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COVID-19: Ekiti Plans Stimulus For People, Opens Food Bank, As Fayemi Orders 14 Days CurfewGovernor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State is leaving nothing to chance to ensure that the state is able to contain the spread of the deadly novel Cononavirus. To this end, the Governor on Sunday addressed the people of the state and announced that there would be a 14-day curfew... Continue
Sanwo-Olu Congratulates Asiwaju Tinubu At 68Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has congratulated the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his 68th birthday. Sanwo-Olu, in a message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, described the former governor of Lagos State as a pathfinder, a visionary... Continue
COVID-19: Oyetola Goes Tough, Orders Total Lockdown Of Osun StateGovernor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State has taken some drastic steps to contain the spread of novel Coronavirus in the state. One of the latest measures include a total lockdown of the state starting from Tuesday, 31 March. Read below the full text of the Governor’s latest briefing on... Continue
DStv, GOtv To Launch New Pop-Up Channel To Entertain Superhero Enthusiasts Of All AgesDStv and GOtv are here to help stave off boredom with the launch of a new DSTV Pop-Up channel, , the Home of Superheroes Channel. With the outbreak of the coronavirus, our lives have changed in ways we’ve never experienced, resulting in strict lockdowns and school closures, WarnerMedia’s TOONAMI... Continue
Fayemi Felicitates With Tinubu At 68, Describes Him As Political ColossusThe Governor of Ekiti State and Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has felicitated with former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who clocks 68 years old on Sunday. Dr. Fayemi describes Tinubu as a leader of leaders who has paid his dues in the country’s... Continue
Entertainment
DStv and GOtv are here to help stave off boredom with the launch of a new DSTV Pop-Up channel, , the Home of Superheroes Channel. With the outbreak of... Continue
Leading digital Pay TV Company, StarTimes Nigeria has announced a one month ‘free to view’ service for 4 local television stations on its platform for active and non-active subscribers.... Continue
Kavirondo Gang, which consists of two rappers, the legendary Kenyan rapper Warlord Magwagwa and aspiring young lyricist Jogoo Dee, who came together in 2019 and joined forces to work... Continue
The prevailing circumstances have called on many across the African continent to adjust to new ways of living and working. Many are required to spend more time at home... Continue
It was a tensed and emotional Sunday night that saw the check-out of JayKech (Jay and Nkechi) from Ultimate Love, proudly Naija reality television show. The couple were the fourth couple to be checked out during the... Continue
We know your television experience is not the same without football, but who says that is all DStv has to offer. Here are 10 content you can’t afford to miss on DStv Access and Family, just... Continue
Education
AISHA ABUBAKAR Scores of student leaders on Friday demanded the removal of Dr Wale Babalakin as the Chairman of the Governing Council and Pro-Chancellor of University of Lagos. The... Continue
It was a great moment for the pupils and management of The Riverbank Schools, Victoria Island, Lagos when it celebrated its ‘Literacy Week’, which coincided with the World Reading... Continue
The Lagos State Government has promised to provide the Basic Education Quality Assurance, BEQA monitoring team of the State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB with the necessary support that... Continue
The Government of Osun State, has announced the adoption of new education policies in the State, reversing the extant 4-5-3-4 policy to the 6-3-3-4 system, while also setting aside... Continue
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has reiterated his readiness to make nurses and midwives excel in their chosen professions with the provision of adequate training and retraining.... Continue
Chef Fregz in conjunction with Slum2School held its first annual charity fundraising dinner, FregzDucation recently at the Tarragon Restaurant of the Culinary Academy, Ikoyi, Lagos.The event had in attendance... Continue
Editorials
Crime
CHUKA UBAH The Chairman of G. U. O. Motors Limited, Chief Godwin Okeke, has made a startling revealation how he offered kidnappers N1B instead of N100m asked for as... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA A 32-year old suspected cultist, Ahmed Kabiru, has told the Police in Lagos that his role as a member of the Aiye Confraternity was to kill and... Continue
The Federal High Court, Kaduna, Thursday, convicted and sentenced a former Sales Assistant with Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC, Abdukadir Mohammed Salihu, to three years imprisonment over N6 billion... Continue
