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N777.2m Fraud: EFCC Secures Final Forfeiture Of Abuja Properties Linked To Lagos Deputy Director, OtherJustice Deinde Dipeolu of a Federal High Court, Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture of two multimillion landed properties situated at Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) linked to a self-acclaimed Deputy Director in Lagos State, Adeseun Adeniyi Olakunle, and one other, for being with the proceeds of N777.2... Continue
AU, AFRIMA Officially Open 10th Edition Entries Portal October 11The stage is set for another major chapter in African music as the International Executive Committee of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), in partnership with the African Union (AU), officially opens the entry portal for the 10th AFRIMA on October 11, 2026, inviting artistes, creative and music professionals... Continue
Emefiele: Finance Ministry Unaware of N124.86bn CBN Withdrawal, Witness Tells CourtA Director in the Federal Ministry of Finance, Ali Mohammed, on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, told the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, that the Ministry was not aware of the withdrawal of N124.86 billion from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Mohammed, who testified... Continue
Police Arraign Couple, Six Others Over Alleged N710m FraudOperatives of the Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), Ikoyi, Lagos, have arraigned a couple, Mr. Obinyan Emmanuel Osenonome, his wife, Esther Obinyan and six others before a Federal High Court, Lagos, on a 12-count amended charge bordering on conspiracy, fraudulent conversion of funds, concealing source of funds and N710... Continue
Africa Magic Announces Five New Originals for OctoberWhat happens when a relationship influencer gets a reality TV show to prove her love formula, only to have her fiancé’s family secrets uncovered and threatens everything she believes about love and relationships? That’s the chaos in Better Half, one of the five new originals headlining Africa Magic’s content slate in... Continue
2027: Abiriba Stakeholders Speak With One Voice, Endorse Orji Kalu’s Return to SenateStakeholders across Abiriba Kingdom in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State have endorsed the re-election of the Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, citing his record of development, longstanding relationship with the community and quality representation in the Senate. The endorsement came as Kalu... Continue
Kwara APC: How A Succession Battle Became A Political EarthquakeBY EHI BRAIMAH Politics is rarely only about elections; it is also about succession, control, alliances, interests and the management of political expectations. In Kwara State, these forces have combined to produce one of the more intriguing intra-party crises ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. What began as a... Continue
Customer Service Week: The Person On The Other End of the LineBY OLUFUNMILOLA ‘FUNMIE’ ALUKO On any ordinary day, in any large city, the same moment plays out thousands of times. A woman calls her mobile network because her line has been barred and she cannot reach her children’s school. A man rings a hospital switchboard, trying to find out... Continue
Motor Park Workers Are Humans Too; Not All Are ‘Agberos’ Says Lagos LP Guber CandidateLabour Party governorship candidate in Lagos State, Rotimi Odunaike, has called for a fundamental restructuring of the state’s road transportation system, arguing that government must distinguish between criminality and the thousands of legitimate workers who earn their livelihoods within the transport sector. During an Independence Day appearance on MiTV’s... Continue
Codix Group Commissions New, Upgraded Facilities At Isanbi Comprehensive Secondary SchoolCodix Group through its charity arm, Codix Charity Foundation has commissioned a range of new and upgraded educational facilities at Isanbi Comprehensive Secondary School, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, reinforcing its commitment to educational excellence, student welfare and youth development. The intervention includes two new classroom blocks, donation of 10 desktop... Continue
Entertainment
The stage is set for another major chapter in African music as the International Executive Committee of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), in partnership with the African Union... Continue
What happens when a relationship influencer gets a reality TV show to prove her love formula, only to have her fiancé’s family secrets uncovered and threatens everything she believes... Continue
The Terra Academy for the Arts (TAFTA) has successfully concluded the maiden edition of Creator HQ, a three-day immersive programme designed to equip female digital creators with the knowledge,... Continue
Temi Nkem has emerged winner of the Big Brother Naija Season 11 “Show Ya Sef” season, sealing her place in the show’s history as its fifth female winner. After... Continue
The stage is set for the grand finale of Big Brother Naija Season 11, Show Ya Sef, this Sunday, as nine finalists compete for a prize package comprising ₦90... Continue
A non-profit organisation, Concert for Change Foundation, has set a N500 million target for this year’s Green Worship benefit concert to support vulnerable children and charities catering for children... Continue
Education
Codix Group through its charity arm, Codix Charity Foundation has commissioned a range of new and upgraded educational facilities at Isanbi Comprehensive Secondary School, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, reinforcing its... Continue
The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Ogun State, Senator Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, has felicitated teachers across the state on the occasion of the 2026 World... Continue
