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AMVCA 12: Nigerian Comedian Bovi, South African Actress Nomzamo Mbatha Unveiled As HostsNigeria’s premier stand-up comedian and actor, Bovi Ugboma, and South African award-winning actress and humanitarian, Nomzamo Mbatha, have been officially unveiled as co-hosts of the 12th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA), set to take place on May 9, 2026, at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos. The... Continue
Meet The 10 Contestants Cooking for Glory on MasterChef NigeriaThe kitchen is set, the stakes are high, and the journey to culinary greatness is about to begin for the ten diverse home cooks competing for a staggering ₦73 million prize on MasterChef Nigeria. Not only will this dynamic mix of contestants from across the country showcase their passion... Continue
Adekunle Gold Delivers Timeless Set At The Macallan Lagos LaunchIt was a masterclass in live showmanship and soul at the intimate launch of The Macallan Timeless Collection in Lagos. The evening, which marked the Nigerian debut of The Macallan’s redesigned Sherry Oak and Double Cask Collections, was already charged with quiet elegance before a single note was played.... Continue
NCSP Positions Language As Strategic Driver for Innovation And GrowthAs the global community marks Chinese Language Day 2026, the Nigeria–China Strategic Partnership (NCSP) has underscored the role of language as a strategic enabler of economic growth, cross-border collaboration, and sustainable development. Established by the United Nations in 2010 to promote multilingualism and cultural diversity, this year’s observance is... Continue
PVAC Statement On Emzor Pharmaceuticals API ProjectThe Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Healthcare Value Chain (PVAC) welcomes investments that strengthen Nigeria’s capacity to produce essential health products locally and improve long-term medicine security. In that context, Emzor’s Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) project is relevant to the broader national effort to deepen domestic pharmaceutical manufacturing... Continue
Entertainment
Nigeria’s premier stand-up comedian and actor, Bovi Ugboma, and South African award-winning actress and humanitarian, Nomzamo Mbatha, have been officially unveiled as co-hosts of the 12th Africa Magic Viewers’... Continue
The atmosphere was electrifying, excitement was contagious as the crowd milled into the bowels of the Trinity House, Victoria Island, Lagos, venue of the event. Organised to coincide with... Continue
The Lagos International Jazz Festival (LIJF) is proud to announce a landmark cultural event: the “Jams & Vibes Session – Prelude to 90,” a special tribute in honor of... Continue
A retired Nigerian Deputy Superintendent of Police and Fuji Musician, Alhaji Ishola Adeyinka a.k.a Askari To Nko Fuji has said that the Contributory Pension scheme for the Nigerian Police... Continue
Fast-rising Afrobeats singer, Debra Can, is set to release her new single, ‘Happy’, on Friday April 17, 2026. The Lagos-born artiste, who is signed under New Town Record Label,... Continue
Mr. Femi Otedola, billionaire businessman and chairman of First HoldCo, has won the Business Book Gold medal at the 2026 Axiom Business Book Awards for his memoir Making It... Continue
Education
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE Babcock University is set to convene a high-level gathering of global technology leaders, innovators, and policymakers at the AI & Babcock Innovation Venture (BIV) Commercialization Summit 2026.... Continue
Fresh concerns have emerged over compliance with a Court Order issued by the High Court of Kano State on April 8, 2026, restraining key parties —including the Honourable Minister... Continue
Lagos State University (LASU), on Tuesday, welcomed its 6th Chancellor. He is Oba (Dr.) Olufolarin Ogunsanwo, the Alara of Ilara Kingdom in Epe Division of Lagos. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu,... Continue
Alpha Morgan Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to education and institutional development through its support for the commissioning of the Redeemer’s University Business School. The Business School was officially... Continue
Church Administrators Society of Nigeria, CASON, has announced that Nigeria’s first-ever Master of Business Administration [MBA] degree in Church Administration as a discipline will launch this year, in its... Continue
In a powerful demonstration of its dedication to deepening educational advancement and human capital development in Nigeria, Polaris Bank, has made significant funds available towards the full renovation of... Continue
Editorials
Crime
MICHAEL AKINOLA A 43-year old man has been arrested by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly being in possession of human parts suspected to be... Continue
