The Lagos Mail

24/09/2025

24/09/2025

A Rustenburg Magistrate’s Court in south Africa has sentenced Kagiso Josias Selomane (45), to 20years imprisonment . Kogiso was convicted on nine counts of fraud for posing as a lawyer. Investigations revealed that between 2011 and 2015, Selomane masqueraded as a legal practitioner in courts acros...

24/09/2025

The UK has formally recognised Palestine to protect the viability of a two-state solution and create a path towards lasting peace for the Israeli and Palestinian people. The historic decision, announced alongside Canada and Australia, comes as the situation on the ground in Gaza continues to worsen,...

11/09/2025

South Africa’s highest court has ruled that husbands can take the surname of their wives, overturning a law that barred them from doing so. In a victory for two couples who brought the case, the Constitutional Court ruled that the law was a “colonial import” that amounted to gender-based discr...

09/09/2025

President Duma Boko has officially launched Botswana’s first Sovereign Wealth Fund, describing it as a bold and visionary step toward reducing the country’s dependence on diamonds and safeguarding its long-term prosperity. While acknowledging that diamonds have been the backbone of Botswana’s ...

05/09/2025

How do we reduce deaths on our roads?

05/09/2025

Angela Rayner resigns as deputy prime minister and housing secretary over failing to pay enough tax on a flat in Hove, East Sussex

She also resigns as deputy leader of the Labour Party, and a government reshuffle is now under way

Rayner, who is the MP for Ashton-under-Lyne, referred herself to the PM's ethics adviser earlier this week, after admitting underpaying stamp duty on her £800,000 flat

In her resignation letter, she says she takes "full responsibility" for the "error" of not seeking further tax advice on the purchase

01/09/2025

UK announces new life-saving support for pregnant women and new mothers, and menstrual hygiene kits for thousands of women and girls. Against a backdrop of an appalling humanitarian crisis, the UK has pledged vital funding to deploy midwives and deliver emergency medical supplies for new mothers in....

01/09/2025

Nigeria’s former Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has died at the age of 69 on Sunday at the Cedar Crest Hospital in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Arase, who served as Nigeria’s 18th Inspector-General of Police, was later appointed Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC). Bef...

01/09/2025

A District Court in Finland has sentenced the self-proclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra Government in Exile, Simon Ekpa, to six years in prison for terrorism-related crimes.Ekpa was arrested by Finnish authorities on 21 November 2024, following an investigation by the Finnish Nationa...

28/08/2025

UAC Foods proudly celebrated the dedication and resilience of its security team on this year’s Universal Day for Security Officers “24/7,” themed “Securing Lives, Enabling Growth.” This special occasion recognises the men and women who tirelessly protect our people, facilities, and assets ...

12/05/2025

Picture of the week. OLOKONLA

Refuse dump on the newly renovated road Olokonla towards Sango tedo