The Ogun State Government has suspended the Eselu of Iselu Kingdom in Yewa North Local Government Area, Oba Akintunde Akinyemi, with immediate effect over alleged partisan political activities. The suspension was approved by the State Executive Council pursuant to Section 52(1) of the Ogun State Obas and Chiefs Law, 2021, pending a detailed investigation into the allegations against the monarch. The decision was conveyed in a letter dated October 20, 2026, signed by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Ganiyu Hamzat. According to the letter, the council acted following several complaints concerning the traditional ruler’s conduct, particularly…
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For more than 400 households in Majidun, Ikorodu, Lagos State, World Food Day brought practical support for a daily concern shared by many families: putting food on the table. On 17 October 2026, JMG Limited partnered with the Lagos Food Bank Initiative to provide food assistance to households in the community, reaffirming the importance of collective action in tackling hunger and supporting vulnerable households. The outreach, organised under the Temporary Food Assistance Programme (TEFAP), provided essential food supplies to families facing food insecurity, offering practical relief and helping ease the pressure of meeting everyday household needs. For JMG Limited, a company known…
The National Association of Nigerian Youth in Development (NANYD) has issued a strong caution to Nigerian opposition political parties, urging them to refrain from exploiting the tragic deaths of 37 miners in Minna, Niger State, for cheap political points. In a press statement signed by its National President, Alhaji Bukura Ahmed, Ph.D., the association called on political parties to stop using the pain of the deceased miners’ families as a political tool and instead commend the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration and the leadership of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for its proactive response since the incident…
As organisations across the globe observe World Cleanup Day, JMG Limited, a leading electro-mechanical company in Nigeria, has called for a broader approach to environmental conservation and waste management for a healthy and habitable society. The company’s position comes as this year’s World Cleanup Day, marked annually on 20th September, with the theme, “From Clean Plates to Clean Cities,” draws attention to food waste, responsible consumption, circular economy and sustainable urban waste management. For JMG, the message aligns directly with its sustainability approach, which combines community action with cleaner, more efficient energy solutions. The company demonstrated the community side of this…
The legal battle surrounding the 2027 Ogun State governorship contest has taken a fresh turn, with the legal adviser to All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant, Hon. Abayomi Semako Hunye, accusing the party’s candidate, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, of allegedly making contradictory declarations in sworn electoral documents. The lawyer, Mr Victor Olamide, said the issue before the court was not simply a dispute over Adeola’s ancestry or state of origin, but whether the senator had made materially inconsistent declarations in official documents submitted under oath at different stages of his political career. His comments came amid…
By Ayo Mojoyin The political landscape of Agege Constituency II has taken a dramatic turn ahead of the 2027 Lagos State House of Assembly election, following the emergence of Barrister Azeez Oladapo Yusuf, popularly known as Ninolowo or Nino Agege, as the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) candidate for the constituency. Behind Ninolowo’s emergence under a new political platform lies a story that has generated intense conversation across Agege the story of what his supporters describe as a “stolen mandate,” a mandate they insist was freely secured by Ninolowo at the May 2026 All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Assembly primary…
The Centre for Justice for Common Nigeria, speaking as a member of the Coalition of Nigerian Civil Society Organisations, has issued a detailed rebuttal to the call by lawyer and human rights activist Hamza N. Dantani for the termination of the tenure of the Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Professor Ahmed Abubakar Audi, insisting there is no legal, factual or moral basis for his dismissal and describing the demand as politically motivated, premature, misdirected and fundamentally at odds with the principles of natural justice, the presumption of innocence and basic organisational accountability. The coalition said the…
The Federal Government is taking steps to establish a national electricity complaints call centre that will give consumers across Nigeria a direct channel to report service challenges, seek redress and track complaints to resolution. The Minister of Power, Chief Joseph O. Tegbe, disclosed this at the commissioning of a 3-megawatt hybrid solar power project and Renewable Energy Workshop and Training Centre at Yakubu Gowon University, Abuja. Tegbe said the initiative was designed to strengthen accountability, responsiveness and consumer confidence in the power sector. “My office is working on a call centre where electricity complaints across the country can be lodged…
Lagos, Nigeria — As Nigeria’s financial sector moves toward the Central Bank of Nigeria’s 2027 deadline for mandatory data and infrastructure localization, Interswitch’s EVP, Operations & Technology, Babafemi Ogungbamila, joined industry leaders at TechCabal’s exclusive Power Brunch as an expert speaker to examine what the mandate means in practice, and whether the country’s digital infrastructure is ready to carry it. The conversation, held against the backdrop of one of the most consequential regulatory shifts to hit Nigeria’s payments industry in years, moved past the policy headline to a more operational question: what does “localizing data” actually require, particularly as it relates…
In a decisive move that underscores the Federal Government’s commitment to accountability and the sanctity of human life, the Honourable Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has ordered a full-scale, transparent and unhindered investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of illegal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Niger State Command. The directive, contained in a press statement issued on September 18, 2026, signals a significant escalation in the response to the tragedy that has drawn national attention and raised grave questions about detention protocols, oversight and the conduct of enforcement operations. In…