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Bureau of Public Service Reforms Awards PalmPay as the Digital Governance Company of the Year 2025PalmPay, a leading neobank driving financial inclusion in Nigeria, has been awarded Digital Governance Company of the Year (Fintech Innovation) at the Nigeria GovTech Awards 2025, organised by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR). The prestigious event, held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja,... Continue
Billyamniu Suraj’s Baseless Attack On The Ministry of Solid Minerals DevelopmentBY KEHINDE BAMIGBETAN Out of several hundred licences that were revoked for offences ranging from dormancy to defaults in payment of service fees, only one of the defaulters is raising hell. This foreigner held licences for several years without any operation and refused to pay a single kobo in... Continue
Africa’s Best Animators Rewarded At LIFANIMA 2025Lagos International Festival of Animation, LIFANIMA, at its just concluded 9th edition, has announced the winners in the festival’s five award categories. The festival received 1,337 submissions from 114 countries. The award for Best Visual Effects went to FIRE REGALIA, directed by Enose Emmanuel while Best Animation Commercial was... Continue
Ikorodu City FA Emerged Winner Of 1xCup 2025 After Tough Battle With ISAGTIkorodu City Football Academy have been crowned champions of the 1xCup 2025 after edging ISAGT in a pulsating final on Thursday at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos. The much-anticipated encounter lived up to expectations, serving up end-to-end football, missed chances, and a dramatic red card that heightened the... Continue
Entertainment
Lagos International Festival of Animation, LIFANIMA, at its just concluded 9th edition, has announced the winners in the festival’s five award categories. The festival received 1,337 submissions from 114... Continue
Veteran Nigerian actor and producer, Prince Jide Kosoko, has celebrated his long-time friend and former boss, Otunba Steve Ajose, popularly known as Steve Whose, on his conferment of the... Continue
Nigerian/Italian singer-songwriter Felizno has achieved a major international milestone. The music star’s latest single ‘Gbim’ now holds the Number 1 spot on the Spotify Top 50 — Luxembourg chart,... Continue
When Desperados touched down in Ibiza, the island didn’t know what hit it. Nigerian energy collided with Elrow’s legendary vibes and the result was unforgettable. Desperados has just wrapped... Continue
Fearless Energy Drink, the bold and refreshing brand from Rite Foods Limited, is back as the Exclusive Energy Drink Sponsor of Felabration 2025, the globally acclaimed annual festival that... Continue
Onitsha, the historic commercial hub of Anambra State, is set to once again host the grand spectacle of its famed Ofala Festival. The 2025 edition, themed “Cultural Renaissance and... Continue
Education
Heirs Insurance Group, Nigeria’s fastest-growing insurance group, has announced the winners of the 4th edition of the Heirs Insurance Essay Championship, a nationwide competition promoting financial literacy and academic... Continue
The Federal Ministry of Education (FME) has announced that a credit pass in Mathematics (WAEC/NECO) is no longer mandatory for Nigerian students applying to Arts and Humanities courses in... Continue
BY MICHAEL AKINOLA In Nigeria’s advancing education sector, the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has emerged as more than a financial support program—it is a transformative initiative that is... Continue
The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has met with the Founder of the Quatar Foundation, Sheika Moza Bint Nasser Al-Misssned. The visit according to the First Lady... Continue
The Federal Government of Nigeria has called on the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to reconsider its decision to embark on an industrial strike, emphasising that constructive dialogue... Continue
Renowned international law scholar, Professor Uché Ewelukwa Ofodile, has highlighted the need for the rights of farmers to be upheld as the world advances under globalised markets, corporate concentration... Continue
Editorials
Crime
MICHAEL AKINOLA A serving Police Officer, Inspector Ifeanyi Onyekwere, who is attached to Strike Force Squad at Zone 2 Command in Lagos, has landed in trouble over his conduct... Continue
AISHA ABUBAKAR A football coach, Hayatu Muhammad, has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment without an option of fine for sodomising one of his underaged players by penetrating his... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE Police operatives from the Tactical team of the Lagos State Command have arrested three suspected drug dealers for allegedly selling and smoking hard drugs on Lagos street. ... Continue
CHUKA UBAH The Rivers State Police Command, in a daring operation, arrested two suspected notorious kidnappers involved in the abduction of a 24-year-old woman, (name withheld), on 21st September,... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA A 41-year old man, Ehizoba Kelvin, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly diverting company’s aviation fuel worth N82m belonging to CITA Energies Limited.... Continue
CHUKA UBAH The Rivers State Police Command has made a significant breakthrough in its investigation into the activities of child trafficking syndicate in the state, with the arrest... Continue
Politics
It was a crusade of realistic testimonies, and the miracles of unsolicited giving continued. From the Keke rider who mounted the stage to testify about the good news of... Continue
It was an extraordinary day in Enugu on 14th October, 2025 — one that will long be remembered in Nigeria’s political chronicles. The Coal City buzzed with energy and... Continue
I read my friend Mayor Chibunna yesterday when he wrote that the many willful donations from communities, groups and individuals to Governor Soludo’s second term campaign is a hoax,... Continue
DONALD IFENNA Lest Governor Chukwuma Soludo be adjudged impudent or accused of outright arrogance upon his obvious late entry into the fray of political parties’ campaigns towards 2025... Continue
In commemoration of the International Day of the Girl Child, the Honourable Minister of Women Affairs, Dr. Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, paid a courtesy visit to the APC Youth House,... Continue
CHRISTIAN ABURIME Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo has assured Ogidi people in Idemili North local government area of Anambra State of government intervention in the flood issue that has plagued... Continue
