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High Chief Mike Ejiogu Congratulates Obi Of Onitsha On His 84th Birthday CelebrationNJOKU MACDONALD OBINNA An Imo-born serial entrepreneur, doyen of real estate business, and respeced community leader; Traditional Prime Minister of Anárá Ancient Kingdom —High Chief Duru Mike Ejiogu— has joined the good people of Anambra State and ndigbo across the country to celebrate the Obi of... Continue
Lagos Central Mosque: Alabi-Macfoy Faces Contempt Hearing Over Disputed AppointmentBY AISHA ABUBAKAR Justice Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed July 2, 2025, to hear a motion for committal to prison against Alhaji (Chief) Sikiru Alabi-Macfoy,, in connection with the ongoing dispute over the leadership of the Lagos State Central Mosque. The suit, filed by... Continue
City Boy Movement Goes Global For Tinubu As US Chapter CommissionedTo sensitize Nigerians in the Diaspora on the economic impact of the policies of President of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, City Boy Movement has expanded its footprint with the commissioning of a new chapter in Austin, Texas. The youth mobilization group which has Seyi Tinubu as her Grand Patron... Continue
Lagos To Host AFRIMA 2025, Awards Holds November 25-30It is official. Lagos, Nigeria, one of Africa’s largest and most vibrant cities, has been chosen by the African Union Commission (AUC) and the International Committee of AFRIMA to host the 2025 edition of the prestigious All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), where it will welcome leading and budding African... Continue
FCTA Inaugurates FCT Lottery Regulatory Office, Says Defunct NLRC Licenses Remain ValidIn a bold move to streamline and invigorate the gaming industry in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), alongside the Director-General of the newly established FCT Lottery Regulatory Office, Lanre Gbajabiamila, has officially launched a new office in Abuja. At a press briefing held... Continue
Entertainment
It is official. Lagos, Nigeria, one of Africa’s largest and most vibrant cities, has been chosen by the African Union Commission (AUC) and the International Committee of AFRIMA to... Continue
Music star, Balogun Adewale Akanji, popularly known as Barry Showkey, is set to make a grand return to the music scene with his much-anticipated single “ROBOROBO,” scheduled for release... Continue
Following a star-studded weekend in Lagos that brought together the continent’s biggest names in film and television, Showmax has announced that the full broadcast of the 11th Africa... Continue
Highly anticipated historical fiction FESTAC ‘77 has been selected by the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) to make an exclusive preview at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival in France, offering... Continue
Celebrated African music icon 2baba Idibia will headline a dynamic lineup of artists and global music industry leaders as panelists at the upcoming AFRIMA 2025 Music Conference, which forms... Continue
The 32nd African Film Festival New York (AFFNY) is set to showcase ‘The Man Died’, a 105-minute feature film inspired by the prison notes of Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka... Continue
Education
Segilola Resources Operating Limited (SROL) has opened submissions for the 2025 SROL University Competition, calling on students from higher institutions across Osun State to submit bold, innovative, and sustainable ideas... Continue
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, COOU, the Anambra State owned public University, has achieved a significant milestone with the National Universities Commission (NUC) granting full accreditation to its various academic... Continue
The Group President of the Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Aliko Dangote, has announced the donation of a whooping N15 billion to the Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology,... Continue
The Second Edition of the Ife North Annual Scholarship and Essay Competition (NASEC) has taken place on Wednesday May 7, 2025, in Asipa town. This annual event, sponsored by... Continue
The administration of Hon. Segun Odunmbaku has delivered 500 pairs of desks and benches to Ogba Primary school, Ojodu Primary School 3 and Okeira Junior Secondary School in Ojodu... Continue
The Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA) has broadened its corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts with the second phase of its “Back to School Storm” initiative, reaching four... Continue
Editorials
Crime
KINGSLEY EBERE Police operatives from the Homicide Department of State Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba, have arrested a 33-year old man, Bright Sonu, for allegedly conspiring to kill three people... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA A 32-year old man, Nwosu Austine, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly selling a vehicle worth over N7. 7m belonging to Akinlabi Adeshola... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA Police operatives of Zone 2 Command, Onikan, Lagos have arrested two Ecobank staff, Mufutau Olamilekan Ramon, 28 and Lateef Bamidele Tobi, 30 for allegedly stealing customers... Continue
The Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS Pathfinder, has dismantled nine illegal refining sites in the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, as part of ongoing efforts to curb crude... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA Two suspected members of Neo Black Africa a.k.a Freedom Fighter, Christian Chukwudi Udanoh, 35 and Olamilekan Lawal, 40, have been arrested and charged in Lagos State... Continue
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arrested Fred Ajudua, a former Lagos socialite, over an alleged $1.43 million fraud case that has lingered for nearly two decades.... Continue
Politics
To sensitize Nigerians in the Diaspora on the economic impact of the policies of President of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, City Boy Movement has expanded its footprint with the... Continue
The Councillorship candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ifelodun Local Council Development Area (LCDA) paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Chairman, Mayor Olufemi Akanbi Okeowo, at... Continue
In order to instill discipline into the party with the aim of promoting peace, co-operation and unity in the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE Labour Party may finally collapse in Lagos State following the appointment of new caretaker committee allegedly aided by the member of the House of Representative for... Continue
Fresh tension is brewing within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Alimosho as the build-up to the Egbe-Idimu LCDA primaries takes a controversial turn, with loyalists of former Interior... Continue
A socio-cultural political group in Alimoso Federal Constituency, Alimosho Concerned Group For Good Governance, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and leaders of the All Progressives Congress... Continue
Business
Oando Plc, one of Nigeria’s leading oil companies led by oil mogul, Jubril Adewale Tinubu, has completed repair work on damaged pipelines linked to a series of oil spills... Continue
Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has reentered the trillion-naira market capitalisation club, after its share price rose by 5.3%, climbing from ₦19.95 to ₦21.00 on May 13, 2025,... Continue
PalmPay, Africa’s leading mobile financial platform, has announced Amarachi Ujunwa Nwakire as the grand prize winner of its Wealth Wish campaign, rewarding her with N3,000,000 cash reward. The Wealth... Continue
Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, says Nigeria’s economy is witnessing a significant turnaround, driven by bold reforms, improved coordination, and a renewed focus on... Continue
The Oyo State Government has launched export-ready, value-added food products aimed at boosting agro-industrialization and expanding the state’s footprint in regional and continental trade. Products unveiled by the... Continue
Justice Deinde Dipeolu of a Federal High Court, Lagos, has fixed June 26, for report of settlement in a bankruptcy suit filed by Access Bank Plc against Dr. Ambrose... Continue
Feature
Health
The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, is set to flag off the 2025 Omituntun Free Health Mission Tomorrow, 13th May 2025, at the Ibadan North East Local Government... Continue
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, inaugurated a state-of-the-heart Accident and Emergency Centre in Epe. The purpose-designed trauma management facility, situated in the Federal Medical Centre, Epe (formerly... Continue
Codix Bio Limited has been officially announced as the first African manufacturing partner selected by the World Health Organization (WHO), SD Biosensor, and the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) under... Continue
A surgeon who has dedicated nearly 40 years to providing free, life-changing surgeries to African patients has been honored internationally for his remarkable service. Dr. Gary Parker, 72, has... Continue
Lagos Health District IV has commenced its robust implementation of the 2025 National Immunisation Plus Days, a critical public health initiative spearheaded in collaboration with the National Primary Healthcare... Continue
There was much-needed relief on Tuesday for struggling patients at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Umuahia, as the Don Lulu Foundation led by its Chairman and Founder, Mayor... Continue
Interview
Metro
In a bold move to streamline and invigorate the gaming industry in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), alongside the Director-General of the newly... Continue
The Otun Asiwaju Onigbagbo of Ijebuland and Founder of RAFFY BELL FOUNDATION, Ambassador Raffy Bell has extended his heartfelt felicitation to Princess Atika Ajana on her appointment as... Continue
