Month: September 2025

For nearly two decades, successive Lagos State governments have waged a relentless battle against commercial motorcycle operators, popularly called okada, over their disregard for safety rules and route restrictions. Despite repeated crackdowns, seizures, and arrests, defiance persists. It is time for a decisive, statewide ban. In August, the state’s task force, led by Adetayo Akerele, impounded 668 motorcycles and arrested seven suspects during week-long operations in trouble-prone areas such as

Fresh tension has gripped Ipetumodu, Osun State, following disagreements among kingmakers and princes on whether Governor Ademola Adeleke should declare the Apetumodu stool vacant after the conviction of Oba Joseph Oloyede in the United States. Oba Oloyede, the 27th Apetumodu, was last week sentenced to over four years in prison for COVID-19 loan fraud, with a U.S. court ordering him to forfeit assets and pay $4.4m in restitution. At a

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) will today (Wednesday) hold a crucial National Executive Council meeting to decide whether to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike. The doctors had earlier issued a 10-day ultimatum to the Federal Government, threatening industrial action if their demands were not met. NARD, which makes up the bulk of the workforce in Nigeria’s teaching and specialist hospitals, is demanding the immediate release of the

Nepal has restored access to major social media platforms just a day after violent youth-led demonstrations left at least 19 people dead and hundreds injured. The government announced on Tuesday that Facebook, YouTube, X, and other apps were back online, bowing to one of the protesters’ core demands. “The social media platforms have been opened, which was among the Gen Z’s demands. We are open to talk with the protesters,”

Efforts to resolve the brewing crisis between the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) stretched late into Monday night, with federal mediators struggling to broker peace. Despite hours of negotiations at the Ministry of Labour’s headquarters in Abuja, the two sides failed to immediately sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that would have ended the dispute over alleged attempts to bar tanker

The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested a Nigerian national, Rotimi Oladimeji, as part of a nationwide operation targeting undocumented migrants with criminal records. ICE, in a statement posted on its official X handle on Monday, said Oladimeji had a prior conviction for mail and wire fraud and was ordered to pay over $1.1 million in restitution before being picked up by its New Orleans field office.