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The Society of Testing Laboratory Analysts of Nigeria (SoTLAN) has called for stronger science-driven food safety interventions, stricter regulatory compliance, and increased investment in laboratory systems to tackle the persistent burden of foodborne diseases in Nigeria. In a statement signed by its President, Mr. Bolawa Gbolahan, to mark World Food Safety Day 2026, the Society said that unsafe food continues to pose a significant public health and economic challenge, affecting millions of Nigerians annually through microbial contamination, poor food handling practices, chemical adulteration, and weak adherence to food safety standards. According to the Society, this year’s observance provides an opportunity to move beyond awareness campaigns and focus on practical, evidence-based solutions that can protect public health, strengthen food systems, and boost consumer confidence across the country. SoTLAN noted that food contamination risks occur at multiple stages of the food value cha...

The legal team representing Alhaji Hammed Tajudeen Akanbi, who is facing prosecution over the alleged murders of Prince Demola Akinloye and Mr. Sheriff Salami, has accused elements within the police of conducting a biased investigation and called for a thorough review of the case. Speaking at a press conference attended by members of the media, civil society groups and representatives of the Ojomu Royal Family of Ajiran Community in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State, Adedotun Ajulo, Esq and Damian N Ukpa, Esq maintained that their client was being subjected to what they described as media trial and persecution linked to longstanding disputes within the community. The legal team acknowledged the deaths of Akinloye and Salami as tragic, but argued that the incidents had been politicised by interested parties seeking to advance personal interests. According to the lawyers, Akanbi and several other youths from Ajiran Community have been investigated multiple times by different p...

The first batch of 345 Ogun State pilgrims who travelled to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to perform the 2026 Hajj has returned safely to Nigeria after successfully completing the spiritual exercise in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina. The pilgrims, comprising 151 males and 194 females, arrived directly from Saudi Arabia at the Gateway International Airport, Ilisan-Iperu Remo, aboard a Flynas A330 aircraft, touching down at 8:41 p.m. on Thursday. The arrival marks a significant milestone for the airport, which received the pilgrims on a direct international flight from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia following the successful completion of this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. The pilgrims were received by top government officials, including representatives of the Ogun State Government led by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr. Tokunbo Talabi, and the Head of Service, Mr. Olanrewaju Iskeel Saka. Speaking during a reception organised for the returning pilgrims at the airport, Ogun State...

By Dare Adejumo "As I saw the remains of the man of God prophet TB Joshua looking at him on the television inside a transparent coffin, my goose flesh wildly arose. I was shaken and   immediately overwhelmed with guilt and fear!  The revelation came to me straightaway without any ambiguity, piecing my heart like a thunder:  'here is a beloved son of God who has accomplished his assignment on earth'. My eyes were opened. I knelt down in tears and wept profusely asking God to forgive me because I was misled by our church leaders about his divine identity making me to have said bad things about him. It is a colossal spiritual tragedy for anyone to say any negative things against an anointed man God not even  in ignorance". This is Madam Florence Olowokere, a strong Pentecostalism Christian. "I have learnt a bitter lesson in not just believing anything about any prophet of God that the Holy Spirit did  not directly reveal to me because of its fatal spiritual co...

The prosecution of the principal suspect in the alleged murder of two prominent sons of Ajiran Community in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State commenced on Thursday with his arraignment before Justice Owolabi Ilori of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ogba. The defendant, Hammed Tajudeen Akanbi, 38, was arraigned on multiple charges, including conspiracy to commit murder, criminal intimidation, membership of an unlawful society, and alleged attempts to obstruct the course of justice. The case has attracted significant public interest across Ajiran and neighbouring communities due to the prominence of the victims and the serious allegations contained in the charges filed by the police. The victims are Mr. Sheriff Ishola Salami, a youth leader in the Ojomu Community, who was murdered on April 18, 2023 in Moba Town area near Ajiran, and Prince Kazeem Ademola Akinloye, son of the traditional ruler of Ajiran Land, HRM Oba Tijani Akinloye, who was killed on August 26, 2024, alo...

Lll   His Honour, L. A. Owolabi of the Lagos State Magistrate Court sitting in Ogba, Lagos has again ordered the remand of Alhaji Hammed Tajudeen Akanbi, popularly known as Hammed Ajiran for another 10 days following the failure of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to render its legal advice as earlier directed by the court.    Recall that Alhaji Hammed was initially arraigned before Mr Owolabi of  Court 3, Ogba, Lagos on May 22, 2026 on charges bordering on conspiracy to commit Murder, Membership of an unlawful society, threat of violence, assault, and other related offences, charges which Alhaji Hammed pleaded not guilty on all counts.   At the commencement of proceedings, the lead counsel to the defendant, Adedotun Ajulo, Esq. presented a Summons for Bail applied on behalf of his client. Ajulo, Esq. argued the However, the court declined the application, citing the need for a supplementary legal advice from the DPP in view of fresh facts and eviden...