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  By allcitynews.ng  Barely few minutes to commencement of repair work at Kara, Berger Bridge, Federal Government has put the repair on hold. Even as it announced the suspension of planned rehabilitation indefinitely. As such, the Federal Ministry of Works has suspended indefinitely the planned rehabilitation of a section of the Kara Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The repair work, which was scheduled to begin on July 28, 2026, was expected to last two weeks. Announcing the suspension on Tuesday, the Acting Federal Controller of Works in Ogun State, Engr. R. Adeleye, said a new date for the project would be communicated later. “I am very sorry to announce at this eleventh hour that we have put on hold the proposed Kara Bridge expansion joints repair scheduled to commence this morning, July 28, 2026, on directives from above due to some very crucial reasons. “A rescheduled date shall be announced in due course,” Adeleye said. Before the suspension, the Lagos State Com...

  By Emmanuel Egbe Ehiawaguan POLITICALLY, Ewatto Community has always done its part. From the onset, we have supported all sons and daughters of Ewohimi seeking political positions. Even in the last gubernatorial election in Edo State, despite the odds, Ewatto voted massively to support our brother, Asue Ighodalo. As a result, PDP won with a landslide victory against APC in Ewatto. Yet, some voices from Ewohimi still say Ewatto should “bow our heads for them to cut us politically.” The Ikpea family, in particular, has supported Ewohimi Community more than any other community in Esanland.  We all recall how the Ikpea family contributed millions of naira toward building the new palace before the coronation of the new Onojie of Ewohimi, even when our own community was also in need of support.  More recently, the Ikpea family also supported Ewohimi Community with millions for the launch of the Ewohimi Security Network, even when Ewatto is yet to raise funds for our ...

  By allcitynews.ng  From Newsnowonline The Movement for the Transformation of Nigeria (MOTION) has rejected the proposed Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Regulation Bill before the National Assembly, describing it as a threat to Nigeria’s civic space and democratic freedoms. In a statement signed by its Convener, Hauwa Mustapha, and Co-Conveners, Christopher Isiguzo and Blessing Alims, the group called for the immediate withdrawal of the bill, arguing that existing laws already provide adequate oversight of civil society organisations. MOTION said Nigeria’s democracy depends on citizens’ ability to freely organise, associate and contribute to national development, noting that civil society organisations have played critical roles in humanitarian response, education, healthcare, climate action, women’s and youth empowerment, disaster relief, election monitoring, human rights advocacy and the promotion of accountability. The organisation warned that the proposed legislation ...

  By Owei Lakemfa A dozen Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, met in Lungi, Sierra Leone on July 19, 2026. They issued the usually bland communique on a single currency, supported the illegal violation of a sister country’s sovereignty and made false declarations on the region’s political situation and democracy. The West African leaders spoke tongue-in-cheek when they declared that they are satisfied with “the steady progress made in democratic consolidation and political governance, as well as the relative stability and resilience of the region, amidst increasing geopolitical and geostrategic pressures.” But what satisfaction in democratic consolidation can they be talking about when, of the current twelve countries in ECOWAS, Guinea-Bissau is under direct military rule, the five-year military junta in Guinea headed by General Mamadi Doumbouya has just on May 31, 2026 shed its military uniform for civilian regalia with the people having no fre...

  By Owei Lakemfa   The transformative Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is mired in endless controversies. This is the fate of great monuments and, I dare say, great leaders.  So, my primary concerns here are not the hullabaloos  about  its actual cost and absence of biddings or, its ever changing designs as it meanders through coast and land. My interest here is its hugely successful naming ceremony. Africans take such a monumental event as the naming ceremony of a child, serious otherwise, it could be  regarded  a bastard.  Fittingly, the projected 750-kilometre road   has been named by the Tinubu Presidency as the “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Coastal Highway.” Federal Ministry of Works Minister ‘Professor’ David Umahi explained that the Federal Government decided to so name the highway because President Tinubu dreamt of the project twenty seven years ago when he was Lagos State Governor. Umahi said: “It is one thing to dre...

  By allcitynews.ng  In apparent bid to prune sales and distributions of the banned pet bottled and sachet hot drinks, the leadership of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shifted the focus to deal with the roots, rather than the sellers. As such it has sealed three factories for producing banned sachet and PET bottles below 200ml alcoholic drinks in Ogun State. The Assistant Director in NAFDAC’s Investigation and Enforcement Directorate,Mr Kunle Ojo, who led the team, told newsmen on yesterday that the enforcement followed continued production of alcoholic products in packaging prohibited under existing regulatory directives. The enforcement was carried out in Sango-Ota and Idi-Iroko axis. Ojo said that the factories sealed were Intercontinental Distilleries Ltd., Shashi Distillery Ltd. and an undisclosed factory owned by Nigeria Distillery Ltd. He said that the undisclosed factory was discovered as a result of the agency’s ongoing secon...