Entertainment

PROSPER OKOYE  Sore throats, sleepless nights and tough YouTube votes – that’s how Sarah Alpheaus fought her way to the crown at Bayelsa Got Talent (BGTT) Season 3.  ... Continue
Grammy-nominated Nigerian Afrobeat multi-instrumentalist Omorinmade Anikulapo Kuti, popularly known as Made Kuti, has announced the release of his highly anticipated second album, ‘Chapter 1: Where Does Happiness Come From?.’ ... Continue
In a landmark judgment that reaffirms the rights of Nigerian copyright holders and strengthens the creative ecosystem, the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has upheld the statutory right... Continue
‎In a heartwarming development for fans of uplifting radio content, “Melody Hymns with Sean Polotee” is set to continue its impactful run on Melody 107.7 FM on Sundays between... Continue
The third edition of the Afrocentric vibe is billed to hold on Saturday, July 26, 2025 at the Sinatra place in Ikeja.  For the third edition of the unique... Continue
Popular media practitioner, Olufisayomi Ajibola a.k.a Perfect has been appointed as the General Manager of the fast-rising radio station, Melody 107.7 FM. ‎The appointment recognizes Ajibola’s exceptional skills in... Continue

Education

HYT Consulting, a trailblazing HR and people development firm headquartered in Lagos, has officially concluded its highly anticipated Employability Bootcamp, a flagship graduate training initiative designed to bridge the... Continue
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has reiterated the resolve of the Commission to ensure that every kobo earmarked for the... Continue
The Oyo State government has reaffirmed its ban on mobile phones, smart watches, including Meta eye glasses in schools, especially during examination, warning that violators will face strict consequences.... Continue
  The Oyo State Government has announced scheduled dates for the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and Common Entrance examination across the state. The Commissioner for Education, Science... Continue
Lagos State Government has officially commissioned a block of newly constructed classrooms at Africa Bethel Primary School, Ota-Ona, Ikorodu. The commissioning ceremony highlighted the state government’s continued commitment towards... Continue
The Oyo State Government has ordered about two hundred and two (202) teachers, who were not integrated into the Post-Primary Schools Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), to return to their... Continue

Editorials

Crime

MICHAEL AKINOLA  Six suspected fraudsters, Amaike Nelson, Kenneth Opuana, Oguntade Olusegun, Ogologo Obi, Goodluck Abel, and Oluwafunmilayo Adebimpe, who disguise as gamblers and specialised in swindling unsuspecting members of... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE    The Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) has taken over the prosecution of a 40-year old Alaba International Market trader, Nwabunwanne Nnamdi Michael, who allegedly displayed his... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE  A 29-year old lady, Nwozor Ngozi, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly parading herself as a worker at Chimleas Ada Estate Company, Asaba,... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA    A 23-year old man, Onyejiaka Emmanuel, has landed in trouble in Lagos State for allegedly entering the popular Jendol Superstore and stealing a pen, one marker... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE  The Anambra State Government has shut down a baby factory operated by a syndicate under the guise of a hospital in Umunya, Oyi Local Government Area of... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE  Police operatives from the Anambra State Command have recorded major breakthrough in the fight against human trafficking, following the arrest of 43-year old woman, Uche Okoye, linked... Continue

Politics

TAYO OYEKANMI  Unprepared students fear examination just as politically deficient office holders is ever fearful of facing electorates at the election. Back in secondary school days, you always experience... Continue
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday elected Professor Nentawe Yilwatda as its new National Chairman, as President Bola Tinubu called on governors to focus more on grassroots engagement... Continue
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday elected Professor Nentawe Yilwatda as its new National Chairman, as President Bola Tinubu called on governors to focus more on grassroots engagement... Continue
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) said that the attention of the party has been drawn to the series of lies, falsehoods, propaganda and misinformation currently trending on various... Continue
Four Senators elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to represent their various senatorial districts in the present tenth Senate have formally dumped their party for... Continue
The Director-General of the Divine Mandate Campaign Council, Chief Deacon Austin Umahi, has expressed strong confidence in the re-election of Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru come 2027.   Chief Umahi,... Continue

Business

President/Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a listening President whose policies are restoring private investors confidence in Nigeria’s economy. Dangote made... Continue
It was more than a football match. It was a festival of unity. A clash of colours. A celebration of teamwork, talent, and the unstoppable spirit of Checkers Africa... Continue
In a bold step toward improving access to quality education across Nigeria, Fidelity Bank Plc has launched the “Lighting Young Minds” initiative, donating 1,000 solar-powered school bags to pupils... Continue
About sixty students at the Government College Lagos (GCL) Surulere, who were trained in STEM Education for Senior Secondary School Students, at the school’s STEM Lab which was provided... Continue
Ms. Jumoke Oduwole, the minister of industry, trade and investment, says the Dangote refinery is a signal of private sector confidence in Nigeria’s economy. Oduwole spoke on Saturday after... Continue
Nigerians living overseas, here’s your opportunity to stay connected to home and grow your wealth at the same time. Hutu Exclusive, a new name in African real estate, is... Continue

