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NAS-Galleon Bay Deck Transform Mpape School With Multi-million Naira Education InterventionThe quiet community of Mpape, Abuja, witnessed an extraordinary moment of hope, transformation, and renewed possibility as the National Association of Seadogs (NAS) Worldwide, Galleon Bay Deck, officially commissioned a landmark educational intervention at LEA Primary School, Mpape, in what stakeholders described as one of the most impactful grassroots... Continue
SWAN Lagos Chapter Commends Nigerian Workers’ Resilience on International Workers’ DayThe Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Lagos State Chapter, has praised the resilience and determination of Nigerian workers as they join the rest of the world to commemorate International Workers’ Day. In a statement, the Chairman of SWAN Lagos Chapter, Mrs Oladunni Olatutu, applauded the unwavering commitment... Continue
Wema Bank Celebrates 81st Anniversary, Set to Reward Hundreds of CustomersWema Bank, Nigeria’s oldest indigenous national bank, most innovative and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has simultaneously marked its 81st anniversary and the 9th anniversary of ALAT on Saturday, May 2. Adopting a different approach from its grand 80th anniversary celebration in 2025, Wema Bank is... Continue
Nigerian Breweries At 80: Resilient, Shaping The FutureBY EHI BRAIMAH As Nigerian Breweries Plc prepares to mark its 80th anniversary in November, 2026, the company stands as a powerful symbol of endurance and adaptation in a challenging business environment. Founded in 1946 as Nigeria’s first brewery, Nigerian Breweries has not only survived decades of economic shifts... Continue
Gov. Sani Urges Nigerians To Be Wary of Opposition Elements Trying To Truncate DemocracyThe Presidential Media Team, on a tour of federal government projects in Nigeria’s North-West, has commended the infrastructure development initiatives of President Bola Tinubu and Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State. The team, led by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, continued its... Continue
Entertainment
The Tunji Braithwaite Foundation (TBF) has concluded arrangements for the 1oth memorial anniversary of the lawyer, social justice crusader and politician, Dr. Tunji Braithwaite, which takes place on Saturday,... Continue
In a significant move to strengthen Nigeria’s film industry beyond the traditional hubs, the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has signaled strong commitment to growing the creative... Continue
Following the discontinuation of the Showmax service on 30 April 2026, MultiChoice, a CANAL+ company, has announced that eligible Showmax subscribers in Nigeria will receive trial access to DStv... Continue
The fourth edition of the Imperfectly Awesome Conversations Summit is set to take centre stage on Sunday, May 3, 2026, at the MUSON Centre, Lagos. Building on the growing... Continue
Ten talented home cooks stepped onto the world’s most prestigious culinary stage this week as MasterChef Nigeria officially opened its kitchen doors. Over the next 13 weeks, they will battle it... Continue
Lagos was wrapped in culture, elegance, and cinematic brilliance on Sunday as the much-anticipated historical film “Efunroye (The Unicorn)” premiered to an exclusive audience, drawing together film stakeholders, cultural... Continue
Education
The quiet community of Mpape, Abuja, witnessed an extraordinary moment of hope, transformation, and renewed possibility as the National Association of Seadogs (NAS) Worldwide, Galleon Bay Deck, officially commissioned... Continue
CHRISTIAN ABURIME The Executive Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, has appointed Professor Victor Ifeanyi Obiora Ndirika, a renowned Agricultural Engineer and eminent scholar, as the... Continue
CHRISTIAN ABURIME Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo has announced that the Anambra State Government will provide full academic sponsorship for 37 first-class graduates of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU).... Continue
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has made new appointments for the National Examination Council (NECO), the National Board of Technical Education (NBTE), the Federal Polytechnic in N’yak Shendam, Plateau State,... Continue
CHRISTIAN ABURIME The Executive Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, has appointed Most Rev. Dr. Matthew Hassan Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, as the... Continue
CHRISTIAN ABURIME The Executive Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, has approved the appointment of Professor Peter Azikiwe Onwualu, a professor of Agricultural Engineering and current... Continue
Editorials
Crime
MICHAEL AKINOLA Police operatives from the Airport Command have arraigned five men over the alleged vandalism and theft of armoured electric cables belonging to the Federal Airports Authority of... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA A 30-year old man, Iroko Sewanu, has landed in trouble for allegedly giving deadly information to the Police that armed robbers attacked him at gunpoint and robbed... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA A 47-year-old Ladipo Market trader, Monday Iheukwumere, has been arraigned in Lagos State for allegedly inserting his finger into the private part of a 3-year old girl,... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE A 42-year old man, Enoch Joseph, has landed in trouble in Lagos State for allegedly engaging a 15-year girl in sex. P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a 30-year old woman, Susan Precious Folarin, who was employed as a money collector, for allegedly stealing the... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA There appears to be a twist in the case of the alleged murder of Globus Bank Manager, Orovwuje Fidelis, who was suspected to have been murdered by... Continue
Politics
KINGSLEY EBERE The Federal House of Representatives aspirant for Oshodi-Isolo Federal Constituency 2, Prince Nixon Okwara, has joined the good people of Ikeja Federal Constituency and Lagos State in... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE The ambition of Prince Nixon Okwara to contest for the House of Representatives, Oshodi/Isolo Federal Constituency 2 in 2027 has received a major boost from Ndigbo stakeholders... Continue
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State on Tuesday rolled out a warm welcome for Hon. Ayodeji Da-Silva following his official defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)... Continue
Former Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has congratulated Dr. Kadiri Obafemi Hamzat on his adoption as the consensus governorship candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC Lagos... Continue
