By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola A three-day programme of activities has been announced to mark the 90th birthday of the Lagos elder statesman, Prince Tajudeen Oluyole Olusi, OON, with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON, expected as Special Guests of Honour at the grand reception. The Planning Committee for the celebration announced the programme in a statement dated Monday, 5 October, 2026, in Lagos. The events will run from Thursday, 8 October, to Tuesday, 13 October, 2026. The committee invited family, friends, political associates, traditional and community leaders, public servants, business leaders and well-wishers to…
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By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has said it will mobilise at least 10 million students across the country to vote in the 2027 General Election, describing students as a significant voting bloc. The NANS President, Akinteye Afeez, made the announcement on Sunday, 4 October, 2026, in Kaduna, as he unveiled the association’s National Election Mobilisation Committee. Afeez said the committee was agreed upon at the 91st sitting of the NANS National Senate, held at Kaduna State University (KASU) and hosted by the Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani. The sitting was held under the theme…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Supporters, All Progressives Congress (APC) members and well-wishers lined the streets around Marina and Isale Eko on Lagos Island as President Bola Tinubu’s motorcade approached Iga Idunganran Palace, where he paid a courtesy visit to the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu. The visit took place on Sunday, 4 October, 2026. It gave the President an opportunity to receive royal prayers and counsel from the traditional ruler for his administration. The gathering created a festive atmosphere, with residents cheering the President and expressing enthusiasm over his presence on Lagos Island. Residents also gathered along major routes…
By Adetutu Audu Two identical twin daughters of the Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Nguru, Prof. Hadiza Abdullahi Usman, have died two days apart, leaving their family, friends and associates in grief. The deceased are: Dr Hadiya Usman, also known as Hassana, and Pharm D. Aidah Usman, also known as Hussaina. Aidah died on Sunday, 4 October, 2026, 48 hours after her sister who died on Friday, 2 October, 2026. The news has sparked grief among the family, friends and associates of the sisters. In their tributes, they prayed for Allah to forgive the deceased and grant…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Class of 1996 of Igbobi Girls’ High School, Lagos, known as the IGHS Formidables ’96, has donated school items to current students and presented a gift to the school, as part of a two-day celebration to mark 30 years since they left the institution. The event held on Friday, October 2, and Saturday, October 3, 2026, and brought together members of the graduating class to commemorate three decades since they left the school. The class said it aimed to give back, reconnect and celebrate the enduring bonds of friendship. The anniversary, themed “Same Roots, Bigger…
By Adetutu Audu Pastor Leke Adeboye, son of Pastor E.A. Adeboye, has said he has no ambition to become the next General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG). Leke said he has seen firsthand the demands and sacrifices that come with the position. He noted that despite being almost 84 years old, his father still maintains a demanding spiritual routine, including dry fasting and waking around 3am for prayer walks, while many people his age have already retired and are enjoying their rest. He also spoke about the weight of the General Overseer’s responsibility, explaining that more…
Ogun State has taken its investment pitch to the global stage, wooing international investors and development partners with its expanding industrial base, strategic infrastructure, agricultural potential and business-friendly reforms at a high-level side event on the margins of the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States. Representing the State at the engagement, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Development Partners Coordination, Dr. Bayo Adenekan, said Ogun was strategically positioned to attract increased domestic and international investment, citing its growing industrial clusters, infrastructure development, agricultural opportunities and economic reforms under the administration of Governor Dapo Abiodun.…
By: Dr. James Bwala Suspected Boko Haram terrorists killed 15 farmers in the Marte Local Government Area of Borno State, serving as 15 farmers in the Marte Local Government Area of Borno State by suspected Boko Haram terrorists is a tragic reminder of the serious security challenges confronting Nigeria’s agricultural sector. The victims were not combatants or political actors. They were ordinary Nigerians who went to their farms to earn a living, support their families, and contribute to the nation’s food supply. Their deaths represent not only a devastating loss of innocent lives but also a direct assault on Nigeria’s…
Nine years after Chukwuemeka John Anozie was allegedly taken from his family home in Lekki, Lagos, his wife, Mrs Nnenna John-Anozie, has renewed her demand for answers, insisting that the Nigeria Police Force must explain what happened to her husband and allow the law to take its course. John-Anozie alleged her husband was taken away from their home on June 15, 2017, and has not been seen since, leaving the family in an agonising wait over his whereabouts. In a statement issued on Sunday, she alleged that a police officer, identified as Sgt Emeana Uzochukwu, made a chilling remark as…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has smashed a series of major drug trafficking operations across Nigeria, intercepting an Italy-bound businessman with 4.8 kilogrammes of cocaine concealed in shoe soles and travelling-bag rails, while seizing illicit drugs worth more than N5 billion at the nation’s seaports. The operations, which stretched from international entry points in Lagos and Rivers to drug-producing forests and distribution networks across several states, also resulted in the destruction of 20,234 kilogrammes of cannabis, the seizure of hundreds of thousands of opioid tablets and bottles of codeine syrup, and the arrest of a fugitive who had…