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•Economy, culture fingered •Alimosho, Ikorodu, Eti-Osa lead in cases •Men also victims, underreported •Eko Haven on rescue mission RECENTLY, the kitchen is no longer the only place getting hot in Lagos homes; every room is on fire. Marriage is supposed to be about partnership, but in 2026, for a growing number of Lagos couples, it’s about who throws the first punch. She threw the plate. He threw the first punch. By morning, the marriage of five years had two black eyes and a broken dining table. Meanwhile, Lagos has handled approximately 700 cases involving male victims of domestic abuse over the past one year. It also recorded 33,009 cases between late 2021 and mid-2026, perhaps highlighting an intensified legal crackdown despite heavy caseloads. DSVA Executive Secretary, Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, disclosed this when she led a delegation on a courtesy visit to Vanguard Media’s Apapa office. She fingered economic pressure, mental health strain, and a culture of silence as top culprits, ...

*Atiku, Obi, Makinde absent at summit *ADC, APM, NDC, PDP faction, PRP, SDP, DLA work out template *To go into 2027 with 2023’s arithmetical lessons *G100, party chairmen, Reps Minority caucus chart path to victory *We can replicate APC’s 2015 success, says Reps Minority caucuslI’m ready to forgo my ambition — Duke *Atiku explains absence, denies boycotting parley Presidential candidates of the African Democratic Congress ADC, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar; his counterparts in the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr. Peter Obi; and Allied Peoples Movement APM and governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde, were absent as leaders of Nigeria’s six main opposition political parties converged in Abuja, yesterday, to firm-up coalition arrangements to beat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 polls. Although the three heavyweights were absent, the opposition summit was not short of presidential and vice-presidential candidates, with Prince Adewole Adebayo of the SDP, Donald Duke of Peoples Redemption P...

THE late veteran Nollywood actor, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo has been laid to rest at Ilaro his home town. Family members, friends,  colleagues and fans gave him last honour. Ogogo’s death came days after his daughters, Kaira and Lima Taiwo, appealed for medical assistance for their father, who had been battling stage-four cancer. The 66-year-old Yoruba film icon was buried in Islamic rites, a day after his death was confirmed. Mourners conveyed his remains to the burial ground, where Islamic prayers were offered before his interment. Among those who attended the funeral were veteran actors Jide Kosoko, Yinka Quadri, Faithia Balogun, Femi Adebayo, Mr Latin, Ireti Osayemi, Toyosi Adesanya and Bisi Omo Logbalogba, alongside members of the deceased’s family, residents and other sympathisers. Ogogo’s close friend and colleague, Yinka Quadri, was visibly emotional and broke down in tears as mourners consoled him. Also paying tribute to the deceased, actor Bola Oyin-Adejobi p...

United States Mission in Nigeria has warned visa applicants against submitting forged or misleading documents, saying such cases were escalated to relevant US government agencies when detected. The mission disclosed this in a post on its official X account as part of its ongoing #VisaWiseaTravelSmart campaign, which seeks to educate applicants about the US visa process. According to the mission, consular officers do more than reject applications when they discover fraudulent documents or information suggesting that an applicant can pose a security threat.  The statement read: “When consular officers detect fraudulent documents in a visa application or uncover information suggesting an individual may be a potential threat, we immediately alert all appropriate U.S. government agencies. We are coordinating to protect national security and keep criminals and bad actors out.” The warning means applicants who submit fake bank statements, employment letters, travel records or other suppor...

•Says half of minors procure drinks in prohibited packs THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has began a street-level crackdown on alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and bottles below 200ml, following findings that almost half of minors who procure alcohol do so through the banned packaging formats. The agency said the intensified enforcement would target markets, motor parks, retail outlets, bars and distribution centres nationwide, as it moves beyond manufacturers to the last points of sale where prohibited alcoholic products remain accessible to children and young people. Addressing newsmen in Lagos, the Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye, said the agency would deploy seizures, intelligence gathering and sustained surveillance to eliminate the banned products from circulation. According to her, research that informed the prohibition showed that 47.2 per cent of minors and 48.8 per cent of underage consumers procu...

HOODLUMS reportedly engaged in a gun battle with security personnel attached to the convoy of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, at the palace of the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji, yesterday. The incident occurred shortly after Adeleke received his certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and visited the palace to celebrate his victory with the traditional ruler.  Sources at the palace disclosed that the hoodlums had allegedly laid siege to the area in an unregistered Toyota Sienna vehicle before the governor arrived. The source further disclosed that some of the hoodlums were engaged in a heated argument before the shooting started, adding that the cause of the altercation and the intended target of the shooting could not immediately be established. A shop owner close to the palace, Laide Misture, said that a few minutes after the governor and his entourage entered the palace, they started hearing gunshots. “The guys were shooting f...