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Femi Oyewale Emerges NAOSRE President, Vows To Set The Pace For Security ReportageThe National Association of Online Security Reporters, NAOSRE, on Thursday in Lagos, elected Mr. Oyewale Femi as its new President. Oyewale, an experienced journalist who is the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Sahara Weekly and Sahara TV, is to preside over the association’s affairs in the next two years. In his acceptance... Continue
Musa, Ekong, Etebo, 21 Others Make Rohr’s List As Nigeria’s Eagles Set For battles With Sierra LeoneTechnical Adviser Gernot Rohr has called up Captain Ahmed Musa, defender William Ekong, midfield enforcer Oghenekaro Etebo and 21 others for next month’s 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying quick-fire double against the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone. Defenders Kenneth Omeruo, Leon Balogun and Chidozie Awaziem, midfielder Alex Iwobi... Continue
Man United, Arsenal Go Head To Head In The Premier LeagueIt’s another big weekend for Manchester United as they face Arsenal in the English Premier League on Sunday November 1, 2020. Still battling with a wobbly start to the new season, the Red Devils will be looking forward to ending their home games woes as they face the Gunners... Continue
Nigeria Now Has Installed Generation Capacity of 13,000MW –Minister of PowerThe Minister of Power, Engineer Sale Mamman, has disclosed that Nigeria’s installed grid power generation capacity has grown from 8,000mw to 13,000mw under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari. A statement was issued by the Office of the Minister of Power via its official Twitter handle. This minister had on Wednesday... Continue
Opinion: Bode George, The Unrepentant Con ArtistBY KAREEM ADEDUNTAN Events of the past few weeks have been tumultuous. Unfortunate things have happened. Lives have been lost. Property damaged. Essential institutions such as the police force and army are under justifiable scrutiny. Protests call for needed reform. Taking advantage of the situation, less noble actors have... Continue
Entertainment
It’s another big weekend for Manchester United as they face Arsenal in the English Premier League on Sunday November 1, 2020. Still battling with a wobbly start to the... Continue
Saddened by the reported shootings of unarmed young protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos by yet to be identified military men on October 20, 2020, United States-based... Continue
Kisumu-based rapper, Gabiro Mtu Necessary, recruits his singing skills once more on yet another well written Swahili banger with his new aide, Asen B, on a new song ‘Kesho’... Continue
Taking note of events across the country in the past two weeks, the organisers of the Music and Entertainment Gospel Awards (MEGA) has suspended activities on the coming awards... Continue
The United Kingdom streaming service outfit, Bebuzee has revealed its plans to release first of its new free-to-watch streaming video service for the African countries in December. This gesture,... Continue
Long before his entry into the entertainment industry, everyone who encountered him believed he was sculpted for the camera. But the Aguluezechukwu, Anambra State born Kaycee George (Kenechukwu George)... Continue
Education
BY JOHN MOMODU The rabbit hole of uncertainty, confusion and fear that pupils and their parents fell into in the dying days of March when the country was in... Continue
Nigeria’s pioneering and leading information, communications and technology (ICT) company, ipNX, has partnered with the Oyo State government to provide free high speed broadband internet connection to two public... Continue
Oyo State Government has said that it will continue to provide an enabling environment for teachers to thrive in Oyo State, adding that it would also ensure uninterrupted payment... Continue
As the world marks the 2020 Teachers’ Day, the Osun State government has applauded the sense of commitment and dedication to duty by its teachers, saying the State is... Continue
In continuation of the Year 2020 Entrance Examination (Screening Test) into Lagos State Model Colleges and Upgraded Junior Secondary Schools, the State Examination Board on Saturday conducted Paper Pencil... Continue
An e-solutions firm, Payment Technology Limited (Paytech) has disclosed that its recent consultancy agreement with the Lagos State Government on revenue collection automation within the Lagos tertiary institutions is... Continue
Editorials
Crime
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hakeem Odumosu, has paraded three suspects, who allegedly killed a Policeman in Ajah area of the state, took over and... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE In what appeared like a parting gift from the now transferred Ejigbo Divisional Police officer, CSP Olabisi Okuwobi, she facilitated the arrest of two suspects, Quadri Azeez,... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE Police operatives from Aswani Division led by CSP Oyin Francess have arrested a 38-year old lady, Chinasa Sampson, who specialized in buying stolen goods from load carriers... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE Two suspected kidnappers, who abducted a woman and killed her 50-year old mother in the process, have been caught by the Police in Ogun State. P.M.EXPRESS reports... Continue
