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Armed Forces Remembrance Day: President Tinubu, NASS, FCT Minister Pledge N320m To Nigerian LegionPresident Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday in Abuja, donated N200 million to the Nigerian Legion, assuring that the government will give more attention to the well-being of the military, injured officers, and the families of fallen heroes. The President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, and the Deputy Speaker of... Continue
Lagos Govt Orders Contractors To Vacate Admiralty Way Junction To Ajah Bridge Site, To Resume Rehabilitation Work Mid-JanuaryThe Lagos State Government on Tuesday, announced that the contractors handling the rehabilitation works of the Eti-Osa/Lekki/Epe Expressway covering Admiralty Way Junction to Jubilee Bridge section (Ajah) in Eti-Osa Local Government Area, will vacate the site on Thursday, 4th December 2025 and resume the rehabilitation works on the second... Continue
Emefiele’s $4.5b Trial: EFCC Witness Insists Omoile’s Statements Were VoluntaryBY MICHAEL AKINOLA The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, December 2, told the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, that the second defendant, Henry Omoile, voluntarily made his statements in the ongoing $4.5 billion fraud trial involving former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Emefiele is standing... Continue
UBA Group Ushers in 2025 Yuletide, Lights Up Lagos MarinaAfrica’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, lit up the atmosphere of the Lagos Marina on Monday, with thousands of bright, colourful lights and serenading carols to ring in this year’s yuletide season. The beautifully organised ceremony had in attendance the bank’s Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer,... Continue
Nationwide Applause As President Tinubu Nominates Chris Musa As New Defence MinisterThere has been a nationwide applause from Nigerians and Security experts over the choice of General Christopher Gwabin Musa as the new Defence Minister by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a letter to Senate President, Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday, President Tinubu conveyed the nomination of immediate past Chief of Defence... Continue
Former House of Rep. Member, Sanwo-Olu’s Aide Hail Agege LG Boss At Budget RetreatThe Executive Chairman of Agege Local Government, Hon. Abdulganiyu Vinod Obasa has continued to receive applause over his style of governance targeted at giving the people of the local council the desired dividends of democracy. At the ongoing 2026 Budget Retreat, which is taking place at Osmark Hotel &... Continue
Entertainment
The 30th Anniversary edition of the PEARL Awards Nite lit up Lagos on Sunday as top corporate leaders, policymakers, governors, and royalty gathered to celebrate three decades of promoting... Continue
The Executive Head, Content and Channels West Africa, Ms. Atinuke Babatunde, has hinted at a major shake-up coming to the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA), revealing that an... Continue
As the festive season month of December creeped in, Showmax has unveiled an exciting watchlist for its distinguished subscribers. It’s officially Detty December and Showmax is going all out... Continue
The Association of Mass Communication Students (AMACOS) 94/99 Set of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, in partnership with After God’s Heart Incorporated (AGH), announce the completion and upcoming inauguration of... Continue
The Africa Leadership Excellence Annual Summit (ALEX), an annual multi-stakeholder forum that brings together African leaders from all spheres of society to reflect on how to promote leadership excellence... Continue
Nigerian media personality and host of Big Brother Naija, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, will this week grace the studios of CNN International ‘s magazine show, African Voices. The 30-minute no-holds-barred show is sponsored... Continue
Education
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
Ms. Serah Yusuf of Wisdom International School of Excellence (WISE), Tudun Wada, Lugbe, FCT Abuja, has emerged the winner of the 11th edition of the prestigious Maltina Teacher of... Continue
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has been conferred with an honorary Doctorate in Business Administration by the Rome Business School, Nigeria. Governor Sanwo-Olu was honoured with... Continue
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has placed its members across the public universities in Nigeria on red alert as the deadline given to the government of Ahmed Bola... Continue
History was made in Lagos on Tuesday, as 13-year-old Ebunoluwa Seth Oluwatimilehin of Igando Community Senior High School, Igando, a suburb of Lagos, emerged as the overall winner of... Continue
The curtains are gradually falling on Globacom’s “Glo Innov8” National STEM competition for girls in Senior Secondary Schools across the country as the three top finalists have emerged for... Continue
Editorials
Crime
KINGSLEY EBERE Daredevil robbers have invaded and broken into the Fire Pentecostal Ministry church at Akinowo, Alimosho, Lagos State and and carted away property worth over N10m belonging to... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA A 66-year old landlord, Erastus Thorpe, has landed in trouble in Lagos State for allegedly removing the roof of his tenant’s apartment and invoking heavy rain with... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA Police operatives from the Area M Command, Idimu, Lagos, led by the ACP Tokunbo Aboniwonda, have arrested two Togolese domestic workers for allegedly arranging with a female... Continue
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have uncovered and dismantled a social media network used to distribute illicit substances packaged as imported Christmas cookies and snacks... Continue
CHUKA UBAH The Rivers State Police Command has made remarkable feats in its sustained onslaught against Car theft and snatching in the state. On 20th Novembe, 2025, at about... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA A 24-year old man, Anifa Asale, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly burgling a shop and carting away phone accessories worth over N5m... Continue
Politics
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
Friends and associates of Babatunde Olaogun are rallying behind his decision to represent Ogbomosho North Constituency in the Oyo State House of Assembly under the banner of the All... Continue
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has ratified the expulsion of the Governors of Oyo, Bauchi and Zamfara States, Seyi Makinde, Bala Mohammed and... Continue
