Former first lady Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi dies at 97

  The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, (LASEMA) has revealed that it attended to 1,675 incidents between January and December 2024. In a statement on Sunday, the Head, Public Affairs of LASEMA, Nosa Okunbor, said of the 1,675 attended to by the agency in 2024, 167 incidents were recorded attended in December 2024, which effectively…

Sherif Oyeniyi, an Ogun State resident, inflicted bodily injury with a razor blade on Ahmed Owolabi, a 27-year-old motorcyclist from the Onimane Magada Ibafo region of the state. This incident occurred on Saturday and was reported to operatives of the Ogun State Police Command by the brother of the injured motorcyclist, Alani Muritala. Muritala informed…

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has dismissed reports of a nationwide power grid collapse. TCN said the power outage incident earlier today was caused by the tripping of two transmission lines, which affected the electricity supply to parts of Lagos. TCN’s spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, in a statement on Saturday, explained that at approximately 13:41…

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested seven suspects for allegedly killing two Uber drivers in the Lekki and Ajah areas of the state. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr Olarenwaju Ishola, confirmed this on Saturday while briefing newsmen on the recent achievements recorded by the command. He said that the police arrested…

The National Christian Elders Forum (NCEF), on Saturday, expressed worry over President Bola Tinubu's participation in the Arab-Islamic Summit in Saudi Arabia last November. The elders observed that the president's participation misrepresents Nigeria's constitutional status as a secular state. NCEF Chairman, Dr. Samuel Danjuma Gani, in a statement on the State of the Nation on…

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has approved the posting and appointment of some senior officers of the Nigerian Army (NA) to various command, staff, and instructional positions in a major shake-up. Army spokesman Major General Onyema Nwachukwu said the development is a move to enhance operational effectiveness and administrative efficiency.…

A late-night fire swept through Ipetumodu's well-known weekly marketplace, Akinola Market, on Friday and destroyed goods valued at millions. The fire reportedly started in the area where yams are kept. Many traders, who had closed for the day hours earlier, rushed back to the scene in distress after receiving news of the fire. “I was…

The Narcotic Commander (NC) in charge of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency ( NDLEA), Ogun Command , Mr. Tijani Rabe, has commended the effort of officers in disrupting illicit drug trafficking in 2024. Rabe told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta on Saturday that the unwavering dedication reduced illicit drug trade in…

The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), on Saturday, inducted no fewer than 400 graduate engineers of Class 2024 of the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Kaduna. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the induction marked a significant milestone in the careers of the graduate engineers. They were formally inducted into the engineering…

The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Sokoto State branch, on Saturday inaugurated its new leadership. This followed a resolution passed at the FIDA members’ congress in December 2024, which appointed a three-member electoral committee led by Hajiya Aisha Dantsoho to oversee the electoral process. While briefing the congress, Dantsoho announced that eight positions were…