In commemoration of Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary, BATKOHRRECT, a socio-political group comprising an eclectic mix of Lagos-based professionals, has distributed copies of the seminal book Behind The Streets (Inside... Continue
ADEOLA OGUNLADE The Executive Chairman of Ikeja Local Government, Comrade Akeem Olalekan Dauda (AKOD), has formally handed over 4,000 school books, school bags and mathematical sets to students of... Continue
Germany-based education technology organisation, EIDU, has donated learning materials in English and Mathematics to basic education learners across Oyo State as part of efforts to strengthen teaching and learning... Continue
The ABOSCO Initiative, founded by Hon. Abimbola Osikoya, has once again demonstrated its commitment to supporting families and promoting the welfare of children with the successful hosting of its... Continue
Editorials
Crime
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE Three men have been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court over alleged conspiracy and stealing of iPhone grade screens valued at N10,000,000 in the Ikeja area of... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE A 39-year-old man, Nurudeen Ogungbenro, has been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court for allegedly abusing his three-year-old son in the Ikola area of Lagos State. Ogungbenro... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE A 38-year-old woman, Olaide Majekodunmi, has been arraigned before the Ikeja Magistrate Court in Lagos over an alleged N30 million fraud involving a purported proof of fund... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE A 37-year-old Computer Village trader, Owolabi Nurudeen, has been arraigned before the Lagos Magistrate Court over alleged conspiracy and stealing of mobile phones valued at N27,107,568. The... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE A 34-year-old man, Samuel Ante, has been remanded in custody at the Correctional Centre, Kirikiri Town, Lagos, over alleged sexual assault involving five women in separate incidents... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE Two persons, Jennifer Yakubu, 22, and Samuel Thaddaeus, 29, were on Friday arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court over alleged conspiracy and stealing of $7,000, equivalent to... Continue
Politics
Stakeholders across Abiriba Kingdom in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State have endorsed the re-election of the Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, citing... Continue
BY EHI BRAIMAH Politics is rarely only about elections; it is also about succession, control, alliances, interests and the management of political expectations. In Kwara State, these forces have... Continue
Labour Party governorship candidate in Lagos State, Rotimi Odunaike, has called for a fundamental restructuring of the state’s road transportation system, arguing that government must distinguish between criminality and... Continue
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as YAYI, has declared that Ogun State will deliver no fewer than two... Continue
ADEOLA OGUNLADE The Executive Chairman of Ikeja Local Government, Comrade Akeem Olalekan Dauda (AKOD), has rallied stakeholders in Ikeja Federal Constituency to support the continuity of President Bola Ahmed... Continue
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, has said Nigerians will better appreciate and fully enjoy the benefits of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s... Continue
Business
BY OLUFUNMILOLA ‘FUNMIE’ ALUKO On any ordinary day, in any large city, the same moment plays out thousands of times. A woman calls her mobile network because her line... Continue
Association of Corporate Communication and Marketing Professionals in Banks (ACAMB) has marked 30 years of shaping narratives and building trust in Nigeria’s banking industry, with regulators and industry leaders... Continue
The drive to strengthen Africa’s industrial skills base is gaining momentum as Nigerian technical and vocational education provider, Whitecloud TVET Solutions Limited, partners with Uganda-based Dynamo Metal Fabrication and... Continue
At 700,000 barrels a day, more than $13 billion in half-year revenue and a ₦2.15 trillion People’s IPO, the Dangote story has outgrown petroleum. For Sujimoto, its greatest dividend... Continue
FUNSHO AROGUNDADE Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has offered a significant reflection on the relationship between public policy and private enterprise, identifying Oando Group Chief Executive, Jubril Adewale Tinubu, among... Continue
BY EHI BRAIMAH I joined The Platform live on Channels Television on Thursday October 1 to listen to inspiring conversations about Nigeria. What I heard from Dr. Emmanuel Emefienim,... Continue
Feature
Health
Prof. Kingsley Ekwueme, a Robotic Urological Surgeon, has clarified that no amount of sexual activity or dietary supplements could prevent the development of prostate cancer. Ekwueme, CEO/Medical Director... Continue
Jumia Nigeria marked World Heart Day with an open health-check initiative organised in partnership with St. Emmanuel Hospital, providing members of the public, particularly people in and around... Continue
The Zamfara Information Technology Development Agency (ZITDA) has announced the release of the First Batch of Successful Applicants for the recruitment of Nurses and Midwives under the Hospitals Services... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE The West African Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, WASPEN, has officially launched Malnutrition Awareness Week 2026 with a strong call for hospitals across Nigeria to integrate... Continue
