Monday’s nomination process took a different turn as Big Brother gave the housemates a chance to make their choices in full view of the House. Following the usual Conspiracy... Continue

Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has hinted at a new album, telling fans he is enjoying the creative process. The Grammy Award-winning artist made the... Continue

Challenges facing the economy and insecurity, especially associated with elections in a developing economy like Nigeria, will be the focus of discussion at the seventh yearly lecture of Freedom... Continue

President Bola Tinubu has expressed condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Taiwo Hassan, the veteran Nollywood actor, filmmaker, and screenwriter, following his demise. The president described Hassan,... Continue

Nigerian filmmaker and sports entrepreneur, Pascal Atuma has welcomed a baby boy with his wife. Atuma announced the arrival of his little tot via his Instagram page on Sunday,... Continue

Sunday night’s live show brought a mix of farewells and revelations, with Cassi becoming the latest housemate to leave the Big Brother Naija Season 11 House.   Speaking with... 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

The Nigerian Breweries–Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust Fund (NB/FOETF) has awarded a secondary school scholarship to Ayomide Avose, a young student who gained national recognition as the keynote speaker at... Continue

Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has signed a series of Executive Orders establishing a new governance framework for education in the state. The orders cover financing, school protection,... Continue

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE   Police operatives from the Gender Section, Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja have uncovered what authorities described as an alleged baby-fraud syndicate run by a 46-year-old woman known... Continue

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE A 21-year-old man, Isaac Jacob, was on Monday arraigned before the Ogba Magistrate Court in Lagos over allegations of sexual misconduct with a ram inside a restaurant... Continue

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE   A 42-year-old woman, Elizabeth Usen Effiong, was arraigned before the Ogba Magistrate Court in Lagos over allegations of stealing gold jewelries valued at about N300 million. The... Continue

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE  A 32-year-old man, Amechi Solomon, was arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrate Court in Lagos over allegations bordering on fraud, forgery, and conduct likely to cause breach of... Continue

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE A 23-year-old man, Daniel Essen, was arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court sitting in Ejigbo in the Lagos State Magisterial District over allegations bordering on breach of... Continue

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE Residents of Ojo, Badagry and Ibeju-Lekki areas of Lagos State are lamenting prolonged power outages and poor network service as cases of transformer and telecommunication vandalism linked... Continue

KINGSLEY EBERE  Ahead of the 2027 general elections, a new wave of hope is sweeping across the 7 Local Government Areas of Anambra South Senatorial District as Comr. Greg... Continue

NZE JAMES CHINONYEREM  Congratulations to His Excellency, Senator Hope Uzodimma, Executive Governor of Imo State, on his well-deserved appointment as Secretary of the APC National Presidential Campaign Council. This... Continue

  The Ogun State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has affirmed that Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as “Yayi”, remains the duly recognised governorship candidate of... Continue

The Convener and Lead Resource Person of The Think-Tinubu Initiative, 3TI, Omogbolahan L.A. Babawale, has congratulated Hon. Akinjide Kazeem Akinola on his appointment as Deputy Director, Grassroots Engagement &... Continue

ADEOLA OGUNLADE  The Executive Chairman of Ikeja Local Government, Comrade Akeem Olalekan Dauda (AKOD), has urged APC members across Ikeja to get fully prepared for the 2027 elections and... Continue

MICHAEL AKINOLA The All Progressives Congress, APC, has announced its Presidential Campaign Council for the January 2027 elections, naming President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as chairman and Vice President Kashim... Continue

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has been identified as the key driver behind a seven-fold increase in Nigeria’s seaborne petroleum product exports since 2023, according to the latest report by... Continue

The Oyo State Government has trained 80 civil servants who successfully completed a three-week intensive training programme in Basic Computer Operation and Application, designed to strengthen digital skills, improve... Continue

United Bank for Africa Plc, UBA, has informed shareholders and the investing public that its Board of Directors approved the Bank’s Financial Statements for the half-year ended June 30,... Continue

ADE BAMIDELE        You may have seen front-page headlines and advertorials claiming the EFCC “recovered $60 million” in an ongoing Nestoil investigation. This is a sponsored, misleading... Continue

Pan-African investment company, Heirs Holdings has opened applications for the second cohort of its Graduate Trainee Programme, inviting young Nigerians and international talent to launch careers across its portfolio... Continue

Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has expanded its free petroleum product delivery initiative to Kano, Imo, Anambra and Nasarawa States, a move expected to reduce distribution costs for independent... 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

The Remi & Lara Olowookere Foundation has broken ground for the construction of the Lara Olowookere Specialist Hub (LOSH), a specialist Oncology Support and Advocacy facility being donated to... Continue

The leadership of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Rivers State Branch, has met with the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Command, CP Olugbenga Adepoju Adewole, to express concerns over... 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

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE  While Lagosians sit for 3 hours in traffic at Oshodi, Mile 2, and Lekki-Epe, etc. someone is counting money. Our 6-month investigation reveals that Lagos gridlock in... Continue

The Ojodu Local Council Development Area, led by Hon. Segun Odunmbaku, has joined Yoruba sons and daughters across Lagos State and beyond to celebrate Isese Day 2026 with a... Continue

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE At 8:45pm on July 13, 2026, a BRT bus broke down on Third Mainland Bridge. By 9:10pm, four passengers and their valuables were gone. When Police arrived... Continue

AISHA ABUBAKAR   A 60-year-old housewife, Hadiza Abdullahi, has approached a Shari’a Court in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, seeking the dissolution of her 35-year marriage and the return of the dowry... 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

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

Buruj Football Club and Buruj Sports Academy have again taken a major step in advancing young Nigerian footballers, with three of its players registered for professional football trials in... Continue

Nigeria-born goalpoacher, Noah Abolaji Salaudeen, continued his red-hot form in Lithuania on Saturday, firing a hat-trick and providing an assist as O.G. Kaišiadorys secured a commanding 6–3 away win... 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