The Federal Capital Territory High Court is set to deliver judgment in a ₦5.5 billion defamation suit filed by two operatives of the Department of State Services against the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project. The suit was instituted by Sarah John and Gabriel Ogundele, who accused SERAP and its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, of publishing defamatory statements regarding an alleged incident at the organisation’s Abuja office in September 2024. The […]

The Oyo State Government has rolled out a new daily environmental sanitation monitoring and enforcement system aimed at promoting a cleaner and healthier environment across the state. The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Ademola Aderinto, made this known during a press briefing marking his first 100 days in office. He explained that the government is moving away from the traditional once-a-month sanitation exercise to a more consistent, proactive approach […]

The Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced a planned power outage in parts of Ibadan, Oyo State, due to scheduled maintenance at the Ayede Transmission Substation. According to the company, the outage is necessary to allow engineers carry out annual preventive maintenance on a 100MVA 132/33kV transformer. The exercise is scheduled to take place from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., during which the affected transformer will be temporarily shut down. […]

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has expressed his readiness to collaborate with University of California, Los Angeles, Sadiat Toyin Lawal Foundation, and Tabernacle Worship and Prayer Ministry to improve healthcare delivery across Ibadanland. The monarch made this known while receiving representatives of the organisations at his palace in Oke-Aremo, within Ibadan North Local Government Area. He emphasised that the wellbeing of residents remains a top priority, noting that […]