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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is set to swear in Abdul-Ganiyu Obasa, son of the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, as the substantive chairman of Agege Local Government following the resignation of former chairman, Tunde Azeez. The development has again exposed the controversies and manoeuvring that have long defined All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries in Lagos, KEHINDE OLATUNJI reports. While Nigerians, especially Lagos voters, have consistently lamented electoral malpractice and the failures of both the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and state electoral bodies to deliver free and credible polls, a deeper problem persists within the political parties themselves.…

• National leadership insists on registration by authentic ward executives• Says ward officials who handled exercise not recognised by headquarters• Gamawa warns Nigerians to vote wisely or face continued suffering The national leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) yesterday clarified that former vice president Atiku Abubakar has not completed a valid membership registration with the party, saying the process carried out at Jada 1 Ward in Jada Local Government Area did not involve officials recognised by the national headquarters. In a statement by the Director of Media and Public Affairs, Christopher O. Okechukwu, the party said Atiku had been…

Super Eagles and Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen has revealed some of the side effects of the face fracture he suffered during his time at Napoli, Soccernet.ng reports. The 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup Golden Boot winner joined Napoli for €76.3m from LOSC Lille, but his first season was riddled with injuries, reducing him to just 10 goals across all competitions. The following season, he suffered an even worse injury, a career-threatening one in fact. In Napoli’s 3-2 loss to Inter Milan at the San Siro, Osimhen contested for an aerial ball with then-Inter defender Milan Skriniar. However, the duel saw…

The South-East region recorded calmness amid a viral video on social media that called for a sit-at-home yesterday in protest over the conviction and transfer of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to a correctional facility in Sokoto State. The viral video by a middle-aged member of IPOB, believed to reside in Lagos, which went viral at the weekend, called for full observance of sit-at-home across ‘Biafra land’ effective Monday, November 24, 2025. Aside from federal government workers, who had been away from work on Mondays in the past, and some commercial motor parks, all…

Super Eagles and Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Tolu Arokodare weighs in on his side’s chances of staying in the English Premier League at the end of the season, Soccernet.ng reports. The 25-year-old joined the four-time FA Cup winners from KRC Genk in the summer for around €26m. While he’s found the back of the net twice for the three-time English Premier League winners, none of those goals have come in the league. The lanky striker was tasked with leading the line alongside Jørgen Strand Larsen at the Molineux on Saturday afternoon, but the hosts were unable to turn their chances into…

Nigerian soil scientist Victor Izuchukwu Ugwuegbu has been awarded the 2025 Robert Luxmoore Travel Award of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA). The Robert Luxmoore Soil Physics award supports the travel expenses of undergraduate or postgraduate students to attend the annual meeting of the SSSA. Given to only two graduate students each year, the award honours outstanding research contributions in soil physics and hydrology. Ugwuegbu, who is currently pursuing his PhD at the University of Kentucky, was selected for the award for his work on soil nitrate sensing using visible and near infrared spectroscopy. His winning research was presented…

It may soon be a crime for employers not to enrol their workers under the Employees Compensation Scheme (ECS), the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has said. The Fund said it is considering moving away from its present persuasive approach to improve the welfare of workers and safety at the workplace. In the same vein, the Fund has called for stronger legal backing, which will lead to the review of enforcement provisions on the Employees Compensation Act (ECA) to increase penalties for defaulters. The Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Fund, Oluwaseun Faleye, stated this while speaking at…

The immediate past Councillors’ Forum of Nigeria, Plateau State chapter, has rejected Governor Caleb Mutfwang’s decision to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). Addressing journalists yesterday at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Secretariat in Jos, the forum’s chairman, Dabit John Dashe, assisted by his secretary, Choji Williams Musho, addressed a press statement issued by a “non-existent and faceless group” claiming to be the Coalition of Concerned Former APC Councillors and Grassroots mobilisers (CFACGM). The group had called on the governor to join the APC. But Dashe countered: “We view this as a desperate attempt by the governor and his…

Nigeria’s long-running Constitution amendment exercise has entered what lawmakers describe as its “final sprint,” as the National Assembly on Monday moved to lock in consensus with the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures on the final shape of proposed alterations to the 1999 Constitution. At a high-level joint session in Abuja, Deputy Senate President and Chairman of the Senate Constitution Review Committee, Senator Jibrin I. Barau, declared that the meeting marked the point where the legislature must “shift from debate to decision,” signalling that most contentious issues had been resolved at earlier technical and political levels. Unlike previous sittings dominated…

Leeds United are weighing up a January move for out-of-favour Nigerian forward Christantus Uche, as the 22-year-old’s frustrating spell at Crystal Palace edges towards an early end, Soccernet.ng reports. Uche arrived at Selhurst Park on loan from Getafe in the summer, but the deal, structured with an obligation to buy should he make 10 starts in all competitions, has stalled badly. With November coming to a close, the Super Eagles youngster has yet to start a single match for Oliver Glasner’s side. Reports in Spain suggest Palace are preparing to cut the arrangement short.  Nigeria and Crystal Palace star Christantus…