Business
PalmPay, a leading neobank driving financial inclusion in Nigeria, has been awarded Digital Governance Company of the Year (Fintech Innovation) at the Nigeria GovTech Awards 2025, organised by the... Continue
Heirs Insurance Group, Nigeria’s fastest-growing insurance group, has announced the winners of the 4th edition of the Heirs Insurance Essay Championship, a nationwide competition promoting financial literacy and academic... Continue
Wema Bank Plc has announced it has received all requisite regulatory approvals for its ₦50 billion Private Placement capital raise. This is in addition to the earlier ₦150 billion... Continue
Malta Guinness, Nigeria’s premium malt drink renowned for fueling the greatness and positive energy of Nigerians, is bringing unstoppable energy to campuses across the country as a major sponsor... Continue
The popular Lagos International Trade Fair Complex along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway has remained Nigeria’s premier national marketplace. But recently, there was a hoopla over the demolition exercise carried out... Continue
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased to 18.02% in September 2025, down from 20.12% recorded in August, according to data released on Wednesday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).... Continue
Feature
Health
Psychiatrists and medical professionals have raised concerns over Nigeria’s growing mental health crisis, revealing that about 50 million Nigerians are currently living with mental health challenges, with over 75... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE Pharm. Ezeh Ambrose Igwekamma, the National Chairman of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), has officially declared October as Pharmacy Rx Emblem Month. P.M.EXPRESS... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has called on the Federal Government to officially designate community pharmacies as Primary Healthcare Centers across the nation. ... Continue
A new Nephrology and Dialysis Centre, is now operational at the Femi Gbajabiamila General Hospital, Iyun, Surulere, to cater for Lagosians who require treatment. The Head of Nephrology... Continue
The MD/CEO of Ruzu Herbal Products and Services Ltd., Dr Onyemaechi Roberts Uzu, will be educating the public on a range of health issues and offering suggestions for... Continue
The MD/CEO of Ruzu Herbal Products and Services Ltd., Dr Onyemaechi Roberts Uzu, will be educating the public on a range of health issues and offering suggestions for managing... Continue
Interview
Metro
inDrive, a leading global ride-hailing platform operating in nine African countries, has launched “The Heart That Drives Us”, a nationwide campaign running from October 13 to December 24, 2025,... Continue
Justice Sunmonu Tunde Bashiru, of the Lagos State High Court, fixed November 10, 2025, for the hearing of alleged breach of contract suit filed against real estate firm, DNJ... Continue
Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab has restated the importance of water to Lagos State, noting that water is a natural resource, a... Continue
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Tayo Oyetibo, on Monday accused the Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro, of abusing the court process in the ongoing trial... Continue
The Lagos State Government will begin the removal of all illegal land reclamation structures and prosecuting offenders from October 15, 2025. Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, the Lagos State Commissioner for... Continue
Opinions
Pictures
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
ENEBEKE CLETUS CHIGOZIE Team Lagos were adjudged the second-best team at the just concluded 7th National Youth Games in Asaba, Delta State. The Lagos State contingent had... Continue
Sports
Ikorodu City Football Academy have been crowned champions of the 1xCup 2025 after edging ISAGT in a pulsating final on Thursday at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos. The... Continue
The much-awaited APC Lagos State Chairman’s Cup registration has officially commenced across Lagos State. The LOC Chairman Hon. Abdullahi Sesan Olowa, Chairman Conference 57 said Interested youths under 21... Continue
It was a thrilling clash between Buruj Sports Academy and Yomaraz FC. The match kicked off at 4:15 PM with Buruj Sports Academy taking the first-half kickoff. The Buruj... Continue
Unnecessarily meddling in the affairs of state chapters by the National Body of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) led by Mr Isaiah Benjamin has received another... Continue
*Promises A Prosperous Rebrand And Disciplined Association An election to usher in a new State Executive Committee (SEC) for Lagos chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria... Continue
Shola Abimbola Nets Brace In Buruj Sports Academy’s Commanding 2-0 Victory Over Leo Football Academy
Buruj Sports Academy’s sensation, Shola Abimbola, netted a brace in their commanding 2-0 victory over Leo Football Academy. Buruj Sports Academy kicked off their clash against Leo Football... Continue
World
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
BATULA MURITALA AJIBOLA Home to one of the largest tributaries of the Congo River, the Central African Republic (CAR) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)... Continue
Latest News
PalmPay, a leading neobank driving financial inclusion in Nigeria, has been awarded Digital Governance... Continue
BY KEHINDE BAMIGBETAN Out of several hundred licences that were revoked for offences ranging... Continue
Lagos International Festival of Animation, LIFANIMA, at its just concluded 9th edition, has announced... Continue
Ikorodu City Football Academy have been crowned champions of the 1xCup 2025 after edging... Continue
NJOKU MACDONALD OBINNA In a remarkable act of philanthropy and community development, Anambra-born industrialist... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA A serving Police Officer, Inspector Ifeanyi Onyekwere, who is attached to Strike... Continue
SODIQ LAWAL In the sacred city of Ile-Ife, cradle of the Yoruba race and... Continue
The Executive Chairman of Ikeja Local Government Area, Lagos State, Comrade Akeem Olalekan Dauda,... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE The Apex Igbo Sociocultural Organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has rejected the purported... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE In the vibrant, ever-changing city of Lagos, Nigeria, discussions about reproductive health... Continue
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