- 27 Sat Dec 2025
- About Us
- Contact Us
Olaogun, Alao-Akala Solidify Alliances At Ogbomoso CarnivalBabatunde Olaogun, a prominent socialite and entrepreneur, has joined other dignitaries to grace the just concluded Ogbomoso Cradle Carnival, a vibrant celebration of the city’s rich cultural heritage. The event brought together traditional rulers, government officials, and other dignitaries from far and wide, including Mr. Sunday Dare and Senator... Continue
DBN Launches First Regional MSME Innovation Hub in KadunaDevelopment Bank of Nigeria Plc (DBN) has unveiled its first regional MSME Connect & Innovation Hub in Kaduna, marking another significant bold front-leap in building a thriving innovation-driven ecosystem for Nigeria’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector. The Kaduna Hub is the first of six planned nationwide, signaling... Continue
FirstBank Introduces Exclusive 500-Seater Bleacher At Carnival Calabar & Festival 2025FirstBank has officially announced its sponsorship of the Carnival Calabar & Festival 2025, unveiling a landmark addition set to redefine the carnival experience — the first-ever private premium seating area at the event. The highlight of FirstBank’s participation is the construction of a 500-seater premium bleacher, designed to provide... Continue
PalmPay Launches N400m World Travel Carnival, Rewarding Users With Free Global TripsPalmPay, Nigeria’s leading digital banking platform, has announced the launch of its ₦400 million festive rewards campaign, designed to reward users with cash prizes and fully sponsored international travel experiences for everyday transactions on the PalmPay app. The campaign will run from December 17, 2025, to January 8, 2026.... Continue
President Tinubu Applauds $1.26bn Landmark Financing For Lagos-Calabar Coastal HighwayPresident Bola Tinubu has praised the Federal Ministry of Finance for successfully closing USD 1.26 billion in financing for the execution of Phase 1, Section 2 of the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway, marking a significant milestone in the delivery of Africa’s most ambitious and transformative infrastructure projects. President Tinubu applauded... Continue
Support Tinubu, Security Agencies, Ogun Governorship Aspirants Appeals, Extends Season’s GreetingsAmid the Christmas eve’s suicide bombing at a mosque in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, which claimed five lives and injured 35 other victims, a governorship aspirant in Ogun State, Hon. Jelili Kayode Amusan has reminded his fellow citizens that “national security is a shared responsibility.” This is as... Continue
Entertainment
FirstBank has officially announced its sponsorship of the Carnival Calabar & Festival 2025, unveiling a landmark addition set to redefine the carnival experience — the first-ever private premium seating... Continue
BY PRINCE ADEYEMI SHONIBARE Introduction Nigeria’s December is no longer a season. It is an institution. What began decades ago as end-of-year concerts, homecoming parties, and family reunions has... Continue
Veteran musicians and music producers Emma Ogosi and Blackman Akeeb Kareem, Saturday received Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Wale Olomu Memorial Awards (WOMA) 2025, held at the TopRadio studios,... Continue
Winner Achimugu, the MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) Best Graduating Student 2024, has embarked on a six-week scholarship at the prestigious New York Film Academy (NYFA). This achievement not only... Continue
BY MERCY SUWEBA MUSA The Entertainment Editor of The Nation newspaper, Mr. Gbenga Bada, has emphasised the importance of passion, professionalism and dedication as key ingredients for success in... Continue
The Lagos State Government, First Bank of Nigeria, Guinness Nigeria, The Address Homes, the Government of Sweden, Gobet247 and several other major organisations have thrown their weight as sponsors... Continue
Education
The Chancellor of Summit University, Offa, Kwara State, and Chairman of Rite Foods Limited, Dr. Sulaiman Adebola Adegunwa, OFR, has identified investment in quality education as a catalyst for sustainable socio-economic development. Adegunwa stated this recently while delivering his address... Continue
On a crisp morning at Demal School in Ijede , Ikorodu, Lagos State, the Centre for Indigenous Knowledge, Development and Sustainability (CIKDAS) organised a vibrant Smart Money Habit Awareness... Continue
The Permanent Chairman, Southern Nigeria Traditional Rulers Council (SNTRC), Arole Oodua Olofin Adimula, Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, CFR, Ojaja II, has officially launched the Ojaja University... Continue
Fourteen-year-old Oreoluwa Alayande has been crowned the winner of the MTN mPulse Spelling Bee 2025, following a thrilling grand finale that saw the top 20 contestants from schools across... Continue
