The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Monday, 27 October, 2025 confirmed one person died while 26 others have been rescued after a two-storey building collapsed at Coast Street, Oyingbo, Lagos, in the early hours of Monday, 27 October, 2025. The Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, made this disclosure to newsmen on Monday, 27 October, 2025. Oke-Osanyintolu, who led the coordinated rescue operation, told newsmen that the agency received a distress call at 12:11 am and immediately mobilised emergency responders to the scene. “Under the watch of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, when we received the distress call, all…
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By Yarima Haruna, Birnin Kebbi A Call for Unity, Renewal, and Moral Leadership in Our Great Party In moments when history demands clarity, conviction, and courage, great parties are often defined by the quality of leadership they choose to follow. The recent nomination of Barrister Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, as the Northern consensus candidate for the position of National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), represents one such defining moment for our great party. As members of the Kebbi PDP Lawyers’ Forum, we proudly and unequivocally express our solidarity and support for our learned colleague and distinguished son of…
By Sunday Dare Moments of renewal in the life of every nation are never far away. Like changes they are never out the door. Such moments that call for renewal, are times — when leadership must be refreshed, strategies recalibrated, and institutions strengthened to meet new realities. They are times when decisive and timely actions are needed. In Nigeria’s military annals, Friday October 24th was one such defining moments. Strategy matured into stealth and tactics. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, approved changes in the hierarchy of our Armed Forces to further strengthen Nigeria’s national security architecture. This decision is neither…
Rice prices have dropped drastically across several Lagos markets due to a surge in imports through the borders easing the burden on consumers. The development, however, has raised concern among traders over reduced profits and business sustainability. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a 50kg of rice in Lagos currently sells for between N45,000 and N60,000 depending on the brands. The traders and consumers who spoke with NAN in separate interviews in Lagos disclosed that the stable food has witnessed a sudden crash in the price. They noted that both local and foreign rice brands have witnessed a…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has expanded its global operations with the establishment of a new examination centre in London, United Kingdom, in partnership with Barnfield Education Ltd (BEP Education). In a statement by Azeez Sani, Ag. Director, Information and Public Relations, the initiative marks a major step in NECO’s efforts to extend access to education for Nigerians in the diaspora and aligns with the Federal Government’s policy on inclusivity and global engagement. The Registrar and Chief Executive of NECO, Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, explained that the London centre will serve Nigerian students and adult learners in the UK who…
By Simbo Olorunfemi Abike Dabiri first made her name as one of the shining stars of Broadcast Journalism in the 90s with NTA Network Service. Her knack for breathing life into what might have otherwise passed as nondescript features made her stories for Newsline, the popular human angle Sunday night programme on NTA, unforgettable. She became the natural choice to take over as Anchor of the programme after the departure of the effervescent Frank Olize. Abike had a heart for people, her strong sense of empathy evident in the stories she took on. She had a passion for the underprivileged…
Solid Minerals Development Minister, Dr Dele Alake has charged investors to increase their investment stakes in Nigeria’s solid minerals sector, following positive reforms that promise higher returns. Speaking on the theme “Connect and Collaborate, Co-Build and Co-Share” at this year’s China Mining Conference in Tianjin, Alake impressed his hosts with security reforms, including the Mining Marshals and the satellite mines monitoring project, which were introduced to protect licensed miners and curtail illegal mining. He cited upgrades in technology to ease doing business and processing applications, such as the Electronic Mining Cadastre, EMC+, the Nigerian Mineral Resources Decision System, NMRDS, the…
The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dr Dennis Otuaro has expressed his unwavering commitment to ensuring that more indigent students and communities of the Niger Delta benefit from the PAP scholarship scheme. He stated this while explaining what informed his decision to expand the scheme and increase formal education opportunities for poor students, and to build a huge manpower base in the region. Otuaro spoke during an interactive session in London on Saturday with the beneficiaries of the scholarship initiative deployed for undergraduate and post-graduate programmes in universities across the United Kingdom. The engagement, which was at the…
The Director General, National Sport Commission, Bukola Olopade has promised to address and resolve the leadership crisis currently engulfed the Gymnastics Federation of Nigeria. This is as one of the candidates for the chairmanship of the federation, Alhaja Kafilat Olalere, insisted on a transparent and all inclusive election to choose the executives of the body. The outgoing President of the Federation had earlier conducted an election which was nullified by the NSC for failing to meet the required expectation of the law. NSC thereafter fixed a date for another election on two different occasions but unfortunately, it has since failed…
The Delta State Police Command on Saturday, 25 October, 2025 announced that it recorded a breakthrough in their onslaught against criminals, with the arrest of a suspected arms dealer, his female accomplice, and the recovery of a large cache of ammunition in Warri. The Delta State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, who made this disclosure through a signed statement made available to newsmen in Warri on Saturday, 25 October, 2025, said that acting on credible intelligence from the Force Technical Intelligence Unit, Abuja, operatives of the Commissioner of Police Special Assignment Team, led by Julius Robinson, apprehended a…