LUKMAN ABDULMALIK
Lekki Port awards scholarships to 60 students in Lagos host communities
Lekki Deep Seaport has awarded scholarships to 60 undergraduate students across its six host communities in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos.
Beneficiaries were selected from Ilekuru, Magbon-Segun, Oke-Segun,...
LAIF conference 2025 to celebrate 20 years of African creative excellence
The 2025 Lagos Advertising and Ideas Festival (LAIF) Creative Conference is set for Saturday, November 29, 2025, at the Lagos Marriott Hotel, Ikeja, marking...
UNICEF, NGE declare national emergency over Nigeria’s child welfare crisis
UNICEF and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have declared Nigeria’s deteriorating child welfare situation a national emergency, warning Tuesday that millions of children...
Police launch investigation after officers spotted in cult insignia
The Imo State Police Command has launched an official investigation after a viral video appeared to show officers in Owerri wearing Vikings confraternity berets...
Stolen childhoods: How early marriage fuels violence against girls
By: Lukman Abdulmalik
Living in a remote community of Yandadi in Ghari LGA of Kano state, when Maryam Muhammad lost her first pregnancy at fourteen,...
Five decomposed bodies found along Abuja–Kaduna expressway
Five unidentified decomposed bodies were discovered along the Abuja–Kaduna expressway near the FCT–Kaduna boundary.
All the victims, reportedly male, were found lying face down with...
Robbery suspect dies during escape attempt in Minna
An armed robbery suspect, Aliyu Salihu of Wushishi Quarters, Minna, has died after attempting to flee police custody, the Niger State Police Command confirmed.
The...
Lagos budget: How Sanwo-Olu plans to spend N4.24trn in 2026
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has proposed a N4.237 trillion budget for 2026, dubbed the “Budget of Shared Prosperity,” aimed at expanding social support,...
Tinubu welcomes freed schoolgirls, tasks security operatives to rescue others
President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the release of 24 schoolgirls abducted from a school in Maga, Kebbi State, last Monday, November 17, shortly after...
FCTA denies early school closure rumours, suspends education mandate secretary
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has dismissed reports that all government schools in the FCT would close by November 28, 2025, calling the...
