The Lagos State House of Assembly has commenced consideration of a proposal to raise the retirement age for magistrates in the state from 60 to 65 years. The proposal is contained in the Magistrate Courts Amendment Bill 2026, which was debated during Monday’s plenary session of the Assembly. The bill seeks to strengthen the magistracy,…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has expressed relief following the safe rescue of 16 corps members who were abducted in Kogi State on August 26, 2026. The corps members were kidnapped while travelling from the NYSC Orientation Camp in Bayelsa State to Abuja after completing their orientation programme. In a statement issued on Tuesday…
The legal battle instituted by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar challenging President Bola Tinubu’s eligibility to contest the 2027 presidential election suffered a setback on Tuesday following difficulties in serving the President with the court documents. At the Federal High Court in Abuja, Atiku’s counsel, Joseph Onu Silas, told Justice Inyang Ekwo that efforts to…
The Director-General of the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, DIG Johnson Kokumo (retd.), has dismissed allegations linking the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, to the importation of illegal arms intercepted at the Tin Can Island Port in Lagos. Kokumo described as false a viral video alleging that individuals arrested…
The Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Parliamentary Affairs (House of Representatives), Hon. Ibrahim Kunle Olarewaju, has empowered 200 youths, teachers and other residents of Ekiti State with brand-new laptops and cash gifts after a digital skills training programme. The beneficiaries, comprising 100 youths, 70 teachers and 30 other participants, were trained…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has welcomed the latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), showing that Nigeria’s economy grew by 4.43 per cent in the second quarter of 2026. The growth represents an increase from the 4.23 per cent recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2025, with the…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial candidate for Ekiti North, Dr Olusegun Ayodele Osinkolu, has called on residents of the district to support his ambition to represent them in the National Assembly, promising people-oriented representation and a new direction for the senatorial district. Osinkolu, in a September message to the people of Ekiti North, urged…
The Chairman of the Ekiti State Independent Electoral Commission (EKSIEC), Hon. Justice Cornelius Ilori Akintayo (Rtd.), has urged residents of Ijero Local Government to actively participate in the December 12, 2026 Local Government election. Akintayo made the call during a courtesy and sensitisation visit to Ijero Local Government, where he met with council officials as…
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has urged youths in the state to shun the pursuit of quick wealth and take advantage of government programmes designed to equip them with skills, create businesses and improve their economic prospects. Oyebanji said sustainable success requires discipline, hard work, patience and continuous self-development, urging young people to harness opportunities…
The Oore of Otun Ekiti and Paramount Ruler of Moba Land, Oba Dr Adekunle Adeayo Adeagbo, has laid the foundation for the fencing project of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Otun Unit Command in Ekiti State. The foundation-laying ceremony was held at the FRSC RS 8.27 Otun Unit Command and was attended by the…
