The Ogun State House of Assembly has passed a bill seeking to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality, promote safe motherhood and reproductive health rights, and to establish conditions for the safe termination of pregnancy in accordance with legal indications and for connected purposes. The bill, with the short tilte: “H.B. No. 036/OG/2026 – Ogun State…
For residents who have endured difficult roads, motorists who have struggled through bad portions of busy routes, traders who depend on easy access to markets and families battling the daily challenge of getting water, the commissioning of new infrastructure projects in Abeokuta South Local Government has brought fresh hope. The projects, executed under the leadership…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reduced its benchmark interest rate from 26.5 per cent to 23 per cent, in a major adjustment aimed at strengthening monetary policy transmission and aligning the country’s monetary framework with prevailing economic conditions. The decision was announced on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, by CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, following…
A relationship dispute over allegations of who infected the other with HIV has reportedly ended in tragedy in Enugu State, after a 30-year-old man, Okpara Chibuike Emmanuel, was arrested over the alleged killing of his girlfriend identified as Chinyere. The incident occurred in the Awkunanaw area of Enugu, where the victim’s decomposing remains were allegedly…
Singer Peter Okoye of the defunct music duo P-Square has told a Federal High Court in Lagos that he received about $800,000 in royalties from the French copyright organisation SACEM for the group’s musical works, but insisted that his elder brother and former manager, Jude Okoye, received nothing from the payment. Peter made the disclosure…
The Federal Government has given motorists and other road users on the Lagos section of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway a two-week ultimatum to comply with safety regulations or risk closure of the route. The warning was issued on Monday, September 21, 2026, by the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Olufemi Dare, during an…
A devastating tragedy has struck Nenwenta Community in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State, where four members of the same family were reportedly crushed to death after a landslide caused an elevated water tank to collapse on their home. The victims were said to be a man, his wife, his aged mother and one…
Three residents have been killed and 28 others reportedly abducted after armed bandits invaded Kagara community in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State, leaving families devastated and residents calling for urgent security intervention. The attack occurred on Saturday night, September 19, 2026, beginning at about 8:58pm and reportedly continuing for nearly three hours, with…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extended his working vacation in Europe and is expected to return to Nigeria this weekend, the Presidency has confirmed. Tinubu had left Nigeria on August 30 for London before proceeding to Paris, France, where he has continued his working vacation and held a number of official engagements. The development was…
The Lagos State Government has issued a fresh warning to residents living in low-lying, riverine, coastal and other flood-prone communities, directing them to move to safer and higher ground as the state faces increased flood risks. The warning followed a seven-day flood alert issued by the Nigerian Hydrological Services Agency (NiHSA), covering September 19 to…
