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Osun Polls: The Days After And Implications For 2027BY TUNDE RAHMAN Osun State woke up last Sunday with the same government it went to bed with: that of Governor Ademola Adeleke. With Adeleke’s victory in the August 15 election, the opposition may be having a new talking point for 2027. The governor ran on the Accord Party... Continue
Pascal Atuma Welcomes Baby Boy With WifeNigerian filmmaker and sports entrepreneur, Pascal Atuma has welcomed a baby boy with his wife. Atuma announced the arrival of his little tot via his Instagram page on Sunday, August 23, 2026. The little tot has been christened Majesty Chukwuemeka Warren Atuma by his parents. In a brief chat,... Continue
Government Should Stop Funding SportsBY EHI BRAIMAH Nigeria should stop pretending that pouring public money into sports is the same thing as developing sports. It is not. For decades, government has funded football through grants, interventions, bonuses, camps, competitions, travel and assorted forms of financial assistance. Yet, the more government spends, the more... Continue
Let Pinnick Be By Fred EdorehThe disappointing outing of the Super Falcons at the last WAFCON and Nigeria’s failure to qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil, coming after the Super Eagles also failed to qualify for Qatar 2022 and USA 2026, have understandably generated thoughts, criticisms and suggestions from different... Continue
Cassi Evicted From Big Brother Naija Season 11 as Abi Becomes First Female Most Influential Player of the WeekSunday night’s live show brought a mix of farewells and revelations, with Cassi becoming the latest housemate to leave the Big Brother Naija Season 11 House. Speaking with Ebuka Obi-Uchendu after his eviction, Cassi reflected on his time in the House, noting that he had taken his time... Continue
Ajayi, Nathaniel Secure Early Tickets To 2027 World Athletics ChampionshipsAFOLABI SAHEED OLAWALE Nigerian sprinters Kanyinsola Ajayi and Ezekiel Nathaniel have become the first athletes from the country to secure automatic qualification for the 2027 World Athletics Championships in Beijing, China. The duo achieved the qualifying standards on Sunday, August 23, the opening day of the qualification window, which... Continue
Africa Fashion Week London 2026 Showcases Nigerian Designer Via British Council’s Creative DNA ProgrammeAfrican Fashion Week London (AFWL) 2026, held at 8 Northumberland Avenue and the British Council Headquarters, London featured a Nigerian designer, Adedayo Ilori, founder of the Dimeji Ilori label and beneficiary of the British Council’s Creative DNA accelerator programme, among other designers this year. Building on the success of... Continue
UBA Board Approves Half-Year 2026 Results, Seeks CBN, NGX Approval Before PublicationUnited Bank for Africa Plc, UBA, has informed shareholders and the investing public that its Board of Directors approved the Bank’s Financial Statements for the half-year ended June 30, 2026 at its meeting held on August 13, 2026. The Bank said the release of the results is subject to... Continue
Entertainment
Nigerian filmmaker and sports entrepreneur, Pascal Atuma has welcomed a baby boy with his wife. Atuma announced the arrival of his little tot via his Instagram page on Sunday,... Continue
Sunday night’s live show brought a mix of farewells and revelations, with Cassi becoming the latest housemate to leave the Big Brother Naija Season 11 House. Speaking with... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE The Soundcity OnTour campus music tour has continued its nationwide movement with a stop at Ahmadu Bello University, ABU Zaria, delivering live performances, campus engagement, and new... Continue
Prominent Ogun State businessman and philanthropist, Alhaji Ibrahim Dende Egungbohun, known as IBD Dende, has expressed profound sorrow over the passing of veteran Nollywood actor, Alhaji Taiwo Hassan, popularly... Continue
The family of veteran Nollywood actor Alhaji Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, has announced burial arrangements following his passing on Sunday, August 23, at the age of 66.... Continue
Senator Solomon Adeola, the distinguished lawmaker representing Ogun West Senatorial District and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has expressed sadness over the passing of veteran actor,... Continue
Education
The Glade Crescent Foundation for Youth Empowerment, a philanthropic initiative founded by tech expert John Akhigbe, has once again demonstrated its commitment to supporting underprivileged youth in the Kosofe... Continue
EBUKA ONYEKWELU, Ph.D The Government of Anambra State has moved to strengthen the Anambra State School System by aligning both public and private schools in the State with the... Continue
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, has received the endorsement of teachers across Ogun State as their... Continue
Professor Segun Aina has officially assumed office as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), succeeding Professor Is-haq Oloyede, whose second and final five-year tenure... Continue
The Nigerian Breweries–Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust Fund (NB/FOETF) has awarded a secondary school scholarship to Ayomide Avose, a young student who gained national recognition as the keynote speaker at... Continue
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has signed a series of Executive Orders establishing a new governance framework for education in the state. The orders cover financing, school protection,... Continue
