After four days of showcasing Africa’s ingenuity, creativity through the arts and crafts of talents that abound within the continent and beyond at the Federal Palace in Victoria Island Lagos, the tenth anniversary edition of ART X Lagos wrapped up on Sunday November 9, 2025. For many who converged on the venue, either as art lovers, collectors, media or visitors, it was a time to salute the vision, tenacity and staying power of Tokini Peterside-Schwebig, Founder of an art fair which has seemingly assumed a life of its own. Now with ten years of putting the prestigious fair together under…
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The Lagos State Government has announced that road rehabilitation works will commence on the Lekki-Ajah corridor from Saturday, November 15, 2025, and will run through Wednesday, July 15, 2026 — a period of eight months. According to a statement signed by the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, on Wednesday, the project aims to improve road quality and ease traffic flow along one of the state’s busiest routes. “The Lagos State Government has announced road rehabilitation works on Lekki-Ajah corridor commencing from Saturday 15th November, 2025 to Wednesday 15th July, 2026, a period of 8 months,” the statement…
An All Progressives Congress (APC) Chieftain in Lagos State, Alhaji Ibrahim Alao Megida, has assured that the Tinubu-led APC administration of Nigeria would win the presidency hands down come 2027 in view of the good works he had been doing since his inception as president. “As a citizen, the most effective way you could exercise your sovereign right is to obtain your PVC and on a most important note exercise that right to the maximum by voting for no other than our beloved leader Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The notable politician who is the Director-General Mainland Independent Group (MIG) a…
‘No fewer than 50 male individuals were honoured at the maiden edition of the “Men of Impact of the Industry” for their resilience to hold forth despite the numerous social, career and cultural impediments stopping them from attending to their responsibilities as husband, father and career people or doing so at the detriment of their health. The event organised by The Industry Newspaper, a platform solely devoted to supporting business growth, recognized Ramon Olanrewaju Nasir, Head, Media and External Relations, United Bank of Africa (UBA); Dr Olalekan Fadolapo, Director General, Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON); Steve Babaeko, Managing Director/Chief…
Afrobeat star, Wizkid’s first son, Boluwatife Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Tife Balogun, has officially released his debut music project titled Champion’s Arrival. In a video post shared on his Instagram page on Tuesday, the 14-year-old announced, “The Champion has arrived. My debut EP ‘Champion’s Arrival’ is out now on all platforms.” The post has since attracted over 45,000 likes and 4,000 comments, with fans praising his musical debut. It was earlier reported on October 28 that Tife, the first son of Wizkid and his former partner, Shola Ogudu, teased the project by sharing a short video on Instagram with…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a wanted drug baron, Yussuf Azeez, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. The 40-year-old suspect was intercepted on Thursday, November 6, 2025, while attempting to board a flight to Saudi Arabia for Umrah. A statement released on Sunday by the NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, said Azeez had previously been arrested and charged with drug offences in the United Kingdom but jumped bail and fled to Nigeria. According to Babafemi, Azeez allegedly established a clandestine laboratory in the Lekki area of Lagos for the…
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has attributed the death of three Lagos State University of Science and Technology students in a Saturday accident to brake failure of a truck. It was gathered that the incident caused a multi-vehicle collision along Powerline Junction, inward Ikorodu Roundabout, Lagos State. LASTMA spokesperson Taofiq Adebayo, who confirmed the incident, said the accident also left seven other people with varying degrees of injuries. According to Adebayo, the crash occurred when the driver of a sand-laden tipper truck lost control due to mechanical brake failure, ramming into other vehicles along the busy corridor. “In an…
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), will headline the 15th anniversary celebration of Enough is Enough (EiE) Nigeria. The event, themed: ‘Footprints & Frontlines‘ is scheduled for December 10 in Lagos. In a statement on Tuesday, Opeyemi Adamolekun, EiE’s executive director, said the participation of Okonjo-Iweala bears symbolic significance, noting that a speech she delivered in 2010 helped inspire the founding of the organisation. Adamolekun said the event will highlight the organisation’s impact on Nigeria’s civic space and its continued efforts to mobilise citizens for good governance. “It’s a full-circle moment for us, Dr. Okonjo-Iweala’s words fifteen…
The son of the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Abdul-Ganiyu Obasa, has been confirmed as the substantive Chairman of Agege Local Government following the resignation of the former council chairman, Tunde Azeez. Azeez, who had been on medical leave barely a month after his administration was inaugurated on July 27, 2025, formally stepped down on Wednesday over persistent health challenges. His resignation letter was read by the Leader of the House, Adeshina Haruna, during plenary at the Agege Council Chamber, after which lawmakers unanimously voted to confirm Abdul-Ganiyu — who had been acting in the role —…
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has urged accounting professionals to combine technological expertise with ethical integrity to meet the demands of a rapidly changing global economy. The call was made during the maiden edition of the ICAN Professorial Chair in Accounting Public Lecture, held at the University of Lagos on Tuesday. Delivering the keynote address on behalf of ICAN President, Professor Mallam Haruna Yahaya, the 1st Deputy Vice President, Dr Etofolam Osuji, described the event as a defining milestone in the shared commitment to shape the future of accounting scholarship and practice. Dr Osuji emphasised that accounting…