A civil society organization, African Initiative Against Abuse of Public Trust, has filed a suit against the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE),... Continue
The Federal High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has fixed May 20, 2025 for the hearing of contempt proceedings filed against media mogul, Nduka Obaigbena as well... Continue
BY PAUL IYOGHOJIE Motorists and bus drivers plying Lagos roads have heaped praises on Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu for providing about ten brand new operational vehicles for... Continue
BY TIMOTHY DIMEJI The emergence of AI is revolutionising the ride-hailing industry through improved efficiency, personalisation, and safety. inDrive, as one of the leading service providers in the industry,... Continue
Opinions
Pictures
The Queen of Ooni of Ife, Her Regal Majesty, Olori Ambassador Dr. Temitope Enitan-Ogunwusi was a guest of the Ambassador of the Russian Federation in the Federal... Continue
PHOTOS BY IGBINOSUN OSARENREN 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
ENEBEKE CLETUS CHIGOZIE Team Lagos were adjudged the second-best team at the just concluded 7th National Youth Games in Asaba, Delta State. The Lagos State contingent had... Continue
The Executive Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission, Mr Sola Aiyepeku was at the venue of swimming events in the ongoing 7th National Youth Games on Wednesday to feel the... Continue
Sports
On 13th May, 2010, Raheem Moyinoluwa Salaudeen was born to Mr. and Mrs. Waheed Buruj Salaudeen. His arrival was marked with pomp and pageantry, and from that moment, a... Continue
It was pomp during the one-day 2nd Annual Kids Showjumping and Riding Competition held inside the Nigeria Police Mounted Troop Barracks along Mobolaji Bank-Anthony Way in Ikeja, Lagos on... Continue
The MTN CHAMPS Uyo Grand Final concluded on May 9 at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, marking the end of a four-day competition which brought together some of Nigeria’s most... Continue
Rising Nigerian talent and Buruj FC graduate, Noah Abolaji Salaudeen, was on target again in Lithuania’s II Lyga B Division on Friday night, continuing his steady climb in European... Continue
FADEYI TOLULOPE AYOBAMI The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to the growth and development of sports in the country with the inauguration of a 22-member planning committee tasked... Continue
Nigerian attacker, Quadr Ayomide Garuba, has officially joined Spanish side CF Berja, arriving from Lithuanian outfit, Saned FK, on Tuesday. Garuba, a product of Buruj FC, becomes the... Continue
World
FADEYI TOLULOPE AYOBAMI UN human rights experts has called for urgent measures to address grave violations against children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) amid escalating... Continue
AKINSINDE ADEOLA OYINDAMOLA The United States government is set to deport 3,690 Nigerians who are considered to be residing in the country illegally. The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)... Continue
Republican Donald Trump was inaugurated again Monday as the 47th United States President, calling for a “revolution of common sense” and vowing to quickly order sweeping policy changes, including... Continue
AKINSINDE ADEOLA OYINDAMOLA President Joseph R. Biden has announced that the United States is providing more than $1 billion in additional humanitarian assistance to address food insecurity and other... Continue
BY EMMANUEL MACRON AND BOLA TINUBU The France-Nigeria partnership is one that is rooted in mutual respect and shared values. In the present era, international relations are often framed... Continue
TAIWO ADELU The Africa Make Big Polluters Pay (MBPP) partners express deep concern regarding ongoing discussions surrounding Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, particularly as it relates to carbon markets, at the COP29 United... Continue
Latest News
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja for Rome, the capital of Italy, on... Continue
NJOKU MACDONALD OBINNA An Imo-born serial entrepreneur, doyen of real estate... Continue
BY AISHA ABUBAKAR Justice Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed... Continue
President Bola Tinubu has warmly felicitated the Governor of Benue State, Reverend Father Hyacinth... Continue
The Oyo State Government, through the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters organized... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE Police operatives from the Homicide Department of State Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba,... Continue
To sensitize Nigerians in the Diaspora on the economic impact of the policies of... Continue
It is official. Lagos, Nigeria, one of Africa’s largest and most vibrant cities, has... Continue
In a bold move to streamline and invigorate the gaming industry in the Federal... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA A 32-year old man, Nwosu Austine, has been arrested and charged in... Continue
UBA
Access Bank