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says a group of 27 lawyers are blackmailing Rotimi Jacobs, one of its lead prosecutors, over an alleged £2.5 billion fraud case. ... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE A 48-year old bricklayer, Johnson Oduleke, has been arrested for allegedly swindling a Lagos lawyer, Barrister Stephen Agbaleke, to the tune of N1.2m.P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident... Continue
An official of Ecobank Nigeria branch in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, has been convicted for fraudulent diversion of over N7 million belonging to the bank customer. The Economic and... Continue
Politics
The Pro-Oshiomole governors in All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday beat their anti-Oshiomole counterparts to the game and turn the table to secure the suspension of Tuesday contentious Emergency... Continue
Lawmakers in the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday dispelled claims in some quarters that the purchase of official cars for members was shrouded in secrecy. The members,... Continue
The Speaker of the Lagos state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has insisted that the political empire of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of the ruling... Continue
FAROUK OZIGI ONIMISI Oh! The most important thing about me is that my life has been full of changes. Therefore, when I observe the world, I don’t expect to... Continue
The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Candidate in the 2019 General Elections, Mr Jimi Agbaje, has debunked allegations that he was a mole of the All Progressives Congress (APC)... Continue
TAIWO ADELU The leadership of Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has come under attack for issuing a certificate of return to the new Bayelsa State governor-elect, Diri Duoye of the... Continue
Business
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BY AYOMIDE ORIADE As the world battles to save humanity from the clutches of the deadly COVID-19 virus, activities that make the world go round are being grounded. Human... Continue
United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA Plc) has earmarked over N5 billion ($14 million) through the UBA Foundation, to catalyse a comprehensive pan-African response to the fight against the... Continue
Sequel to the directive of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, that some school grounds be used as temporary markets as part of measures to curb the spread of Coronavirus... Continue
Aliko Dangote through the Aliko Dangote Foundation will be leading a coalition of private sector organisations spearheading a coalition of private sector organisations to support the Federal Government’s ongoing... Continue
BY EMMANUEL NWACHUKWU The outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) has affected virtually every facet of human endeavour in every part of our planet. Sporting events are being postponed or outrightly... Continue
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has restated his administration’s resolve to use the agric sector as a platform for the diversification of the state’s economy, in view of... Continue
Feature
Health
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday announced the immediate release of a N10 billion grant to Lagos State, which remains the epicentre of the Covid-19 outbreak in Nigeria. This grant,... Continue
Sequel to the directive of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, that some school grounds be used as temporary markets as part of measures to curb the spread of Coronavirus... Continue
The Nigerian government has hinted of the move to roll out very aggressive action to stop the spread of novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 in the country. Minister of Information and... Continue
BY DANA G. SMITH College kids on spring break in Miami. Your retired parents insisting they can still go out to lunch. Millennials throwing quarantine parties. Despite the scary... Continue
Aliko Dangote through the Aliko Dangote Foundation will be leading a coalition of private sector organisations spearheading a coalition of private sector organisations to support the Federal Government’s ongoing... Continue
Following reported one case of novel Coronavirus in Osun State early on Tuesday, Governor Gboyega Oyetola has called on all residents of the state who just returned from overseas... Continue
Interview
Metro
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State is leaving nothing to chance to ensure that the state is able to contain the spread of the deadly novel Cononavirus. To this... Continue
Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State has taken some drastic steps to contain the spread of novel Coronavirus in the state. One of the latest measures include a total... Continue
A chieftain of All Progressive Congress (APC) in Lagos Central Senatorial District, Prince Hammed Olanrewaju Muhammed has described the National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as... Continue
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has paid glowing tributes to the national leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his... Continue