Renowned journalist and media strategist, Emeka Monye, has launched an annual award of N1 million for the best-performing student in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in... Continue
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, Lafarge Africa Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to quality education and community development through the remodeling and upgrading of Christian... Continue
Editorials
Crime
KINGSLEY EBERE A 63-year old man, Babajide Aladejobi, has landed in trouble for allegedly standing as a surety to a suspected criminal, Theophilus Bakanon and he ran away after... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE The Lagos State Police Command has arrested and arraigned a Beniniose couple and their accomplice before an Ebute-Meta Magistrate Court over the alleged murder of a 45-year-old... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA A 31-year old man, Umenze Uchenna, has been charged in Lagos State for allegedly swindling a man, Livinus Akpabio, of the sum of 20m Japanese Yen, which... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA A 32-year old man, Nwoke Chijioke, has landed in trouble in Lagos State for allegedly engaging his neighbour’s 14-year old girl in sex and Impregnating her in... Continue
Armed Robbers Invade Oluremi Tinubu Ultra-Modern Market, Cart Away Assorted Laptops Worth Over N230m
MICHAEL AKINOLA Daredevil armed robbers have invaded Oluremi Tinubu Ultra-Modern Market, Ijeshatedo, Lagos, carted away assorted laptops worth over N230m and escaped. P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened on... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE A landlord, Mr. Lucky Obaze, has been stabbed to death by his tenant following a disagreement over payment of N1.500 electricty bill in Delta State. P.M.EXPRESS reports... Continue
Politics
Former presidential candidate, Gbenga Hashim, has paid a condolence visit to the family of late Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, who passed away on Thursday, November 27, 2025. Hashim described... Continue
KASHIM SHETTIMA Politics rewards memory, and today, memory must begin with gratitude. Before we speak of maps and margins, we must acknowledge the singular role of President Bola Ahmed... Continue
President Bola Tinubu congratulates Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji on his emergence as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State following the party’s primary election... Continue
President Bola Tinubu has met with All Progressives Congress leaders and governorship aspirants in Osun state and appealed for unity and consensus-building ahead of the party’s primary on December... Continue
As political parties prepared for governorship primary elections in Osun State, a close ally of former Governor Rauf Aregbesola, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti has withdrawn from all activities of Aregbesola’s... Continue
An All Progressives Congress, APC chieftain and member of the Imo State Council of Elders, Chief Longers Anyanwu has congratulated the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma... Continue
Business
Development Bank of Nigeria Plc (DBN) has unveiled its first regional MSME Connect & Innovation Hub in Kaduna, marking another significant bold front-leap in building a thriving innovation-driven ecosystem... Continue
FirstBank has officially announced its sponsorship of the Carnival Calabar & Festival 2025, unveiling a landmark addition set to redefine the carnival experience — the first-ever private premium seating... Continue
PalmPay, Nigeria’s leading digital banking platform, has announced the launch of its ₦400 million festive rewards campaign, designed to reward users with cash prizes and fully sponsored international travel... Continue
Ecobank Nigeria, a member of Africa’s leading pan-African banking group, has assured customers of uninterrupted access to banking services throughout the year-end holiday period via its secure and robust... Continue
Following the devastating collapse of the “EMAAR” digital investment platform, a coalition of aggrieved investors has announced plans to file a class-action lawsuit against Moniepoint Microfinance Bank. The legal... Continue
Heirs Energies Limited, Nigeria’s leading indigenous integrated energy company, has executed a USD 750 million financing with the African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank). The transaction was concluded at a signing... Continue
Feature
Health
Nigerians have been urged to embrace alternative medicine as the nation and the world continue the search for cures for terminal diseases, including HIV/AIDS, diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE For many Nigerians, conversations about abortion are uncomfortable, emotional, or simply avoided. But behind the tension lies a reality that affects families across the country: unsafe abortion... Continue
