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Ekiti has moved to create its own police force, causing other governors to suddenly remember urgent meetings, committee work, and unresolved questions like “who will pay salary by month three?” Abuja is reportedly monitoring the situation with the speed of a fuel queue.
Nyesom Dwala
Residents say they only discovered their land had entered “investment mode” after the meeting, the minutes and possibly the groundnuts had already been allocated. Officials insist development is coming — once everyone agrees who was supposed to be told first.
Nyesom Dwala
Residents across Edo, Delta, Ondo and Ekiti say they suspected a blackout only after their fans stopped making that small disapproving noise. Authorities praised the outage as a rare show of inter-state cooperation, pending when electricity itself becomes available for comment.
Nyesom Dwala
Lagosians welcomed the reported shake-up at LAWMA, while gently reminding the government that resignation letters are not the same as waste trucks. The refuse by the bus stop has also reportedly refused to resign.
Nyesom Dwala
Lagos says the Lekki–Epe repairs will take 35 days, a bold claim in a city where “quick diversion” can become a semester. Residents have been advised to pack snacks, charge phones, and accept that their cars may develop an emotional attachment to traffic.
Nyesom Dwala
In Enugu, Uche Nnaji has promised displaced traders free shops, lower taxes, fresh air and possibly industrialisation before the next pothole matures. The shops are free-ish, the hope is fully funded, and the bulldozer remains on standby.
Nyesom Dwala
After 111 more Nigerians returned from South Africa, officials hailed the 15th evacuation as proof the system works, mainly the part that brings citizens back to the same problems they originally left behind.
Nyesom Dwala
Oyo gave teachers a well-earned Monday off for World Teachers’ Day, but students have already claimed the public holiday like it was written in their own lesson notes. Parents, now trapped at home with full-volume children, suddenly understand why “backbone of education” needs physiotherapy.
Nyesom Dwala
Kano has hired 2,037 health workers in one day, a bold attempt to replace everyone already comparing NHS salaries on WhatsApp. Officials say the next phase is ensuring hospitals have light, equipment, and staff who have not quietly entered the Canada Express Lane.
Nyesom Dwala
After a taxpayer-adjacent London petrol experiment, Edo’s governor returned with breaking news: Nigerians are “enjoying” because fuel is cheaper here—provided you ignore wages, purchasing power, and the small matter of actually living in Nigeria.
Nyesom Dwala
Enugu residents will enjoy 10 hours of compulsory civic stillness on Saturday, as the state pauses weddings, suya runs and general movement so 260 councillors can emerge peacefully under democracy’s favourite setting: lockdown.
Nyesom Dwala
After a viral panic sent Lagos into full bottled-water CSI mode, inspectors stormed CWAY’s factory and emerged with the hard-hitting findings: wash the packaging, add handles, and kindly tell Nigerians when the water bottle is supposed to retire.
Nyesom Dwala
Lagos has bought Africa’s first high-tech flood insurance policy, using satellites to monitor the rain and Germany to monitor the bill. Unfortunately, the $7.5 million safety net is now standing bravely in front of a $40 billion problem with the confidence of a nylon bag in Lekki floodwater.
Nyesom Dwala
Bauchi has begun paying gratuities owed since 2012, bringing relief to retirees who waited so long that their pension files could legally apply for JAMB. Officials called it a first phase, because in Nigeria, even closure prefers to come in instalments.
Nyesom Dwala
The Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has returned to its natural state as a stationary pilgrimage route, with motorists once again enjoying the annual tradition of sleeping near Berger and blaming themselves for infrastructure that has been “almost finished” since several administrations ago.
Nyesom Dwala
The NCC says it has seized ₦7 million worth of pirated books in Abuja, confirming that even literature has entered Nigeria’s “original copy” economy. Investigators now hope to find the masterminds before someone photocopies the evidence and sells it in traffic.
Nyesom Dwala
Edo’s governor has promised five-minute security response, suggesting the state may have accidentally invented Nigeria’s fastest delivery service. Residents are now waiting to see if the emergency line will pick up before the emergency ends.
Nyesom Dwala
After GDP reportedly grew by 4.43%, Labour has urged Nigerians to check under supermarket shelves, inside fuel queues, and behind their landlord’s new rent notice for signs of the missing prosperity. Government says the economy is recovering; citizens say it should at least send transport fare.
Nyesom Dwala
Lagos has unveiled a three-year HIV plan that technically began last year, proving once again that Nigerian timelines are powered by vibes and committee minutes. Officials say the goal is testing, treatment, and reduced stigma, before the virus starts demanding its own launch event.
Nyesom Dwala
After sacking over 40 staff for corruption, EFCC has sparked calls for a new agency to monitor the agency monitoring corruption, pending another agency to monitor that one, before the whole thing enters national cake recursion.
Nyesom Dwala
Students of IBB University Lapai have reportedly updated their five-year plans to include sleep, POS work, and “waiting for further directives,” after ASUU introduced the semester’s latest compulsory course: Indefinite Strike Studies.
Nyesom Dwala
Following an indefinite staff strike at Plateau varsity, students have reportedly rediscovered sleeping, tailoring, crypto charts and staring at ceilings, while parents update their school-fees grief with fresh data.
Nyesom Dwala
As NAFDAC moves to retire sachet alcohol, Nigerians have begun mourning the end of “small small” with the solemnity usually reserved for fuel subsidy removal, national grid collapse, and the last piece of meat in party jollof.
Nyesom Dwala
The suspect allegedly extorted motorists with nothing but confidence, a laminated card, and the correct amount of menace, leaving Nigerians to wonder whether his real crime was impersonation or failing to be on the official payroll.
Nyesom Dwala
