Tunisian court jails lawmaker for mocking president
A Tunisian court has sentenced lawmaker Ahmed Saidani to eight months in prison over social media posts mocking President Kais Saied. Saidani, who was once a supporter of Saied’s policies against political opponents, has become a vocal critic, accusing the president of seeking to monopolise all decision-making while leaving others to bear the blame for problems. The lawmaker was jailed on...
Osun rejects N13bn payroll fraud claim, blames auditor
The Osun State Government has rejected allegations of a N13 billion payroll fraud, accusing auditing firm Sally Tibbot Limited of exaggerating figures by branding thousands of legitimate workers and retirees as ghost staff in a bid to secure a large commission. In a statement issued in Osogbo on Friday, the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, said an...
LASU bans part-time students from unionism
The Lagos State University (LASU) has prohibited the School of Part-Time Studies (SPTS) students from engaging or belonging to any form of unionism in the institution. The SPTS Director, Prof. Oluwatobi Pemede, announced this while speaking at the 2025/2026 matriculation ceremony of the students held at the LASU main campus in the Ojo area of Lagos State on Friday, February...
Dele Momodu: Family working to resolve Davido-Sophia custody dispute
The publisher of Ovation Magazine, Dele Momodu, has reassured the public that efforts are ongoing to settle the child custody dispute between Davido and his cousin, Sophia Momodu. The dispute concerns Imade Adeleke, the daughter of Davido and Sophia born on May 14, 2015. In 2024, Davido filed a motion at a Lagos State High Court seeking unrestricted access to Imade,...
Fire guts 100 stalls at Kano Industrial Complex
A major fire outbreak has destroyed scores of stalls at the Dakata Small-Scale Industrial Complex in Kano, with estimated losses put between ₦700m and ₦800m. The incident occurred at the facility popularly known as Fatima Crossion and Recycling, a busy hub for small-scale industrial activities in the Dakata area. Emergency responders from the Kano State Fire Service were alerted after a...
Police nab fake soldier, navy officer in Bayelsa
The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested two suspects for allegedly posing as military officers in separate incidents in the state capital. The Commissioner of Police, Iyamah Edebor, disclosed this on Friday while briefing journalists at his office in Yenagoa. He said operatives of the Ekeki Division apprehended one Kelechi Lazarus, 25, who was dressed in military camouflage bearing the rank...
FG raises the alarm over spread of fake veterinary drugs
The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed concern over the continued circulation of substandard and falsified veterinary medicines, blaming weak regulatory compliance and poorly coordinated importation processes. The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar, raised the issue during a national stakeholders’ round-table on veterinary drug quality and regulation held on Friday in Abuja. Mukhtar said gaps in monitoring local manufacturing and...
Trump orders US agencies to release government files on aliens
United States President Donald Trump says he will direct federal agencies to begin releasing government files related to aliens and unidentified flying objects, pointing to what he described as strong public interest in the issue. In a social media post on Thursday, February 19, 2026, Trump said he would order Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and other agencies to release the...
PHOTOS: Police deploy patrol teams to secure Lagos–Calabar Coastal Road
The Lagos State Police Command has deployed four patrol teams to the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Road as part of a renewed security operation aimed at curbing criminal activities along the corridor. The patrol teams are to operate on a 24-hour basis to ensure constant police visibility and enhance rapid response to security incidents on the highway. The Lagos State Police Public Relations...
Ogun honours national best teacher with car
The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, has presented a brand new car to Mr Solanke Taiwo, a teacher at Ansa-Ur-Deen Main School I, Kemta Lawa, Abeokuta, after he emerged as Nigeria’s Overall Best Primary School Teacher. In a statement released on Friday, the governor handed over the car keys to the award-winning teacher at his office in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta....
