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Two non-governmental organisations, the Centre for Food Safety and Agricultural Research (CEFSAR) and the Centre for African Policy Research and Advisory, have called for an immediate ban on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) food cultivation and importation into the country. Executive Director of Centre for Food Safety and Agricultural Research (CEFSAR), Prof. Chris...

The Nigeria Police Force has reiterated the importance of obtaining a permit for vehicles with tinted glass. According to the Motor Vehicles (Prohibition of Tinted Glass) Act, anyone driving a car with tinted, shaded, colored, or darkened glass must secure a valid permit. The law allows a 14-day window from the date...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Local Government  chairmanship primaries are currently underway at the party secretariat in Ikeja, amid heavy security. It has been reported that the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) has fixed July 12 to conduct elections into the 20 Local Governments (LGs) and 37 Local Council Development Areas(LCDAs)...

Activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has spoken out about his recent arrest and detention by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of money laundering. In a viral video, VDM claimed that the EFCC still has his mobile phone, which he believes they may not return....

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost arrives on the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter’s Basilica for the first time, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in The Vatican, on May 8, 2025. Robert Francis Prevost was on Thursday elected the first pope from the United States,...

Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV,on Friday  presided over the first large mass following his election. The new pontiff was joined by cardinals in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, a day after he was chosen on Thursday as the successor to pope Francis. The U.S.-born cleric, who also...

Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Lagos has granted ₦20 million bail to music producer and former manager of gospel singer Mercy Chinwo, Ezekiel Onyedikachi, popularly known as EeZeeTee, over a fresh $255,000 foreign transaction fraud allegation filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In...

It is no longer news that rumours on the wellbeing and health of elderly music legends fly at will. This is not unconnected with the belief that many of these elderly musicians have become feeble and suffer one health condition or the other. For some years now, legendary EBenezer Obey has had...

A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Thursday, adjourned until June 11, for continuation of settlement talks, in a suit against Chairman of the Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko and others. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke adjourned the case for report of settlement, after the first defence counsel, Mr Bode Olanipekun (SAN), informed...

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said its Lagos airport Hajj terminal is ready for transport of intending pilgrims as from May 9. The Manager, Pilgrims and Cargo Terminal, Muritala Muhammad International Airport, Mr Adedayo Alale, said this during a tour of the terminal yesterday in Lagos. Alale said that...