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Cool Wealth Awards 2026 to Celebrate Leadership, Cultural Innovation in LagosThe Cool Wealth Awards, holding in partnership with TMY Empire, is set to return for its 2026 edition, recognising contributions to entertainment, entrepreneurship, culture, and social influence across Africa and the diaspora. The event is scheduled for January 11, 2026, at Azalea Hall, Glover Court, Ikoyi, Lagos. The... Continue
Asake Makes History As First African Artist At Brooklyn’s Red Bull SymphonicAISHA ABUBAKAR Afrobeats star Asake headlined the U.S. edition of Red Bull Symphonic at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre in New York on Saturday, becoming the first African artist to do so. The Nigerian singer, alongside a 33-piece orchestra reimagining his hits like ‘Lonely at the Top’ and ‘Terminator’ in a... Continue
The Macallan, Alexis Galleries Champion Nigerian Creativity With Francis Agemo’s Debut Solo Exhibition, OMẸMITỌNLẸẸAs Nigeria’s contemporary art scene continues to attract global attention, partnerships that empower local artists are taking centre stage, driving the growth and visibility of the nation’s creative ecosystem. Reaffirming its commitment to nurturing this landscape, The Macallan once again partnered with Alexis Galleries, this time to spotlight the... Continue
Stakeholders Laud Sanwo-Olu’s Responsiveness As Lagos Commences Admiralty Way Junction To Ajah Jubilee Bridge RehabilitationLagos State Government has commenced rehabilitation works on the final stretch of the Eti-Osa/Lekki/Epe Expressway spanning Admiralty Way Junction to Jubilee Bridge section (Ajah) in Eti-Osa Local Government Area. Speaking during a Stakeholders meeting that heralded the commencement of the rehabilitation works, the Permanent Secretary, Office of Infrastructure, Engr.... Continue
National Integrated Poultry Project To Take Off In Kaduna, To Generate $450m, Create Over 350,000 JobsThe pilot phase of the National Integrated Poultry Project, a transformative agricultural investment facilitated by the Nigeria-China Strategic Partnership (NCSP), is set to kick off in Kaduna State. This landmark initiative is projected to generate over $450 million in revenue and create more than 350,000 jobs across the value... Continue
Glo “Take a Guess” Entertains, Rewards Subscribers With Cash, Other PrizesTelecommunications giant, Globacom, has, in the spirit of Yuletide, launched “Glo Take A Guess”, an exciting new Value-Added Service designed to entertain, engage, and reward its customers. Globacom explained that the innovative lottery service offers its subscribers the opportunity to test their knowledge on various lifestyle and topical issues... Continue
Entertainment
AISHA ABUBAKAR Afrobeats star Asake headlined the U.S. edition of Red Bull Symphonic at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre in New York on Saturday, becoming the first African artist to do... Continue
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
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
KINGSLEY EBERE A 52-year old man, Abideen Akinwale has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly burgling a house belonging and carting away property worth over N8m... Continue
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
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
The African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO) appointed Algeria’s Farid Ghezali as its new Secretary General during the Ministerial Council Meeting in the Republic of Congo this week. Ghezali will... Continue
The pilot phase of the National Integrated Poultry Project, a transformative agricultural investment facilitated by the Nigeria-China Strategic Partnership (NCSP), is set to kick off in Kaduna State. This... Continue
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
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
KINGSLEY EBERE The former President of the Igbo Speaking Community and Chairman of Ndigbo in APC, Lagos State, Chief Chris Ekwilo, has stated that he will play very prominent... Continue
Lagos State Government has commenced rehabilitation works on the final stretch of the Eti-Osa/Lekki/Epe Expressway spanning Admiralty Way Junction to Jubilee Bridge section (Ajah) in Eti-Osa Local Government Area.... Continue
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
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
A Lagos long-distance runner, Alabi Aminat Adenike, who specializes in long-distance races has emerged winner of the Open category of the 10th edition of the 2025 Lagos Women Run.... Continue
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
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
The Cool Wealth Awards, holding in partnership with TMY Empire, is set to... Continue
MAZI EJIMOFOR OPARA Away from the shenanigans of “Vote Buying” that has become... Continue
AISHA ABUBAKAR Afrobeats star Asake headlined the U.S. edition of Red Bull Symphonic at... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE The former President of the Igbo Speaking Community and Chairman of Ndigbo... Continue
The African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO) appointed Algeria’s Farid Ghezali as its new Secretary... Continue
As Nigeria’s contemporary art scene continues to attract global attention, partnerships that empower local... Continue
Lagos State Government has commenced rehabilitation works on the final stretch of the Eti-Osa/Lekki/Epe... Continue
The pilot phase of the National Integrated Poultry Project, a transformative agricultural investment facilitated... Continue
Telecommunications giant, Globacom, has, in the spirit of Yuletide, launched “Glo Take A Guess”, ... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE A 52-year old man, Abideen Akinwale has been arrested and charged in... Continue
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