Entertainment

The 2025 edition of the Youth Empowered (YE) tour kicked off in grand style in Kaduna, marking another successful milestone in Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Ltd.’s commitment to empowering... Continue
The SERAS Africa CSR & Sustainability Awards, the continent’s longest-running and most prestigious sustainability recognition platform, has officially closed entries for its 19th edition, attracting a record 325 applications... Continue
On Sunday night, Imisi was announced as the winner of the Big Brother Naija 10/10 season, sealing her place in the show’s history as its fourth female winner since... Continue
The National Arts Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos roared back to life on Wednesday October 1, 2025 after a few years of renovation and refurbishment. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, together... Continue
The 10th season of Big Brother Naija, themed 10 over 10, has delivered a spectacle of strategy, rivalry and romance that has kept audiences across Africa glued to their... Continue
Maliyo Games, a trailblazing Pan-African game development studio, is strengthening its role as a cultural and creative powerhouse by championing African talent on the global stage. With editorial recognition... Continue

Education

    Some 48 years ago, precisely October 3rd, 1977, what we now know and referred to as Obanta Comprehensive High School, Awa-Ijebu was birthed. A school grounded in... Continue
  OLALEKAN ONI  The Executive Chairman of Ikeja Local Government, Comrade Akeem Olalekan Dauda (AKOD), on Monday officially presented the Back to School Program 1.0, an unprecedented initiative in... Continue
UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has commenced the 2025 edition of its annual National Essay Competition (NEC), with winners set... Continue
The Executive Chairman of Ojodu LCDA, Lagos State, Hon Segun Odunmbaku, has welcomed students and pupils back to school after the long holidays.    Hon Odunmbaku, while greeting the... Continue
  The Oyo State College of Nursing Sciences, Eleyele, Ibadan, has inaugurated four new Faculties designed to meet the growing demand for nursing education and actualise the collegiate status... Continue
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has officially released the Guidelines for Public Tertiary Institutions on the administration of the landmark Student Loan Scheme established under the Student Loans... Continue

Editorials

Crime

MICHAEL AKINOLA Police operatives from Commissioner of Police Tactical Squad have arrested one of the suspected armed robbers, Nwonu Douglass, who allegedly invaded a house at gun point and... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA  A 24-year old man, Anas Okechukwu, has landed in trouble in Lagos State for allegedly stealing Titus sardines inside Jendol Superstore as he was caught in the... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA  A 35-year old man, Kalu Uchendu, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s 15-year old girl by covering her mouth and... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA    Operatives from the Zone 2 Police Command in Lagos have arrested two suspected land grabbers, Taofeek Adebesin and Wasiu Adesina, for allegedly swindling a victim, Ogochukwu... Continue
CHUKA UBAH  Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command attached to the Rapid Response Squad, Awkuzu, acting on credible information, on 4th October, 2025, stormed Aguleri and arrested the... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA  Police operatives have arrested 10 suspects in connection with the alleged attempt to assassinate a traditional ruler, Oba Adinlewa John, during an invasion of the community in... Continue

Politics

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Eika District convened a high-level stakeholders’ meeting yesterday, bringing together party leaders, elected officials, appointees, and dedicated members to deliberate on the party’s... Continue
The All APC Women Support Group (AAWSG) turned the Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, into a powerhouse of political energy on Saturday, 27th September, 2025, as it hosted its Southwest... Continue
  Only a mad person repeats the same thing over and over again and expects a different result. Part of the grand mistake of the Anambra APC has always... Continue
For the benefit of doubts, let me tell you that there is no such thing as objectivity in political support. Objective people do not take sides. They are like... Continue
The Soludo-Ibezim Campaign Organisation has said that their electioneering campaign will remain focused on the future of Anambra State. In a statement signed by the Director General, Prof. Solo... Continue
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has informed its members, stakeholders, and the general public that the inauguration of the National Campaign Council for the 2025 Anambra State Governorship Election,... Continue

Business

PalmPay, Nigeria’s leading digital banking platform, has been recognised with the prestigious Consumer-Friendly Business of the Year 2025 Award at the Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency’s (LASCOPA) annual Consumer... Continue
In recognition of his unwavering commitment to Africa’s development, Fidelity Bank Plc recently hosted a grand black-tie dinner to celebrate the retirement of Professor Benedict Okechukwu Oramah, outgoing President... Continue
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has said that Nigeria is bigger than any trade union. Shettima stated this in Abuja on Monday at the Nigerian Economic Summit (NES... Continue
Polaris Bank has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to deepen delivery of exceptional customer experiences as it joins institutions across the world to celebrate 2025 Customer Service Week, themed “Mission:... Continue
FUNSHO AROGUNDADE As part of the worldwide celebration of service excellence and customer engagement, the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has launched its annual Customer Service Week for 2025,... Continue
BY ‎DAPO OKUBANJO ‎ ‎There has been a lot of public commentaries on the state of the Nigerian economy in the last 28 months, from the sublime to the... Continue

