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NOVA Bank Opens Regional Office, Poised to Redefine Banking Landscape and Economic Growth Across the South-East, South- SouthImo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has announced the State Government’s commitment to provide land for the development of NOVA Bank’s regional head office for South-East/South-South region in Owerri, marking a significant milestone in the Bank’s long-term dominance in the region. The announcement was made during the commissioning of... Continue
Presidential Hopeful, Gbenga Hashim Pays Condolence Visit to Family of Late Sheikh Dahiru BauchiFormer 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 the revered Islamic scholar as a rare religious leader defined not just by learning, but by deep moral conscience and... Continue
Popular Thorntina-74 Herbal Mixture Debuts In NigeriaNigerians 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 and asthma, among others. The call was made at the launch of Thorntina-74 Herbal Mixture in Ikeja, Lagos. Speaking at... Continue
Nigeria’s Detty December 2025 The Rise of A Global Cultural EconomyBY 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 matured into one of the world’s fastest-growing cultural economies. Popularly known as Detty December, the period now fuses music, tourism,... Continue
Emma Ogosi, Akeeb Kareem, Others Shine At WOMA 2025Veteran 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, Ikeja, Lagos. The two were honoured for their outstanding contributions to the growth and development of entertainment in Nigeria, spanning... Continue
Entertainment
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
The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) said it has taken note of the concerns expressed by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and other members of the... 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 33-year old man, Timothy Olamide, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly stealing a bicycle worth N200,000 at Balogun Business Association (BBA) area... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Tactical Squad of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a 15-year old boy, Victor Aligwo, for allegedly engaging four of his friends... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE A 35-year old man, Lasisi Hammed, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly swindling a woman, Joseph Elizabeth, to the tune of N11m under... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE A 60-year old company driver, Rasak Oniyo, has landed in trouble in Lagos State over a missing Kia-Rio saloon car with registration number LND 72 BR worth... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, has jailed a trader, Abdullahi Sale, for the rest of his life in prison... Continue
AISHA ABUBAKAR A 23-year old man, Abdulazeez Abubakar, has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his 20-year-old childhood friend, Sadiq Sani, to death over satchet water for ablusion in preparation... 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
Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has announced the State Government’s commitment to provide land for the development of NOVA Bank’s regional head office for South-East/South-South region in Owerri,... Continue
Dangote Refinery has emerged as the hub of fuel distribution in Nigeria, following bold strategic adjustments aimed at making energy more affordable and accessible. The refinery recently announced a... Continue
BY VICTOR OJELABI PayPal is trying to slip back into Africa, and Nigerians are not here for it. Not one bit. The company recently hinted at a 2026 return... Continue
Jumia Nigeria has launched its highly anticipated December Holiday Sale, unlocking a wide range of festive deals and savings for shoppers across the country from December 2 to December 28. This... Continue
Following the 2-day pre-pitch for the grand finale, Wema Bank, Nigeria’s leading innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has announced the Top 20 finalists... Continue
Nigeria’s Smartgenix was the overall winner of the 15th Junior Achievement Africa Company of the Year Competition held at the Abuja Continental Hotel from December 3 to 5, 2025.... 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
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
The Honourable Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has reaffirmed his unwavering commitment to empowering Nigerian youths and institutionalizing sustainable reforms that will define the future of the nation.... Continue
The Owo Is One Association (OIOA), a socio-political, economic, and cultural association of Owo-speaking communities worldwide, announces the passing of one of its distinguished members and community senior citizens,... Continue
inDrive, the global mobility and urban services platform, has reaffirmed its commitment to improving the economic prosperity of Nigerians through job creation and pocket-friendly transportation. The Country Representative, inDrive... 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
Bright Stars Sports Academy (BSSA) has officially unveiled the new 2026 official match/training jersey and casual outing T-Shirt for the Bright Stars Football Academy (BSFA), its subsidiary based in... Continue
Nigeria U15 International, Raheem Moyinoluwa Salaudeen, who has trained with Lambeth Tigers, Club LDN, Ondagrass XI, Whitstable Town & Brooke House College, is set to join UK Football trials... Continue
The Lagos State Sports Commission in collaboration with the Lagos State Aquatic Association embarked on a three-day clinic to train over 100 prospective young swimmers at the Olympic-sized swimming... Continue
With an intense and rigorous training at the 2025 three-day swimming clinics organized by the Lagos State Aquatic Association, as Dosun Gerard, Friday Huntonto and Monday Sewa demonstrated exceptional... Continue
The annual KidSport Charity Cup brings its thrills and frills into the Campos Mini Stadium on Lagos Island today, Friday 19 December 2025. This year’s competition, powered by KingMakers,... Continue
Respected Ikorodu-based football side, Buruj FC, showed great resilience to secure a 2–1 victory over Adhoc FA in an entertaining friendly match. Aliu Owolabi Fatai, recently back in... 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
Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has announced the State Government’s commitment to provide... Continue
Former presidential candidate, Gbenga Hashim, has paid a condolence visit to the family of... Continue
Nigerians have been urged to embrace alternative medicine as the nation and the world... Continue
A respected business mogul in Ogun State, Alhaji Rasak Lawal Arolat, has formally... Continue
BAMIDELE JOHNSON “Governance is not rocket science,” Nigerians love to claim. And those Nigerians... Continue
BY PRINCE ADEYEMI SHONIBARE Introduction Nigeria’s December is no longer a season. It is... Continue
The Distinguished Lawmaker representing Ogun West Senatorial District, Senator (Dr) Solomon Olamilekan Adeola Yayi,... Continue
Veteran musicians and music producers Emma Ogosi and Blackman Akeeb Kareem, Saturday received Lifetime... Continue
The African Energy Chamber’s (AEC) Executive Chairman, NJ Ayuk, has been named among The... Continue
ABIODUN KOMOLAFE On December 15, 2025, Professor Michael Oládèjo Afoláyan celebrated his seventy-first year... Continue
UBA
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