Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, under the Lagos State Police Command have successfully rescued an elderly woman who attempted to take her own life by jumping into the lagoon from Carter Bridge.

The incident occurred at approximately 12:20 p.m. on Friday, during a routine patrol by RRS officers, according to a statement posted on the squad’s official X (formerly Twitter) handle, @rrsLagos767.

The officers were able to intervene just in time, preventing what could have been a tragic outcome. The woman was immediately taken to the RRS Headquarters, where she was received by the Commander of the Squad, CSP Shola Jejeloye.

Upon listening to the woman’s account, CSP Jejeloye facilitated a private reconciliation meeting involving the woman, her husband, and their 30-year-old son to address underlying family issues that may have contributed to the incident.

Following the emotional conversation, the RRS Commander provided the woman with extensive counselling and offered her financial assistance to aid her recovery and well-being.

The family expressed heartfelt gratitude to CSP Jejeloye and the RRS operatives for their swift response, compassionate handling of the situation, and generous support.

The woman has since been released into the care of her husband and son.

Popular Nigerian comedian, Francis Agoda, better known as I Go Die, has criticised Nigerian politicians for recycling manipulative tactics as the 2027 presidential election approaches.

In a post he shared on Instagram, the comedian warned Nigerians to be cautious of politicians who fake humility in a bid to gain sympathy and votes from Nigerians.

I Go Die expressed frustration about Nigerians’ repeated gullibility, highlighting how politicians often pretend to be humble during campaigns, only to disappear after winning elections.

The comedian cited historical figures like Obafemi Awolowo, comparing their legacy with modern politicians who still rely on outdated and insincere campaign tactics.

He said, “2027 dey near… Politicians don dey collect their white native from tailor hand. Very soon now, you go begin see dem for roadside dey buy corn, dey help roast bole with women, enter market like say na dem suffer pass you, chop for mama put like say na their house. Fake humility just to win your heart.

“But once dem win, dem go disappear like spirit. You no go see dem again until next election. Same old script since 1960. No innovation, no sincerity.

“Na the same format dem Awolowo use that year na una still dey use today. Zero creativity. Zero change. Na why Nigeria still dey where we dey.

“We do not need actors, we need thinkers. We do not need visionary leaders, not recycled lies.”

There are strong indications that controversies over some plots of land in Abuja may have pitched the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, against one another.

This became feasible when the NSITF issued a public notice claiming that the lands’ documents are missing, a development that prompted the NLC to debunk it.

The NLC had insisted that it is in possession of the original documents, puncturing the claims that they were missing.

Trouble started when the management of NSITF issued a public notice signed by its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Oluwaseun Faleye, and published in two national dailies, including Vanguard and The Sun on Thursday, July 10, 2025, declaring that it could no longer find the Certificate of Occupancy, Power of Attorney, and Deed of Assignment relating to Plot Numbers MISC 54707 and MISC 54824.

Faleye equally claimed the plots were in favour of the NSITF Management Board and warned the public and relevant authorities, including the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and the Abuja Geographical Information System (AGIS), not to deal with any person in possession of the original documents.

But in a sharp reaction to the public notice, NLC described the claims as “mischievous,” “utterly ridiculous,” and possibly a product of “sheer ignorance.”

Debunking the position of NSITF, the NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, stated: “We find this publication as mischievous or utterly ridiculous or hopefully, an act of sheer ignorance because the aforesaid plots of land have always belonged to the Nigeria Labour Congress, and will continue to belong to the Nigeria Labour Congress.”

He insisted that the Congress is not only the bona fide owner of the controversial land in question but has possession of it.

To further buttress NLC’s position, Ajaero argued that: “It is trite knowledge that one cannot claim loss or issue loss notice over that which one has neither possessory nor proprietary right.”

But in another swift reaction, the NSITF maintained its stance through a counter-statement signed by its Head of Corporate Affairs, Alexandra Mede.

Mede stated: “The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has taken note of the press release issued by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in reaction to our recent publication relating to plots referenced under file numbers MISC 54707 and MISC 54824.”

Reaffirming its earlier position, the Fund added: “The Fund reaffirms its position as stated in its previous publication and maintains full confidence that the appropriate authorities will resolve the matter in accordance with the law.”