Feature

Health

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE  Pharm. Ezeh Ambrose Igwekamma, the National Chairman of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), has officially declared October as Pharmacy Rx Emblem Month.   P.M.EXPRESS... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE    Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has called on the Federal Government to officially designate community pharmacies as Primary Healthcare Centers across the nation.  ... Continue
A new Nephrology and Dialysis Centre, is now operational at the Femi Gbajabiamila General Hospital, Iyun, Surulere, to cater for Lagosians who require treatment.   The Head of Nephrology... 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... 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 traditional ruler of Ikate kingdom, Oba Saheed Elegushi has called for increased awareness and sensitization on the importance of voluntary blood donation in Lagos State, noting that it... Continue

Interview

Metro

The Royal Gardens Residents’ Association (RGERA) has called on Lagos State government to intervene in the estate’s crisis. They want government to ensure that the bulk metering system in... Continue
 MICHAEL AKINOLA    Policemen from the Operations  Department of the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, over the weekend threw caution to the wind and forcefully evicted a nursing... Continue
While it is no longer news that the Lagos chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has been bedevilled with protracted crisis in the past few years... Continue
NJOKU MACDONALD OBINNA    The resilient and hardworking Nwangele Council Supervisor of Works, Hon. Chigozie Franklin Okoroha— popularly known as Gizzy—  has sent out a heartfelt congratulatory message to... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA  Nigerians in the Diaspora, whose  properties were destroyed in the diversion of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway in the Okun Ajah area of Lagos State, have carpeted the... Continue
A former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Hon. Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa (PhD), has expressed profound grief over the devastating attacks by bandits in Oke-Ode... 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

NJOKU MACDONALD OBINNA      While football skills development in many nations around the world has contributed to enriching young men and women who have got the talents; youth... Continue
On October 4, 2025, HRM Prof. Epiphany Chigbogu Azinge led a 5km fitness walk from Stephen Keshi Stadium to Kanebisi Roundabout in Asaba as part of his 1st Coronation... Continue
Lithuanian side, VJFM FORTUNA, continued their impressive run with a convincing 3–0 away victory against FK ATMOSFERA B. The game began with FK ATMOSFERA looking to dominate possession, building... Continue
For Borah Omary Ndanyungu, betPawa’s Head of Local Marketing & CSR, the choice of Afro-pop sensation Tekno as the brand’s new ambassador was clear. “Tekno represents everything we stand... Continue
FUNSHO AROGUNDADE  As Nigeria marks its 65th Independence Anniversary, the nation is set to host, for the first time, a galaxy of world’s biggest beauty queens in Lagos as... Continue
*Plans To Force Caretaker Committee On Lagos  A newspaper report early on Wednesday revealed the plan by the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria... Continue

World

The war between Russia and Ukraine has long transcended the boundaries of a bilateral conflict. The active involvement of the USA and Europe is no longer a secret. The... Continue
The global movement to reconnect Afro-descendants with their ancestral homeland received powerful endorsements from two world leaders as Brazilian President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Nigerian President, Bola... Continue
MUDASHIRU TAWAKALITU OLUWATOYIN The Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) will take place in Addis Ababa from September 8 to 10, 2025, hosted by the government of Ethiopia and the... Continue
FADEYI TOLULOPE AYOBAMI As the Minamata Convention on Mercury marks eight years since it entered into force, over 150 Parties and many stakeholders continue working to reduce mercury pollution... Continue
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

Latest News

  The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, has extended happy... Continue
    Some 48 years ago, precisely October 3rd, 1977, what we now know... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE  Pharm. Ezeh Ambrose Igwekamma, the National Chairman of the Association of Community... Continue
PalmPay, Nigeria’s leading digital banking platform, has been recognised with the prestigious Consumer-Friendly Business... Continue
In recognition of his unwavering commitment to Africa’s development, Fidelity Bank Plc recently hosted... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE  The apex Igbo sociocultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has slammed the Lagos State... Continue
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has said that Nigeria is bigger than any... Continue
The 2025 edition of the Youth Empowered (YE) tour kicked off in grand style... Continue
NJOKU MACDONALD OBINNA      While football skills development in many nations around the... Continue
Polaris Bank has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to deepen delivery of exceptional customer experiences... Continue

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