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Crime // February 4, 2026

Lagos investment firm employee arraigned over alleged N90m insider fraud

Two bodies recovered from wells in Ogbomoso, Saki

Tinubu hails Fela Kuti as Grammy honours Afrobeat icon

CNG truck crashes into car in Lagos, three injured

Makinde assures continuity of governance as Oyo marks 50th anniversary

Police arrest seven suspects over deadly attack on old Oyo National Park

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February 1, 2026 // 4:00 pm

Customs officers repel fresh smugglers’ attack in Ogun, one dies

February 1, 2026 // 3:21 pm

Lagos airlifts first batch of Christian pilgrims to Jordan, Israel

February 1, 2026 // 2:50 pm

LP to begin nationwide congresses, membership revalidation March 2026

February 1, 2026 // 2:02 pm

Alleged human trafficking: NSCDC arrests housewife in Oyo

Lagos

accident scene

CNG truck crashes into car in Lagos, three injured

Lagos airlifts first batch of Christian pilgrims to Jordan, Israel

Hoodlums disrupt LP-ADC defection event in Lagos’ Alimosho

Otedola raises stake in First HoldCo to 18.1% after fresh share purchases

LIRS extends employers’ annual tax returns deadline to February 7

Oyo

gov seyi makinde

Makinde assures continuity of governance as Oyo marks 50th anniversary

Police arrest seven suspects over deadly attack on old Oyo National Park

Alleged human trafficking: NSCDC arrests housewife in Oyo

Makinde credits Oyo’s 50 years of progress to divine mercy, collective effort

Dabiri-Erewa makes acting debut in Netflix series Aníkúlápó

Ogun

violence against women

Ogun govt vows tougher action against gender-based violence, child abuse in 2026

Ogun hands over TASUED to federal government in historic education shift

Ogun govt warns against illegal structures on walkways, highways

Ijebu Diaspora warns Ogun govt against imposing next Awujale

Ogun police arrest 14 suspected cultists, recover arms in Ipara-Remo sweep

Osun

bola oyebamiji

Osun 2026: APC’s Oyebamiji welcomes PDP defectors, dismisses Accord party claims

Osun LG commission deploys five HLGAs amid escalating council control dispute

INEC secures conviction of nine for vote buying in Osun

Adeleke demands release of ₦130bn Osun LG funds, accuses APC of illegal occupation

Adewole celebrates Bisi Akande at 87, says he’s pillar of Nigeria’s democratic journey

Ondo

buba marwa

Marwa: Terrorists, kidnappers now operate from cannabis communities

Protest rocks Akure North as kidnapping, gun attacks paralyse Airport-Owo road

2027: Aiyedatiwa denies endorsing any aspirant yet

Ondo police rescue two victims after gunmen abduct four in Akure

Aiyedatiwa rallies Ondo APC lawmakers for unity ahead of party congresses

Ekiti

crime

Ekiti court sentences three men to death for armed robbery

Ekiti police arrest 17 suspected cattle rustlers, recover 558 cattle

Former Ekiti PDP spokesperson defects to APC

Osun, Ekiti off-cycle polls, FCT council elections to test INEC’s 2027 readiness

Ekiti to roll out measles-rubella vaccine, targets children 9 months to 14 years

Opinion & Interview

Fani-Kayode slams ‘faceless’ group calling for FIRS chairman Adedeji’s resignation

Prioritise your security: The Asaba shockwave

Electing visionary leaders for Oyo State NUJ

Makinde’s multi-pronged strategy tames multi-dimensional poverty in Oyo

Education

data-driven decision

Stakeholders push data-driven policy shift in Nigeria’s TVET sector

ssanu

SSANU urges FG to conclude talks with non-teaching unions after ASUU deal

babajide sanwo olu

Panic in Ikorodu as classroom block collapses in Lagos public school

asuu strike

FG-ASUU newly signed deal introduces professorial allowances, ends 16-year dispute

Politics

president tinubu

Tinubu declares APC governors party leaders in their states

thugs

Hoodlums disrupt LP-ADC defection event in Lagos’ Alimosho

ademola adeleke

APM slams Adeleke over idle ₦10.7bn Oke-Fia bridge, calls project wasteful

apc

APC registers 7m members, extends e-registration to February 8

Law & Crime

sex trafficking

Alleged human trafficking: NSCDC arrests housewife in Oyo

thugs

Hoodlums disrupt LP-ADC defection event in Lagos’ Alimosho

end kidnapping

Pregnant woman abducted as gunmen attack Ayede community in Akure

efcc

Lagos court jails two for N36.5m poultry investment fraud

National

hijab in nysc

Muslim women seek review of NYSC uniform to accommodate hijab

maharaj ji

SatGuru Maharaj Ji urges NFF to appoint Nigerian as Super Eagles head coach

apc

APC registers 7m members, extends e-registration to February 8