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The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, in collaboration with Huawei Technologies, has deployed four new Intelligent Transport System sites to monitor and detect speeding and manage traffic flows. The Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, announced this during a press briefing on Thursday, stating that the new installations would complement the existing Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras and other Traffic Management Solution devices. “The checkpoint sites are designed to detect overspeeding. One is located at Alapere, Ogudu Road, with a speed limit of 80km/h, while the other is installed at Nitel, Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, with a speed limit of 60km/h.…

Super Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali is set to leave South African Premier League club Chippa United at the end of the season, Soccernet.ng reports. Nwabali’s future has been in the balance since the end of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations last year. The 28-year-old shot-stopper was an unknown figure before that tournament, but he rose to prominence after helping the Super Eagles reach the final. The Super Eagles star was linked to other big clubs in South Africa like Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates, but a move failed to materialize. Nwabali also had links to QPR and Al Ettifaq, but…

Chima Azubuike The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has intercepted truckloads of mangoes artificially ripened with calcium carbide, a practice that poses serious health risks to consumers, PUNCH online reports. The Gombe State Coordinator , James Agada, speaking on Thursday, said, “The consumption of fruits artificially ripened with calcium carbide is dangerous to health. Calcium carbide contains impurities such as arsenic, lead particles, and phosphorus, which can cause cancer, heart, kidney, and liver failure.” Agada highlighted the effort put in place by his officers in educating traders and residents, urging them to be on the lookout.…

Photo credit: joedwetfile/Instagram When one of Haiti’s biggest music stars links up with one of Nigeria’s biggest, you already know we are about to get good music. Joé Dwèt Filé’s “4 Kampé“ was already making waves and with Burna Boy on the remix, the energy is even bigger. No wonder Burna himself joked that we can now call him Jean Béna Dieudonné. “4 Kampé” is all about stepping out with confidence, owning the moment, and moving like a star. Joé comes in first, switching between Creole and French before Burna jumps in with his own style, mixing English, Pidgin, and…

Yoruba Fuji musician, Alhaji Taye Adebisi, popularly known as Taye Currency, has declared that his popular Fuji colleague, Wasiu Alabi aka Pasuma, is his boss, while referring to his counterpart, Saheed Osupa, as his colleague. Taye Currency made this known in an interview last week Thursday with Akede Ariya, during which he explained his relationship and how he met Pasuma. According to him, he had never learned the art of Fuji music from Pasuma, but his love for him was unmatched, stressing the protege’s humility as one of the things that struck him. He noted that he wasn’t in any…

Nigerian midfielder Christantus Uche is the best under-21 player in Europe’s top five leagues in total duels won this season, Soccernet.ng reports. Uche has been making a big noise since his big move from Ceuta to Getafe last summer. The Nigerian midfielder has registered three goals and four assists in 32 appearances for Geta Azulones and has even attracted interest from other clubs in Europe like Chelsea and West Ham. His combination of grit, stamina, and great ball usage is just brilliant, and he has become an important part of Getafe’s setup. In a new development, per Squawka, a platform…

The Ogun State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Adijat Adeleye, on Thursday said that 33,530 women have received N536,480,000 in revolving grants under Oko’wo-Dapo to support their various business endeavours. Adeleye said that through the ministry’s skill acquisition programmes, no fewer than 5,000 women were equipped through training in fashion designing, catering, decoration, makeup artistry, gele-tying, and hairdressing, ensuring that they gain not just skills but financial independence. The commissioner disclosed that the present administration of Gov Dapo Abiodun remains committed to prioritising initiatives that will always significantly contribute to women’s empowerment and upliftment. Adeleye disclosed this in…

After his exit from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and return to All Progressives Congress (APC), the former gubernatorial candidate, Adediran Olajide (AKA Jandor) has again exposed the festering structural sores in the main opposition party ahead of 2027, SEYE OLUMIDE reports. It is a record that it holds as a badge of its unsure strategies: From 1999, when Nigeria returned to democratic governance, Lagos State was the one state where PDP was unable to produce its governor. And, except in 2002, when Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe defected from the then-ruling Alliance for Democracy (AD) to PDP, the umbrella party…

Former Super Eagles defender Abbey George believes both head coach Eric Chelle and his players must share the blame for Nigeria’s frustrating 1-1 draw with Zimbabwe, a result that leaves the country’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification hopes in serious jeopardy, Soccernet.ng reports. After securing a 2-0 win over Rwanda in Kigali, Nigeria had been expected to build momentum with another victory at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium. Instead, the Super Eagles squandered several clear-cut chances before conceding a late equaliser, dropping two crucial points. The Super Eagles had ample opportunities to take control of the match, with Victor Osimhen,…

Makua Ubanagu An activist and Connected Development founder, Hamzat Lawal, has said despite various government policies aimed at empowering women financially, significant gender gaps remain in Nigeria’s financial inclusion landscape. Speaking during a webinar on Thursday hosted by the PUNCH Media Foundation to mark International Women’s Day 2025, Lawal noted that while Nigeria has a National Financial Inclusion Strategy targeting 80% formal financial inclusion by 2020, the framework has yet to be reviewed despite missing its target. He stated, “Even though we are in 2025, the strategy has not yet been reviewed. The policy itself prioritises women, with initiatives like…