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Lagos Traditional Rulers Seek Increased Funding from State Government

Lagos Traditional Rulers Seek Increased Funding from State Government

The traditional rulers in Lagos State have made a united appeal to the state government to review their monthly allocations and sitting allowances upward. They also demanded a statutory share of local government revenue . Oba Abdul-Rasheed Shotobi, the Ayangburen of Ikorodu, presented the monarchs’ request during a three-day retreat organized by the Ministry of...

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COAS COMMENDS NDC PARTICIPANTS FOR INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO NATIONAL SECURITY CHALLENGES

COAS COMMENDS NDC PARTICIPANTS FOR INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO NATIONAL SECURITY CHALLENGES

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has commended the participants of National Defence College (NDC) Course 33 for proffering innovative solutions to national security challenges. He gave the commendation on Friday, 25 July 2025, at the Army Headquarters Conference Room during the presentation of the COAS Research Paper by the participants,...

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Trump Signs Executive Order To Allow Cities And States Remove Homeless People Off The Streets And Into Treatment Centers. 

Trump Signs Executive Order To Allow Cities And States Remove Homeless People Off The Streets And Into Treatment Centers. 

United states President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to allow cities and states to remove homeless people off the streets and into treatment centers.  Trump signed the order, “Ending Vagrancy and Restoring,” Thursday afternoon as part of his effort to “Make America Safe Again” It directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to “reverse judicial precedents and end consent...

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FIFTY YEARS OF GOWON’S OVERTHROW:

FIFTY YEARS OF GOWON’S OVERTHROW:

Tuesday, July 29,2025 will be the 50th anniversary of the overthrow of General Yakubu Gowon GCFR. He was overthrown in a bloodless military coup on the same Tuesday, July 29, 1975. Most of us remember where we were at 6.00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 29, 1975, when the Commander of the Brigade of Guards made...

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NiDCOM intervenes as Nigerians stranded in Central African Republic regain passportsJuly 24, 2025

NiDCOM intervenes as Nigerians stranded in Central African Republic regain passportsJuly 24, 2025

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has responded swiftly to a distress call from a group of Nigerians stranded and allegedly maltreated in the Central African Republic (CAR), following the circulation of a viral video on social media. In a statement signed by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, NiDCOM, the...

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Disgraced Former Us Rep. George Santos To Begin Serving His 7-Year Fraud Sentence

Disgraced Former Us Rep. George Santos To Begin Serving His 7-Year Fraud Sentence

Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos is expected to begin serving a seven-year prison sentence on Friday for the fraud charges that got him ousted from Congress. The New York Republican pleaded guilty last summer to federal wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges for deceiving donors and stealing people’s identities in order to fund his congressional campaign. He must report...