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LAGOS FIRST LADY TAKES SCHOOL BOYS ON LEARNING TOUR TO MILITARY, SECURITY AGENCIES. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 LAGOS FIRST LADY TAKES SCHOOL BOYS ON LEARNING TOUR TO MILITARY, SECURITY AGENCIES … As Four-Day LBCI 2026 Residential Camp Begins The First Lady of Lagos State, Dr. Claudiana Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has led hundreds of school boys on an educational tour to key military and security formations across the state, as part of activities marking the commencement of the 2026 Lagos Boy Child Initiative (LBCI) Residential Camp. The tour, which featured visits to the Nigerian Army Cantonment, Maryland Ikeja, Nigerian Navy, Apapa, Nigerian Air Force, Ikeja and the Department of State Services (DSS) office in Ojo, was designed to expose participants to career opportunities within the nation’s security architecture. Speaking during the tour, Dr. Sanwo-Olu emphasised the need for young boys to cultivate discipline, patriotism, and a sense of purpose, urging them to consider careers in the armed forces and other security services. According to her, the initiative was carefully curated to bridge the ...

ALLEGED N90.4M FRAUD: COURT ADMITS MORE EXHIBITS AGAINST EX-NHIS BOSS, PROFESSOR YUSUF. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 Alleged N90.4m Fraud: Court Admits more Exhibits against Ex-NHIS Boss, Professor Yusuf   Justice Chinyere E. Nwecheonwu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Kuchiako, Kuje, Abuja, on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, admitted in evidence more documents tendered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, against former National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, boss, Professor Usman Yusuf.   The documents were brought before the court by the Second Prosecution Witness, PW2, James Balami, Director Procurement, NHIS, at the January 5, 2026 proceedings on the matter.   Ruling on the admissibility of the documents, on Wednesday,   February 25, 2026, following their presentation and oral application to tender them in evidence by prosecution counsel, Francis Usani, Justice Nwecheonwu, held that the admission of the document was in accordance with the law, noting also that the documents did not face any objection by the defence counsel, O.I. Habeeb, S...

MOHBAD’S FRIEND, PRIMEBOY, CALLS FOR THE SINGER’S REMAINS TO BE LAID TO REST THREE YEARS AFTER HIS DEMISE. (PHOTO).

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 Mohbad’s friend, Primeboy, calls for the singer’s remains to be laid to rest three years after his demise Singer and a close associate of the late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, also known as Mohbad, Owodunni Ibrahim, has made an emotional public appeal urging that the artiste be laid to rest nearly three years after his death. Mohbad died in controversial circumstances on September 12, 2023 and has remained in the mortuary since then. He was initially laid to rest on September 13, 2023 but was exhumed on September 21 for an autopsy to be carried out on it and has remained in the morgue since then. The father of the deceased, Joseph Aloba has insisted that the singer’s remains will not be laid to rest until a DNA test is conducted to ascertain the true paternity of Liam, the only child the singer left behind. In a viral video, Primeboy called on Mohbad’s family, the public, and the government to ensure the remains of the singer is laid to rest.  “It’s been almost three years since ...

NSCDC LAGOS CONTINUES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN AMUWO, ORIADE, IJEGUN, IREWE, IKOTUN, ALIMOSHO DIVISIONS.(PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 NSCDC LAGOS CONTINUES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN AMUWO, ORIADE, IJEGUN, IREWE, IKOTUN, ALIMOSHO DIVISIONS. Honourable Stella Foluke Osafile, the House of Assembly Member representing Amuwo - Odofin nods NSCDC Lagos State Command for driving community ownership of assets and infrastructure in Lagos. The protection of Critical National Assets and Infrastructure ( CNAI ), which encompass the oil and gas, transportation, power and energy, telecommunications, education, health sectors et ce tera remain one of the core statutory mandates of the  Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC ) amongst many others. It is in the light of the above that the State Commandant, NSCDC, Lagos State Command Mr Adedotun Keshinro commended the Area H command which comprises the following Divisional Offices;  Amuwo, Oriade, Ijegun, Irewe, Ikotun and Alimosho for hosting its stakeholders  community engagement  in Festac town yesterday, Tuesday, 24th February, 2026.   The...

YOU HAVE MY FULL SUPPORT, RESTORE PEACE AND SECURITY — TINUBU TASKS ACTING IGP DISU. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE YOU HAVE MY FULL SUPPORT, RESTORE PEACE AND SECURITY — TINUBU TASKS ACTING IGP DISU   President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday at the State House, charged the Acting Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, to restore peace and strengthen security nationwide.   President Tinubu issued this directive at the decoration of Disu as the Acting Inspector-General of Police, following the retirement of Kayode Egbetokun and pending the Nigeria Police Council's ratification of the appointment and the Senate's confirmation.   The council will meet next week.   “I made this decision for you to assume this responsibility. I know your record. I saw the dedication you exhibited while you were in Lagos when I was governor,” the President said.   President Tinubu described Disu’s appointment as coming at a critical moment, urging him to rebuild public confidence in the police's capacity to do their job in collaboration with other security force...

U.N SECURITY COUNCIL SLAPS SANCTIONS ON FOUR RSF COMMANDERS OVER AL FASHER ATROCITIES. (PHOTO).

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 UN Security Council slaps sanctions on four RSF commanders over Al Fasher atrocities The UN Security Council has announced sanctions on four RSF commanders for atrocities committed in the October takeover of the Sudan’s Darfur city of Al Fasher. The four are high-ranking members of the Rapid Support Forces, which a UN probe last week determined had committed acts of genocide in their 18-month siege and eventual capture of Al Fasher. They are RSF deputy commanders Abdelrahim Hamdan Daglo and Gedo Hamdan Ahmed, Brigadier General Al-Fateh Abdullah Idris, and field commander Tijani Ibrahim. Since April 2023, Sudan has been gripped by what the UN has called a "war of atrocities" between the RSF and Sudan's regular army, killing tens of thousands and creating the world's largest hunger and displacement crises. Al Fasher under siege For a year and a half, the RSF besieged North Darfur's state capital, Al Fasher -- the region's last major city to evade their control ...

JOHN WHEELER, ACTOR AND SINGER KNOWN FOR STAR TREK AND ICONIC MCDONALD’S COMMERCIAL, DIES AT 95.(PHOTO).

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John Wheeler, actor and singer known for Star Trek and iconic McDonald’s commercial, dies at 95 John Wheeler, a versatile actor and singer who appeared in five Broadway musicals, guest-starred on Star Trek as Tellarite politician Ambassador Gav, and performed in a memorable McDonald’s commercial, has died at the age of 95. Wheeler passed away Feb. 6 at his home in Claremont, California, his daughter Johanna Wheeler confirmed. His career spanned decades, with recurring roles on CBS’ The Dukes of Hazzard in 1982 as Mr. Rhuebottom and a portrayal of William Frawley in the 1991 CBS telefilm Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter. He made his screen debut on Star Trek’s second-season episode “Journey to Babel” in 1967, playing Gav under heavy latex makeup and sharing a memorable scene with Mark Lenard’s Sarek. Wheeler also showcased his tenor voice in the 1971 choreographed musical commercial “Grab a Bucket and Mop,” appearing as a McDonald’s manager alongside John Amos and Robert Ridgely. Bo...