CHUKA UBAH Police operatives have began manhunt for a 30-year-old man, Sunday Ejor, who allegedly killed his 26-year lover, Lucy Moshe Igu and dumped her corpse inside a bush... Continue
AISHA ABUBAKAR A 37-year old Pastor Asonye Isaiah, of Rock of Love and Adoration Ground, Old Karshi, Abuja, has been arrested for allegedly defiling a 16-year old girl under... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE A 47-year old tenant, Temitope Elegbede, has been arrested and charged before a Badagry Chief Magistrate Court in Lagos, for allegedly attempting to strangle his landlady, Oluwabunmi... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA A 63-year old Pastor Chris McDouglas Omosokpea of Peculiar Generation Assembly Church, located at No.17/19 Mututiatu Kayode Street off Ayodele Street, Mafoluku area of Oshodi, has been sentenced... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA A 43-year-old man, Joseph Ayodeji, has been arraigned and remanded in the Correctional Centre, for allegedly defiling his 12-year-old daughter in Ondo State. P.M.EXPRESS reports that... Continue
Politics
The people of Enugu West Senatorial District have endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, for a second term in office, citing... Continue
BY DAPO OKUBANJO When the then Presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu made his now famous “Emilokan” speech in Abeokuta, Ogun State in June 2022, it was within the context of... Continue
Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrasak, is known to be taciturn. But since President Bola Tinubu and APC leaders endorsed Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa (BOB) as the party’s consensus candidate... Continue
CHRISTIAN ABURIME The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has signaled a sweeping era of internal reform and “re-engineering” following a historic South-East Zonal Stakeholders’ meeting. Described by party leaders... Continue
CHUKA UBAH There are very strong indications that key Igbo stakeholders in Oshodi/Isolo Federal Constituency 2 may have dropped Hon. Barrister Okey Joe Onuakalusi of the Labour Party, now... Continue
FASHINA SHAKIRU The political landscape of Lagos Island Constituency 1 is witnessing a significant shift with the formal entrance of Hon. Moshood Olawale Eletu (M.O.E) in the race for... Continue
Business
As the global community marks Chinese Language Day 2026, the Nigeria–China Strategic Partnership (NCSP) has underscored the role of language as a strategic enabler of economic growth, cross-border collaboration,... Continue
Bank of Industry (BOI), Nigeria’s foremost Development finance institution and the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) have sealed a strategic partnership agreement to strengthen Nigeria’s agricultural value-chain... Continue
There is a version of the Nigerian economy that the banking sector has always served well. It is the economy of salaried professionals, corporate treasurers, documented collateral, and monthly... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE Babcock University is set to convene a high-level gathering of global technology leaders, innovators, and policymakers at the AI & Babcock Innovation Venture (BIV) Commercialization Summit 2026.... Continue
In a grand ceremony held yesterday, 17th April, 2026, at the NiGAV Center Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos, Captain Joan Obasi, Chief Pilot of United Nigeria Airlines, was honored... Continue
Maliyo Games, a leading African game development studio known for building African-inspired games and developing talent, has announced a partnership with Arizona State University (ASU), a globally-recognised leader in... Continue
Feature
Health
The Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Healthcare Value Chain (PVAC) welcomes investments that strengthen Nigeria’s capacity to produce essential health products locally and improve long-term medicine security. In... Continue
BY OLUTAYO IRANTIOLA The fight against malaria in Nigeria over the years has been defined by a “presumptive” approach, rather than from an ascertained standpoint. Unfortunately, it has done... Continue
As Nigeria joins the global community to celebrate the International Day for Maternal Health and Rights (IDMHR), Emzor Group has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing maternal health outcomes across... Continue
OWUPELE BENEBO The Rivers State Deputy Governor, Prof. Ngozi Nma Odu, has emphasized the urgent need to strengthen the health workforce as a critical step toward... Continue
ROBERTO TABOADA Tuberculosis remains one of the most pressing public health challenges in Nigeria. Despite continued efforts to improve detection and treatment, the country continues to carry a high... Continue
As part of activities to commemorate World Oral Health Day 2026, Pepsodent, a leading voice in oral hygiene advocacy, launched a school activation campaign in select schools across 17... Continue
