Olamilekan S. Williams

National Assembly Orders Re-Gazzet of Tax Laws Amid Alteration Allegations

The National Assembly has moved to quell a brewing constitutional crisis by directing its Clerk to immediately re-publish the nation’s newly passed tax laws and issue Certified True Copies of the versions originally passed by parliament. This decisive action follows serious allegations by a lawmaker that the Acts signed into law and published by the…

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Christmas Morning Hit-and-Run Claims Life on Ogun Expressway.

ODUGBOLU, OGUN STATE – A festive Christmas morning turned tragic along the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway following a fatal hit-and-run accident.   The incident, which occurred at the Odogbolu Junction around 8 a.m. on Wednesday, claimed the life of an unidentified male pedestrian.   Confirming the event, Babatunde Akinbiyi, spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and…

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Governor Sanwo-Olu Inspects Lagos Island High-Rise After Christmas Eve Inferno.

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday visited the site of a major fire that gutted the 22-storey Great Nigeria Insurance House on Martins Street, Lagos Island, and affected several adjoining structures.   The blaze, which started around 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve, is believed to have originated from the fourth floor before rapidly spreading…

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President Tinubu Inaugurates APC Conflict Resolution Committee Ahead of 2027 Elections.

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday inaugurated a high-powered Committee on Strategy, Conflict Resolution, and Mobilization aimed at uniting the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections.   The ceremony, held in Lagos, brought together key stakeholders to address internal divisions and reinforce cohesion within the ruling party.   The 15-member committee is…

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Suicide Bomber Attacks Mosque in Maiduguri, Multiple Fatalities Feared.

A suicide bomber detonated explosives inside a mosque in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Wednesday evening, leaving many worshippers dead and others critically injured, according to eyewitnesses and local reports. The attack targeted the Gambarou Jumu’at Mosque during Maghrib (sunset) prayers. Witnesses said the assailant blended into the congregation before setting off the device…

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Measles Claims 153 Lives in Nigeria as Cases Surge Past 19,000.

Nigeria has recorded 153 deaths from measles in the first 11 months of 2025, with confirmed cases soaring to 19,213 across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention disclosed this in its latest measles situation report released on Tuesday, highlighting a worrying public health crisis fueled…

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Governor Adeleke Lauds Osun Educationist for Guinness World Record in Marathon Reading.

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has extended heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Stephen A. Oyelami on his extraordinary achievement of breaking the Guinness World Record for the ‘Longest Marathon Reading Aloud’ by a Team. Governor Adeleke praised Mr. Oyelami, an esteemed educationist from Iragberi, for his historic feat of reading aloud for 431 hours, 31…

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Exclusive: Suspected ISWAP Operatives Arrested in Lagos.

Two suspected operatives of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) were arrested in Lagos on Sunday, December 21, signaling a potential expansion of the terror group’s footprint into Nigeria’s commercial and economic hub.   According to exclusive security briefings obtained by this publication, the suspects—identified as Modu Gana and Ibrahim Dugge—were apprehended in the…

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