Author: Amina Mohammed

The Lagos State Government has firmly rejected viral claims that the state is “smelling,” asserting that Lagos is undergoing a transformative environmental evolution, which includes building new public toilets to address the menace of open defecation. In a statement on Sunday, the state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, emphasised the government’s commitment to sustainability, highlighting ongoing efforts to implement innovative policies that strengthen waste management, enhance sanitation, and reinforce urban resilience. The Commissioner affirmed that Lagos is not deteriorating but evolving into a megacity with modern waste management systems. “Lagos is not ‘smelling’; it is evolving…

Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, said the inauguration of the mining Marshals has led to the arrest of 327 offenders, recovery of 98 mining sites, and restoration of access to legally licensed operators. Alake who stated this at the first anniversary of the Mining Marshals in Abuja, emphasized that the initiative has significantly deterred illegal mining activities, which had previously crippled legitimate businesses and posed security threats. “The activation of the Mining Marshals sent shivers down the spine of illegal miners. It is no longer business as usual,” he declared. According to Dr. Alake, the President Bola…

Osun state governor, Ademola Adeleke has declared a 24 hours curfew in two local government areas, Ifon and Ilobu following raging communal clashes that has led to deaths and destruction of properties. The communities had been at loggerheads over land disputed which resulted to killings and razing of houses. On Friday ,three people were reportedly killed including an ex-councillor and 30 people were shot with women and children displaced. After hundreds of houses were burnt yesterday, Adeleke declared dusk-to-dawn curfew and summoned the kings of the warring communities for a meeting on Saturday. Commissioner for Information Kolapo Alimi said: “Adeleke…

A Kenyan lawmaker, Crystal Asige, has called on Nigerians to rally behind Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan in her fight for equity and political space, emphasizing the systemic challenges women face in leadership. Asige said this in Abuja on Friday at a pre-event press conference of the annual colloquium of Haske Satumari Foundation which will be featuring, among others, former President Goodluck Jonathan; Adamawa Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri; Plateau State Governor, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang, former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi and herself representing as keynote speaker. Asige, who is a person living with disability and represents Special Needs groups in the Kenya…

Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi has accused the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi of plotting his downfall by instigating some monarchs to dethrone him. Oluwo, in a statement on Friday night, alleged that Oba Ogunwusi was seeking his downfall despite playing a prominent role in his emergence as the Ooni of Ife. He stated that the link he used for Oba Ogunwusi would have been used for his elder brother, Tunji Adeyeye, who was his friend and peer at Akobo, Ibadan at a tender age. Oluwo recalled how he arranged several meetings in Ibadan after one Akin Daodu,…

The Nollywood industry has been thrown into mourning following the death of veteran actress Nkechi Nwaje. Rita Edochie, an actress, posted a candlelight image on Instagram with a dark background and captioned it, “This world is really not our home.” Actor Stanley Ontop also mourned her by sharing photos of Nkechi and also captioned it, “Nollywood in tears as we lost one of our vibrant Nollywood actress @nkechi.nweje After a brief illness. Couldn’t post since morning because it was like a dream to me.“Ezigbo Nwanyi Onitsha Rest in peace ma’am, my best friend, she always call me on phone advising…

Lawyers for Irish mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor began an appeal Friday after a woman won a civil court damages claim over her allegation that he raped her. The appeal comes as the fighter announced plans to run in Ireland’s presidential election this year. Last November McGregor was ordered by an Irish court to pay damages to the woman who claimed that he “brutally raped and battered” her in a hotel in Dublin in 2018. McGregor claimed they had consensual sex and shook his head as the jury returned their verdict awarding damages of 248,603 euros ($258,559) to Nikita…

The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice-Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), has announced the release of withheld local government allocations. The former Chief of Naval Staff made this known during a meeting with Heads of Local Government Administrators on Friday in Port Harcourt, the state capital. Ibas stated that necessary steps would be taken to promptly pay workers’ salaries and also expressed concern over the delay in salary payments across local government areas, acknowledging the struggles of affected workers. “I feel the pain of the workers,” he said, assuring them that the withheld allocations had been released and that his administration…

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Cross River, Venatius Ikem, suspended from office for alleged misconduct, financial mismanagement and failure of the party during the 2024 local government elections, has been reinstated to fully resume office. While addressing journalists on Friday at the party’s Secretariat in Calabar, Ikem disclosed that he has been “exonerated and acquitted” of the allegations of gross misconduct made against him. He stated that his return would boost the party’s fame and regain the lost glory, saying that “the party may have fallen and stumbled, but our party will rise to take its rightful…

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has strongly opposed the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, declared a state of emergency in the state, suspending Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and members of the State House of Assembly for six months. Vice Admiral Ibok-ete Ibas (retd) was then appointed as the Sole Administrator for Rivers State. In his biweekly newsletter, The Business of Governance Issue 110, published on Thursday evening, Makinde described the move as an illegal act that should be condemned by all well-meaning Nigerians. “I stand today to say…