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January 22, 2026 No Responses

Lagos Unveils Traffic Plan For Lekki–Epe Expressway Rehabilitation

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Lagos State Government has released a comprehensive traffic management plan ahead of the scheduled rehabilitation of Sections II and III of the Lekki–Epe Expressway, set to commence on Sunday, 25 January 2026.Ahead of the project, a joint...

January 21, 2026 No Responses

Foundation Unveils Activities To Mark 50th Anniversary Of Murtala Muhammed’s Assassination

The Murtala Muhammed Foundation (MMF) has announced the commencement of a series of national and international commemorative activities to mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of former Nigerian Head of State, General Murtala Ramat Muhammed (GCFR).Ob...

January 20, 2026 No Responses

EFCC Arraigns Mompha’s Associate, Companies For Alleged N206m Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, arraigned one Sarumi Samusudeen Babafemi for an alleged N206,000,000 (Two Hundred and Six Million Naira) fraud before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Spe...

January 19, 2026 No Responses

Customs FOU Zone A Intercepts Four Live Pangolins

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A, has recorded a major success in the protection of Nigeria’s biodiversity and the enforcement of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wil...

January 18, 2026 No Responses

Afolabi Salutes Customs Boss Adeniyi On Birthday

By ebosele@hotmail.com Chairman of SIFAX Group, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, has extended warm birthday felicitations to the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, commending his exemplary leadership and far-reaching contributi...

January 18, 2026 No Responses

NDLEA Nabs Drug Kingpin After 12-Year Manhunt

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a long-wanted drug kingpin, Lekan Jimoh, popularly known as “Kanmo-kanmo,” bringing to an end a 12-year manhunt over his alleged involvement in the killing of three NDLEA officers...

January 15, 2026 No Responses

EFCC Tenders More Bank Records In Trial Of Yahaya Bello

The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello before Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja continued on Thursday, January 15, 2026 with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, tender...

January 15, 2026 No Responses

Peter Obi Attends Burial of Three Brothers Killed In Lagos Building Fire

Former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, on Wednesday attended the burial of three siblings—Stephen Onyeka Omatu, Casmir Nnabuike Omatu, and Collins Kenechukwu Omatu—whose lives were lost in the tragic fire inci...

January 13, 2026 No Responses

Ekpoma Gets New DPO

The Edo State Police Command has announced the reorganisation of the Ekpoma Division as part of an ongoing security assessment and strategic repositioning aimed at strengthening public safety in the area.The Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, Monday Ag...

January 13, 2026 No Responses

Sanwo-Olu Mourns Akran Of Badagry

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of the Oba of Badagry and Permanent Vice Chairman of the Lagos State Council of Obas and Chiefs, Oba Babatunde Akran, Wheno Aholu Menu-Toyi I.The respected monarch,...

January 12, 2026 No Responses

Lagos Reduces Cost Of Replacing Faded Number Plates To ₦20,000

The Lagos State Government has approved a temporary reduction in the cost of replacing faded and damaged vehicle number plates from ₦30,000 to ₦20,000, as part of a three-month amnesty and rebate window running from January to March 2026.City Business...

January 9, 2026 No Responses

Lagos Security Trust Fund Donates Vehicle To FRSC

The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), has reaffirmed its commitment to road safety and emergency response with the donation of an operational vehicle to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos Sector Command.The v...

January 8, 2026 No Responses

Kidnappers Kill Abuja-Based Lawyer

THE family of Princess Nwamaka Mediatrix Chigbo, an Abuja-based lawyer, is saddened to announce her brutal death at the hands of still-to-be-identified kidnappers in the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory on Monday, 5th January 2026.Before her abduction, Barri...

January 7, 2026 No Responses

Court Grants Interim Forfeiture Of 57 Properties Linked To Malami, Two Sons

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 ordered the interim forfeiture of 57 properties suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities linked to a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami...