The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State has elected Chief Yemi Sanusi and 35 others as members of its State Executive Committee for a four-year term. The election was ratified through a voice affirmation by 1,180 delegates and statutory delegates at the State Congress held at the June 12 Cultural Centre in Abeokuta. The exercise was supervised by the APC Congress Committee Chairman, Chief Wale Ohu, alongside officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Chief Yemi Sanusi was re-elected as State Chairman. Other officials elected include: Alhaja Aminat Adigun as State Women Leader; Prince Aderibigbe Tella as State…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
The Chairman of Imota Local Council Development Area, Hon. Benson Sunday Ayodele, has commended the Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation for extending its free medical outreach initiative to grassroots communities, describing the intervention as timely and impactful. He gave the commendation during the foundation’s Free Medical Outreach programme held earlier today, Saturday, 28 February, 2026, at the Imota mini-stadium, which attracted hundreds of beneficiaries from Imota and neighboring communities. The free medical outreach, organized in collaboration with Starkey Hearing Foundation, Lagos State Healthcare Board, Lagos State Health District II, Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria, and Medical Team of the Imota LCDA Primary Healthcare…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Chairman of Apapa-Iganmu Local Council Development Area, Hon. Jimoh Olawale Saliu, has convened a high-level stakeholders’ meeting with the management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company to confront the persistent deteriorating power supply in the community. The meeting, held on Thursday, 26 February, 2026 brought together council officials, traditional leaders, legislators and community representatives to address what participants described as a prolonged electricity crisis that has disrupted economic activities, undermined social stability and affected the general welfare of residents across Apapa-Iganmu. At the session, Hon. Saliu emphasised the urgency of the situation, stating that reliable electricity…
A maritime tragedy has struck off the South African coastline after a Nigerian tugboat, LEO, sank in turbulent waters late Saturday night, leaving one crew member confirmed dead, five missing, and 12 others rescued in a coordinated emergency response. The vessel, which had travelled to South Africa for repairs, was reportedly heading back to Lagos with 18 persons onboard when it ran into severe storm conditions about 18 nautical miles offshore between Cape Town and Durban. The rough seas forced the tug aground before it eventually went under. Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, confirmed the development…
As Benue State grapples with recurring farmer-herder clashes and climate-driven tensions, the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) has moved to tighten Nigeria’s conflict prevention net, unveiling a strengthened early warning and rapid response framework designed to stop violence before it erupts. Partnering with the SPRiNG Project, IPCR is pushing forward the National Conflict Early Warning and Early Response System (NCEWERS), an upgraded platform that processes verified conflict alerts within 45 minutes — a bold shift from reactive security deployments to proactive peacebuilding. The initiative, backed by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and implemented by Tetra Tech,…
By Funso Aina When last Saturday, I arrived from Israel en route Jordan, I did not know that the entire Middle East had exploded in a conflagration of ‘Epic Fury,’ instantly becoming an intercontinental ballistic missile firing range. Apparently, in departing the Queen Alia International Airport, Amman, earlier that day, at precisely 3.30a.m (1.30a.m Nigerian time), I had escaped the closure of the Jordanian airspace by barely an hour or two! It was not until I landed at around 12.45p.m Nigerian time (I flew Ethiopian Airlines so from Amman, I had a stop over in Addis Ababa, where I connected…
‘Suicide is No Solution’ – a group of volunteers engaged in multiple anti-suicide initiatives, has condemned the rising waves of online suicide related contents by Nigerians, reports thegazellenews.com Thegazellenews.com reports further that the group has a key task of achieving a significant reduction in the rate of deaths by suicide in Nigeria through strong public enlightenment and advocacy campaigns that dissuade citizens from taking their own lives The group in a statement by its Coordinator, Toye Arogun, stated that it has noticed with dismay the alarming rate of suicide themed skits by Nigerian content creators without due regard and sensitivity to…
Board and management of Communication Week Media Limited, publishers of Nigeria CommunicationsWeek, at the weekend announced that this year’s Africa’s Beacon of ICT Merit and Leadership lecture will focus on Impact of AI and IoT on business operational efficiency. Africa’s Beacon of ICT Merit and Leadership lecture, widely regarded as the most prestigious annual event available in the ICT industry in Nigeria is in its 17th year. The lecture holds on 30 May, 2026 at Oriental Hotel Lekki, Lagos, according Ken Nwogbo, Editor-in-Chief ofNigeria CommunicationsWeek the organizers of the event. He said that this year’s event “is digital transformation edition”…
As the global community accelerates toward a more integrated digital future, ITREALMS Media Group, through its flagship digital rights initiative, the Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum (NDSF), has officially announced the 2026 edition of its annual convening on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D). The Forum, scheduled for Thursday, 11 June, 2026, at the Welcome Centre Hotels, Ikeja, Lagos, will bring together policymakers, tech innovators, and civil society under the theme: “Sustaining WSIS Vision with Multistakeholder Synergy in Nigeria.” This year’s theme aligns with the recent UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/80/173, which reaffirms the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) vision. The…
By Daniel Oluwatobilola Popoola Nigeria and Cameroon havesigned a bilateral agreement on Technical Aeronautical Search and Rescue Operations aimed at strengthening aviation safety cooperation across their shared airspace. The agreement was signed on Friday, 27 February, 2026 in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, following high-level talks between Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, and his Cameroonian counterpart, Jean Ernest NgalNgallé Bibehe. The pact is designed to enhance coordination and enable faster responses to aviation emergencies occurring within or near the two countries’ border regions. Keyamo disclosed the development on Saturday via his official X account, stating that…