational districts. The transformation…