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D’CEM Awards announces 2026 ceremony, celebrates nearly two decades of Global Excellence
Michael Olumide Alabi D’CEM Awards, an international recognition platform dedicated to celebrating excellence, creativity, leadership and social impact, has announced its 2026 awards ceremony as the organisation approaches two decades of honouring outstanding personalities and changemakers across the globe. The 2026 edition of the Distinguished Creative Empowerment Merit Awards…
Read More »Malami: NBA Ibadan Chairman explains legal implications of final forfeiture of over 40 properties
Oladunni Toheebat Ayomide Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ibadan Branch, Mr. Ibrahim Lawal, has explained the legal implications of the final forfeiture of more than 40 properties allegedly linked to former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. Lawal, who spoke during a live interview…
Read More »Oyo Grand Chief Imam backs FRSC move to ban preaching, hawking in commercial buses
Stanley Ihedigbo Grand Chief Imam of Oyo Land, Sheikh Al-Imam (Barrister) Bilal Husayn Akinola Akeugberu, has thrown his weight behind the proposed legislation by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) seeking to prohibit preaching and hawking inside commercial buses, describing the initiative as a timely measure aimed…
Read More »Oyo hijab verdict: MURIC applauds court, urges state government to comply without delay
Michael Olumide Alabi Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), Oyo State Chapter, has applauded a landmark judgment of the High Court of Justice, Iyaganku, Ibadan, affirming the constitutional right of female Muslim students to wear the Islamic hijab in all government-owned public schools across Oyo State. The group described the judgment…
Read More »Delivery rider killed in fatal hit-and-run as LASTMA arrests fleeing tanker driver
Michael Olumide Alabi Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has apprehended a tanker driver who allegedly fled the scene after fatally knocking down a commercial delivery motorcycle rider along Kodesho Road, opposite Mrs Filling Station, inward Awolowo Way/Oba Akran, on the Maryland-Ikeja axis of Lagos State. The tragic accident reportedly…
Read More »RCCG Pastor Hazzan defends Tinubu’s Muslim-Muslim ticket, says President has shown religious tolerance
Michael Olumide Alabi Former Deputy Speaker, Ogun State House of Assembly and Assistant Pastor in Charge of Province in the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Remmy Hazzan, has defended the decision of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to retain its Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket ahead of the 2027…
Read More »Justice must prevail in murder cases of Sheriff Salami, Prince Kazeem Akinloye — Activists
Michael Olumide Alabi Civil rights activists have called for justice in the murder cases involving Mr. Sheriff Ishola Salami and Prince Kazeem Ademola Akinloye of Ajiran Community in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State. The activists, who said they had been at the forefront of calls…
Read More »Brake failure triggers multiple-vehicle crash on LASU–Isheri road, LASTMA rescues three
Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has rescued three people trapped in a multiple-vehicle collision that occurred along the LASU–Isheri Road, around Iyana School, inward Igando, Lagos. The victims, comprising one male and two females, reportedly sustained varying degrees of severe fracture injuries in the crash and were subsequently evacuated…
Read More »Marketplace Missions hosts maiden Coaches’ Marriage retreat in Nigeria
Mary Habila’s death: FENRAD urges Tinubu to suspend Umahi pending investigation
Nkem Ukaegbu, Umuahia Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy and Development (FENRAD Nigeria) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to suspend the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, pending the outcome of an independent investigation into the controversial death of Mary Habila, a young physiotherapist, at the minister’s country residence…
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