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UN-WCD Back Tinubu’s Security Push, Seek Matawalle’s RedeploymentThe United World Congress of Diplomats (UN-WCD), in collaboration with the International Institute of Experts on Political Economy and Administration (IIEPEA), has openly backed President Bola Tinubu’s security strategy, demanding immediate redeployment of Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, from the ministry. The Diplomats, at a press conference... Continue
PalmPay Deepens Long-Term Commitment In Nigeria With New Office At Old Yaba Road, LagosPalmPay has opened a new office at 33 Old Yaba Road, Lagos, reinforcing its commitment to innovation, customer service, and operational growth in Nigeria. The new office represents a continued investment in PalmPay’s people, operations, and infrastructure, supporting the company’s ability to deliver reliable financial services at scale. Designed... Continue
A Rejoinder To ‘Bola’s Tax’: When ‘Simple Logic’ Becomes Simple MisdirectionBY TANIMU YAKUBU The Emmanuel Orjih’s essay being circulated is rhetorically powerful, but its “simplicity” is achieved by subtracting the very provisions that determine the outcome. That is not clarity; it is selective accounting. Let’s dismantle the argument on its own terms —calmly, sequentially, and with arithmetic that actually... Continue
Energy Tycoon, Wale Tinubu Hails Otedola, Elumelu On Mega DealsFUNSHO AROGUNDADE Billionaire energy tycoon, Jubril Adewle Tinubu has hailed two of Nigeria’s influential investors —Femi Otedola and Tony Elumelu —for wrapping up the year 2025 and ringed in 2026 with two landmark deals. In a post Thursday on his various social handles, Tinubu spotlights Otedola’s ‘investor foresightedness’ and... Continue
Nigeria Women’s Football League MVP Janet Akekoromowei Scores In Opening Game Of The New YearMatchday 5 of the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Premiership produced a mix of narrow wins, commanding performances, and hard-fought draws across various centres nationwide, highlighting the league’s growing competitiveness. In Uyo, Bayelsa Queens secured a 2–1 away win over Ibom Angels in Uyo. First-half goals from Kesiena Ojiyovwi... Continue
Why Is Everybody Suddenly Talking About Omoọba Abímbọ́lá Onabanjo?BY SAMUEL OLATUNJI Across Ijebuland and even beyond, one name keeps coming up in conversations—at home, at community meetings, and across informal discussion spaces. That name is Omoọba Abímbọ́lá Onabanjo. The growing attention around him is not sudden hype. It reflects a deeper conversation about what kind of leadership... Continue
Entertainment
MultiChoice, a Canal Plus company, has announced the launch of a brand-new dating reality television show, Heartbeat, premiering on Sunday, January 11, 2026, on Africa Magic Showcase (DStv Channel... Continue
Mr. Anthony Chiejina, Group Chief Branding and Communications, Dangote Group, has been named to the prestigious 2025 Influence 100, reaffirming his standing as one of the most consequential communications... Continue
DStv has launched a new campaign tagged “We Got You”, aimed at giving customers more entertainment value at the start of the year without additional cost. The campaign, which... Continue
January 9 Collective (J9C), a multidisciplinary network of Nigerian professionals, has announced that Oba Saheed Elegushi, the Elegushi of the Ikate Elegushi Kingdom, and Stanbic IBTC Bank chief executive... Continue
The 25th Anniversary of the Anwar -Ul- Islam Model College, Old Students Association, (ACAOSA) 2000 (Millennium) Set was a momentous occasion, marked by a grand celebration held at the... Continue
Araba Femi Sanni, Chairman of the Stefolga Group, has expressed heartfelt gratitude to clients, listeners, partners, and well-wishers in his New Year message for 2026. The message, conveyed on... Continue
Education
The 25th Anniversary of the Anwar -Ul- Islam Model College, Old Students Association, (ACAOSA) 2000 (Millennium) Set was a momentous occasion, marked by a grand celebration held at the... Continue
The Chancellor of Summit University, Offa, Kwara State, and Chairman of Rite Foods Limited, Dr. Sulaiman Adebola Adegunwa, OFR, has identified investment in quality education as a catalyst for sustainable socio-economic development. Adegunwa stated this recently while delivering his address... Continue
On a crisp morning at Demal School in Ijede , Ikorodu, Lagos State, the Centre for Indigenous Knowledge, Development and Sustainability (CIKDAS) organised a vibrant Smart Money Habit Awareness... Continue
The Permanent Chairman, Southern Nigeria Traditional Rulers Council (SNTRC), Arole Oodua Olofin Adimula, Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, CFR, Ojaja II, has officially launched the Ojaja University... Continue
Fourteen-year-old Oreoluwa Alayande has been crowned the winner of the MTN mPulse Spelling Bee 2025, following a thrilling grand finale that saw the top 20 contestants from schools across... Continue
Renowned journalist and media strategist, Emeka Monye, has launched an annual award of N1 million for the best-performing student in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in... Continue
Editorials
Crime
CHUKA UBAH Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command attached to the Rapid Response Squad Awkuzu on Wednesday 7th January, 2026, recorded breakthrough in an ongoing investigation involving a... Continue
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has alerted the public of planned campaigns of calumny by politicians and groups having vested interests in suspects being investigated or facing... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE A 38-year old man, Ezekiel Olarinkoye, has landed in trouble in Lagos State for allegedly engaging his neighbour’s 6-year old daughter in sex. P.M.EXPRESS reports that the... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA A 43-year old man, Adamu Ismaila, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly engaging his neighbour’s 15-year old girl in sex and inducing several... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA Police operatives from the Gender Section of the Lagos State Command have arrested a suspect, Nkanang David, while his compliance is now at large for allegedly gang... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA A 23-year old man, Shittu Suleimon, has landed in trouble in Lagos State for allegedly touching the buttocks of a 12-year old girl. P.M.EXPRESS reports that... Continue
Politics
The State Chairman, Hon. Ernest Njesi, on behalf of the entire members of the State Executive Committee and all members of the Action People’s Party (APP), Imo State Chapter,... Continue
The Executive Chairman of Ojodu LCDA, Lagos State, Hon. Segun Odunmbaku, today, attended the official opening ceremony of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Ojodu LCDA Headquarters, located at Aina... Continue
Former presidential candidate, Gbenga Hashim, has paid a condolence visit to the family of late Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, who passed away on Thursday, November 27, 2025. Hashim described... Continue
KASHIM SHETTIMA Politics rewards memory, and today, memory must begin with gratitude. Before we speak of maps and margins, we must acknowledge the singular role of President Bola Ahmed... Continue
President Bola Tinubu congratulates Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji on his emergence as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State following the party’s primary election... Continue
President Bola Tinubu has met with All Progressives Congress leaders and governorship aspirants in Osun state and appealed for unity and consensus-building ahead of the party’s primary on December... Continue
Business
PalmPay has opened a new office at 33 Old Yaba Road, Lagos, reinforcing its commitment to innovation, customer service, and operational growth in Nigeria. The new office represents a... Continue
Further to its announcement on 9 October 2025 of the intended appointments of two Nigerians to its board, Savannah Energy PLC, the British independent energy company focused around the delivery... Continue
FUNSHO AROGUNDADE Billionaire energy tycoon, Jubril Adewle Tinubu has hailed two of Nigeria’s influential investors —Femi Otedola and Tony Elumelu —for wrapping up the year 2025 and ringed in... Continue
Wema Bank is once again redefining the future of banking with the upgraded version of ALAT scheduled to go live in January 2026. Tagged ALAT: The Evolution, the upgraded... Continue
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has effected another reduction in the pump price of premium motor spirit (PMS), popularly called petrol lowering the cost by N20 per... Continue
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has categorically rejected a circulating report claiming the refinery is shutting down for maintenance, describing the story as false and misleading. In a statement released on... Continue
Feature
Health
The world over, healthcare professionals make significant personal sacrifices for their patients, and taking time to relax and unwind is crucial for their mental health and resilience. It helps... Continue
Nigerians have been urged to embrace alternative medicine as the nation and the world continue the search for cures for terminal diseases, including HIV/AIDS, diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE For many Nigerians, conversations about abortion are uncomfortable, emotional, or simply avoided. But behind the tension lies a reality that affects families across the country: unsafe abortion... Continue
EBERE UZOUKWA, PhD Abia State’s emergence as the best-performing state in the South East at the 2025 Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) Primary Health Care Leadership Challenge, as well... Continue
The ongoing efforts of the Hon. Segun Odunmbaku’s administration to enhance grassroots healthcare delivery received another boost yesterday as Ojodu LCDA extended its weekly geriatric medical outreach to Ward... Continue
President Bola Tinubu has re-appointed Dr. Olugbenga Adekile Owoeye as substantive Medical Director of Federal Neuro -Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba for the second and final term of four years, effective... Continue
Interview
Metro
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has provided a comprehensive update on the fire incident at the Great Nigeria Insurance (GNI) Building, incorporating the most recent briefing by... Continue
A Nigerian businesswoman, Ms. Olayinka Aishat Kadiri, has instituted a N705 million fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and five others before the... Continue
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, returned to the scene of the Christmas Eve fire at Great Nigeria Insurance (GNI) building on Martins Street, Lagos Island, to assess... Continue
