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Africa Magic Launches Owanbe Saturdays With IndomieAfrica Magic is partnering with Indomie Noodles to offer DStv and GOtv customers an authentic African experience at home with the brand new show, Indomie Owambe Saturday, which will broadcast live on Africa Magic Urban (DStv Channel 153) and Africa Magic Family (DStv Channel 154 & GOtv Channel 2)... Continue
DJ Cuppy To Host Apple Music’s Debut African Radio ShowApple Music, the world second largest audio streaming provider has named Florence Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, the musician daughter of billionaire Femi Otedola, as the host of its first radio show in Africa. The Washington Post reported on Thursday that DJ Cuppy will host the streaming company’s... Continue
AMREF Partners NRG Radio For Virtual Concerts In COVID-19 Funds Drive CampaignAMREF Health Africa has partnered with NRG Radio, Choice FM, Fun X and a host of personalities across the continent for a mega campaign dubbed #WeAreOneAfrica to sustain various communities and groups through the Covid-19 pandemic. Themed Inspiring Action, the campaign will seek to inspire audiences to support the front... Continue
Entertainment
Africa Magic is partnering with Indomie Noodles to offer DStv and GOtv customers an authentic African experience at home with the brand new show, Indomie Owambe Saturday, which will... Continue
Apple Music, the world second largest audio streaming provider has named Florence Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, the musician daughter of billionaire Femi Otedola, as the host of... Continue
AMREF Health Africa has partnered with NRG Radio, Choice FM, Fun X and a host of personalities across the continent for a mega campaign dubbed #WeAreOneAfrica to sustain various... Continue
GOtv continues to keep you and your family entertained at home or on the go by adding brand new and thrilling shows to its catalogue of channels. This is... Continue
FUNSHO AROGUNDADE On Tuesday, May 26, Def Jam Recordings and Universal Music Group announced their newest division, Def Jam Africa. The Universal Music Group, the largest music company in... Continue
It’s three days left to the close of BBNaija auditions for season 5! ICYMI, BBNaija is back with a brand-new season in July 2020. The famed reality TV show... Continue
Education
First Bank of Nigeria Limited says it is targeting one million students in free e-learning solutions platform in partnership with Roducate and Lagos State Government. Dr Adesola Adeduntan, the... Continue
StarTimes and The Association of African Universities (AAU) have today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will see the two organizations partner towards the visibility and expansion of... Continue
Finally, Nigerian students can access world-class secondary school education online as disruptive ed-tech site ClassNotes.ng goes public. ClassNotes.ng provides every Junior and Senior Secondary School (JSS1 to SS3) student... Continue
Desirous of ensuring that customers experience timely, uncommon and innovative content as the COVID-19 lockdown continues, leading Pay TV Company – StarTimes has returned with a unique educational television programme... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA As the global efforts continue to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Solomon Adeola, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, has commended the Rector of the... Continue
AISHA ABUBAKAR Scores of student leaders on Friday demanded the removal of Dr Wale Babalakin as the Chairman of the Governing Council and Pro-Chancellor of University of Lagos. The... Continue
Editorials
Crime
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE Police operatives from the Lagos State Command have busted and arrested a dismissed soldier and his accomplice for aiding the syndicate that specialised in smuggling Indian hemp... Continue
CHUKA UBAH Police operatives from the Anambra State Police Command have arrested two suspects and recovered one tricycle allegedly snatched from a victim after pouring a pepperish substance on... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA It was indeed great relief after the leader of Aiye Confraternity, Alhaji Waheed, also known as Obasanjo, who for several years had been terrorising Oworonshoki, Ifako, Gbagada,... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE The alleged killing of a Police Sergeant, Onalaja Onajide, by the Divisional Police Officer, DPO attached to Ilembe Hausa Division, CSP Yahaya Mohammed Adeshina, has taken another... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE A 25-year old convicted criminal, Idris Eniola, who was released from prison custody two weeks ago in Lagos is now regretting over his release and confessed that... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE The warning by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hakeem Odumosu, earlier to the criminals that they do not have any hiding place in the State... Continue
Politics
OLUWATOBI EMMANUEL The Edo State All Progressive Congress (APC) crisis now worsened as Chairmen of the party at local government level in the State on Thursday, rejected Pastor Osagie... Continue
OLUWATOBI EMMANUEL Comrade Yahaya Majeed, a chieftain of All Progressive Congress (APC) in Osun State has declared that the way the party handles the forthcoming primaries and the gubernatorial... Continue
The victory of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State at the election tribunal early on Saturday has elicited a lot of excitement and joy among the good people of... Continue
Chief Olayide Owolabi Adelami, who hails from Owo in Ondo State, is a retired Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly and philanthropist. He recently declared his intention to run... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is currently engulfed in crisis as respected elders of the party and other stakeholders have kicked against... Continue
Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, has mocked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over its recent criticism after another tranche of monies stolen by a former Nigeria... Continue
Business
Access Bank Plc is set to release loans through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) credit support scheme to ramp up the capacity of Nigeria’s pharmaceutical and healthcare industries.... Continue
Nigeria’s leading innovative Bank, Wema Bank Plc has deepened its service to humanity as the bank’s staff made “salary for love” donations to help cushion the impact of the... Continue
Lagos State Government, in her continuous effort to provide the much needed relief to taxpayers and mitigate the economic impact of Covid-19 pandemic, has through the Lagos State Internal... Continue
Global Finance has named Ecobank as the most innovative bank in Africa. The announcement was made at the eighth Global Finance annual awards, the Innovators 2020, honoring entities that... Continue