Interview
Metro
MICHAEL AKINOLA Residents of Okokomaiko and surrounding communities have protested in front of Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, over alleged plans by Oba Sulaiman Adeshina Raji a.k.a Jafun... Continue
Ex-Lagos Ohanaeze President, Chief Solomon Aguene Dragged To Shrines Over Alleged N40m Election Scam
CHUKA UBAH It may not be the best of times for former Ohanaeze Ndigbo Lagos State President, Chief Solomon Aguene, following explosive allegations of a N40 million electoral fraud... Continue
Justice Sherifat Sonaike of the Lagos State High Court in Igbosere has fixed June 1 for the hearing of an application by a lawyer allegedly involved in a forgery... Continue
Starting from Sunday, April 12, thousands of Nigerians and foreigners will arrive in Owo, Ondo State, to bid a final farewell to Chief Mrs Deborah Adeyoriola Ujayoriade Ajanaku Makun,... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA The Foworanu Ogunleye Family of Oke Ahoro area in the Iwoye community, near Ilaro in Ogun State, has condemned a recent media attack on them and one... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA The 18-year old marriage between Wasiu Abdulrahim and his estranged wife, Muibat, has collapsed over claims of hot temper and refusal by the wife to cook at... 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
AFOLABI SAHEED OLAWALE Nigeria’s president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has mourned the death of former Nigeria Football Association (NFA) president and astute sports administrator, Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima, describing his passing... Continue
AFOLABI SAHEED OLAWALE The National Sports Commission (NSC) has officially announced that the 2026 National Sports Festival, tagged Coal City Games, will run from November 27 to December 11... Continue
The Chief Executive Officer of Buruj FC, Salaudeen Waheed Buruj, has proposed a collaborative stadium ownership model among club owners as a lasting solution to the shortage of standard... Continue
AKINSINDE ADEOLA OYINDAMOLA After a year hiatus, the National Institute for Sports (NIS) on Tuesday matriculated 200 students in the various departments. The admission is coming after... Continue
AFOLABI SAHEED OLAWALE The Wanda Diamond League will offer higher top-level individual prize money to more athletes in 2026, following an adjustment to the prize structure in Diamond+ Disciplines.... Continue
Two exciting talents from the Nigeria National Under-15 Football Team — captain Raheem Moyinoluwa Salaudeen and Fawas Ayomide Adeleke — are set to lead Buruj Football Club into... Continue
World
MUDASHIRU TAWAKALITU OLUWATOYIN Donor countries have pledged an initial $3.9 billion to the Global Environment Facility (GEF) for its ninth replenishment cycle, in a powerful demonstration of commitment to... Continue
A SPEECH BY HIS MAJESTY THE KING CHARLES lll AT THE STATE BANQUET IN HONOUR OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND FIRST LADY OLUREMI TINUBU,... Continue
BY SOLA ENIKANOLAIYE Introduction Over time, it has been observed that diplomatic terms and practices are largely misused and misunderstood in Nigeria. There are publications in the media and... Continue
MARK CARNEY “It’s a pleasure – and a duty – to be with you at this turning point for Canada and for the world. Today, I’ll talk about the... Continue
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar has outlined the country’s job-creation strategy, emphasising that sustainable employment growth is being driven by far-reaching macroeconomic reforms under the Tinubu... Continue
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
Latest News
Nigeria’s premier stand-up comedian and actor, Bovi Ugboma, and South African award-winning actress and... Continue
The kitchen is set, the stakes are high, and the journey to culinary greatness... Continue
It was a masterclass in live showmanship and soul at the intimate launch of... Continue
As the global community marks Chinese Language Day 2026, the Nigeria–China Strategic Partnership (NCSP)... Continue
The people of Enugu West Senatorial District have endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and... Continue
The Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Healthcare Value Chain (PVAC) welcomes investments that... Continue
CHUKA UBAH The zoning arrangement of the Apex Igbo socio-cultural body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide,... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE The Obi Ndigbo Lagos State, Obi Chibuike Azubuike, has paid a courtesy... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA A 43-year old man has been arrested by operatives of the... Continue
The President General of notable Niger Delta socio-cultural group, the Orashi National Congress (ONC),... Continue
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