CHUKA UBAH The Chairman of G. U. O. Motors Limited, Chief Godwin Okeke, has made a startling revealation how he offered kidnappers N1B instead of N100m asked for as... Continue
IZUNNA OKAFOR It was a rueful moment again in Awka, the capital city of Anambra State, as a fatal accident claimed lives of two females at the popular Kwata... Continue
Opinions
Pictures
Rev. Mother Esther Abimbola Ajayi, the General Overseer of Love of Christ Generation Church, United Kingdom, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Diaspora Commission and a host... Continue
SUNDAY AKINTOYE Students of Lagos secondary schools were at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan despite the heavy rain on Sunday. Dignitaries, fans and students defied the heavy... Continue
Beer brand, Life Lager pulled off an exciting idea and surprised consumers in Owerri and Awka with a stunning recreation of the Niger Bridge made completely out of crates.... Continue
Accord Party Governorship candidate in Kwara State, Prince Ayorinde Adedoyin has attributed the poor industrial base of the state to lack of ideas by the successive administrations since 1999... Continue
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organization (PPCO) decries the stoppage of transactions on all accounts belonging to PDP Vice presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, wife, his family... Continue
FUNSHO AROGUNDADE Bella Disu, Group Executive Director, Globacom, last Friday hosted the preview night of 2018 LagosPhoto Festival. The event held at the Alliance Francaise in Ikoyi, Lagos... Continue
Sports
Engr Habu Gumel, President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), and his executive committee have joined their voices with the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Dr Thomas... Continue
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and Nollwood star actor Segun Arinze have applauded the organisers of Nigeria Pitch Awards for maintaining the integrity and transparency in the annual awards from... Continue
The directives of the Federal Government on the raging coronavirus outbreak has altered the work plan of the investigative panel set up by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on... Continue
In a joint statement made by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee, it was announced on Tuesday that the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic... Continue
The unfortunate spate of death of Nigerian footballers in recent times, continued Sunday, March 22, 2020, as Rangers International Football club lost its top striker, Ifeanyi George to the... Continue
Nigerian footballers should know now that their duties to the nation will not go unnoticed with their performance both home and abroad is being appreciated and recognised. To this... Continue
World
Israeli scientists are reportedly only a few weeks away from having developed the first vaccine to combat the coronavirus, which originated in China, and could have the vaccine available... Continue
A gang of crooks who defrauded thousands of people and spent £358,000 on luxury goods after hacking BT and PayPal accounts have been jailed. All but one of the eight-strong syndicate were jailed... Continue
TAIWO ADELU The Venezuelan Government of President Nicolás Maduro has again shown that it would not give in to any pressure from the United States of America to dictate... Continue
The Donald Trump administration is imposing new visa rules aimed at restricting “birth tourism,” in which women travel to the United States to give birth so their children can... Continue
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina has said that the picture being painted about the high risk of doing business in Africa is not what is actually happening, rather... Continue
A trip to Europe will be more expensive from next month with Schengen visa fees set to increase to Euro 80 from the current Euro 60, officials said. A Schengen visa is needed for 26... Continue
Latest News
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State is leaving nothing to chance to ensure that... Continue
Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has congratulated the National Leader of the All... Continue
CHIJIOKE UDEOGU The Honourable Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Uche Sampson... Continue
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance and lawmaker representing Lagos West Senatorial... Continue
ABIODUN KOMOLAFE Once upon a sociopolitical space, there was an unknown ‘Edo Boy’, who came... Continue
The Lagos State government has taken delivery of the 110-bed isolation facility on the... Continue
Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State has taken some drastic steps to contain the... Continue
The President of OJB Foundation, Hon. Olaide John Bello, OJB, has felicitated with the... Continue
DStv and GOtv are here to help stave off boredom with the launch of... Continue
The Governor of Ekiti State and Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Dr. Kayode Fayemi,... Continue
