Entertainment

MultiChoice Nigeria, Thursday announced the highly anticipated return of Africa’s biggest reality television show, Big Brother Naija, for its landmark 10th season. Set to premiere over two nights on... Continue
In a moment filled with joy and gratitude, Purp, winner of Nigerian Idol Season 10, paid a courtesy visit to Rite Foods Limited, expressing heartfelt appreciation to the company’s... Continue
Nigeria’s leading commercial bank, First Bank of Nigeria, has joined forces with Mighty Media Plus Network Limited for the maiden edition of the QEDNG Creative Powerhouse Summit. Also supporting... Continue
Nigerian Idol Season 10 comes to an epic close today after weeks of unforgettable moments, show-stopping vocals, and fierce competition. The season is down to its final two: Purp... Continue
The Group Managing Director of Abuja Investments Company Limited (AICL), Ambassador Maureen Tamuno, attended the highly anticipated premiere of the movie SIN as the Special Guest of Honour at... Continue
The organizers of The SERAS Africa Sustainability Awards are pleased to announce the official call for entry for the 19th edition of Africa’s most prestigious sustainability and corporate social... Continue

Education

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
The Oyo State government has urged all students to eschew any form of malpractices during the ongoing National Examination Council examination. The new Chairman Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), Mrs.... Continue

Editorials

Crime

MICHAEL AKINOLA  A teenage house maid, Miss Joy Afekafe, has been sentenced to death for arranging with armed robbers to kill her boss, Dr. (Mrs.) Funmilayo Sherifat Adefolalu, a... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE  A 40-year old man, Issa Omotesho, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly shaving the private part of a woman, Ruka Tajudeen, after engaging... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA A 53-year old teacher, Humphrey Joseph, has landed in trouble in Lagos State after he engaged a 16-year old student in sex inside the school premises and... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA    A 42-year old man, Busari Sherif, has landed in trouble in Lagos State for allegedly luring his neighbour’s 8-year old girl and engaging her in sex... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE    A 50-year old man, Oloyede Adebanjo, has landed in trouble in Lagos State for allegedly stealing a company’s 600 bags of flour and 150 bags of... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA    A Police Officer attached to Makinde Division had a nasty experience while investigating a suspect, Oluwatomiwa  Akanni, over an alleged criminal matter and the suspect allegedly... Continue

Politics

  Hon. Segun Odunmbaku has officially received his Certificate of Return from the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) as the duly elected Chairman of Ojodu LCDA, following his... Continue
The Youth Party has officially released its guidelines and timetable for primary elections ahead of the bye-elections scheduled for August 16, 2025. In a statement, the party’s National Executive... Continue
Osun PDP leadership caucus has passed a vote of confidence on Governor Ademola Adeleke, unanimously supporting any decision the Governor takes on the growing rumour of defection to another... Continue
The Youth Party has strongly condemned the conduct of the Lagos State Local Government Elections held on Saturday, July 12, 2025, describing the exercise as “shambolic” and “blatantly rigged”... Continue
The MD/CEO of Const-Flow Global Engineering Limited and Mobile Trans Nigeria Limited, Engr. Taiwo Abiodun DBA, PhD, has heartily congratulated Hon Akeem Olalekan Dauda (AKOD) on his emergence as... Continue
PIUS ADE BABALEYE (PAB)  In a momentous declaration that signals the dawn of a new chapter for Ikeja Local Government, the Returning Officer for the 2025 Local Government Elections... Continue

Business

  Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced that its Artificial Intelligence chatbot, LEO is now enabled to carry out cross-border payment transactions. By this,... Continue
Jumia, Africa’s leading e-commerce platform, today announced the appointment of Temidayo Ojo as the new Chief Executive Officer of Jumia Nigeria, succeeding Sunil Natraj.  Temidayo’s appointment is a testament... Continue
NJOKU MACDONALD OBINNA        On a vibrant morning beneath the expansive canopy of Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State unveiled Enugu Air—a state-owned... Continue
President/Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has urged African entrepreneurs, business leaders and wealthy individuals to invest in the development of the continent. Speaking while hosting participants... Continue
The challenges facing women engaged in cross-border trade across West Africa took centre stage at the ECOWAS Caravan 2025, held at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, on... Continue
NJOKU MACDONALD OBINNA    As part of our driving efforts to create a value-supply chain market for JP  Batteries made in Vitenam by JP Chris  Motors & Batteries Nigeria... 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 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
  The Oyo State Government, through the Ministry of Health on Tuesday, concluded the final phase of the 2025 Omituntun Free Health Mission for different categories of citizens in... 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

Interview

Metro

Wife of His Imperial Majesty, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan-Ogunwusi, Olori Temitope Enitan-Ogunwusi, has facilitated with Ambassador Raffy Bell, the Otun Asiwaju Onigbagbo of Ijebuland and founder... Continue
Justice Olabisi A. Akinlade of the Osborne, Ikoyi, division of Lagos High Court, has dismissed N1 billion defamation suit filed by Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo against Lizzy Anjorin. Apart... Continue
Justice Samira Bature of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), sitting in Maitama, on Thursday issued a stern warning to a property developer, Cecil Osakwe, and... Continue
CHUKA UBAH  A Lagos State Magistrate Court has granted bail to the seven security guards, who were arrested and detained by operatives of the FCID, Alagbon, over the death... Continue
Legal luminary and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Bolaji Ayorinde, has paid a glowing tribute to the late Ambassador Ibironke Adefope, describing her as an “Amazon” and “icon” whose... Continue
The Oyo State Government has issued a final notice to traders at the Ogunpa Central International Market, Ibadan, to desist from displaying goods on the roadside.   The government... 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

Football fans across Nigeria are in for a thrilling midweek spectacle as the 1xCup 2025 play-in round reaches its peak with four must-watch matches scheduled for Wednesday, July 17.... Continue
The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) have announced the 40 top high-school-age female prospects from outside the U.S.... Continue
After weeks of fierce competition and football brilliance, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain have booked their spots in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup Final. This ultimate showdown would take... Continue
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  ILESANMI MOTUNRAYO OLUKEMI Top stars like Isau Ogunkunle, Bolawa Akingbemisilu, and Faith Obiora successfully defended their singles titles at the seventh ValueJet Lagos Para Table Tennis Championships, which... Continue
Last Friday’s SmackDown ended with a bang, with Randy Orton dropping Drew McIntyre in the middle of a tense face-off between Cody Rhodes. It was a moment that reminded... Continue
The Nasarawa State Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has assured President of the Nigeria Judo Federation, Dr. Musa Oshodi, of its support for his re-election bid. Permanent Secretary... 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

  Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced that its... Continue
Football fans across Nigeria are in for a thrilling midweek spectacle as the 1xCup... Continue
A respected public affairs analyst and social commentator, Mr. Oni Olalekan, has strongly condemned... Continue
  Hon. Segun Odunmbaku has officially received his Certificate of Return from the Lagos... Continue
MultiChoice Nigeria, Thursday announced the highly anticipated return of Africa’s biggest reality television show,... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA  A teenage house maid, Miss Joy Afekafe, has been sentenced to death... Continue
To remedy whatever wrong perception  about the persons of Mrs Mosunmola Gbadebo and Femi... Continue
The Federal Government of Nigeria has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to maintaining and strengthening... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE  A 40-year old man, Issa Omotesho, has been arrested and charged in... Continue
The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International... Continue

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