Feature

Health

  The MD/CEO of Ruzu Herbal Products and Services Ltd., Dr. Onyemaechi Roberts Uzu, will be educating the public on a range of health issues and offering suggestions for... Continue
24Telemed, is no doubt one of the largest telemedicine service providers in Nigeria now.   It is distinguished by its transformative interventions in rural healthcare, groundbreaking technological solutions, well-trained... Continue
The MD/CEO of Ruzu Herbal Products and Services Ltd., Dr. Onyemaechi Roberts Uzu, will be educating the public on a range of health issues and offering suggestions for managing... Continue
The MD/CEO of Ruzu Herbal Products and Services Ltd., Dr. Onyemaechi Roberts Uzu, will be educating the public on a range of health issues and offering suggestions for managing... Continue
  The Oyo State Government has commenced a comprehensive upgrade of 66 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the state, equipping them with essential medical tools and alternative power sources... Continue
Given the grimness and prevalence of mental health issues across the country, the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa has advocated inter-sectoral collaboration... Continue

Interview

Metro

Justice Deinde Dipeolu of a Federal High Court, Lagos, once again has adjourned further hearing of the suit filed by Ecobank Plc against Barbican Capital Limited, over N6.3 billion... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE  A self-acclaimed cleric, Prophet Uwem Mokette and his pregnant mistress, Miss Mary John, escaped lynching for stage-managing crusade on the street and using fake prophecy to obtain... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA  The Lagos State Magistrates Court sitting in Bolade Oshodi, on Monday, convicted 13 of those arrested earlier for engaging in open defecation and urination at Agege and... Continue
As Nigeria adapts to a new national minimum wage and rising inflation, recent data from inDrive, a leading global ride-hailing platform operating in nine African countries, has revealed that... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE    The Police Authority at the Zone 2 Command Headquarters, under the leadership of AIG Adegoke M. Fayoade, has noted the conduct displayed by officers during an... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA This is not the best of times for the family of Mr. Michael Ogbu and his wife, Onyinyechi, over their nasty experience from the Nigerian Police and... Continue

Opinions

Pictures

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
    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

Sports

President Bola Tinubu has conferred national honours on all 24 players and the 11-member technical team of Nigeria’s senior women’s national football team, the Super Falcons, following their historic... Continue
Goldberg Lager, one of the flagship brands of Nigerian Breweries, has congratulated the Super Falcons of Nigeria on their hard-fought victory at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations... Continue
It was more than a football match. It was a festival of unity. A clash of colours. A celebration of teamwork, talent, and the unstoppable spirit of Checkers Africa... Continue
AKINSINDE ADEOLA OYINDAMOLA The Sports Writers Association (SWAN), Lagos chapter, has flagged off activities ahead of the association’s election, scheduled for October this year. At a well-attended Congress held... Continue
The Group Chief Executive Oando Group, Adewale Tinubu has felicitates the Super Falcons and all Nigerians on the team’s achievement after winning Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.... Continue
President Bola Tinubu has congratulatesd the Super Falcons of Nigeria on their victory at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, securing their record 10th continental title. President Tinubu... Continue

World

ENGR TAIWO ABIODUN, PhD, DBA In a world already strained by division, polarization, and ideological extremism, the rising confrontation between Israel and Iran may seem like just another episode... Continue
    BATULA MURITALA AJIBOLA Home to one of the largest tributaries of the Congo River, the Central African Republic (CAR) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)... Continue
  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

Latest News

Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his... Continue
CHRISTIAN ABURIME As Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo celebrated his 65th birthday, he chose to... Continue
President Bola Tinubu has conferred national honours on all 24 players and the 11-member... Continue
President/Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as... Continue
GENESIS Energy, a leading pan-African clean energy infrastructure development and asset management company, announced... Continue
Goldberg Lager, one of the flagship brands of Nigerian Breweries, has congratulated the Super... Continue
President Bola Tinubu has conferred the national honour of Officer of the Order of... Continue
The International Visitor Leadership Program Alumni Association of Nigeria (IVLPAAN) recently hosted a transformative... Continue
It was more than a football match. It was a festival of unity. A... Continue
BY TUNDE RAHMAN  As if blessed with clairvoyance or possibly having a premonition of... Continue

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