Friday, October 23, 2026

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  • Anti-Corruption

    Seyi Makinde

    Lawyer petitions EFCC to probe Makinde’s spending, N30 billion Bodija explosion fund

    A legal practitioner, Akinloye Olusegun, has petitioned EFCC to investigate Governor Seyi Makinde’s expenditures from his assumption of office in 2019 to 2026.

    OPINION

    Why opposition eyes can’t see the colours of a rainbow

    It is also Tinubu’s fault that the dominant APC is the party seeking to forge a rainbow coalition, rather than the other way around.

    Tobechukwu Diolu: Nigeria’s floods keep returning. Where are the ecological funds going?

    What exactly are our governments doing with the ecological funds they receive?

    Abdul Mahmud: The president who loves us too much to campaign

    A leader confident in his record should ordinarily welcome the campaign trail, where he can explain what he has achieved and answer questions about what remains unfinished.

    Will a Nobel solve the world’s Trump problem? The president thinks so

    It’s a tragedy that the Trump White House is wantonly destroying the world order of peace and security and damaging institutions that the U.S. was at the forefront of building.

    Omoyeni Disu: What it takes to build an African luxury brand for a global market

    Being African, in itself, does not make a brand globally competitive…customers ultimately need reasons to choose those products beyond where they come from.

    When the ruling party needs guns to win election

    No president should need an AK-47 to win an election, and no ruling party should need the threat of one to persuade Nigerians to vote for its candidate.

    Lagos

    Vessels at Lekki

    15 ships carrying imported fuel, food, containers expected at Lagos ports: NPA

    Fifteen ships carrying petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected at the Apapa and Tin Can Island ports in Lagos between Friday and Wednesday.

    Abuja

    Police

    Abuja police ‌nab seven suspects over kidnapping, murder

    Mr Victor said the arrest followed actionable intelligence, in collaboration with vigilante operatives and other security agencies.

    States

    police

    Butcher arrested for stabbing colleague to death over floor sweeping

    The commissioner of police, Bode Ojajuni, urged residents to exercise restraint, resolve disagreements peacefully, and report criminal incidents promptly.