Homepage Lagos from Wednesday, October 14th, 2026

President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated the Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress, charging members to work together to secure victory for the party in the 2027 general election.

Pope Leo XIV has resumed walking and eating normally following surgery to remove a cancerous mass from his lung, with the Vatican reporting that his recovery is progressing as expected.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has opposed the bail application filed by Jimi Lawal, a co-defendant in an alleged financial misconduct case involving former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai.

Fulham manager Alvaro Arbeloa has been fined £25,000 by the English Football Association for suggesting that match officials would not allow Manchester United to lose.

Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has called for reforms to the global financial system to make borrowing cheaper for developing countries and improve their representation in international financial institutions.

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has adopted an unusual approach to keeping Lagos clean, combining arrests of illegal street traders with large-scale cleaning operations across parts of the state.

Lagos State Deputy Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Obafemi Hamzat, has unveiled plans to reform transportation, housing, security and other sectors if elected governor in 2027.

Nigerians do not need to take any action to verify mobile phones already connected to local networks under the Nigerian Communications Commission’s new device compliance policy.