KINGSLEY EBERE  Nigerian students are in for one last round of music, talent showcases, and career opportunities as the BIGI and Fearless Campus Tour prepares to visit five more... Continue

MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) is deepening its eight-year investment in Nigeria’s creative industry with a capacity-building programme that will deliver 13 regional masterclasses, bringing specialised industry knowledge to film... Continue

The countdown to the highly anticipated DTN@100 Awards has received a major boost with the confirmation that Dr. Akiwumi A. Adesina, former President of the African Development Bank Group,... Continue

The National Film and Video Censors Board, NFVCB, has raised alarm over an unauthorized media event and planned premiere of a film titled “Living In Colors” scheduled to hold... Continue

FUNSHO AROGUNDADE The Headies, Africa’s leading entertainment awards, has released its nominations list ahead of the 18th ceremony, scheduled for October in Toronto, Canada. The list features 218 nominations... Continue

CHUKWUEMERIE UDUCHUKWU  As the highly anticipated 2026 Afịa ọlụ (New Yam Festival) officially kicks off, I welcome all residents, visitors, and well-wishers to this magnificent showcase of Nnewi’s rich... Continue

PROSPER OKOYE  British Oasis Academy, a British-style co-educational secondary school in Abuja, has announced the appointment of William Stephen Pope as its new Principal. Pope officially assumed the role... Continue

A delegation from the Oyo State Post Primary Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), lead by its Chairman, Permanent Secretary and other Senior TESCOM officials, has paid a sympathy visit to... Continue

The Glade Crescent Foundation for Youth Empowerment, a philanthropic initiative founded by tech expert John Akhigbe, has once again demonstrated its commitment to supporting underprivileged youth in the Kosofe... Continue

EBUKA ONYEKWELU, Ph.D The Government of Anambra State has moved to strengthen the Anambra State School System by aligning both public and private schools in the State with the... Continue

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, has received the endorsement of teachers across Ogun State as their... Continue

Professor Segun Aina has officially assumed office as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), succeeding Professor Is-haq Oloyede, whose second and final five-year tenure... Continue

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE A Lagos Magistrate Court sitting at Ogba has ordered the remand of a 58-year-old man, Egbert Oriyombo, at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre in connection with allegations of... Continue

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE A 22-year-old man, Onipede Ojo, was on Friday arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court sitting in Ikeja for allegedly impersonating a Police officer and performing duty in... Continue

MICHAEL AKINOLA The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, facilitated the extradition of the duo of Mudashiru Afeez... Continue

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE A 54-year-old man, Okorie Victor, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Ejigbo Magistrate Court in Lagos for allegedly defrauding five tenants of house rent, and stealing N14.1... Continue

MICHAEL AKINOLA  The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned a 26-year-old man, Micah Abraham, before an Ikeja Magistrate Court over alleged unlawful possession of a locally fabricated firearm and... Continue

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE  A Lagos Magistrate Court sitting at Ogba has ordered that four teenage boys be remanded in a juvenile correctional center pending legal advice from the Directorate of... Continue

The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State has officially dissociated itself from the activities and recent statements made by Mr.... Continue

Former NTA Sports Presenter and public affairs commentator, Modele Sarafa-Yusuf, has resigned her membership of the All Progressives Congress, APC.   In a statement released on Wednesday, August 27,... Continue

ADEOLA OGUNLADE  Leaders and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos West Senatorial District have reaffirmed their commitment to party unity, reconciliation and grassroots mobilisation ahead of... Continue

CHUKA UBAH  The battle for the Aguata Federal Constituency seat has taken a deep personal turn. As campaigns for the 2027 National Assembly elections officially began on August 19,... Continue

KINGSLEY EBERE Umuchu town in Aguata LGA, Anambra State, is sharply divided as two prominent indigenes chase National Assembly seats, with national politics making the contest more intense. Dr... Continue

A new political momentum is building across Ogun State ahead of the 2027 governorship election, with survey findings indicating overwhelming support for Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as... Continue

In a significant move towards transforming Nigeria’s agricultural landscape and expanding opportunities within the nation’s agribusiness value chain, the Chairman/GCEO of Adron Group, Sir Aare Adetola Emmanuelking, paid a... Continue

KINGSLEY EBERE  Promasidor Nigeria, one of the country’s leading food and beverage companies, has announced a new initiative to expand its distribution network and partner with established entrepreneurs across... Continue

Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, is set to host the next edition of its Quarterly Business Forum on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, in Kano, bringing together business owners,... Continue

Zenith Bank Plc hosted the 10th edition of its International Trade Seminar on Non-Oil Export on Tuesday, 25 August 2026, marking a decade of sustained advocacy for the diversification... Continue

United Nigeria Airlines, UNA, has commemorated the creation of 10 states in August 1991, describing the exercise as a defining moment that unlocked new economic potential across Nigeria.  ... Continue

Okin Biscuits has taken a major step toward returning to the Nigerian market, with biscuits rolling off one of its rehabilitated production lines at the Offa factory for the... Continue

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE A growing number of Police officers in Lagos are battling health challenges linked to job pressure, long hours, and stress, with findings showing high cases of hypertension,... Continue

There was joy at the General Hospital, Enugwu-Ukwu today as the Enugwu-Ukwu People Renaissance Association, EPRA, formally presented a brand new ambulance to the hospital to strengthen emergency medical... Continue

EBERE UZOUKWA, PhD The ongoing transformation of the Abia State University Teaching Hospital, ABSUTH, offers a clear indication of the attention Governor Alex Chioma Otti’s administration has continued to... Continue

  Notable Niger Delta socio-cultural group, the Orashi National Congress, ONC, has hailed the Rivers State Government for the completion of the state-of-the-art Zonal Hospital, Omoku, describing it as... Continue

The Oyo State Government has reiterated its commitment to strengthening evidence-based HIV prevention strategies through improved data collection and research, as it officially flagged off the 2026 Integrated Biological... Continue

Lagos State Government has intensified monitoring of major healthcare infrastructure projects as the 280-bed Ojo General Hospital approaches completion, while construction of the new 180-bed Somolu General Hospital progresses,... Continue

  inDrive, a global mobility and delivery services platform, has honoured Felicity Eseke, the ‘Super Mum’ driver, with a brand-new Wuling XC250 2025. The brand-new car was handed over... Continue

ADEOLA OGUNLADE  The Executive Chairman of Ikeja Local Government, Hon. Akeem Olalekan Dauda (AKOD), is currently leading members of the council’s executive team, staff and legislators in the Lagos... Continue

FUNSHO AROGUNDADE  The Lagos State Government has met with the Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria, AWAMN, and representatives of PSP operators ahead of the Monthly Environmental Sanitation exercise... Continue

Nigeria’s digital commerce market is growing, but the next challenge may have less to do with getting Nigerians online and more to do with getting their purchases to them... Continue

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE  The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 10 suspects and recovered vandalized materials from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s flagship ₦15 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project following sustained... Continue

In an inspiring story of determination, resilience, and sacrifice, a young lady recounts how her mother used her earnings as an inDrive driver to train her four children and... Continue

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

Stakeholders in Nigerian Judo have unanimously passed a vote of confidence in the President of the Nigeria Judo Federation (NJF), Dr. Musa Oshodi, applauding his visionary leadership and the... Continue

  The Chief Executive Officer of Buruj Football Club & Sports Academy, Dr. Salaudeen Waheed Buruj, has described FIFA’s new U-15 World Cup & Festival as a major opportunity... Continue

As Europe’s biggest leagues return, Goldberg brings instant airtime and weekly N250,000 wins to participating bars across Nigeria. The jerseys are coming back out. Weekend plans are being rearranged.... Continue

BY EHI BRAIMAH  Nigeria should stop pretending that pouring public money into sports is the same thing as developing sports. It is not. For decades, government has funded football... Continue

The disappointing outing of the Super Falcons at the last WAFCON and Nigeria’s failure to qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil, coming after the Super... Continue

AFOLABI SAHEED OLAWALE Nigerian sprinters Kanyinsola Ajayi and Ezekiel Nathaniel have become the first athletes from the country to secure automatic qualification for the 2027 World Athletics Championships in... Continue

DUMO CHIZUBE HOPE The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s unwavering commitment to promoting peace, security, democratic governance and sustainable development across Africa through... Continue

  OKOBIA RAYMOND Renewable power projects can now seek credits under the Paris Agreement’s carbon market, after the UN Body overseeing the mechanism adopted a new methodology for grid connected renewable electricity.  This decision reflects the Article 6.4 Supervisory... Continue

The U.K. Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has announced today that he will stand down as Labour leader and Prime Minister, ending months of political turmoil and opening a contest... Continue

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