Four people have been killed, while a stray bullet injured a 14-year-old boy, after gunmen attacked a crowded snooker spot near a military barracks in the Ojo area of Lagos State. It was learnt that the incident occurred on Saturday night at Onireke bus-stop, where the snooker spot is located. It was gathered on Sunday that the assailants stormed the area around 9 pm, headed straight to the location, and opened fire on the people present. Among the casualties was a noodles vendor who was said to have died on the spot. Residents who spoke on Sunday said the incident…
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Yeye Oba Erelu Adenike Ogunleye-Ogunrinde has been elected President of the newly inaugurated alumni association of Obanta Comprehensive High School (OCHS), Awa Ijebu, Ogun State. Some 48 years ago, precisely October 3, 1977, OCHS was founded. A school grounded in a robust history of its founding fathers and known for its high disciplinary standard was announced to the world that it had arrived to contribute to impacting knowledge in Ijebu community and Nigeria at large. The idea of the community school was conceived by Venerable Lawrence Olusegun Ogunsipe and supported by the likes of the distinguished and accomplished Professor Stephen…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has commended President Bola Tinubu for his timely intervention in averting what it described as “the disruptive actions” of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) against the company. In a statement on Sunday, the company said the President’s leadership, through his ministers and senior government officials, ensured the restoration of order and stability to the energy sector at a critical moment. Recall that PENGASSAN had last week shut down critical oil and gas facilities over allegations that the Dangote refinery sacked 800 workers who joined the union. The intervention of the Federal…
Powered by their pole position from Saturday’s qualifying, Team Brazil finished off as the winners of the E1 Lagos GP on Sunday, clinching their first win of the series in the process. Powerboat pilot, Timmy Hansen, proved decisive again, leading them through the group races, race off and to the final. They beat Team Blue Rising to second place while Team Drogba finished third. There was no place on the podium for suspects Team Rafa and Team Brady, who have been in a tussle at the top of the championship standings ahead of the E1 Lagos GP. Team Brazil got…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has stated that renaming the renovated National Theatre after Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka was a fitting way to honour the legacy of a man of many parts, whose works have permanently put Nigeria on the global stage in terms of the creative industry and human rights advocacy. He expressed his belief that the rebirth of the theatre will revive the promotion of arts, culture, and the creative economy in Nigeria. In July 2024, President Tinubu renamed the theatre the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts in honour of Nigeria’s Nobel Laureate, a…
A security guard, Amos Kini, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly abducting his employer’s two-year-old son in the Elemoro area of the state. It was learnt from a statement by the command’s spokesperson, Abimbola Adebisi, on Monday that the incident happened on September 21, 2025. According to her, the child’s mother reported at the Elemoro Police Division that the guard had fled with her son and her mobile phone to an unknown destination around 11:50 p.m. She added that the suspect later used the stolen phone to contact the child’s father, demanding N5million of ransom…
President Bola Tinubu on Friday arrived in Lagos on a working visit, shortly after attending the coronation of the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. This was contained in a statement on Friday issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. According to the statement, the President’s visit comes as Nigeria prepares for a modest celebration of its 65th Independence Anniversary. The statement stated that while in Lagos, Tinubu is expected to meet with key players in the private sector as well as senior government officials. It…
The lawmaker, representing Ifako-Ijaiye Constituency 01 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Adewale Temitope Adedeji, has distributed educational materials to pupils under his Back To School Support Initiative in its 5th edition. The event, which took place at Fagba Junior Grammar School, Ifako-Ijaiye, on Thursday, attracted hundreds of schoolchildren, parents, teachers, community leaders, and stakeholders. Items distributed included 500 school bags, 6,000 exercise books, 1,000 writing materials, 500 mathematical sets, 1,000 pairs of socks, and 500 water bottles — all aimed at easing the financial burden of parents while motivating pupils to excel in their studies. Speaking at…
Femi Otedola, a significant shareholder and chairman of First HoldCo Plc, has increased its stake in the company with the acquisition of additional 64,878,668 million shares valued at N2,011,238,708. FBN Holdings disclosed the acquisition in two separate documents as required by the post listing requirement of the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX. According to the documents, signed by Adewale L. O. Arogundade, the Company Secretary, Otedola purchased 39,313,379 shares at N31 per share, valued at N1,218,714,749 on September 23, 2025. On the same day, Otedola acquired an additional 25,565,289 shares, valued at N792,523,959 through Calvados Global Services Limited. Consequently, Otedola’s direct…
Over 19 buildings were on Thursday pulled down at the New Mandela Plaza, within the popular Trade Fair Complex in Lagos, as the state government moved in with a heavy security presence to carry out a massive demolition exercise. It was observed that the demolition exercise was carried out under heavy security, with a convoy of trucks from the Lagos State Task Force, Rapid Response Squad, and tactical teams were stationed around the plaza. The stern-looking officers restricted access to the premises and sent away traders who attempted to record the exercise. At the time of filing this report, selective…