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Lagos Sports Commission D-G Hails GOtv Boxing Night, Promises SupportThe Director-General of the Lagos State Sports Commission, Mr. Lekan Fatodu, has applauded the organisers of GOtv Boxing Night for their consistency in promoting boxing and nurturing local talents in Nigeria. Fatodu made the commendation on Friday when a delegation from Flykite Productions, organisers of GOtv Boxing Night, paid... Continue
French Week 2025: Ms. Bossman Wins Air France e-Ticket Raffle Draw*Event Held To Celebrate Business Relationship Between France and Nigeria The Franco-Nigeria Chamber of Commerce and Industry held the opening ceremony of its weeklong celebration of its 40th anniversary of mutually facilitated business relationships between France and Nigeria. The opening ceremony/cocktail was held at the Hard Rock Cafe inside... Continue
Gbenga Hashim Set To Speak On The Future of Democracy in NigeriaFormer presidential candidate and public policy advocate, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, is set to headline the National Conference on the Future of Democracy in Nigeria, organized by the Peering Advocacy and Advancement Centre in Africa (PAACA). The high level conference, themed “Sustaining Democratic Growth Beyond the Polls for Effective Governance,”... Continue
President Tinubu Congratulates Soludo, Describes Re-election As Affirmation of His Visionary LeadershipPresident Bola Tinubu has congratulated Professor Chukwuma Soludo on his re-election as the governor of Anambra State. In a statement personally signed by the President on Sunday, Tinubu said the overwhelming victory Soludo recorded in Saturday’s poll has now made him the third governor in the state’s political history to... Continue
Vice Admiral Idi Abass Assumes Command As 23rd Chief of Naval StaffThe newly appointed Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Idi Abass, on Thursday, 30th October officially assumed command as the 23rd indigenous head of the Nigerian Navy, pledging to strengthen maritime security, enhance operational capacity, and uphold the service’s core values of integrity, professionalism, and teamwork. Speaking... Continue
Entertainment
This year’s edition of the annual Trace In The City campus tour will go down as one of the most exhilarating, thanks to Nigeria’s premium malt drink, Malta Guinness.... Continue
Afro-Fusion powerhouse, EnergyBank is set to make waves once again with the release of his highly anticipated body of work titled “The Quiet Resilience.” The new album to be... Continue
Talented Afrobeat singer and multi instrumentalist, Omorinmade Kuti aka Made Kuti is billed to thrill as over 500 film practitioners across the African continent and Diaspora have confirmed their... Continue
Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto has been confirmed as the keynote speaker for the public presentation and official launch of three new books... Continue
Audio streaming giant Spotify posted third-quarter subscriber gains to end September with 281 million paying premium subscribers, up from 276 million as of the end of the second quarter... Continue
ZenithEdge Consulting, a people development and hospitality training firm, has announced the launch of its 3-Day Service Excellence Workshop, designed to empower professionals and businesses to deliver exceptional customer... Continue
Education
Dufil Prima Foods, makers of Nigeria’s leading noodles brand, Indomie, has reaffirmed its dedication to advancing education and teacher development with the successful hosting of the 16th Annual... Continue
Over 24 public secondary schools in Ikeja Loca Government Area were represented recently at the second edition of the ‘More Than a Just Parenting’ Seminar which was organised by... Continue
Introduction: I have the pleasure to share this award-winning article to National Teachers’ Institute, Kaduna to attend a conference organized by NTI and Common Wealth of Learning on Green... Continue
One combustible sector of our national life is the education sector. And stakeholders, investors and the core players have been waxing lyrical about the Nigerian Education Loan Fund... Continue
In a world where many young girls and women struggle with self-doubt, comparison, and pressure to fit in, Brenda Effiom Apata, speaker, mentor, and advocate for girl empowerment, launched... Continue
BY MOHAMMED ABASS Abstract: This research examines the challenge of out-of-school children (OOSC) in Nigeria through the lens of educational administration. It synthesizes recent national and international data, identifies... Continue
Editorials
Crime
MICHAEL AKINOLA A Lagos Magistrate Court has ordered for the remand of a man, Dominic Chucks Victor, for allegedly engaging his 15-year old step daughter in sex romp and... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE A 43-year old man, Saheed Oniga, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly swindling a victim, Ajibola Balogun, to the tune of the sum... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA A Lagos Court has convicted and fined a 61-year old socialite, Fayisara Ajoke Opaleye, popularly known as Iya Ruka, and her driver, Abideen Adio, 41, for N30m... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE A 50-year old woman, Sheyifunmi Kalejaye, who bought 3.5m cosmetics from a 28-year old sales boy, Abubakar Ta’u, has landed in trouble over the confession of the... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE The residents of Ojajuni Street in Owode-Orile Mile 12 have been thrown into darkness after robbers burgled their transformer and carted away cables worth over N3m in... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA Police operatives at the Ikotun Division have began manhunt for robbers captured by the CCTV camera, who burgled a shop and carted away electronic goods worth millions... Continue
Politics
The political atmosphere within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has grown tense ahead of the Ekiti governorship primaries, following sharp criticism from Dr. Funso Ayeni, one of the... Continue
You see, I have played opposition politics for a little below a decade of my political expedition and I know when the odds are uneven and tilted against me... Continue
ROMANUS UDEKWE OKUE-AGBOMMA President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was conspicuously absent from the All Progressives Congress supposed mega rally held Friday evening in Onitsha, just seven days before the 8... Continue
