The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has warned children, teenagers and young adults against using rolling skate shoes, wheeled footwear and similar recreational devices on public highways and other busy roads. LASTMA said the practice could expose users to serious and avoidable traffic hazards, particularly when they glide alongside moving vehicles, cross carriageways indiscriminately…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has mandated Vice President Kashim Shettima to lead Nigeria’s delegation to the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States. The development comes amid reports that Tinubu, who is currently on leave, is expected to return to Nigeria after his break, raising questions over whether…
The All Progressives Congress has won four of the five legislative by-elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission across Gombe, Kano, Delta and Bauchi states. APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, congratulated the party’s victorious candidates in a statement posted on his X handle on Sunday.The five by-elections, held on Saturday, September 19, 2026,…
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has called on Nigerians to reduce food waste and adopt responsible consumption and waste-disposal practices to promote cleaner and healthier communities. Mrs Tinubu made the call in her message marking World Cleanup Day 2026, observed on Sunday, September 20, with the theme, “From Clean Plates to Clean Cities.” She said the…
The All Progressives Congress candidate, Engr. Usman Maijama’a Kallamu, has won the Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency by-election held on Saturday, September 19, 2026. Kallamu secured 41,121 votes to defeat four other candidates in the election conducted to fill the vacant seat in the House of Representatives. The seat became vacant following the death of the former…
The Nigeria Immigration Service has enrolled 5,099 Nigerians under its ongoing Special Passport Intervention Exercise in the United Kingdom. The NIS disclosed this in its Day 12 update shared on its official X handle on Sunday, noting that the exercise continued uninterrupted across its designated centres in London and Manchester on Saturday, September 19, 2026….
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has disowned a viral notice directing applicants who were not shortlisted or did not receive invitation messages for its 2026 recruitment exercise to report to FRSC camps for verification. The Corps described the notice as fake and unauthorised, warning applicants and members of the public against falling victim to…
The Fakehinde Bakare Divine Hand Foundation has extended a gesture of love, compassion and community support to over 100 elders and widows in Irewolede LCDA through a food palliative outreach organised as part of the celebration of the 60th birthday of Hon. (Mrs.) Dupe Bakare. The initiative was designed to put smiles on the faces…
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NiHSA) has warned residents across 16 states of possible severe flooding over the next seven days, urging communities located on floodplains to prepare for possible evacuation to safer, higher ground. NiHSA said rising river levels were expected to trigger flooding in several communities during the forecast period.The agency stated, “High…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has offered to support the education of a teenage gold miner in Niger State whose account of alleged shootings at a mining site has gone viral on social media. Atiku also appealed for the safety of the teenager, warning that his public statements should not expose him or his family…