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, NPM, mni, in accordance with Section 18 (10) of the Police Act 2020, Tuesday evening ordered all personnel of the defunct... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Ojokoro area of Lagos, has lost their musical equipment to armed robbers, who burgled the church at night, carted away the... Continue
Politics
The senatorial candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Lagos East by-election, Mr. Tokunbo Abiru has disclosed his plan to file N1 billion suit against the Media Director... Continue
Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the September 19 governorship election in Edo state, has said that he will not challenge his defeat at... Continue
Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the just concluded Edo State election on Sunday held a thanksgiving service despite losing the election to... Continue
Though 2023 maybe be far away, some sectional interests have been putting pressure on the National Leader of All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to contest for... Continue
TUNDE RAHMAN The tension-soaked Edo governorship election may have been concluded with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announcing Governor Godwin Obaseki as the winner of the poll. However,... Continue
Ondo State Indigenous Youths Forum (OSITOF) has enjoined Rotimi Akeredolu of All Progressive Congress (APC), Eyitayo Jegede of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and other candidates in the forthcoming... Continue
Business
Succeeding in any business requires what economists describe as the four Cs; ‘curiosity, confidence, courage and constancy.’ For effect, you may add consistency. Very few CEOs better embody these... Continue
Wema Bank, Nigeria’s long-standing indigenous bank is urging customers and all Nigerians to stay safe as a result of the recent unrest in the country following the #endsars protest.... Continue
Against the backdrop of the wholesale looting of COVID-19 palliatives from warehouses across Nigeria, the private sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) that donated many of the items has explained why the... Continue
The management of MTN Nigeria has appointed Mr. Karl Toriola as the next Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the company. A disclosure notice by the company on Monday said... Continue
Dedalus Global and Ibex Frontier are pleased to announce Jack Dorsey as the closing keynote for this year’s Africa Fintech Summit. The Summit is being held virtually on November... Continue
www.atingi.org, a free-to-use eLearning platform, is now available in 54 countries across the continent. Africa’s e-learning market has seen substantial growth due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, with the... Continue
Feature
Health
In a bid to curtail the rate of maternal and perinatal mortality in its facility, the Lagos Island Maternity Hospital has organised stakeholders’ forum to appraise efforts, deliberate on... Continue
In commemoration of the World Arthritis Day, Consultant Physician and Rheumatologist at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Dr. Hakeem Olaosebikan, has called on the citizenry to stop self-medicating,... Continue
The blazing feud between top pharmaceutical retail company, HealthPlus, and Alta Semper Capital, a United Kingdom private equity firm, has its roots in a sudden deviation from the transaction... Continue
Ronald Lauder, a former US Ambassador to Austria, investigations have shown, is a major figure in Alta Semper Capital, the United Kingdom private equity management firm seeking to forcefully... Continue
The Secretary to the Lagos State Government, Mrs. Folasade Jaji, has enjoined traditional medicine practitioners in the State to ensure better documentation and dosage of their medicines, just like... Continue
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in July 2018, signed an agreement with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for implementation of a three-year project tilted, “Integrated approach to empowering... Continue
Interview
Metro
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE It is often said that leadership entails discretion to make things work for good. This is what the DPO of Aswani Police Division under the Lagos State... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE A 7-year old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by their 29-year old neighbour after he lured her into his room with biscuits, forcefully penetrated her private part... Continue
Men and officers of Nigeria Police Force have been advised to see the #EndSARS protest as a lesson they have to learn in the course of duty. This was... Continue
OLUWATOBI EMMANUEL Nigeria’s former finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, has just become the Director General of World Trade Organization (WTO) today. A total of 106 countries officially endorsed her... Continue
