Author: Lekan Adeyeye

THE ancient city of Ibadan is set to witness another historic royal transition as Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, former governor of Oyo State, will be formally crowned as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland on Friday, September 26, 2025. Reliable sources confirmed to News Point Nigeria that the state governor, Seyi Makinde, has given his approval for the coronation, setting the stage for what promises to be a grand cultural celebration at the historic Mapo Hall, Ibadan’s iconic traditional seat of power. A high-powered delegation from the state government on Wednesday visited the Bodija residence of the Olubadan-designate, where final arrangements…

THE Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended former governor and serving Senator representing Ogun East, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, along with Hon. Kunle Folarin, over allegations of anti-party activities. The development was confirmed in a statement issued by the party’s State Director of Publicity, Nuberu Olufemi, and made available to journalists in Abeokuta on Monday. According to the statement, the suspensions were first initiated by the lawmakers’ respective wards — Ward 4 and Ward 6 in Sagamu Local Government Area, after complaints of anti-party conduct were formally lodged against them. Both Senator Daniel and Hon. Folarin…

A FEDERAL High Court sitting in Abuja is set to commence the trial of five persons accused of masterminding the bombing of a Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State. The Department of State Services (DSS) had on the 11th of August, 2025, arraigned the five men before Justice Emeka Nwite over their alleged involvement in the June 5, 2022, attack at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo State. The five persons; Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza, Al Qasim Idris, Jamiu Abdulmalik, Abdulhaleem Idris, and Momoh Otuho Abubakar are to face trial for the attack which claimed over 40 lives and left…

THE ongoing by-election in Remo Federal Constituency, Ogun State, took a dramatic turn on Saturday as security operatives arrested the state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abayomi Tella, alongside two officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), for alleged vote buying. The suspects were reportedly caught in Iperu with large sums of cash allegedly meant to bribe election officials and influence voters in the tightly contested election. According to security sources, they were arrested in the early hours of Saturday and have since provided “useful information” to investigators on the alleged plan to compromise the electoral process.…

THE Nigerian Army has confirmed that an early morning explosion and subsequent fire outbreak at Ilese Barracks, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, has been successfully contained, with no casualties reported. The incident occurred on Thursday, August 14, 2025, within a storage building belonging to the 42nd Engineers Brigade Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) Squadron. According to the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Lt. Col. Appolonia Anele, the blast triggered a limited fire that was quickly brought under control by troops from the 12 Field Engineer Regiment, working alongside personnel of the Ijebu-Ode Fire Service. “A localized explosion occurred within one of the…

THE Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), demanding ₦2.5 billion in compensation for alleged reputational and financial damage arising from an August 10 sting operation on its premises. OOPL Managing Director, Vitalis Ortese, while briefing journalists on Wednesday, described the midnight raid as a “gestapo-style” invasion that violated the rights of patrons and tarnished the image of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. According to Ortese, the EFCC team, allegedly led by an officer identified as Olapade, arrived in the early hours of Sunday…

A HIGH Court sitting in Sagamu, Ogun State has issued an interim order restraining the state fovernment and its agents from demolishing or tampering with the property belonging to a former governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel. The order, granted ex parte, followed an affidavit of urgency filed by the claimants, OGD and wife, Yeye Olufunke Daniel. Daniel, through his lawyer, A.M Kotoye SAN, filed motion seeking an ex parte order restraining the defendants, Governor Dapo Abiodun; the Attorney General of Ogun State; Ogun State Planning and Development Permit Authority and the Ogun State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban…

THE Ogun Police Command says its operatives have arrested two men in connection with the unlawful possession of three human skulls in the Ijebu area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta, the state capital. “On Monday, 11th August 2025, at about 1400hrs, a team of Mobile Police Officers from 71 PMF Awa Ijebu was conducting a routine stop-and-search operation along the Ijebu Ode/Ibadan Expressway at Refugees Camp Junction, Oru Ijebu. During the exercise, the officers intercepted one Kadir Owolabi, ‘m’, who was riding a motorcycle. A search of…

EKITI State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has announced a major shake-up of his cabinet, relieving several commissioners and special advisers of their duties with immediate effect. The development, announced in a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Habibat Adubiaro, on Sunday, marks a partial dissolution of the State Executive Council. According to the statement, the affected commissioners and advisers are required to hand over all official documents and property to the Permanent Secretaries or the most senior civil servants in their respective Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs). Governor Oyebanji expressed his gratitude to the outgoing officials for…

OPERATIVES of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have reportedly stormed the Green Legacy Hotel, located within the premises of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. During the operation, some youths suspected of being internet fraudsters were arrested. However, the development has yet to be officially confirmed by the anti-graft agency. The operatives reportedly arrested a number of youths and seized more than 20 luxury cars and other valuables. It was gathered that they carried out the raid in the early hours of Sunday during a pool party at the premises of the library.…

