Author: Vincent Osuwo

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the dredging of 28 new principal drainage canals in response to flooding in portions of the state. Tokunbo Wahab, Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, confirmed this in a statement signed by the ministry’s spokeswoman, Kunle Adeshina, on Tuesday. According to the statement, the recent severe rainfall was an extraordinary meteorological phenomenon that overwhelmed drainage systems throughout the state. He said the downpours caused temporary flooding in Victoria Island, Lekki, Ikeja, Gbagada, Mushin, and Mafoluku. The statement read, “The Lagos State Government on Tuesday called for calm and understanding from residents following…

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Nigeria Democratic Congress’ presidential candidate for the 2027 election, has expressed sympathy for Lagos State citizens who have been affected by flooding. In a statement posted on his X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, Atiku expressed concern about the flooding’s impact on families, commuters, motorists, and business owners. “I extend my heartfelt sympathy to the people of Lagos who have been affected by the ongoing flooding. My thoughts are with the families, motorists, commuters, business owners, and everyone whose lives and livelihoods were disrupted by this unfortunate event,” he said. The former vice president said the tragedy…

Gunmen fired and killed two police officers and injured another along the Obiri-Kwere axis in Rivers State’s Obio/Akpor Local Government Area on Monday night. According to reports, the three police officers were assigned to the Aluu Division in the state’s Ikwerre Local Government Area. They were alleged to be conducting a routine stop-and-search operation at a security checkpoint on the Mbodo/Aluu axis of Obiri-Kwerre Road when the gunmen opened fire around 9 p.m. After the shooting, the gunmen drove away in their vehicle. The event occurred less than 24 hours after the Rivers State Police Command announced the arrest of…

Real Madrid defender Ferland Mendy will face trial after one of his dogs allegedly mauled a teenager and two other dogs after fleeing from his home, according to Spanish newspapers on Tuesday. The private prosecution is seeking a six-month prison sentence and fines for causing injury by gross carelessness, according to a Madrid court document seen by AFP on January 7. The public prosecutor’s office has requested fines for a minor offense of inflicting injury. According to Spanish media, the incidents occurred in January 2023, when four of Mendy’s dogs escaped from his property in the upscale Madrid suburb of…

The World Health Organization (WHO) raised alarm on Tuesday about probable disease epidemics in Venezuela, where local healthcare services have been overburdened by devastating earthquakes. “The health services are under extreme pressure now, with facilities operating beyond their capacity,” spokesman Christian Lindmeier told a press conference in Geneva, noting the surge in trauma cases. By the current official tally, around 1,700 are dead, and 5,000 are injured, with no governmental word on the number of missing. Other estimates put them in the tens of thousands. The WHO also stated that there were issues in properly registering casualties and tracking missing…

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday granted Omoyele Sowore, a human activist and former presidential candidate, new bail in the amount of N200 million, weeks after revoking his previous release for failing to appear for trial. In a ruling, Justice Muhammad Umar instructed Sowore to provide two sureties before the bail could be granted. One of the sureties must be a traditional ruler from his community, and the other must have landed property in the Federal Capital Territory. The judge also ordered the defendant to leave his international passport with the court registrar pending the outcome of the…

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, has defended her previous views on small-scale busineses, claiming that the Federal Government’s empowerment programs expand beyond akara sellers to include dealers in tomatoes, peppers, vegetables, and roasted plantain Tinubu spoke on Monday during the inauguration of the newly built Abubakar Maje Haruna Hall at the Emir of Hadejia’s Palace in Jigawa State, according to a video broadcast by TVC News. Her words come just days after she received massive outrage on social media for comments she made about akara, roasted corn, and kuli-kuli companies, with many Nigerians accusing her of trivializing the country’s economic suffering.…

Troops overpowered feeing terrorists and rescued 10 abducted National Examinations Council candidates and teachers following an attack on Lassa Government Day Secondary School in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. The victims, including pupils taking NECO exams and their teachers, were kidnapped when suspected ISWAP terrorists attacked the school around 9 a.m., shooting intermittently and disrupting the exam session. Capt Muhammad Goni, Acting Military Information Officer of the Joint Task Force North East, effort Hadin Kai, confirmed the incident and stated that forces launched a synchronised air and ground search-and-rescue effort as soon as they received reports of the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has restored the Nigeria Democratic Congress’ (NDC) access to its candidate nomination portal, allowing the party to upload the names of its national leader, Senator Seriake Dickson, and presidential candidate, Peter Obi, despite the ongoing legal battle over the party’s status. Dickson posted on his X account on Tuesday, describing it as a positive step after the party filed a notice of appeal and application for stay of execution against the Federal High Court’s Lokoja judgment. The appeal and accompanying applications were served on the electoral commission with a letter urging them to follow…

Lagos State accounts for the highest number of new HIV cases at 10,430, according to data obtained from the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare’s State of the Health of the Nation Report 2025. A total of 102,025 new HIV infections were recorded across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory in 2025. Our correspondent received the data, which provides a state-by-state breakdown of newly recorded HIV infections and exposes the epidemic’s geographical dispersal despite years of enhanced preventive efforts by the federal government and its partners. The results indicated that Lagos had the most new HIV infections…