Sporting Lagos head coach Jeffrey Buter has attributed his team’s 3-2 victory over Plateau United to the players’ determination and ability to take advantage of key moments in the match. Sporting Lagos came from behind to secure all three points in their Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Matchday Nine encounter at the New Jos Stadium
NDLEA Intercepts Saudi-Bound Cannabis at Kano Airport, Seizes ₦7bn Tramadol in Lagos The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a consignment of cannabis concealed in a gallon of palm oil at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, destined for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, while uncovering 8,725 kilogrammes of powdered tramadol valued at more than
2027: Tinubu’s Re-election Key to Nigeria’s Prosperity – Lagos Guber Candidate Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, has described the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and other All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates in the 2027 general elections as crucial to achieving Nigeria’s desired prosperity. Hamzat spoke on Monday at the inauguration of the PBAT/KOH
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tin Can Island Port Command, has intercepted two 40-foot containers carrying suspected illicit drugs valued at an estimated ₦3.67 billion at the Tin Can Island Port in Lagos. The substances, comprising Delta-8 cannabis-infused cookies and gummies as well as Cannabis Indica, were concealed among imported used vehicles and automobile spare
The Lagos State governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has said he has no personal disagreement with former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, despite the political differences between Obi and the ADC’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Rhodes-Vivour stated this in an interview with BBC Igbo published on Monday, stressing that his
An aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has crashed in Igbokoda, headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, with 32 people reportedly on board. The aircraft, an ATR-42 with registration number NGR 931, was on a routine mission from Benin to Lagos when the incident occurred on Monday. The Minister of
Olu Jacobs Laid to Rest in Lagos as Nollywood, Family Pay Final Tribute Veteran Nigerian actor, Olu Jacobs, has been laid to rest in Lagos following a funeral service attended by family members, friends, colleagues and prominent figures in the Nigerian entertainment industry. The funeral service was held at This Present House Church in Lekki,
Lagos State House of Assembly member, Desmond Elliot, has apologised to Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, following a disagreement over the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election in Lagos. Elliot was seen in a video circulating on social media kneeling before Gbajabiamila and pleading for forgiveness, while also seeking reconciliation and
Christians, Muslims and traditional worshippers on Tuesday converged on Lagos for an interfaith prayer session seeking peaceful conduct of the 2027 general elections and divine guidance for President Bola Tinubu and Lagos State Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat. The prayer session, held at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos Island, also marked the commencement of mobilisation
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a convicted cocaine trafficker who allegedly returned to the illicit drug trade under a new identity, while intercepting more than two million opioid pills and large consignments of cannabis, methamphetamine and other controlled substances in coordinated operations across nine states. The agency said the suspect, identified