BY OLUTAYO IRANTIOLA For decades, the traditional pathway into a professional career has been relatively straightforward- attend university, complete a programme of study, graduate and enter the workforce. That... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE The Oyo State Branch of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria will host a week-long celebration of the 2026 World Pharmacists Day from Saturday, September 19 to Sunday,... Continue
Interview
Metro
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE For many Nigerians, buying shares was supposed to be the path to wealth. Bankers, teachers, traders and retirees queued in the 2000s to buy into banks, oil... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA The Police at Idimu Division in Lagos State are yet to decide what to do with a pick-up van loaded with drinks abandoned at Council Bus Stop... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA There was pandemonium at the Federal High Court in Lagos on September 24, 2026, when an elderly landlord allegedly slumped inside the courtroom during the hearing of... Continue
The Lagos State Government has taken delivery of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and electric vehicle (EV) buses as part of efforts to expand the state’s public transportation fleet and... Continue
CHUKA UBAH When the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, commissioned the rehabilitated Ekezeala-Abba-Owerre Nkworji Road in March 2025, it was greeted with cheers by residents, motorists and traders... Continue
inDrive, a global mobility and delivery services platform, is set to host the third edition of its Safety Summit on October 9, in Abuja, opening up its approach to... Continue
Opinions
Pictures
EBERE UZOUKWA, PhD The recent resurgence of the Labour Party reflects deliberate leadership, strategic clarity and timely intervention, with Governor Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, at the centre of this... Continue
ODEYEMI OLUWAROTIMI OLADIJI 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,... 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 AGBOGE ENIYE ESTHER The Queen of Ooni of Ife, Her Regal Majesty, Olori Ambassador Dr. Temitope Enitan-Ogunwusi was a guest of the Ambassador of the... Continue
PHOTOS BY ODEYEMI OLUWAROTIMI OLADIJI 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.... Continue
ODEYEMI OLUWAROTIMI OLADIJI 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... Continue
Sports
AFOLABI SAHEED OLAWALE Nigeria’s beach soccer team, Sand Eagles, put up a credible fight in the first of their two international friendly matches against perennial and defending African champions... Continue
ADELABU OLUWADAMILOLA OLAMIPOSI The Acting General Secretary of the NFF, Dr Emmanuel Ikpeme, on Saturday commended the U17 women national team, Flamingos, for their performance at the... Continue
ADELABU OLUWADAMILOLA OLAMIPOSI The Super Eagles have had their first training session in Nizhny Novgorod as they prepare for Tuesday’s international friendly match against Russia’s senior men national team.... Continue
AFOLABI SAHEED OLAWALE Nigeria’s Sand Eagles head coach, Abdullahi Isa, has described the team’s two-legged friendly matches against Senegal as an important test ahead of the Beach Soccer Africa... Continue
Agege Local Government Area is set to host the FC27 Ultimate Edition PS5 Tournament on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at the Local Government Secretariat, with a total prize pool... Continue
The road to the 2026 Zenith Bank NBBF Women’s Basketball League title reaches its defining stage as the nation’s top eight teams converge on the Indoor Sports Hall of... Continue
World
AFOLABI SAHEED OLAWALE The Vietnamese Government has pledged to deepen cooperation with Nigeria in agriculture, digital transformation, trade, investment and cultural exchanges as both countries mark 50 years of... Continue
AKINSINDE ADEOLA OYINDAMOLA The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and the UNESCO Regional Office for West Africa convened, on 14 September, a virtual session... Continue
MUDASHIRU TAWAKALITU OLUWATOYIN A new analysis from UN Women reveals the extent of daily suffering endured by women and girls across the occupied West Bank. For women who... Continue
AKINSINDE ADEOLA OYINDAMOLA Faith leaders, faith-based organisations, civil society groups and climate actors from across Africa and beyond have launched a new interfaith campaign demanding urgent, just... Continue
AKINSINDE ADEOLA OYINDAMOLA/with agency reports Nigerian Vice President Kashim Shettima, GCON, made this reaffirmation during a meeting with the Director-General of World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on... Continue
AFOLABI SAHEED OLAWALE Nigeria has assumed the leadership of the United Nations Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C-34), reinforcing the country’s longstanding role in shaping global peacekeeping policy and... Continue
Latest News
Justice Deinde Dipeolu of a Federal High Court, Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture... Continue
The stage is set for another major chapter in African music as the International... Continue
A Director in the Federal Ministry of Finance, Ali Mohammed, on Tuesday, October 6,... Continue
Operatives of the Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), Ikoyi, Lagos, have arraigned a couple,... Continue
What happens when a relationship influencer gets a reality TV show to prove her... Continue
Stakeholders across Abiriba Kingdom in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State have endorsed... Continue
BY EHI BRAIMAH Politics is rarely only about elections; it is also about succession,... Continue
BY OLUFUNMILOLA ‘FUNMIE’ ALUKO On any ordinary day, in any large city, the same... Continue
Labour Party governorship candidate in Lagos State, Rotimi Odunaike, has called for a fundamental... Continue
Codix Group through its charity arm, Codix Charity Foundation has commissioned a range of... Continue
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