The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio and the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Prof Nentawe Yilwatda, on Saturday received defectors from different political parties... Continue
The Deputy President of the 9th Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has condemned in the strongest terms the heinous murder of the Acting Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC)... Continue
Business
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, lit up the atmosphere of the Lagos Marina on Monday, with thousands of bright, colourful lights and serenading carols to... Continue
Temu, the fast-growing global e-commerce powerhouse, has entered into a delivery partnership with Lagos-based logistics startup Dellyman, marking a significant step in Temu’s expansion into the Nigerian market. The... Continue
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) and Organized Labour have firmly rejected the proposed amendments to the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Act, describing the Bill as inconsistent... Continue
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) on Monday opened bidding for 50 oil and gas blocks, targeting $10 billion in investment. The NUPRC Chief Executive, Gbenga Komolafe, announced the commencement... Continue
The Court of Appeal in Lagos temporarily restrained Nestoil Limited, Neconde Energy Limited, and two others from interfering with the duties of a receivership manager appointed over their assets amid an alleged $1.01 billion debt... Continue
PalmPay, Nigeria’s leading digital banking platform, and Jumia, a leading e-commerce platform, are partnering to make this year’s Black Friday shopping experience more rewarding for shoppers from November 7... Continue
Feature
Health
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
DR ALLAN PAMBA Twenty years ago, when I worked the wards as a young doctor in Kenya, HIV was still an overwhelming force. Even as treatment slowly... Continue
BY FREDRICK NWABUFO This year has been an eventful one for the Tinubu administration. From reforms correcting long-standing distortions across multiple sectors and establishing durable understructures for sustained national... Continue
The administration of Hon. Segun Odunmbaku has continued to strengthen community healthcare delivery as Ojodu LCDA has commenced its Geriatric Weekly Ward-Level Programme, bringing essential medical services directly to... Continue
The Oyo State Government has called for renewed commitment and collective actions in the fight against HIV/AIDS across the State. This call was made by the Chairman, Oyo... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE Nigeria is grappling with a maternal health crisis that has persisted for decades. Every year, thousands of women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. ... Continue
Interview
Metro
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday, announced that the contractors handling the rehabilitation works of the Eti-Osa/Lekki/Epe Expressway covering Admiralty Way Junction to Jubilee Bridge section (Ajah) in Eti-Osa... Continue
The Executive Chairman of Agege Local Government, Hon. Abdulganiyu Vinod Obasa has continued to receive applause over his style of governance targeted at giving the people of the local... Continue
inDrive, a leading global ride-hailing platform operating in nine African countries, has announced its official sponsorship of Art of Technology (AOT) Lagos 7.0, the Lagos State Government’s flagship technology... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE Ndigbo in Apapa/Iganmu Local Government Area of Lagos State at the weekend converged to celebrate the annual New Yam festival (iriji) and end of year celebration of... Continue
The Oluwole Estate Field erupted in unforgettable scenes today as the DOS Mega Football Cup Final delivered a spectacular conclusion to months of thrilling grassroots football. The day kicked... Continue
In preparation for the much-anticipated DOS Mega Football Cup Final, the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the tournament paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Chairman of Ojodu LCDA,... 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
Team Nigeria topped the media table for Armwrestling event at the ongoing 1st West Africa Para Games tagged Abeokuta 2025. According to the results made available to the media... Continue
The Basketball Africa League (BAL) and Wave Côte d’Ivoire (Wave), Africa’s fastest-growing mobile money platform, have unveiled a newly renovated basketball court at 4 Paniers (Four Baskets) in the... Continue
Team Nigeria’s amputee football team opened the inaugural West Africa Para Games in Abeokuta, Ogun State, with a resounding victory against their counterparts from the Benin Republic to signal... Continue
Team Nigeria’s Deputy Chef-de-Mission to the recent Riyadh 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games, Yussuf Amuda Alli, has attributed the country’s impressive outing to the National Sports Commission’s (NSC) detailed planning... Continue
As the D-day for the Asaba 10km International Road Race draws closer, the organisers of the marathon race say they are leaving nothing to chance to ensure that a... Continue
The 1st West Africa “Zone A & B” Para Games begins on Friday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The Local Organising Committee Chairman, Victor Achakpo, disclosed that over 700... 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
President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday in Abuja, donated N200 million to the Nigerian Legion,... Continue
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday, announced that the contractors handling the rehabilitation works... Continue
BY MICHAEL AKINOLA The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, December 2,... Continue
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, lit up the atmosphere of... Continue
There has been a nationwide applause from Nigerians and Security experts over the choice... Continue
DR. SEGUN ‘TREMENDOUS’ OSHINAGA “Strengthen the weak hands, And make firm the feeble... Continue
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated General Christopher Gwabin Musa as the new Minister... Continue
The Executive Chairman of Agege Local Government, Hon. Abdulganiyu Vinod Obasa has continued to... Continue
CHRISTIAN ABURIME With his glaring antecedents as a foremost academic and adoption of free... Continue
CHINEDU NWONU Pre -2000, travelling to Anwai-Asaba every Sunday evening was a ritual. With... Continue
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