FADEYI TOLULOPE AYOBAMI The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, said it would improve its weather forecast, towards achieving national climate resilience in 2026. The... Continue
The rollout of electric buses for mass transit by the Abia State Government under the visionary leadership of His Excellency, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, stands as yet another... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA A serving Police Officer, Inspector Ifeanyi Onyekwere, attached to the Strike Force Squad at Zone 2 Command, Onikan, Lagos, has done the unimaginable for daring the Inspector... Continue
Opinions
Pictures
A delegation of Franco-Nigeria Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) on Thursday, 6 November 2025 paid a courtesy visit on the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu at... Continue
ABIODUN ADIGUN “Unlike the masses, intellectuals have a taste for rationality and interest in facts. Their critical habit of mind makes them resistant to the kind of propaganda that ... Continue
PHOTOS BY OKOBIA RAYMOND The Queen of Ooni of Ife, Her Regal Majesty, Olori Ambassador Dr. Temitope Enitan-Ogunwusi was a guest of the Ambassador of the Russian... Continue
PHOTOS BY OKOBIA RAYMOND The 2024 World Table Tennis Contender Lagos is currently ongoing at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Indoor Sports Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria. Interestingly,... Continue
FC Barcelona Femini forward, Nigerian soccer star, Assist Oshoala was at the private home of the Nigerian First Family in Lagos where she was received by the President, Asiwaju... Continue
Team Lagos athletes participating at the ongoing 2nd National Para Games in Abuja are really enjoying their participation in the championship designed by the Nigerian government for the... Continue
Sports
Matchday 5 of the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Premiership produced a mix of narrow wins, commanding performances, and hard-fought draws across various centres nationwide, highlighting the league’s growing... Continue
World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Anthony Joshua has landed back in the United Kingdom and is recovering at home following the car crash in Nigeria that killed two of his... Continue
Notable Niger Delta socio-cultural group, the Orashi National Congress, ONC, has congratulated Hon. Victor Dennis Ekaro and others who were appointed and sworn in as Special Advisers to the... Continue
Whitstable Town FC have expressed strong interest in highly-rated Nigerian youth international, Raheem Moyinoluwa Salaudeen, after being impressed by the 15-year-old’s performances and development. The talented midfielder, who has... Continue
The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Sports, in collaboration with the Office of the Sustainable Development Goals, has organised the 2025 Sports Fiesta, an initiative aimed at... Continue
Residents of Agege Local Government have showered encomium on the council boss, Hon. Abdul-Ganiyu Vinod Obasa, for the free Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 free viewing centres. The... Continue
World
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, OON, has met with the British Foreign Secretary to discuss ways of strengthening cooperation between both countries across a broad... Continue
The war between Russia and Ukraine has long transcended the boundaries of a bilateral conflict. The active involvement of the USA and Europe is no longer a secret. The... Continue
The global movement to reconnect Afro-descendants with their ancestral homeland received powerful endorsements from two world leaders as Brazilian President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Nigerian President, Bola... Continue
MUDASHIRU TAWAKALITU OLUWATOYIN The Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) will take place in Addis Ababa from September 8 to 10, 2025, hosted by the government of Ethiopia and the... Continue
FADEYI TOLULOPE AYOBAMI As the Minamata Convention on Mercury marks eight years since it entered into force, over 150 Parties and many stakeholders continue working to reduce mercury pollution... Continue
ENGR TAIWO ABIODUN, PhD, DBA In a world already strained by division, polarization, and ideological extremism, the rising confrontation between Israel and Iran may seem like just another episode... Continue
Latest News
The United World Congress of Diplomats (UN-WCD), in collaboration with the International Institute of... Continue
PalmPay has opened a new office at 33 Old Yaba Road, Lagos, reinforcing its... Continue
OBINNA JOSEPH The release of the 2025 Q3 States Fiscal Transparency League Table... Continue
Further to its announcement on 9 October 2025 of the intended appointments of two Nigerians... Continue
BY TANIMU YAKUBU The Emmanuel Orjih’s essay being circulated is rhetorically powerful, but its... Continue
FUNSHO AROGUNDADE Billionaire energy tycoon, Jubril Adewle Tinubu has hailed two of Nigeria’s influential... Continue
Matchday 5 of the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Premiership produced a mix of... Continue
BY SAMUEL OLATUNJI Across Ijebuland and even beyond, one name keeps coming up in... Continue
CHUKA UBAH Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command attached to the Rapid Response... Continue
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD, NPM, has ordered the deployment... Continue
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