Arrays of beautifully adorned men, women, youths, and cultural enthusiasts from all walks of life on Friday thronged the ancient town of Ijebu-Ode for the 2026 Ojude-Oba Festival, transforming the city into a vibrant panorama of colour, glamour, heritage, and tradition. The annual cultural celebration came alive with spectacular horse-riding
No fewer than 33 suspects were on Friday arraigned before Ebonyi High Court sitting in Abakaliki, over a communal clash between two communities in the state. The two communities are Amasiri Community in Afikpo Local Government Area and Okporojo community in Oso Edda, Edda Local Government Area of the state.
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday urged urgent national commitment toward protecting Nigerian children and schools against worsening insecurity nationwide. Sanwo-Olu made the call during the grand finale of the 2026 Children’s Day celebration organised by the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education in Ikeja. The governor lamented
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has tasked troops of Operation SAVANNAH SHIELD to dominate the battlespace and intensify offensive operations against kidnappers, bandits and other criminal elements in the North Central region. Shaibu gave the directive on Thursday during his maiden operational visit to the Headquarters,
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Ogun Command, has said that five persons died in a lone accident at Oyama Egbado, along Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Thursday. It said that ten others sustained injuries in the accident, which occurred on the second day of the public holidays declared to mark the
Some Lagos-based legal practitioners have expressed concern over the slow implementation of the Supreme Court judgment granting financial autonomy to local governments. The lawyers said the landmark ruling had yet to achieve its intended impact across many states of the federation. They spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency
Nigerian rapper and activist Falz has joined civil society organisations in condemning the continued abduction of schoolchildren across parts of Nigeria, threatening to mobilise nationwide protests if urgent steps are not taken to secure their release. In a joint statement issued on Thursday to mark the 2026 Children’s Day, Falz
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on his 66th birthday, commending his administration’s people-centred approach to governance and remarkable developmental strides across the state. In a statement issued on Thursday, President Tinubu described Governor Abiodun, who also serves as Chairman of the Southern Governors’
A group, Nigerian Youths For Atiku (NYFA) Worldwide, has described the emergence of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the ADC presidential candidate for the 2027 election as well-deserved. The Director-General of NYFA Nigeria and Diaspora, Mr Dare Dada, said this in a congratulatory statement issued on Thursday in Lagos.
The Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) says a total of 1.70 million pilgrims performed the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage, an increase from the figures recorded in 2025. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that GASTAT is the Saudi government agency responsible for compiling the annual Hajj census. The