The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Lagos State Area Unit, has expressed concern over recent attempts by officials of the Lagos State Government to reignite the harassment, molestation, and illegal punishment of hijab-wearing students in secondary schools across the state. In a statement released on Sunday, 18 January, 2026, the Amir (President) of MSSN Lagos, Kamoldeen Abiona, urged Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to call officials of the Ministry of Education, including tutors-general and principals, to ensure orderliness within the state’s school system. The Amir’s reaction followed reports of a meeting involving school principals, education ministry officials, and the state Commissioner…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
In a move that underscores the All Progressives Congress’ growing commitment to youth empowerment, sports development and national unity, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has taken Nigeria’s football diplomacy beyond the pitch, leading high-level strategic talks in Morocco on the sidelines of the 2025 AFCON to design a new blueprint aimed at repositioning Nigerian football as a catalyst for job creation, unity and sustainable national development. Professor Yilwatda was part of the Federal Government of Nigeria’s official delegation to Morocco during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), where he joined Nigerians at…
Kwara Legacy Group has adopted former state Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa as its consensus governorship candidate for 2027 general elections. The group emerged from the former Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and later adopted the name Legacy to keep its members united and focus during political transitions. In a statement jointly signed by Ayoola Obisesan, state Coordinator; Olasunkanmi Afolayan, state Secretary; Alhaji S.A Jimoh, Kwara North Coordinator; Alhaji Yekini Adebayo, Kwara South Coordinator; and Comrade Issah Alfulani; the group said they had found Bolarinwa suitable for the governorship race. According to the group, the…
The Chief Imam of Shasha Central Mosque, Shasha, Lagos, Sheikh Barrister Ya’kub Adebayo As’Shashawy, has commended the Chairman of Alimosho Local Government, Hon. Akinpelu Ibrahim Johnson, for what he described as prompt and people-focused leadership in addressing a long-standing safety concern in the community. The Islamic cleric and legal practitioner publicly expressed his appreciation on Saturday, 17 January, 2026, at the premises of Shasha Central Mosque during a symposium he organised to clarify facts and dispel misconceptions surrounding the newly passed and gazetted tax law. Speaking before community members, scholars and stakeholders, Sheikh Barr. Ya’kub explained that while he is…
The world football governing body, FIFA and the African football controlling body, Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Monday, 19 January, 2026 have condemned what it termed the “unacceptable scenes” that characterised Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final in Rabat, Morocco between Morocco and Senegal, with CAF pledging to take “appropriate action” against those found guilty, reports thegazellenews.com Thegazellenews.com recalled that the AFCON final between the two countries was disrupted late in normal time when referee Jean Jacques Mdala awarded Morocco a penalty following a VAR review for a challenge on Brahim Diaz, with the match level at 0-0. In protest,…
Senegal coach Pape Thiaw admitted to broadcaster beIN Sports that he had erred in telling the players to walk off the pitch, reports thegazellenews.com “After thinking about it, I realised that I shouldn’t have asked them to go off. I apologise for that,” Thiaw said. “Sometimes you can react in the heat of the moment. Before that we scored a goal that was not given. But now we accept that referees do make mistakes and we apologise.” However, Morocco coach Walid Regragui in his remarks, said he was worried by the damage done globally to African football by the chaotic final.…
In what has been described as the country’s worst train crash in over a decade, a high-speed train collision has claimed the lives of no fewer 39 people and injuring more than 123 others. Authorities disclosed on Monday, 19 January, 2o26 that this was the deadliest train accident since 2013, when 80 people died after a train veered off a curved section of track outside the northwestern city of Santiago de Compostela. The crash happened on the evening of Sunday, 18 January, 2026 when a train operated by rail company Iryo travelling from Malaga to Madrid derailed near Adamuz in…
The International Monetary Fund in its January 2026 update of the World Economic Outlook unveiled officially on Monday, 19 January, 2026 has revised Nigeria’s economic growth forecast for 2026, raising it to 4.4 per cent from 4.2 per cent earlier projected. The adjustment reflects the Fund’s growing optimism about Nigeria’s medium-term prospects as reforms, fiscal coordination, and macroeconomic stability begin to gain traction, while also placing the country within a broader regional recovery narrative. The IMF’s latest projections point to a modest but meaningful improvement in Nigeria’s medium-term growth outlook relative to its previous assessment. Nigeria’s economy is now expected…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Burna Boy was briefly held by customs officials at a Moroccan airport over an issue related to his jewellery while arriving ahead of his scheduled performance at the Africa Cup of Nations fan activities, the President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, has revealed. Speaking during a recent press conference, Motsepe explained that the incident occurred when the artiste arrived in Morocco to headline the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Fan Zone concert in Rabat. According to him, customs officers stopped Burna Boy after noticing the heavy gold jewellery he…
The Department of State Services (DSS), on Monday, 19 January, 2026 before a Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice Mohammed Umar, amended the criminal charge it filed against the 2019 and 2023 presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters, and co-defendants over alleged false claim against President Bola Tinubu, reports thegazellenews.com Sowore is being charged for alleged cyberstalking of President Tinubu using his X handle and Facebook page. The DSS lawyer, Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, who told the court shortly after the case was called for commencement of trial, then pleaded that…