BY KAYODE ALFRED By every visible measure, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola appears poised to become one of the defining political figures of South West Nigeria in the coming decade.... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE Activities at Oshodi-Isolo Federal Constituency 2 political landscape shifted dramatically on Monday as Prince Nixon Okwara stormed the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in... Continue
Business
Wema Bank, Nigeria’s oldest indigenous national bank, most innovative and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has simultaneously marked its 81st anniversary and the 9th anniversary of... Continue
BY EHI BRAIMAH As Nigerian Breweries Plc prepares to mark its 80th anniversary in November, 2026, the company stands as a powerful symbol of endurance and adaptation in a... Continue
The Group Chief Executive of Oando Plc, Adewale Tinubu, has congratulated Nigerian workers on the occasion of the 2026 Workers’ Day celebration, describing them as indispensable drivers of economic... Continue
President Bola Tinubu has resolved a 20-year-old dispute between Dr. Wale Babalakin-owned Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited and the Federal Government over the concessioning of the local wing of Muritala... Continue
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has approved the recall of engineers previously redeployed across its business units, following what management described as a conditional pardon after internal disciplinary actions linked to... Continue
FirstBank, West Africa’s premier financial institution and financial inclusion service provider, has confirmed the appointment of Olayinka Thomas Ijabiyi as the substantive Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications. The... Continue
Feature
Health
Maternal Mortality is defined by the World Health Organization as “the death of the woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration... Continue
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), Ben Black, has disclosed that Africa will be central to the success of future global economic growth and... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE As the world marks World Malaria Day 2026, stakeholders in Nigeria’s health sector have intensified coordinated efforts to combat malaria, with renewed emphasis on youth-driven advocacy as... Continue
The Executive Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, has approved the appointments of the following persons as heads of Anambra Health Institutions. 1) Executive Secretary—... Continue
OLALEKAN ONI The Executive Chairman of Ikeja Local Government, Comrade Akeem Olalekan Dauda (AKOD), attended a crucial townhall meeting focused on maternal mortality and sexual reproductive health and... Continue
As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen programme implementation, promote state ownership and enhance data-driven decision-making within HIV and public health programmes, a joint supportive supervisory team of healthcare... Continue
Interview
Metro
MICHAEL AKINOLA Serious allegations of extortion and abuse of power have emerged against officers at the Ogombo Police Division, with multiple reports claiming that accident victims are being financially... Continue
Residents of Ojodu LCDA have shown strong commitment to environmental cleanliness by actively participating in the monthly Environmental Sanitation Programme, in line with directives from the Lagos State Government... Continue
OLALEKAN ONI The Executive Chairman of Ikeja Local Government, Comrade Akeem Olalekan Dauda (AKOD), today led a high-powered team of political office holders and council staff in the... Continue
The President General of notable Niger Delta socio-cultural group, the Orashi National Congress, ONC, Amb Comrade Emeni Ibe (JP AP), has highly commended the Executive Chairman of ONELGA, Sir... Continue
The “Master of Systems” who bridged the gap between International Civil Engineering and Enterprise Data Architecture. In the hyper-specialized world of global consulting, professionals rarely achieve mastery in... Continue
OLALEKAN ONI In furtherance of its commitment to infrastructural development and community connectivity, the Ikeja Local Government under the leadership of the Executive Chairman, Comrade Akeem Olalekan Dauda (AKOD),... 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
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
Sports
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Lagos State Chapter, has praised the resilience and determination of Nigerian workers as they join the rest of the world to... Continue
AFOLABI SAHEED OLAWALE The FIFA Congress gathered in Vancouver, Canada, on 30 April 2026 and underscored how the upcoming FIFA World Cup™ in North America will bring together people from... Continue
AFOLABI SAHEED OLAWALE The FIFA Council has approved a momentous amendment to the FIFA Governance Regulations, which enables Afghan female players – including members of the FIFA-funded and -supported Afghan Women United squad – to... Continue
BY AFOLABI SAHEED OLAWALE Football administrator, Ex International and respected sports figure, Chikelue Iloenyosi, popularly known as De General, has officially declared his intention to contest for a seat... Continue
The 2026/2027 LSFA State League got up to a flying start on April 21 with a pulsating 2-2 draw between Team 360 FC and Chekas Feeders FC in what... Continue
Buruj Football Club is proud to officially unveil its new jersey for the 2026 Nationwide League One (NLO) season. The newly designed kit represents more than just colours —... Continue
World
Senator Jimoh Ibrahim on Monday April 20, 2026 formally presented his Letter of Credence to the United Nations in New York , United States of America. UN Secretary General... Continue
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
Latest News
The quiet community of Mpape, Abuja, witnessed an extraordinary moment of hope, transformation, and... Continue
The President General of notable Niger Delta socio-cultural group, the Orashi National Congress, ONC,... Continue
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Lagos State Chapter, has praised the... Continue
OLUWATISE OYEKANMI The 2026 Osun governorship race is fast unfolding with dramatic intensity. The... Continue
Wema Bank, Nigeria’s oldest indigenous national bank, most innovative and pioneer of Africa’s first... Continue
BY EHI BRAIMAH As Nigerian Breweries Plc prepares to mark its 80th anniversary in... Continue
The Presidential Media Team, on a tour of federal government projects in Nigeria’s... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA Serious allegations of extortion and abuse of power have emerged against officers... Continue
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja today, 2nd May, 2026, on a visit... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE The Federal House of Representatives aspirant for Oshodi-Isolo Federal Constituency 2, Prince... Continue
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