Member representing the Ile Oluji/Okeigbo/Odigbo Federal Constituency of Ondo State in the House of Representatives, Hon. Festus Ayodele Adefiranye, has been honoured with Award of Most Outstanding Honourable in... Continue
CHRISTIAN ABURIME Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has vigorously campaigned in two local government areas—Ekwusigo and Nnewi South—calling on residents to prepare for the All Progressives... Continue
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has said that it is mobilizing its electoral strength to give its candidate in the Anambra State governorship election, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo,... Continue
Business
Wale Tinubu, Group Chief Executive of Oando PLC, has been confirmed as a featured speaker at the upcoming G20 African Energy Investment Forum in Johannesburg, organized by the African... Continue
Amazon has announced the launch of its new Amazon Bazaar app in Nigeria, bringing customers a dedicated shopping experience with hundreds of thousands of affordable products across fashion, home,... Continue
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Adron Group, Aare Adetola Emmanuelking, KOF, has commended the Oyo State Government for its bold reforms in the real estate sector, describing... Continue
Wema Bank, Nigeria’s most innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has continued to deepen its commitment to youth innovation and entrepreneurship with Hackaholics 6.0,... Continue
Qatar Airways and Air Algérie announced a codeshare partnership that will increase access to seamless connectivity between Algeria and key markets in Asia and the Middle East through the... Continue
Rite Foods Limited, Nigeria’s leading food and beverage company, has reaffirmed its commitment to ethical business practices and corporate responsibility as it commemorates Compliance Week 2025. The week-long observance highlights... Continue
Feature
Health
As the world prepares to mark World Radiology Day on Saturday, November 8, PPC Limited, Nigeria’s leading engineering and infrastructure development company, hosted the Lagos State Chapter of... Continue
Nigeria’s leading hygiene brand, Dettol, has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing hand hygiene in Nigeria with the commemoration of Global Handwashing Day 2025, held in collaboration with the Federal... Continue
Rotary District 9112 has donated rain coats and boots to the Lagos State Primary Healthcare Board in a renewed effort to strengthen the global End Polio Now campaign and... Continue
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
Interview
Metro
OLALEKAN ONI Women from Ikeja Local Government yesterday actively participated in the 5th edition of the Annual Lagos Women Run, an initiative of Gym Assured and MARRCOM Marathon and... Continue
A Federal High Court, Lagos, has awarded a judgment sum of N20, 732, 299, 999.21 billion in favour of Union Bank Plc against a petroleum marketer, Kehinde Elliot Ogbor... Continue
In commemoration of the birthday of the Hon. Speaker, Hon. Mudashiru Àjàyí Obasa, Agege Local Government led by Hon . Abdulganiyu Vinod Obasa organized a SME Training and Entrepreneurship... Continue
The Ojora Royal Family of Lagos has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Government, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and SANEF Creatives Limited at the High Court... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA The fate of Amaka Ekweanuo appear to be hanging in a balance in Lagos State over alleged plans by his younger brother, Maduabuchi John Ekweauno, popularly known... Continue
Prince Benjamin Rotimi Ibidapo, OON, Aare Atunluse of Owo Kingdom and proprietor of the five-star Mydas Resorts Centre, Owo, has sent a congratulatory message to Sheikh... 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
The Director-General of the Lagos State Sports Commission, Mr. Lekan Fatodu, has applauded the organisers of GOtv Boxing Night for their consistency in promoting boxing and nurturing local talents... Continue
Nigeria’s U15 national team prodigy, Raheem Moyinoluwa Salaudeen, has taken a major leap toward fulfilling his dream of playing professional football abroad after departing for the United Kingdom under... Continue
The Lagos State Sports Commission has unveiled a groundbreaking partnership between the Lagos State Government and Abbey Rangers Football Club, a renowned community football institution in the United... Continue
Defending champions, Aje Comprehensive High School, emerged as champions of the Lagos State Secondary Schools Handball Competition tagged “Opeifa Cup 2025” held at the Mobolaji Johnson Sports Centre, Rowe... Continue
As the 2025 Opeifa Cup, Lagos State Secondary Schools Handball Competition reaches it climax today, Aje Senior High School will battle with Whitesand College in a penultimate final at... Continue
Former Chairperson of Lagos State Handball Association and sponsor of “Opeifa Cup 2025” Mrs. Adeola Opeifa, has disclosed that talents discover from the Lagos State Secondary Schools Handball... 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
OLALEKAN ONI Women from Ikeja Local Government yesterday actively participated in the 5th edition... Continue
The Director-General of the Lagos State Sports Commission, Mr. Lekan Fatodu, has applauded the... Continue
CHRISTIAN ABURIME Following the official announcement by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declaring... Continue
*Event Held To Celebrate Business Relationship Between France and Nigeria The Franco-Nigeria Chamber of... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has congratulated Governor Chukwuma... Continue
Former presidential candidate and public policy advocate, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, is set to headline... Continue
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Professor Chukwuma Soludo on his re-election as the governor of... Continue
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has heartily congratulated His Excellency, Prof. Charles Chukwuma... Continue
Nigeria’s President and Commander-in-Chief, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that the re-election of the... Continue
The newly appointed Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Idi Abass, on... Continue
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