The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, has confirmed the arrest of six individuals in the Meiran area for illegal dumping of refuse on Thursday, November 20. The arrested persons were identified as Patience Orobatan, 72; Felicia Aja, 40; Sheriff Ogundeji, 20; Titilayo Durorike, 40; Adeola Ononuga, 52; and Adu Bola,…
Pope Leo XIV has stated that both Christians and Muslims “have been slaughtered” in Nigeria, attributing the violence to extremist attacks as well as economic and land-related tensions. His comments come just weeks after the U.S. President claimed that a Christian genocide is taking place in the country. The Pope’s remarks were captured in…
The Nasarawa State Police Command has refuted online reports alleging that students of St. Peters’ Foundation Secondary School were abducted on November 21. Earlier in the day, social media was awash with claims that bandits had attacked the school and kidnapped some students. However, in a statement issued by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Ramhan Nansel,…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has postponed the full rollout of the Computer-Based Test (CBT) format for its Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) from 2026 to 2027. However, the May/June 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will serve as a major pilot phase, during which candidates may choose to take their…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to immediately declare a state of emergency on insecurity. Atiku made the call while reacting to the attack and abduction of pupils from St. Mary’s Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area, in the early hours of…
A man has been declared the “world’s laziest man” after outlasting 239 rivals in a “bed rotting” contest staged in the middle of a shopping mall in Baotou, Inner Mongolia. Participants lay motionless for hours in the event’s “lie flat” challenge, each sprawled on an individual mattress. Footage shows competitors attempting to outlast one…
The State Security Service has filed terrorism charges against seven people it identifies as commanders of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, saying they received funding and other support from Finland-based separatist figure Simon Ekpa. In a statement issued on Thursday, November 20, the SSS said the charges were filed a day earlier,…
The National Youth Service Corps has disowned a pamphlet circulating online that purportedly advises corps members to pay ransom if kidnapped or taken hostage. In a statement issued via its X handle on Thursday, November 20, the NYSC management described the document as fake and clarified that a consultant had presented a similar document…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has once again raised the alarm over what it describes as systematic and sustained genocide against Christian communities across Northern Nigeria and the Middle Belt. The organization declared that the evidence of targeted killings, mass displacements, and the destruction of settlements can no longer be ignoredd. …
Lagos State has closed the bookbuild for its landmark ₦200 billion bond issuance, drawing an exceptional response from investors and ending with a 55 per cent oversubscription. Commissioner for Finance, Yomi Oluyomi, confirmed the strong market appetite, noting that the ₦14.8 billion Green Bond component was also significantly oversubscribed. The conventional bond, now the largest…
