Following the recent attacks on Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA), officials, by some staff and security personnel of Better Mart, Badore Road, Off Addo Road, Ajah and Ashley Mall in Epe, about seven persons involved in the attack have been arrested by the police. The suspected attackers of the State government personnel on assignment are currently detained at the Badore Police Station, Lekki pending conclusion of preliminary investigation before prosecution in a court of competent jurisdiction. According to the General Manager, LASPA, Mrs. Adebisi Adelabu, the Agency will ensure that the perpetrators of the criminal act of attacking government…
Author: Oluwatoyin Mathnuel
Adeyinka Oyekan II, born on 30 June 1911, reigned as the Oba of Lagos from 1965 until his death on 1 March 2003, making him one of the longest-reigning traditional rulers in Nigerian history. His reign spanned nearly four decades of profound political, economic, and social change in Lagos and Nigeria as a whole. Early Life and Royal Lineage Oba Adeyinka was the grandson of Oba Oyekan I, who reigned from 1885 to 1900, continuing a distinguished royal legacy. Prior to ascending the throne, he was well-educated and trained as a pharmacist, having studied at the Yaba Higher College (now…
Audu Ogbeh, former People Democratic Party (PDP) chairman is dead. Ogbeh served as minister under Presidents Shehu Shagari and Muhammadu Buhari. He was also the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) between 2001 and 2005 under former President Olusegun Obasanjo Ogbeh was known for his literary works, and has written five plays which include three published works. One of his plays, the Epitaph of Simon Kisulu was staged at Muson Center in 2002. Audu Ogbeh was 78.
Sterling Bank, Nigeria’s leading financial institution, has announced the first recipients of its ₦2 billion Beyond Education Scholarship, a groundbreaking nationwide initiative designed to fund university education for 600 exceptional young Nigerians and connect them to future careers in high-impact sectors. The announcement reflects a major step in the Bank’s commitment to long-term, inclusive national development through strategic investment in human capital. At its core, the Beyond Education program is built not just to provide scholarships, but to create real-world pathways to employment and socio-economic mobility. Launched in June 2025, Beyond Education is Sterling Bank’s most ambitious education-focused intervention to…
The Lagos State Chapter, Nigeria Association Of Women Journalists NAWOJ, received the news of the exit of a titan in journalism and a leader of women, Dr. Doyin Abiola, the first female editor in Nigeria, with great sadness. The news of her death announced in the early hours of Wednesday, August 6, at the age of 82, is shocking news to members of NAWOJ Lagos and her transition a great loss to all female journalists in Nigeria. Dr. Doyin Abiola was an excellent journalist, whose imprint became a guide to many of us women in journalism in Nigeria and around…
Ghana was thrown into a national mourning situation yesterday following the death of eight top government officials, including the defense minister, the national vice chairman of the ruling party, and other prominent members of President John Mahama’s cabinet. They were on their way to a function when their helicopter went missing, only to be reported as crashed a few moments later, killing everyone on board. The deaths no doubt threw the ruling government and the nation as a whole into distraught as many reports claimed President Mahama was initially billed to be part of the crew but sent representatives to…
A 34-year-old lady, identified simply as Deborah, has been arrested by the Ekiti State police command for stealing a newborn baby at a health centre in the state. It was reported on Monday that the primary healthcare centre located at the Okeiyinmi witnessed an uproar after the new baby was declared missing less than twenty hours after birth. The suspect was arrested in her house located around Afao road in the state capital on Wednesday by operatives of the police command after a credible tip-off. Speaking with newsmen at the headquarters of the police command, the suspect, who regretted her…
The identity of the ValueJet Airlines pilot who piloted the plane King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal was denied entry has been revealed. KWAM1 was said to have spilt alcohol on aviation personnel when they attempted to verify the contents of a flask he wanted to bring on board the flight. The incident which involved the KWAM 1 and two pilots of ValueJet Airlines led to the suspension of the licences of the pilots, Captain Oluranti Ogoyi, and the co- pilot, First officer Ivan Oloba. Captain Oluranti, fondly known as “Rantilicious” by her friends and colleagues, is a remarkable Nigerian aviator making…
~Any Airline Who Fly Him Risks Withdrawal Of Operating Licence Aviation Minister, Festus Keyamo wrote: I have received reports from all the relevant Aviation agencies regarding the altercation between the staff and crew of ValueJet and Kwam 1 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Tuesday, August 7, 2025. I have also received video footages of the incident. From all the details so far received, my preliminary impression is that it was obviously a case of temporary loss of sanity and control on both sides which could have led to serious fatalities. Contrary to what the agents of Kwam…
Goodnight, Doyin Abiola, Media trailblazer, Soldier of Democracy. I received with deep sadness the news early on Wednesday of the passing of Dr. Doyinsola Hamidat Abiola, a trailblazing journalist, editor, and former managing director of the defunct Concord Group of newspapers and wife of the late Bashorun MKO Abiola.STATE Doyin Abiola, 82, was an Amazon and an icon in Nigerian journalism. She stayed in the journalism course since starting as a reporter with the defunct Daily Sketch after graduating from the University of Ibadan in 1969, majoring in English and Drama. She broke the gender barrier, becoming the first woman…