Editorials
Crime
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE A 32-year-old man, Amechi Solomon, was arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrate Court in Lagos over allegations bordering on fraud, forgery, and conduct likely to cause breach of... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE A 23-year-old man, Daniel Essen, was arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court sitting in Ejigbo in the Lagos State Magisterial District over allegations bordering on breach of... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE Residents of Ojo, Badagry and Ibeju-Lekki areas of Lagos State are lamenting prolonged power outages and poor network service as cases of transformer and telecommunication vandalism linked... Continue
Operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, have arrested a man identified as Moferewa Maiye for impersonating personnel of the Service and allegedly extorting money from commuters in... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE A 31-year-old man, Abiodun Raji Kazeem, was on Friday arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court over allegations of conspiracy and theft. The charges relate to two separate... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE 43-year-old Adesokan Babatunde has been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court in Ojo for alleged conspiracy and theft of transformers, cables and oil worth over N20 million.... Continue
Politics
The Ogun State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has affirmed that Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as “Yayi”, remains the duly recognised governorship candidate of... Continue
The Convener and Lead Resource Person of The Think-Tinubu Initiative, 3TI, Omogbolahan L.A. Babawale, has congratulated Hon. Akinjide Kazeem Akinola on his appointment as Deputy Director, Grassroots Engagement &... Continue
ADEOLA OGUNLADE The Executive Chairman of Ikeja Local Government, Comrade Akeem Olalekan Dauda (AKOD), has urged APC members across Ikeja to get fully prepared for the 2027 elections and... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA The All Progressives Congress, APC, has announced its Presidential Campaign Council for the January 2027 elections, naming President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as chairman and Vice President Kashim... Continue
— MAZI EJIMOFOR OPARA In the APGA of old, we had leaders who groomed themselves for every available role. If it were possible, they would occupy all positions... Continue
Action Peoples Party, APP, Senatorial Candidate for Imo East, Dr. Chima Matthew Amadi, popularly known as Mazi Gburugburu, has assured constituents of quality representation anchored on ideas and service... Continue
Business
United Bank for Africa Plc, UBA, has informed shareholders and the investing public that its Board of Directors approved the Bank’s Financial Statements for the half-year ended June 30,... Continue
ADE BAMIDELE You may have seen front-page headlines and advertorials claiming the EFCC “recovered $60 million” in an ongoing Nestoil investigation. This is a sponsored, misleading... Continue
Pan-African investment company, Heirs Holdings has opened applications for the second cohort of its Graduate Trainee Programme, inviting young Nigerians and international talent to launch careers across its portfolio... Continue
Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has expanded its free petroleum product delivery initiative to Kano, Imo, Anambra and Nasarawa States, a move expected to reduce distribution costs for independent... Continue
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has graduated and inducted 374 young professionals into its workforce, marking the completion of Cohort 21 of its Graduate Management... Continue
DON EBUBEOGU I saw the article my brother, Celestine Ebubeogu wrote about the influx of the Chinese and their expanding trading interest in Nigeria. He warned that unless we... Continue
Feature
Health
EBERE UZOUKWA, PhD The ongoing transformation of the Abia State University Teaching Hospital, ABSUTH, offers a clear indication of the attention Governor Alex Chioma Otti’s administration has continued to... Continue
Notable Niger Delta socio-cultural group, the Orashi National Congress, ONC, has hailed the Rivers State Government for the completion of the state-of-the-art Zonal Hospital, Omoku, describing it as... Continue
The Oyo State Government has reiterated its commitment to strengthening evidence-based HIV prevention strategies through improved data collection and research, as it officially flagged off the 2026 Integrated Biological... Continue
Lagos State Government has intensified monitoring of major healthcare infrastructure projects as the 280-bed Ojo General Hospital approaches completion, while construction of the new 180-bed Somolu General Hospital progresses,... Continue
The Remi & Lara Olowookere Foundation has broken ground for the construction of the Lara Olowookere Specialist Hub (LOSH), a specialist Oncology Support and Advocacy facility being donated to... Continue
The leadership of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Rivers State Branch, has met with the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Command, CP Olugbenga Adepoju Adewole, to express concerns over... Continue
Interview
Metro