EBERE UZOUKWA, PhD Abia State’s emergence as the best-performing state in the South East at the 2025 Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) Primary Health Care Leadership Challenge, as well... Continue
The ongoing efforts of the Hon. Segun Odunmbaku’s administration to enhance grassroots healthcare delivery received another boost yesterday as Ojodu LCDA extended its weekly geriatric medical outreach to Ward... Continue
President Bola Tinubu has re-appointed Dr. Olugbenga Adekile Owoeye as substantive Medical Director of Federal Neuro -Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba for the second and final term of four years, effective... Continue
Lagos State last Saturday recorded an impressive turnout of voluntary blood donors as the Lagos State Blood Transfusion Service (LSBTS) joined other African countries to commemorate Red Saturday, a... Continue
Interview
Metro
MICHAEL AKINOLA A serving Police Officer, Inspector Ifeanyi Onyekwere, attached to the Strike Force Squad at Zone 2 Command, Onikan, Lagos, has done the unimaginable for daring the Inspector... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA The Executive Chairman of Ikotun/Igando Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Comrade Lasisi Ayinde Akinsanya and other stakeholders in the Council have commended the Nigeria Police in the ... Continue
AISHA ABUBAKAR The marriage between a couple, Mrs. Ajisegiri Balikis and her husband, Saadu Jimoh, has collapsed in Kwara State after the man discovered that his wife lied to... Continue
The Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area, Lagos State, under the leadership of Otunba Kehinde Oloyede Almaroof, has clarified issues about a severance payment report circulating in the media space. While... Continue
BY JUMOKE OWOOLA United Bank for Africa (UBA) has announced a landmark US $100 million financing facility for LagRide, Nigeria’s leading technology‑enabled mobility platform. The funds will be used to expand... Continue
In a landmark show of faith, unity, and national purpose, the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Youth Wing hosted its maiden Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, setting a... 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 2025 edition of JOF All Stars team is rounding off its activities with a three-day camp programme scheduled to hold from December 26 to December 28. The camp... Continue
OMOTAYO KOLAWOLE PETER One of Africa’s most storied and remarkable football rivalries makes another stop on Saturday, this time in the Moroccan city of Fès, as Nigeria and Tunisia... Continue
As part of Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu’s administration’s commitment to fostering youth engagement and sports development, the Lagos State Government, in partnership with a tech company, TECNO, has unveiled... Continue
Ahead of their opening match of the new AFCON campaign, members of Nigeria’s Super Eagles (class of 2024) have formally received their certificates for national honours, and title documents... Continue
Fast rising Nigeria U15 international midfielder, Raheem Moyinoluwa Salaudeen, has been invited for a second football scholarship trial with Whitstable Town FC, marking another major step in his fast-rising... Continue
The 15th edition of KidSport Charity Cup ended at the weekend amid pomp and fanfare at the Campos mini Stadium on Lagos Island where the one day event... Continue
World
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, OON, has met with the British Foreign Secretary to discuss ways of strengthening cooperation between both countries across a broad... Continue
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
Latest News
Babatunde Olaogun, a prominent socialite and entrepreneur, has joined other dignitaries to grace the... Continue
Development Bank of Nigeria Plc (DBN) has unveiled its first regional MSME Connect &... Continue
FirstBank has officially announced its sponsorship of the Carnival Calabar & Festival 2025, unveiling... Continue
CHRISTIAN ABURIME Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo of Anambra State celebrated a significant personal milestone,... Continue
PalmPay, Nigeria’s leading digital banking platform, has announced the launch of its ₦400 million... Continue
CHRISTIAN ABURIME The fact that Anambra State under Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, habitually... Continue
President Bola Tinubu has praised the Federal Ministry of Finance for successfully closing USD... Continue
Amid the Christmas eve’s suicide bombing at a mosque in Maiduguri, the Borno State... Continue
ABIODUN KOMOLAFE It is unfortunate – though pleasant surprises can occasionally ‘crop up’ –... Continue
Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have dominated strategic locations across the State,... Continue
UBA
Access Bank