For the third time in a row, Dangote Group has emerged as the most admired African brand, of African continent origin, by consumers, paired with t he telecommunication giant,... Continue
TIMI OLUBIYI, Ph.D. The high failure rate of start-ups and SMEs in Nigeria,give a bleak picture of the sector’s potential to contribute significantly to job creation, economic growth and... Continue
Feature
Health
In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, UNAIDS and Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc (RB) are joining forces to help protect people living with HIV across Africa. Working through the... Continue
Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Lagos State chapter has ordered its members to withdraw their services to the public from 6pm today (Wednesday, 20 May, 2020) The sit-at-home order was... Continue
The Managing Director, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) Nigeria Ltd, Michael Yigao, said the 15 Chinese medical experts that arrived in the country on April 8 are helping... Continue
The African Business Coalition for Health, ABCHealth, Monday announced the appointment of Ms. Mories Atoki as Chief Executive Officer following the unanimous agreement of its Board of Directors. Mories... Continue
The Director General of the National Center for Disease Control, NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Iheakweazu, has spoken about distinction between the ravaging viral disease, COVID-19 and Malaria which is caused by... Continue
Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries has rolled out its COVID 19 Response Program tagged EMZOR CARES. This is in response to the community transmission phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.... Continue
Interview
Metro
IWUAGWU OGBONNA Tragedy reportedly struck in Umuonunkwo kindred, Ndimoko Arondizuogu in Ideato North LGA of Imo State, when a twin, Peter butchered his brother Paul during a fight. Information... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE It was indeed a mix of shock and tears for motorcycle and tricycles operators after the Lagos State Government rolled out new plans on mass transport initiative... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE The nomination of Hon. Jude Idimogu as the Apex Leader of Igbo in Lagos State APC may have turned a huge success following the mobilization drive being... Continue
OLUWATOBI EMMANUEL The Edo State All Progressive Congress (APC) crisis now worsened as Chairmen of the party at local government level in the State on Thursday, rejected Pastor Osagie... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE The Lagos State Magistrate Court, Igbosere, has ordered for psychiatric test on a 22-year old mother, Olufunmilola Adisa, for allegedly killing her 21 months old baby, Oluwanifemi,... Continue
Following the celebration of Children’s Day, the National Deputy Chairman (Association of Local Government Vice Chairmen of Nigeria) and Vice Chairman of Ikorodu Local Government, Hon.Princess Folashade Olabanji-Oba, has... Continue
Opinions
Pictures
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
FUNSHO AROGUNDADE Bella Disu, Group Executive Director, Globacom, last Friday hosted the preview night of 2018 LagosPhoto Festival. The event held at the Alliance Francaise in Ikoyi, Lagos... Continue
Sports
Police Campaign Against Cultism To Immortalise Sam Okwaraji With Youth Football Tourney On 12 August
The Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV) is set to partner with Match Makers Consult, Ministry of Youth Development and Sports, Brand Football Ambassadors, Ministry of Women... Continue
Nigeria midfielder, Alex Iwobi has described the contract extension giving to the manager of the Super Eagles; Gernot Rohr by his employer, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), as a big... Continue
A former Super Eagles forward, Raphael Ndukwe Chukwu, has commended the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for extending Gernot Rohr’s contract with the senior national side Speaking... Continue
OLUWATOBI EMMANUE Captain of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Ahmed Musa has stated that players are still missing former goalkeeper of the team, Vincent Enyeama. Enyeama announced his retirement from the... Continue
Former Nigeria international Sam Sodje has named Celestine Babayaro as the greatest Nigerian to play in the Premier League, ahead of the likes of John Obi Mikel and Yakubu Aiyegbeni. Babayaro... Continue
Naomi Osaka has been a Grand Slam champion and No. 1 in the WTA rankings — and now she’s No. 1 on another list: top-earning female athlete. According to... Continue
World
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General will address Collision from Home on global pandemic Wednesday, Collision from Home announced that Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization will... Continue
Israeli scientists are reportedly only a few weeks away from having developed the first vaccine to combat the coronavirus, which originated in China, and could have the vaccine available... Continue
A gang of crooks who defrauded thousands of people and spent £358,000 on luxury goods after hacking BT and PayPal accounts have been jailed. All but one of the eight-strong syndicate were jailed... Continue
TAIWO ADELU The Venezuelan Government of President Nicolás Maduro has again shown that it would not give in to any pressure from the United States of America to dictate... Continue
The Donald Trump administration is imposing new visa rules aimed at restricting “birth tourism,” in which women travel to the United States to give birth so their children can... Continue
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina has said that the picture being painted about the high risk of doing business in Africa is not what is actually happening, rather... Continue
Latest News
B.C OBILOR INTRODUCTION:The meaning and the legal implication of the term “next of kin”... Continue
IWUAGWU OGBONNA Tragedy reportedly struck in Umuonunkwo kindred, Ndimoko Arondizuogu in Ideato North LGA... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA The President of OJB Foundation, Hon. Olaide Bello (OJB), has commended the... Continue
Africa Magic is partnering with Indomie Noodles to offer DStv and GOtv customers an... Continue
Apple Music, the world second largest audio streaming provider has named Florence Otedola, popularly... Continue
AMREF Health Africa has partnered with NRG Radio, Choice FM, Fun X and a... Continue
FEMI ADESINA Who are the ‘we?’ Speak for yourself only, some cynics would say... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE It was indeed a mix of shock and tears for motorcycle and... Continue
No fewer than 30 persons defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC from... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE The nomination of Hon. Jude Idimogu as the Apex Leader of Igbo... Continue