Fire on Tuesday, 31 December, 2025 gutted the popular Arena Market in Oshodi, Lagos State, destroying at least 10 shops and goods worth millions of naira. The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Tuesday, 31 December, 2025. According to the agency, it received an emergency call at about 5:50 p.m. reporting a fire outbreak at the market located around Bolade, Oshodi. Firefighters were immediately deployed to the scene and arrived within five minutes, successfully preventing the blaze from spreading beyond the affected area. Providing details, the Controller of the Service, Margaret Adeseye,…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike Touch of Love and Lifting Hands Foundation, a charity and humanitarian organisation based in Lagos, on Saturday, 20 December, 2025 presented Christmas packages to over 500 senior citizens and vulnerable persons in Lagos, reports thegazellenews.com. The Foundation also announced that free one-year health insurance enrollment forms will be presented to the winners of its games, just as it also promised to issue 20 empowerment enrollment forms to active widows, so as to enable them enroll at the Women Development Centre in Agege, Lagos State. Founder, Touch of Love and Lifting Hands Foundation, Engr.(Dr)Atinuke Wuraola Owolabi, made this disclosure…
By Segun Adewale, Gombe The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that seven members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) lost their lives, while four others sustained injuries in a lone fatal road accident involving an NUJ bus in Gombe State. This was as the State Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, received with overwhelming grief, shock and deep emotional pain the tragic news of the fatal accident involving journalists, staff of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Gombe and Ministry of Information. The crash occurred in the evening of Monday, 29 December, 2025, as the journalists were returning from…
The news of the tragic motor accident involving the superstar heavyweight boxer, Anthony Joshua (AJ), in which the lives of his two close friends were lost, is a sorrowful event one would wish could be reversed. It’s a devastating blow to the global sporting ecosystem, particularly the sporting environment of developing nations like Nigeria, where Joshua and his two deceased friends shared heritage and were planning to deploy their remarkable presence in the world of sports to support, inspire, and grow potentially great but disadvantaged young talents. Their usual visits to Nigeria, just like this tragic one that resulted in…
By Sunday Dare As 2025 draws to a close, President Bola Tinubu’s administration presents Nigerians with not rhetoric, but a measurable accounting of progress-one that is increasingly visible and relatable in everyday life, not just in macroeconomic charts. Year 2025 was one of deliberate, sometimes difficult, reforms. Today, those reforms are beginning to yield stabilisation, easing prices, and renewing confidence across the economy. What it means for households and businesses? After eight consecutive months of decline, headline inflation eased to 14.45% in November 2025. This matters because it slows the pace at which prices of food, transport, and household essentials…
By Segun Adewale, Gombe Gombe State Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has signed the 2026 Appropriation Bill of the State into law, giving the force of law for the implementation of the N617.95 billion tagged ‘Budget of Consolidation’. The signing ceremony, which took place at the Council Chamber of the Government House, Gombe, Monday followed the formal presentation of the Appropriation Bill as passed by members of the Gombe State House of Assembly, led by the Speaker, Hon. Abubakar Mohammed Luggerewo. The 2026 budget makes provision for N189 billion as recurrent expenditure, accounting for 21.6 per cent, while N428.5 billion,…
By Segun Adewale, Gombe The Governor of Plateau State, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang, has commended the leadership style of Gombe State Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, particularly in his capacity as Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum, describing it as purposeful and results-driven. Governor Mutfwang made the remarks yesterday during a courtesy visit to Governor Inuwa Yahaya, where he noted that security in Northern Nigeria remains a top priority for the Forum and an issue close to the heart of the Gombe Governor. Governor Mutfwang further applauded Governor Inuwa Yahaya’s visionary leadership in initiating the establishment of a Secretariat for…
World boxing champion Anthony Joshua is recuperating in hospital following a road traffic accident that occurred along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway on (insert date). The accident, which occurred around midday, involved a Toyota Lexus jeep conveying Joshua and three other passengers. Two passengers lost their lives in the incident. They were identified as Ayodele Kelvin Olu (36), a Nigerian/British citizen, and Gami Sina (36), a British citizen. The Ogun State Government confirmed the incident and expressed its condolences to the families of the deceased. Upon receiving information about the accident, Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, visited the hospital where Joshua…
Femi Otedola, billionaire businessman, has sold his majority stake in Geregu Power Plc for N1.088 trillion in a deal financed by a consortium of banks led by Zenith Bank Plc. The deal was announced by the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) on Monday, 29 December, 2025. Otedola’s Amperion Power Distribution Company Ltd held nearly 80 percent of the power generating company. TheCable understands that Otedola, who is also the chairman of First Holdco Ltd — parent company of First Bank of Nigeria Plc — will now concentrate on expanding his interest in the Nigerian banking sector, although he still retains some shares…
ActionAid Nigeria has raised serious concerns over the Federal Government’s proposed 2026 Appropriation Bill, warning that the budget could worsen Nigeria’s debt burden and further sideline key social sectors critical to poverty reduction and inclusive growth. In its review of the ₦58.18 trillion budget proposal, the organisation said the 5.8 per cent increase over the 2025 approved budget does not sufficiently address long-standing fiscal and structural challenges. Instead, it noted that the financing plan, size of the deficit, and sectoral priorities pose risks to fiscal sustainability and accountability. ActionAid Nigeria expressed particular concern over the continued extension of budget implementation…