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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will visit Lagos on Wednesday and Thursday for a two-day working tour where he will inaugurate six major infrastructure projects being implemented by the state government. The announcement was made by Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile, who disclosed the development in a statement on Monday. Akosile, in a post …

The Lagos State Government has deployed 500 additional members of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority on major roads and critical corridors ahead of President Bola Tinubu’s two-day visit to the state, during which he is expected to commission several landmark projects executed by the Sanwo-Olu administration. Commissioner for Information and Strategy Gbenga Omotoso revealed this in a press conference …

Democracy does not always die with the explosion of gunfire or the drama of tanks entering public squares. More often, it is quietly undermined – by rulings, memos, selective interpretations, procedural maneuvers, manipulations, and institutions that begin to forget the moral purpose of their powers.This is why the current crisis surrounding the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is so alarming and …

Donald Trump praised the US fighter pilot rescued from an Iranian mountain at the weekend. The pilot was inside the F-15E Strike Eagle jet that was shot down Iran on Friday, the first US aircraft to become brought down by Iranian fire since the US and Israel launched war at the end of last February. While the second crew member …

The Nigerian Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has initiated an investigation into an alleged data breach involving Remita Payment Services Limited, Sterling Bank and other financial institutions. Head of Legal, Enforcement and Regulation at NDPC, Mr Babatunde Bamgboye. stated this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. He said notice of the investigation had been served on April 1, in accordance …

Four people have died in a single accident along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, involving a Toyota Hiace bus, with registration number AGL789YL. In a statement made available to Blueprint.ng, The Corps Public Relations Officer, SRC Odunsi Afolabi, said the cause of the accident could be attributed to a speeding violation (SPV), which resulted in the driver losing control of the vehicle. …

A blue helmet from Indonesia served in the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFILE), Which said that he was killed when a projectile exploded at his position near Adchit Al Qusayr, located in the south of the country. Another peacekeeper was seriously injured and remains hospitalized. UNIFIL does not know the origin of the projectile and has launched an investigation …

Team Nigeria’s athletics team is set for a crucial test of speed and depth as it competes in Botswana for the National Trials scheduled for April 3-5, with its eyes firmly set on increasing its qualification tally for the upcoming World Athletics Relays 2026. Nigeria has already secured places in four relay events, the women’s 4x100m, women’s 4x400m, mixed 4x100m …

The Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Sokoto State, Alhaji Bello Isiyaku-Kigan, on Monday assured that the leadership of his party remains intact both at the state and national levels. He described a misinterpretation of the court’s decision, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) which removed the party leadership. Isiyaku-Kigan told journalists at Monday’s press conference in Sokoto …

The press office of Peter Obi, the Labor Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has accused President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress of orchestrating a systematic campaign to deny Obi a platform for the 2027 presidential election. In a statement signed by spokesperson Ibrahim Umar on Friday, the Peter Obi Media Office (POMR) said the plan – in place …