Friends of the Police in Nigeria (FPN), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), on Wednesday joined well-meaning Nigerians and friends of the nation calling for justice for the brutal attacks and... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA It may not be the best of times for the founder and the General Overseer of Champions Royal Assembly, Pastor Joshua Iginla, as he may have walked... Continue
Opinions
Pictures
When the late Chief Sehindemi Awe Olubiyi (JP) was buried in Lagos recently, it was indeed a celebration of life. With strict compliance to COVID-19 protocols, the deceased wife,... Continue
Rev. Mother Esther Abimbola Ajayi, the General Overseer of Love of Christ Generation Church, United Kingdom, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Diaspora Commission and a host... Continue
SUNDAY AKINTOYE Students of Lagos secondary schools were at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan despite the heavy rain on Sunday. Dignitaries, fans and students defied the heavy... Continue
Beer brand, Life Lager pulled off an exciting idea and surprised consumers in Owerri and Awka with a stunning recreation of the Niger Bridge made completely out of crates.... Continue
Accord Party Governorship candidate in Kwara State, Prince Ayorinde Adedoyin has attributed the poor industrial base of the state to lack of ideas by the successive administrations since 1999... Continue
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organization (PPCO) decries the stoppage of transactions on all accounts belonging to PDP Vice presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, wife, his family... Continue
Sports
Musa, Ekong, Etebo, 21 Others Make Rohr’s List As Nigeria’s Eagles Set For battles With Sierra Leone
Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr has called up Captain Ahmed Musa, defender William Ekong, midfield enforcer Oghenekaro Etebo and 21 others for next month’s 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying... Continue
It’s another big weekend for Manchester United as they face Arsenal in the English Premier League on Sunday November 1, 2020. Still battling with a wobbly start to the... Continue
The Chairman of the Ekiti State Sports Council, Dr. Isaac Ayodele has said that the state would put all necessary machinery in place to make sure that the athletes... Continue
ADEBOBOLA ALAWODE One of the aspirants eyeing the position of the Chairman of Anambra State Football Association, Chikelue Iloenyosi has disclosed why he wants to be the next chairman... Continue
As the COVID-19 pandemic and the #EndSARS protest are beginning to ease out and the State gradually taking back its shape, football remains a vital tool to preach peace... Continue
Nigeria’s U20 and U17 boys have been presented with tough tasks in the races for next year’s youth continental championships. At the Draws conducted yesterday, seven-time African champions, Flying... Continue
World
OLUWATOBI EMMANUEL Nigeria’s former finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, has just become the Director General of World Trade Organization (WTO) today. A total of 106 countries officially endorsed her... Continue
Singapore’s Minister for Trade & Industry, Chan Chun Sing officially opened the Gastech Virtual Summit this morning. The world’s leading event for the Gas, LNG and Energy industry is... Continue
TAIWO ADELU The Managing Director of African Development Bank (AfDB), Adewunmi Adesina has finally been left off the hook after the three-member Independent Review Panel found him not culpable... Continue
OLUWATOBI EMMANUEL The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberia’s former president, and Helen Clark, New Zealand’s former prime minister, are to head a panel... Continue
FUNSHO AROGUNDADE The United States Department of State has sanctioned six Nigerians for engaging in a cyber acts targeting United States businesses and individuals. A statement by the United... Continue
Europe and Africa are both seeking to coalesce behind a single candidate for the job of World Trade Organization director-general, in an attempt to enhance their respective chances as... Continue
Latest News
The National Association of Online Security Reporters, NAOSRE, on Thursday in Lagos, elected Mr.... Continue
Musa, Ekong, Etebo, 21 Others Make Rohr’s List As Nigeria’s Eagles Set For battles With Sierra Leone
Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr has called up Captain Ahmed Musa, defender William Ekong, midfield... Continue
The Imo State Honourable Commissioner for Special Projects, Barrister Kingsley Ononuju, of (Ononuju Ekwedashike... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA The lawmaker representing Ikeja Constituency 2 and the Chairman, House Committee on... Continue
It’s another big weekend for Manchester United as they face Arsenal in the English... Continue
The Minister of Power, Engineer Sale Mamman, has disclosed that Nigeria’s installed grid power... Continue
BY KAREEM ADEDUNTAN Events of the past few weeks have been tumultuous. Unfortunate things... Continue
KAYODE ABAYOMI The Lagos State Government has approved the re-opening of schools for all... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE It is often said that leadership entails discretion to make things work... Continue
A STATE-WIDE BROADCAST BY GOVERNOR NYESOM WIKE, CON, GSSRS, POS 28th OCTOBER 2020. My Dear Good... Continue