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LAGOS, Nigeria — Six persons have been rescued following the collapse of a three-storey building in the Alakija area of Lagos State on Thursday. The building reportedly caved in at about 11:40 a.m. near Alakija Bridge inward Satellite Town, trapping occupants and triggering panic among residents and commuters in the area. Emergency responders, security operatives,…

SAGAMU, OGUN STATE — The Education Community Development Service (CDS) Group of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State has donated 5,000 exercise books to students in selected public schools as part of efforts to support learning and improve access to educational materials. The project, themed “Building Minds,…

The Nigerian Senate has passed the State Police Bill with a series of constitutional safeguards aimed at preventing governors from abusing state-controlled police formations for political, ethnic, religious, or personal interests. Leading debate on the bill, Senate Leader Senator Opeyemi Bamidele said the legislation was carefully drafted to address longstanding concerns that governors could use…

The Senate on Wednesday passed the constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police, marking a significant milestone in Nigeria’s ongoing efforts to address growing security challenges through a decentralised policing system. The bill, transmitted to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu, seeks to amend the 1999 Constitution to provide the legal framework for…

Ibadan, Oyo State | Wednesday, June 24, 2026 Governor Seyi Makinde has ordered the immediate imposition of a curfew in parts of Oyo State as security agencies intensify efforts to rescue pupils and teachers abducted by suspected terrorists. The curfew, announced on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, is intended to restrict movement in the affected areas…

The Department of State Services (DSS) has ordered an immediate investigation into the conduct of its operatives following the incident that accompanied the remand of activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore, at the Federal High Court in Abuja. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Deputy Director of Public Relations and Strategic Communications, Favour Dozie,…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States has imposed sanctions on a Nigerian national and several Nigeria-linked businesses as part of a sweeping crackdown on alleged Islamic State (ISIS) financial networks operating across Africa, Europe and the Middle East. The sanctions, announced by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of the Treasury on…

The management of Kwara State Polytechnic has suspended a lecturer captured in a viral video physically flogging candidates of the Interim Joint Matriculation Board (IJMB) programme on the institution’s premises, pending the outcome of an investigation. The video, which surfaced on Monday, showed the lecturer ordering several candidates to kneel with their hands raised before…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe, as Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Universities Commission (NUC). The appointment, announced on Monday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, takes immediate effect. Prof. Ogundipe succeeds Olufemi…

The Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Initiative (LTR Nigeria), with support from Netherlands Leprosy Relief (NLR) and the Virtutis Opus Foundation, has reaffirmed its commitment to ending discrimination against persons affected by leprosy by promoting their social and economic inclusion through skills development, storytelling and creative arts. The organisation made the commitment during a high-level stakeholders’…