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The Lagos State Government on Tuesday announced that rehabilitation works on a 20-kilometre stretch of the Lekki–Epe Expressway will commence on Sunday and run for about 64 days, with traffic management to be carried out in phases across key intersections. The state Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, during a tour of the corridor, said traffic control during the rehabilitation would focus on specific intersections rather than shutting down the entire corridor at once. Tour of Lekki-Epe corridor by Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, Special Adviser, Transport, Sola Giwa, and other officials on Tuesday…Credit: X | Sola Giwa According…
A fire outbreak on Tuesday razed a one-storey commercial building housing computer and accessories dealers on Somoye Osundairo Street, Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos, destroying goods worth millions of naira. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency disclosed that the incident was reported at about 1:55 a.m. through its 767/112 toll-free emergency lines, prompting the immediate activation of the state’s emergency response plan from its Command and Control Centre in Alausa. According to the agency, its response team arrived at the scene around 2:15 a.m. and found the building engulfed in flames, with dense smoke indicating intense combustion within the structure. In…
The former Chief of Staff to ex-Governor of Katsina Aminu Masari, Almustapha Saulawa, has defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress to the opposition African Democratic Congress, declaring that his decision was driven by principle and the need to “rescue” Katsina State. Saulawa announced his defection on Tuesday at the ADC Secretariat in Katsina while formally registering as a member of the ADC alongside a large group of supporters, many of them youths. He said his appearance at the party secretariat was necessary to legitimise his political activities. “I’m here to declare myself as a tentative member of ADC, as…
The UEFA Champions League returns with two high-profile fixtures as Inter Milan host Arsenal and Real Madrid take on Monaco in the upcoming round of group stage matches. Inter Milan, looking to strengthen their position in the group, will welcome the Gunners to San Siro, hoping to build on their domestic form. Arsenal, meanwhile, aim to secure a crucial away result to boost their chances of advancing to the knockout stages. In Madrid, Los Blancos will face Monaco, who are struggling in Ligue 1, sitting ninth after four consecutive defeats. Real Madrid will hope to capitalize on home advantage and…
Blockchain analytics company Chainalysis has rolled out a new automation feature aimed at broadening access to onchain investigative and compliance tools beyond technical users.The feature, called Workflows, allows investigators and compliance teams to run predefined blockchain analyses without writing code, reducing reliance on custom SQL or Python queries. Chainalysis told Cointelegraph that the tool is intended to standardize common investigative processes with prebuilt templates, making them easier to repeat and apply across multiple cases, as the company adapts its data products for a wider range of users. Chainalysis’ Workflows library. Source: Chainalysis “What previously required technical expertise and lots of…
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At least 11 people lost their lives, while seven others sustained injuries in a fatal auto-crash that occurred at Okhuahe community along the Benin–Agbor Road in Edo State, South-south Nigeria. The accident, which reportedly occurred on Saturday, involved an 18-seater commercial bus travelling towards Lagos and a truck. Eyewitnesses said the crash occurred when the bus driver attempted to overtake another vehicle and collided head-on with an oncoming truck. Confirming the incident, Cyril Mathew, the Edo Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), said 11 people died instantly at the scene. “The crash involved a truck and an…
The federal government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening ethical standards in health research.It also pledged sustained support for the National Health Research Ethics Committee (NHREC) to protect research participants and enhance the credibility of scientific outputs in Nigeria. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, made the pledge on Tuesday at the 2026 Face-to-Face Meeting and Training Workshop of NHREC in Abuja. Mr Salako said the government recognised the critical role of ethical oversight in health research, particularly studies involving human subjects, adding that Nigeria’s research ecosystem must align with international best practices. He noted…
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has charged the Federal Government to treat human lives as sacred. In a post on his verified X handle on Tuesday, Obi said it was time to confront insecurity in Nigeria. He was reacting to the alleged abduction of over 100 worshippers from three churches in Kaduna State. He said, “Nigeria deserves a government that treats human life as sacred, the time to confront this insecurity is now. “I have just been informed that yet again, at the weekend, about 172 worshippers were abducted from churches in Kaduna. This is yet another unfortunate…
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has cautioned supporters against internal attacks on Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi and himself, warning that such actions undermine opposition unity and Nigeria’s democratic progress. In a post on his X handle, Atiku said those who insult either Obi or himself “do not have the best interests of the leaders, the coalition under the African Democratic Congress (ADC), or the country at heart”. According to him, internal divisions only serve the interests of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, which he accused of benefiting from discord within the opposition. “The only persons who benefit…
