At the grand intellectual festival to celebrate him at 80, on the 5th January, his birthday, I was conspicuously absent. I was billed to be a discussant on the anti- colonial aspects of his writings following a public lecture on the subject. But an unavoidable personal emergency took me...
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Officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Seme Area Command have intercepted 22 packages of suspected cocaine worth N1 billion, concealed in a vehicle along the Badagry–Seme corridor, reinforcing ongoing inter-agency efforts against cross-border drug trafficking. The handover ceremony took place on Friday, 13 February 2026, at the Federal...
Nigerian music superstar Davido has once again taken over social media after hosting viral chef Daddym at his Lagos residence and rewarding him with a generous ₦10 million gift. Videos from the private gathering, which first surfaced on TikTok before spreading rapidly to X on February 13, 2026, showed...
A potential aviation disaster was averted on Wednesday after an Arik Air Boeing 737-7GL aircraft, with registration number 5N-MJF, safely diverted to Benin Airport following an in-flight engine anomaly. The aircraft was operating a scheduled domestic flight from Lagos to Port Harcourt when the incident occurred, according to the...
Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced the status of student loan disbursements to the University of Lagos (UNILAG) for the 2025/2026 academic session. The FUND confirmed that a total sum of ₦1,326,550,000 (One Billion, Three Hundred and Twenty-Six Million, Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) was successfully disbursed...
Traffic movement along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway was severely disrupted in the early hours of Friday following the overturning of a fully-loaded truck on the Otedola Bridge. The accident, which occurred inward Lagos, led to a massive gridlock after the truck spilled its contents across the roadway, leaving motorists stranded...
Justice Modupe Nicole-Clay of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, convicted one Victor Ogiemwonyi and his company, Partnership Securities Limited, for stealing the sum of N953,535,861.57 (Nine Hundred and Fifty-Three Million, Five Hundred and Thirty-Five Thousand, Eight Hundred and Sixty-One Naira,...
Popular American YouTuber and Twitch streamer, IShowSpeed, has reached a major milestone, hitting 50 million subscribers while visiting Nigeria as part of his ongoing African tour. The 21-year-old content creator arrived in Lagos on Wednesday, exploring the city widely regarded as Nigeria’s cultural and economic hub. His visit coincided...
Popular American streamer, IShowSpeed marked his 21st birthday in Lagos State, Nigeria, drawing cheers from fans as moments from the celebration lit up social media. The YouTube star was seen soaking in the local culture, posing for photos and enjoying the warm reception that greeted him during his stay....
As the NSITF-NECA Safe Workplace Intervention Project kicks off in Lagos, Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, (NSITF) Barrister Oluwaseun Falaye, has enjoined employers of labour in Nigeria to be intentional about compliance with workplace safety and health regulations as he said that the future is...
A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Sagamu, Ogun State, has adjourned the trial of Adeniyi Kayode, the driver involved in the tragic road accident that claimed the lives of two key members of boxing star Anthony Joshua’s camp, to February 25, 2026. Kayode, 46, is standing trial over a fatal...
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris,has called on Nigerians, professionals, institutions, and the private sector to take shared responsibility for building and protecting the country’s reputation through honest communication and visible progress. The minister made the call on Tuesday at the Nigeria Reputation Summit 2026 held at...
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives in Edo state on Tuesday 13th January raided the Arokpa forest, Uzebba town, Owan West LGA, leading to the arrest of another drug lord, Isihor Edika, 53, and seizure of 320kg skunk and seeds. The NDLEA Spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in...
A stakeholders’ forum on the study of the level of competition in the voice and data segment of the Nigerian telecommunications Industry was held on Tuesday 13th January, 2026 at Sheraton Hotel Ikeja, Lagos State.
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Directorate 1,, on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, presented the seventh prosecution witness, PW7, Rasheedah Chindaya, an operative of the EFCC, in the ongoing trial of Friday Audu, the alleged ringleader of 792-member cryptocurrency investment and romance scam syndicate before Justice Rahman...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has commenced a comprehensive study on competition in the telecommunications sector to address concerns around market dominance and ensure fair, effective and sustainable competition. NCC said this during a stakeholders’ forum on the Study of Competition in the Nigerian Telecommunications Industry in collaboration with...
News Express Publisher, Mr. Isaac Umunna, has written to the Founder of Haleems Integrated Services Limited, Dr. Halimat Adenike Tejuosho, demanding a written apology and a billion naira for alleged defamation and unjust disruption of business operations. In a demand letter dated 30th December, 2025, Umunna, through his lawyers,...
Total rehabilitation of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State cost N43 billion while the bridge’s Closed Circuit Television Camera (CCTV) Centre cost about N2.5 billion. The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, made this known on Monday in Lagos while addressing journalists. Umahi said that the scope of...
Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway will be tolled immediately upon completion and inauguration, the Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, confirmed on Saturday during an inspection of the ongoing project. “I must emphasise that this road is going to be tolled, and it is part of the contractor’s package,” Umahi said....
Euracare Multispecialist Hospital has extended heartfelt condolences to renowned author Chimamanda Adichie and her family following the tragic loss of their young son. In a statement released by the hospital, officials acknowledged the family’s profound grief and urged the public to exercise caution regarding circulating reports, some of which...