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In a decisive move to confront the perennial menace of flooding, the Lagos State Government on Thursday launched a demolition exercise targeting illegal structures obstructing stormwater channels in Ebute Metta.The enforcement team, acting under the supervision of the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, cleared encroachments along the Jebba/Kano collector, a critical drainageContinueContinue reading “Flood Fury: Lagos Govt Pulls Down Illegal Structures Fueling Ebute Metta Flooding”

By Pioneer News Nigeria’s cultural heartbeat roared back to life on Independence Day as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recommissioned the refurbished National Arts Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos—reborn as the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts.The historic October 1, 2025, event—coinciding with Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary—was as symbolic as it was grand. After decades ofContinueContinue reading “SOYINKA IMMORTALISED: TINUBU UNVEILS ₦68BN REBIRTH OF NATIONAL THEATRE AS ‘WOLE SOYINKA CENTRE FOR CULTURE’”

By NaijaNews Shock and grief have engulfed the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Imo State following the sudden death of its Deputy Publicity Secretary, Ugochimereze Chinedu Asuzu, who reportedly slumped and died in the early hours of Wednesday.The tragic development was confirmed in a statement by the party’s State Publicity Secretary, MacDonald Amadi, who describedContinueContinue reading “ADC IN MOURNING: Imo Deputy Publicity Secretary, Ugochimereze Asuzu, Slumps and Dies”

A scathing new report has ranked Zamfara, Kwara, and Benue States as the worst-governed in Nigeria between 2023 and 2025, laying bare a cocktail of leadership failures, collapsing infrastructure, policy inconsistency, and deepening insecurity.The damning midterm governance review, released in London by the Good Governance Rating Index (GGRI), paints a grim picture of state administration,ContinueContinue reading “UK Report Exposes Nigeria’s Worst-Governed States: Zamfara, Kwara, Benue Top Shame List”

Security Forces Intervene To Prevent Bloodbath In Shiroro LGATension gripped Mutun Daya community in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State on Monday after a violent clash erupted between illegal miners and angry residents, leaving a pregnant woman shot in the leg.The unrest, according to eyewitnesses, began when a prominent politician—allegedly backing artisanal miners—moved toContinueContinue reading “Pregnant Woman Shot As Illegal Miners, Residents Clash In Niger”

A storm is brewing in Niger State as Governor Umar Bago’s latest move to regulate religious preaching has sparked fierce debate across religious, legal, and clerical circles.The governor, while speaking on TVC, declared that “everyone going to sermon on Friday should bring his scriptures for review.” The statement was followed by a directive that allContinueContinue reading “NIGER SERMON POLICY IGNITES FIRESTORM: CAN, CLERICS, LAWYERS CLASH OVER GOVERNOR BAGO’S DIRECTIVE”

ABUJA— Tension is mounting across the Niger Delta and beyond as the Ijaw Nation Forum, the umbrella body of the Ijaw ethnic nationality, has petitioned South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, demanding the immediate release of imprisoned militant leader, Henry Okah, who has been in custody since 2010.Okah, now 60, is serving a 24-year sentence inContinueContinue reading “IJAW NATION DEMANDS FREEDOM: PETITIONS PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF JAILED NIGER DELTA LEADER HENRY OKAH”

Apostle Johnson Suleman, the Senior Pastor of Omega Fire Ministries, has stirred conversations after sharing a gripping story about how stinginess shattered the marriage dreams of one of his church workers.Preaching during a recent service, the fiery cleric first offered heartfelt prayers for parents worried about their grown but unmarried children. He declared that suchContinueContinue reading ““STINGINESS BROKE HIS MARRIAGE PLANS”: Apostle Suleman Reveals How In-Law Rejected His Protocol Officer”

In a bombshell revelation that could rattle Nigeria’s political landscape, fiery cleric Primate Elijah Ayodele, leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has warned that three serving ministers in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s cabinet are secretly working with an opposition coalition—an alliance he says will deliver a heavy blow to the president’s political standing.Speaking duringContinueContinue reading “BETRAYAL IN THE CABINET: Primate Ayodele Drops Prophecy Of Three Tinubu Ministers Secretly Backing Opposition Coalition”

Human rights lawyer, Maxwell Opara, has taken a fiery swipe at President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, accusing him of hypocrisy and selective activism in the face of Nigeria’s deepening crises.Speaking late Tuesday, September 30, 2025, in a statement reported by SYMFONI, Opara reminded Tinubu of his once-fierce opposition to former President Goodluck Jonathan, when he (Tinubu)ContinueContinue reading ““Nor Be Me And You Carry Jonathan Coffin For Lagos?” – Lawyer Maxwell Opara Blasts Tinubu Over Silence On Nigeria’s Woes”