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 10 suspects and recovered vandalized materials from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s flagship ₦15 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project following sustained... Continue
In an inspiring story of determination, resilience, and sacrifice, a young lady recounts how her mother used her earnings as an inDrive driver to train her four children and... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE While Lagosians sit for 3 hours in traffic at Oshodi, Mile 2, and Lekki-Epe, etc. someone is counting money. Our 6-month investigation reveals that Lagos gridlock in... Continue
The Ojodu Local Council Development Area, led by Hon. Segun Odunmbaku, has joined Yoruba sons and daughters across Lagos State and beyond to celebrate Isese Day 2026 with a... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE At 8:45pm on July 13, 2026, a BRT bus broke down on Third Mainland Bridge. By 9:10pm, four passengers and their valuables were gone. When Police arrived... Continue
AISHA ABUBAKAR A 60-year-old housewife, Hadiza Abdullahi, has approached a Shari’a Court in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, seeking the dissolution of her 35-year marriage and the return of the dowry... Continue
Opinions
Pictures
EBERE UZOUKWA, PhD The recent resurgence of the Labour Party reflects deliberate leadership, strategic clarity and timely intervention, with Governor Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, at the centre of this... Continue
ODEYEMI OLUWAROTIMI OLADIJI 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,... 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 AGBOGE ENIYE ESTHER The Queen of Ooni of Ife, Her Regal Majesty, Olori Ambassador Dr. Temitope Enitan-Ogunwusi was a guest of the Ambassador of the... Continue
PHOTOS BY ODEYEMI OLUWAROTIMI OLADIJI 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.... Continue
ODEYEMI OLUWAROTIMI OLADIJI 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... Continue
Sports
BY EHI BRAIMAH Nigeria should stop pretending that pouring public money into sports is the same thing as developing sports. It is not. For decades, government has funded football... Continue
The disappointing outing of the Super Falcons at the last WAFCON and Nigeria’s failure to qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil, coming after the Super... Continue
AFOLABI SAHEED OLAWALE Nigerian sprinters Kanyinsola Ajayi and Ezekiel Nathaniel have become the first athletes from the country to secure automatic qualification for the 2027 World Athletics Championships in... Continue
Buruj Football Club and Buruj Sports Academy have again taken a major step in advancing young Nigerian footballers, with three of its players registered for professional football trials in... Continue
Nigeria-born goalpoacher, Noah Abolaji Salaudeen, continued his red-hot form in Lithuania on Saturday, firing a hat-trick and providing an assist as O.G. Kaišiadorys secured a commanding 6–3 away win... Continue
Nigerian football fans were among the biggest participants in SuperSport’s digital FIFA World Cup 2026 experience, accounting for 21.2 per cent of users of the broadcaster’s SuperSport Predictor, while... Continue
World
DUMO CHIZUBE HOPE The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s unwavering commitment to promoting peace, security, democratic governance and sustainable development across Africa through... Continue
OKOBIA RAYMOND Renewable power projects can now seek credits under the Paris Agreement’s carbon market, after the UN Body overseeing the mechanism adopted a new methodology for grid connected renewable electricity. This decision reflects the Article 6.4 Supervisory... Continue
The U.K. Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has announced today that he will stand down as Labour leader and Prime Minister, ending months of political turmoil and opening a contest... Continue
Senator Jimoh Ibrahim on Monday April 20, 2026 formally presented his Letter of Credence to the United Nations in New York , United States of America. UN Secretary General... Continue
MUDASHIRU TAWAKALITU OLUWATOYIN Donor countries have pledged an initial $3.9 billion to the Global Environment Facility (GEF) for its ninth replenishment cycle, in a powerful demonstration of commitment to... Continue
A SPEECH BY HIS MAJESTY THE KING CHARLES lll AT THE STATE BANQUET IN HONOUR OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND FIRST LADY OLUREMI TINUBU,... Continue
Latest News
The Executive Chairman of Ojodu LCDA, Hon. Segun Odunmbaku, has eulogised the Chief of... Continue
BY TUNDE RAHMAN Osun State woke up last Sunday with the same government it... Continue
BY SEUN OLOKETUYI The appointment of Zacch Adedeji as Deputy Director of Fundraising in... Continue
Nigerian filmmaker and sports entrepreneur, Pascal Atuma has welcomed a baby boy with his... Continue
BY EHI BRAIMAH Nigeria should stop pretending that pouring public money into sports is... Continue
The disappointing outing of the Super Falcons at the last WAFCON and Nigeria’s failure... Continue
Sunday night’s live show brought a mix of farewells and revelations, with Cassi becoming... Continue
AFOLABI SAHEED OLAWALE Nigerian sprinters Kanyinsola Ajayi and Ezekiel Nathaniel have become the first... Continue
African Fashion Week London (AFWL) 2026, held at 8 Northumberland Avenue and the British... Continue
United Bank for Africa Plc, UBA, has informed shareholders and the investing public that... Continue
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