
The Lagos State Police Command has denied allegations that its officers fired tear gas at pensioners during a protest at Alausa, Lagos, on Monday, August 31, 2026, describing the claim as false and misleading. The denial followed reports and images circulated on social media alleging that members of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Lagos
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- NEWS, SLIDE
- September 2, 2026
Osborn Umahi, the 28-year-old son of Minister of Works, David Umahi, was sworn in on Tuesday as Ohaozara Local Government chairman in Ebonyi State. Osborn Umahi said he will forgo his salary and allowances throughout his tenure, insisting he ran to serve people rather than make money. Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, conducted the inauguration
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- POLITICS, SLIDE
- September 2, 2026
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has thrown his political weight behind the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Rivers State, Kingsley Ogundu Chinda, declaring that the lawmaker will succeed Governor Siminalayi Fubara in 2027. Wike made the declaration on Tuesday at a reception organised in his honour by Ogbakor Ikwerre,
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