Big Brother (BBNaija) Season 10 is poised to captivate audiences with a record-breaking N150 million grand prize. Executive Head of General Entertainment at MultiChoice Group, Busola Tejumola, announced this during a press conference in Lagos on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. The highly anticipated season will launch with a two-night...
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All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State celebrated a landslide victory in Saturday’s Local Government elections, securing all 57 chairmanship seats and 375 of 376 councillorship positions. Speaking during the presentation of Certificates of Return by the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), APC Lagos Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi,...
A Federal High Court in Lagos has discharged and acquitted former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, of money laundering charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke ruled that the prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case against Fayose, warranting his...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Forum of Lagos State PDP Local Government Chairmen has rejected the results of Saturday’s council elections, pledging to challenge the outcome in court over alleged widespread irregularities. Forum Chairman and PDP leader in Oshodi-Isolo LGA, Chief Adegboyega Adegbesan, announced this at a press conference held...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- There have been testimonies of restored sights as more than 2,000 people accessed healthcare services in an outreach organised in Lagos as part of the Vision First initiative of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC) and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo)....
All Progressives Congress (APC) has emerged victorious in the Lagos State local government elections, winning all 20 chairmanship seats and 375 out of 376 councillorship positions. According to the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) managed to secure only one councillorship seat in Ward...
Former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), was noticeably absent at his polling unit on Saturday, failing to cast his vote in the local government election. This marks the second time Fashola has been absent from his polling unit during a local government election, having also missed voting in...
Lagos State Local Government elections on Saturday were marred by delays in the arrival of electoral materials and officers at many polling units. Despite the scheduled start time of 8:00 a.m., voting did not commence on time in most areas. At some polling units, electoral officers and materials arrived...
By OLA MODUPE , Lagos- All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State is confident of winning all chairmanship and councillorship seats in the ongoing Local Government election. According to the party’s spokesperson, Seye Oladejo, the APC’s track record at various levels of government makes it the people’s choice. No...
A former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Lagos State, Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has asserted that the party’s weak grassroots structure is the reason it continues to lose elections in the state. Jandor, who recently defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), made this...
As the Lagos State Council election polls opened on Saturday, football-loving youths took to the roads, converting major highways into makeshift soccer pitches. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent observed no fewer than 14 pitches on Agege Motor Road, Alimosho Road in Iyana-Ipaja, and Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. “It’s election...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command has rescued a woman who attempted to take her own life by jumping into the lagoon from the Carter Bridge. The RRS disclosed this in a post shared via its X handle @rrsLagis767 on Friday....
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, July 11, 2025, ordered the final forfeiture of two properties, several cars and cash to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The properties are: one unit of three-bedroom bungalow in Abuja; No....
By OLA MODUPE , Lagos- Fourth edition of Vision First, the flagship health programme of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) began in Mushin Local Council Development Area of Lagos State July 7, allowing people to receive eye and cardiovascular...
Labour Party (LP) Chairman in Apapa Local Government of Lagos State, Prince Femi Badia, has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) along with some members of the party. The defection was announced at the Lagos Central Senatorial District APC Mega Rally held at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena....
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered an illegal operation involving fake chemicals, expired food flavours, fertilisers, and repackaged raw materials worth N1 billion in Lagos. The agency’s operatives, led by Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Dr. Martins Iluyomade, busted...
By OLa MODUPE, Lagos- Lagos State Police Command has assured residents of its strong commitment to maintaining maximum security during the Cult Day celebration on Monday. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Olohundare Jimoh, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday by the Police PRO, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin....
By OLa MODUPE, Lagos- A notorious drug kingpin Ajetsibo Emami popularly known as ‘Warri Kinsman’ was on Saturday 28th June arrested in Ikeja Lagos after NDLEA operatives dismantled his drug trafficking network in a three-day operation leading to the arrest of three other suspects. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr. Femi...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- An Ikeja High Court has dismissed an application filed by Joseph Aloba, father of the late singer Mohbad, seeking to quash the legal advice that exonerated music label owner Naira Marley and promoter Sam Larry from any involvement in Mohbad’s death. The court’s decision was...
By OLA MODUPE, Abuja- Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, June 27, 2025, secured the conviction and sentence of 14 Chinese for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos The suspects are:...