Lateef Idris
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Lagos records 61.5% WASSCE pass rate, spends ₦1.4bn on student fees
The Lagos State Government has announced that 61.52 per cent of public secondary school students sponsored by the state for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) obtained five credits, including English Language and Mathematics.
22/05/2026
National Assembly regulating 2027 elections was a mistake – Tietie
Legal practitioner, Frank Tietie, has criticised the role of the National Assembly in regulating Nigeria’s electoral process, describing it as a constitutional mistake that has created confusion within the country’s democratic system ahead of the 2027 elections.
22/05/2026
INEC weighs response after court voids 2027 timetable
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it will carefully review the Federal High Court judgment nullifying key aspects of its 2027 election timetable before deciding its next move.
22/05/2026
Why I Stepped Down For Hamzat In Lagos Governorship Race — Ajose
A Lagos State governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Samuel Ajose, has confirmed his withdrawal from the 2027 governorship race in support of Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat following consultations with the leadership of the party.
21/05/2026
Makinde Signs Executive Order On Local Security Regulation In Oyo
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has signed Executive Order No. 001 of 2026 regulating the registration, coordination, and operations of vigilante groups, associations, and organisations involved in security-related activities across the state.
21/05/2026
Aston Villa Crush Freiburg To Win Europa League
Aston Villa ended their 30-year trophy drought in style as spectacular goals from Youri Tielemans and Emiliano Buendia inspired a 3-0 win against Freiburg in the Europa League final on Wednesday.
21/05/2026
NADECO@32: Oil Subsidy, Exchange Rate Cabals Wish Me Dead — Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday said that exchange rate and oil subsidy cabals are wishing him dead, following his introduction of the policies upon assumption of office in 2023.
21/05/2026
Dispatch rider dies in Lagos road crash
Barely 24 hours after a dispatch rider was killed by a hit-and-run driver along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, another dispatch rider has died following a collision with a containerised articulated truck along the Ilupeju Bypass area of Lagos State.
21/05/2026
Desmond Elliot rejects Lagos APC primary result, vows to challenge process
Lagos State lawmaker, Desmond Elliot, has rejected the outcome of the All Progressives Congress primary election for Surulere Constituency I, insisting that he would challenge the process through the party’s appeal mechanism.
21/05/2026
Tinubu, Soyinka, Ladoja relive NADECO battle at Opadokun’s book launch
President Bola Tinubu, Nobel laureate Prof Wole Soyinka, and the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, on Wednesday, relived memories of Nigeria’s pro-democracy struggle at the unveiling of a book written by General Secretary, National Democratic Coalition, Ayo Opadokun.
21/05/2026