FORMER Ogun State Governor and Senator representing Ogun East, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, has accused Governor Dapo Abiodun’s administration of political persecution following a demolition threat on his Sagamu residence, The Asoludero Court, and two hotel properties, including Conference Hotels Limited and its Sagamu annex. Daniel, in a statement issued by his media aide, Steve Oliyide, said officials of the state government served him Notices of Contravention, Quit Notices, and demolition warnings within a three-day timeframe. The notices, pasted on August 8, allegedly claim the properties violate the state’s 2022 Urban and Regional Planning Law. Describing the allegations as “laughable” and…

COMMUTERS and motorists along the busy Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway were thrown into panic on Thursday morning after a coach detached from a moving train in the Ladipo area of Lagos, triggering fears of a potential disaster. News Point Nigeria reports that the incident occurred around 8:00 am when a passenger train en route from Ogba Ayo in Ogun State to Apapa in Lagos experienced an unexpected mechanical malfunction. Witnesses say the last coach of the train detached abruptly, coming to a halt while the rest of the train continued its motion before being stopped. According to onlookers, the sudden detachment startled…

OSUN State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has confirmed that he is in the United States to attend the wedding of his nephew and global music star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido. This clarification comes in response to accusations by the All Progressives Congress (APC), which had criticised the governor’s two-week absence from the state, alleging that his unexplained departure was part of a failed defection plan and lacked transparency. In a statement issued by Chief Kola Olabisi, the APC’s Director of Media and Information, the opposition said the governor’s absence raised “serious questions” about his commitment to governance, noting…

SEVERAL parts of Lagos State were left submerged on Monday after a marathon downpour that began late Sunday and continued uninterrupted well into the evening, crippling movement, flooding homes, and halting business activities. News Point Nigeria reports that the widespread flooding affected areas such as Ijede in Ikorodu, as well as Lekki, Ajegunle, Eti-Osa, Agege, Surulere, and Alimosho. Viral videos on social media showed residents wading through waist-deep water, with vehicles stalled and entire streets transformed into rivers. The torrential rain overwhelmed already-clogged drainage systems and canals, highlighting longstanding infrastructure gaps in the state’s flood management system. “It’s like living…

THE Lagos State Government has declared the development of 176 estates in Eti-Osa, Ajah, Ibeju-Lekki, and other parts of the state illegal for failing to obtain mandatory layout approvals. The Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development disclosed this in a statement on Monday. According to the statement, the government issued developers a 21-day ultimatum to begin the process of regularising their documentation or face sanctions. It accused the estates of violating planning regulations by not securing layout approvals, which it said was a mandatory requirement for estate development in the state. “The Lagos State Government has identified 176 illegal…

THE Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has defended plans by the Federal Government to remodel the Terminal One of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos with ₦712bn, saying it is a quest to meet world-class standards. The senior advocate, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme monitored by News Point Nigeria, said the airport terminal, built over four decades ago, has gone rusty. “The roof of the airport is leaking; the place is decrepit and smelly. You see people selling Indomie and all kinds of kiosks erected there. The ceilings are failing, and…

THE Federal Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, Ondo State Capital, has affirmed the election of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the APC candidate in the November 16, 2024, governorship election in the state. The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, Ondo State, on Thursday affirmed the victory of the Ondo State Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa and his deputy, Dr Olayide Adelami, in the November 16, 2024, governorship election. The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress the winner of the poll, having polled a total of 366,781 votes, defeating the candidates of other parties in the…

A POTENTIAL tanker explosion disaster was averted in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, following the swift response of the Oyo State Fire Services Agency. The agency responded promptly to a distress call from the Eleyele area on Tuesday, 29 July, 2025, regarding a tanker accident opposite AIB Filling Station. According to the statement signed by the General Manager of the Oyo State Fire Services Agency, Akinyemi Akinyinka, a trailer tanker with registration number T21044LA (Lagos), loaded with 45,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), swerved off the road into a nearby ditch, causing its contents to gush out profusely. “The…

THE Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 21 suspected cultists, including two soldiers, during a midnight raid at a hotel in Osiele, under the Odeda Police Division, Abeokuta, the state capital. According to the police spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, a total of 21 suspects were apprehended during the raid. The operation took place on Friday following credible intelligence on the gathering of suspected cult members in that area. The command’s public relations officer said a joint police team comprising officers from the Odeda and Aregbe Divisions, the Anti-Cultism Unit, and the SWAT team, led by Superintendent of Police…

FORMER Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has disclosed that his wife cautioned him not to abuse the late ex-President Muhammadu Buhari when he passed on early in July. “The people in Nigeria only praise the dead,” he said on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Friday monitored by News Point Nigeria. “When President Buhari died, I wanted to come out and abuse him (but) my wife called me not to say so.” Fayose, a longtime critic of the Buhari government, argued that the late former president did not perform up to acceptable standards during his eight-year tenure. “Would you say…