Author: Festus Adeloye

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appealed to landlords not to increase rent following the inauguration of a newly rehabilitated road network. The roads include Agidi Road and Church Street in Agboyi/Ketu Local Council Development Area (LCDA), and Demurin Road in Kosofe Local Government Area. He said: “Please don’t increase your house rents because Sanwo-Olu has just done connectivity. We are not doing it so you can put a burden on your tenants. The value of your houses might have gone up with the dual carriageway, but please, take it that this is our responsibility to you,” Sanwo-Olu emphasised that…

Brigadier General Kunle Nafiu, the new Director-General (DG) of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Thursday arrived at the NYSC National Directorate Headquarters in Maitama, Abuja to assume duty as the 23rd DG of the NYSC. He took over from Brigadier General YD Ahmed who handed over to him in a colourful ceremony. The new DG was, until his appointment, Chief of Staff to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Olufemi Oluyede, having also served in the same capacity with the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Raised Abiodun Lagbaja. A member of the 47 Regular Course, Nafiu…

The crisis rocking local government administration in Osun State took a new dimension on Wednesday with the newly elected local government chairmen and councillors under the platform of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) dragging those elected in 2022 on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to court. Joined in the suit filed at the Osun State High Court of Justice, Ikirun Division, is the Inspector-General of Police, the commissioner of Police, Osun State Command, the director-General, DSS and the Commandant General, NSCDC. Also, in another suit in the Osun State High Court of Justice, Ilesa Division, the…

Senator representing Osun Central in the current 10th National Assembly, Senator Olubiyi Fadeyi Ajangunla has commended Governor Ademola Adeleke, on his recent visit to Chief Bisi Akande’s residence in Ibadan. He said the visit was not only mature, it was timely and filled with several political messages for those who think reaching out across the political aisle to an iconic figure like Chief Bisi Akande was a sign of remorse from the Governor and therefore PDP in Osun State. Ajangunla, in a statement in Osogbo on Wednesday, said Governor Adeleke’s visit was a deft political gesture, unprecedented in Osun State’s…

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Abimbola Owoade has arrived Nigeria from Canada to commence traditional rites ahead of his coronation scheduled for April 5, 2025 . An Oyo indigene, Mr. Titus Oloruntunmise, Wednesday night, shared the video of the arrival of Oba Owoade at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Dressed in a white blazers and matching white shoes with black pant and inner T-shirt, adorned with a black fez cap, the Alaafin arrived to the waiting hands of well-wishers and a group of women singers. “Kabiyesi Iku Baba Yeye. Alase Ikeji Oosa. Oba Owoade Abimbola Akeem, Alaafin of…

A three-storey building has collapsed in the Lekki area of Lagos, with two persons reported dead and six rescued so far. The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. Oke-Osanyintolu, who said the immediate cause of the incident is yet to be ascertained, added that further investigations will be conducted. “So far, two adult males have been extricated from the rubbles of the collapsed building. Six seriously injured adult males were rescued and were administered immediate medical care by the LRU Pre-Hospital Care Unit, before being transported…

The Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct, and Public Petitions has dismissed a petition bordering on sexual harassment filed by the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Neda Imasuen, stated this on Wednesday during a probe hearing against Akpoti-Uduaghan at the National Assembly. The Edo South Senator stated that the petition was “dead on arrival,” citing a breach of Order 40 of the Senate Standing Order. According to Imasuen, Akpoti-Uduaghan signed the petition herself instead of having it endorsed by another individual, rendering it procedurally invalid. The Edo…

Tesla sales in Germany recorded another drop last month, official data showed Wednesday, after billionaire owner Elon Musk vocally backed the far-right AfD during the country’s recent election campaign. Just 1,429 of the US group’s electric vehicles were registered in Europe’s biggest auto market in February, down over 76 percent year-on-year, the KBA federal transport authority said. Sales of Teslas had already plunged by almost 60 percent in January after Musk’s intervention in German politics. Over the first two months of 2025 the group’s sales in Germany were down 70 percent. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) recorded a historic…

Former Presidential Candidate, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has paid glowing tribute to former President Olusegun Obasanjo on his 88th birthday, describing him as a “towering figure in Nigeria’s history” and a global statesman whose impact transcends generations. Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, was born on 5th March 1937. He is a Nigerian Army General and statesman who served as Nigeria’s Head of State from 1976 to 1979, and later as its President from 1999 to 2007. Obasanjo’s father was Amos Adigun Obaluaiyesanjo (Obasanjo) Bankole. In a statement released by his media department to mark the occasion, Hashim lauded Obasanjo’s contributions to Nigeria’s political…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has denied allegations of sexual harassment brought against him by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. He reacted to the allegations on Wednesday at the resumption of plenary in the Senate, after a week’s recess. Dismissing the allegations, Senator Akpabio said, “At no time did I ever harass any woman. I was raised very well by my late single mother, and I have always upheld respect for women. I was even awarded the most gender-friendly governor in Nigeria.” The Senate President, who said he had been inundated with calls on the matter since February 25, and that he was…