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By Adetayo Omotoyosi Adeolu The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has attributed the spike in the killings happening in the country to the preparation for the 2027 general election. The Lagos Voice reports that there has been a sharp increase in terrorist activities in the North East, while in the North East, bandit attacks take place almost daily. The states of Benue and Plateau remain hotspots for violence and killings. On Monday, at least 34 individuals attending prayers at a mosque in the Unguwar Mantau community of Malumfashi Local Government Area, Katsina State, lost their lives. The military…

By Adetayo Omotoyosi Adeolu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged Nigerians in the Diaspora to contribute their expertise and resources to consolidating national development and building a stronger and more prosperous country.  President Tinubu made the clarion call on Thursday at Kahala Hotel and Resort, Yokohama, Japan, during an interactive meeting with select members of the Nigerian community on the sidelines of the ongoing Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9).  The meeting, which brought together professionals and entrepreneurs across various fields, allowed the President to share his administration’s achievements and assure them of his commitment to drive economic growth.…

By Adetayo Omotoyosi Adeolu The federal government of Nigeria has shut down approximately 13,597,057 social media accounts due to offensive content and breaches of the code of conduct by users on platforms such as TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly) known as Twitter.  This was revealed in a 2024 Compliance Report on the Code of Practice, which was provided to the government by companies operating interactive computer service platforms, including Google, Microsoft, and TikTok, among others.  The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) collaboratively released the Code of Practice. …

By Adetayo Omotoyosi Adeolu The Lagos State Government has announced that over three million residents are expected to participate in the 2025 edition of Ìṣẹ̀ṣe Day, a celebration dedicated to honouring Yoruba heritage, culture, and spirituality.  In a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Arts, Culture and Tourism, Hon. Idris Aregbe, described Ìṣẹ̀ṣe Day as “a living expression of our traditions and a celebration of Yoruba spirituality as an important part of Nigeria’s cultural and religious landscape.”  The Lagos Voice reports that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared Wednesday, August 20, 2025, a public holiday in commemoration…

By Adetayo Omotoyosi Adeolu Amid the economic hardship currently facing Nigerians, the federal government is considering a salary increase for individuals in political positions.  The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission is planning to reassess the salaries of political office holders in Nigeria, citing that the present earnings are insufficient, impractical, and outdated given the increasing responsibilities and economic challenges. During a press conference held in Abuja on Monday, Mohammed Shehu, the Chairman of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission, revealed that President Bola Tinubu currently has a monthly salary of N1.5 million. Meanwhile, ministers earn less than N1…

By Adetayo Omotoyosi Adeolu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a landmark subsidy to ease the cost of kidney dialysis for Nigerians. This was announced by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy and Communication, Daniel Bwala, on his X page. According to Bwala, with this intervention, the price of each dialysis session has been reduced from ₦50,000 to just ₦12,000, bringing relief to thousands of citizens battling kidney-related diseases.  He stated that this subsidy is already being implemented in major federal hospitals across the six geopolitical zones, including the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Ebute-Metta, Lagos, Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jabi, Abuja,…

A mild drama unfolded at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos on Sunday when a female passenger onboard an Ibom Air flight from Uyo allegedly assaulted a flight attendant and confronted airport security officials.  This is happening a few days after a similar incident involving the Fuji singer, Kwam 1 at the Nnamdi Azikwe airport in Abuja, where he tried to stop a plane after he was allegedly denied entry because of the alcohol he had on. Darelasisionline.com noted that the latest one in Lagos, which was shared on X by a user, @OHOgunbiyi, showed an angry passenger, dressed…

By Adetayo Omotoyosi Adeolu Nigerian billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, has opened up on a tense confrontation he had with former President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2004 over the deregulation of diesel importation, a policy the businessman had championed. Otedola, in his forthcoming memoir, Making It Big: Lessons from a Life in Business, set for release on August 18, 2025, revealed how the policy shift initially sparked anger from the president following reports of nationwide diesel scarcity.  At the time, Otedola, through Zenon Petroleum, had persuaded Obasanjo that the private sector could fully meet Nigeria’s diesel needs without the Nigerian National Petroleum…

By Adetayo Omotoyosi Adeolu Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai responded to a troll on X last night who left an unflattering comment on his X handle.  The X user claimed that, given the recent political developments surrounding El-Rufai, his political career was finished.  The Lagos Voice reports that El-Rufai has been highly critical of President Tinubu’s administration after he failed the Ministerial Senate screening following an alleged security report. El-rufai defected to the SDP from the ruling APC, and now he is currently in the ADC. He was subsequently expelled by the SDP and banned for 30 years.  He…

By Adetayo Omotoyosi Adeolu The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State has declared support for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general election. The Party’s Chairman in the state, Abayomi Tella, disclosed this while speaking at the inauguration of the campaign council and official campaign flag-off for the House of Representatives, Remo Federal Constituency bye-election of Hon. Bolarinwa Oluwole. Tella revealed that the party has thrown its weight behind President Tinubu for the 2027 elections for the betterment of the Southwest and Nigeria at large. He said that Tinubu is not unbiased and will…