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Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, has reiterated the government’s commitment to proactive flood control and environmental enforcement, warning residents against turning drainage channels into refuse dumps and building on canal alignments. The commissioner made these remarks during an inspection tour of ongoing projects at Odo Iya Alaro, Kosofe; Sheraton to Ojota Bridge; Ogudu Sheet Pile; and Adisa Balogun Channels in Agboyi-Ketu LCDA, conducted by officials of the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources. According to him, “We are in the rainy season, and it has been raining for the past few days.…

National Chairman of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Bishop Amakiri, has criticised the recently announced opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections, claiming that almost 85 percent of its leaders have a history of poor governance and cannot deliver the political change they promise. Speaking on The Morning Brief, a Channels Television programme on Monday, Amakiri questioned the credibility of the coalition, which includes former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s Peter Obi, ex-governors Nasir El-Rufai and Rotimi Amaechi, and other political figures. The group had recently met in Abuja and adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its…

Three aggrieved members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, asking it to sack the Senator David Mark-led interim leadership of the party. They prayed the court to, among other things, determine whether the purported handover of the party’s leadership structure to individuals involved in a merger was not a direct violation of a subsisting judgment. Specifically, the plaintiffs posed legal questions for the court to determine, among which included: “Whether or not the appointment of the 4th, 5th, and 6th Defendants as Interim National Chairman, National Secretary, and National Publicity Secretary of…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, on Monday, arraigned two individuals and a company before the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, over an alleged attempt to defraud a Nigerian commercial bank of €49 million. The defendants—Abel Egerton Sokari, Nkiruka Chukwuma, and Zakah Global Investment Limited—were arraigned before Justice Mojisola Dada on a six-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence, forgery, and possession of fraudulent documents. According to the EFCC, the accused, along with four others currently at large—Cheryl Austin Adanti, Husain Abid, Shazad Muhammed, and Ismail Adil—sought to obtain €49 million from First…

The special adviser to President Tinubu, on policy communication Daniel Bwala, has launched a blistering attack on Labour Party’s Peter Obi and the opposition coalition, accusing them of lacking credible alternatives, misrepresenting facts, and exploiting public sentiment without demonstrating genuine leadership or empathy. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Bwala described the opposition as a “coalition of internally displaced politicians” whose public criticisms of the Tinubu administration are not backed by facts, plans or policy solutions. “They have not brought a single alternative policy to the table,” Bwala said. “All they do is criticise and issue press statements. The truth…

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has said that the national assembly must move beyond merely passing budgets to tracking how appropriated funds are translated into measurable public outcomes. Speaking through the House Majority Leader, Julius Ihonvbere, at the National Conference on Public Accounts and Fiscal Governance held Monday in Abuja, Abbas emphasised that sustainable development depends on transparent and accountable fiscal governance. “This conference should address the fact that fiscal transparency should no longer be confined to elite circles of technocrats and auditors; it must become a democratic right that empowers citizens to participate in shaping public…

Daniel Bwala, a presidential aide and former spokesperson for Atiku Abubakar’s 2023 campaign, has cast doubt on the former Vice President’s political future, saying it may never have been destined for him to become Nigeria’s president. Speaking on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme aired on Monday, Bwala said Atiku had exhausted all viable opportunities to win the presidency. “In all honesty, I have expressed my opinion that it may never have been destined by God for him to be a president in Nigeria because he has done everything he needs to do to be president and he did not…

Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has expressed his administration’s readiness to collaborate with the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) to enhance mechanised farming and strengthen food security in the state. According to Aiyedatiwa, the enormous effort involved in land clearing is one of the major obstacles preventing many farmers, particularly young agripreneurs, from venturing into or scaling up mechanised agricultural production. The governor, who disclosed this on Monday during a courtesy visit by a NALDA delegation, led by the agency’s coordinator in the state, Chief Olusola Ayandokun, at the Governor’s Office in Akure, the state capital, stressed that…

Adamu Waziri, a founding member and Board of Trustees member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has resigned from the party and joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), citing a loss of credibility in the PDP’s current leadership. Waziri made the announcement on Monday at his Dogo Tebo Ward in Potiskum, Yobe State, where he formally handed over his PDP membership card to the Ward Chairman, Malam Muhammad Bomai. He said the resignation was in line with the party’s constitutional requirement to notify the ward level. “I was a member of PDP, and due to the exigencies of the moment…

Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), ending his affiliation with the party he joined at its formation and served under during the Buhari administration. Lawal’s resignation was conveyed in a letter dated June 29, 2025, and addressed to the APC chairman of Bangshika Ward in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State. In the letter, he confirmed his departure from the ruling party with immediate effect. “I write to formally notify you of my resignation from the All Progressives Congress,” Lawal stated. “In due course,…