Entertainment

CBS and MTV Wednesday revealed the highly anticipated list of nominees for the 2025 MTV “VMAs,” celebrating artists whose cultural impact and work during the last 12 months have... Continue
BY OLADELE ALAKE It is said that some are born great and others have greatness thrust upon them. Dr. Doyin Abiola, who joined the Saints yesterday (Tuesday August 5),... Continue
In a bold move set to reshape the landscape of digital Nollywood, two titans in their respective fields, Bayo Adedeji, celebrated business maverick and Group CEO of Wakanow, and... Continue
Accelerate Studios has announced the return of its fan-favourite comedy series ‘Visa on Arrival’, now entering its seventh season. Known for its bold satire, hilarious characters, and absurd take... Continue
MTN Nigeria has launched a new music talent show, Next Afrobeats Star (NAS), a groundbreaking music competition created to discover and elevate the next generation of Afrobeats talent. The... Continue
  The Big Brother Naija Season 10 “10/10 House” has already proven to be an explosive season, with a week full of drama, tears, and failed teamwork. From the... Continue

Education

The Management of the University of Nigeria Nsukka is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Simon Uchenna Ortuanya, a distinguished Professor of Law, as the 16th Vice-Chancellor of... Continue
A sign out picture of a final-year student of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO), simply called King Jack, sparked widespread conversations on the popular microblog site, X.com (formerly Twitter) recently.... Continue
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

Editorials

Crime

MICHAEL AKINOLA    A 25-year old woman, Odunayo Odunlade, has been arrested and charged for allegedly sneaking into a nursing mother’s room and stealing 2-month old baby in Oyo... Continue
A 37 year-old woman, Akanji Kofoworola, have been arraigned before a Lagos Chief Magistrate’s Court, for allegedly using her Facebook account to publish, distribute or project articles and obscene... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE    A 25-year old man, Clement Emeka, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for throwing Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Training School into darkness... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA    Three traders at Computer Village in Ikeja, Lagos, Oluwadamilare Oluwafemi, 32, Sunday Adegun, 30, and Owoade Gbenga,30, have been arrested and charged in Lagos State for... Continue
Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has granted the final forfeiture of two cars, a White Bentley Coupe and a Blue Toyota Venza,... Continue
CHUKA UBAH  Following the tragic killing of Barrister Bright Owhor 46 years, ‘m’ of No. 40c Market Road, Rumuomasi, Port Harcourt, by unidentified gunmen on 6th July, 2025, operatives... Continue

Politics

BY IBRAHIM SUKURAT The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, once a dominant force under the Saraki dynasty, is grappling with a crisis that threatens its very existence.... Continue
Kwara State’s political scene has been shaken by the defection of 24 prominent leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the African... Continue
The National President of Peace Ambassadors, Amb. Ezewele Cyril Abionanojie, has enjoined the people of Edo Central to vote for Dr Joseph Ikpea for the Senate because he has... Continue
The Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District, Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, FCA, on Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to the newly unveiled All Progressives Congress (APC) National Youth Secretariat... Continue
CHRISTIAN ABURIME In a show of unity and support, Governor Chukwuma Soludo, CFR, and his Deputy, Dr. Onyekachukwu Ibezim, have been unanimously adopted as the consensus candidates for the... Continue
CHUKA NNABUIFE  Saturday, August 2, 2025, will be etched in history as a defining moment in Anambra State’s politics. This day marks a significant endorsement of Governor Prof. Chukwuma... Continue

Business

Sponsors of the Women National Basketball League, Zenith Bank Plc, on Tuesday at a reception held at their Abuja head office in Maitama, rolled out the drums for the... Continue
PalmPay has reinforced its commitment to data protection and youth empowerment with a ground-breaking partnership with the Federal Ministry of Youth Development to launch the Youth Data Protection Awareness... Continue
FCMB Group Plc has announced its unaudited financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2025. The Group reported a ₦79.3 billion profit before tax (PBT), representing a... Continue
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced the signing of a US$1.35 billion financing facility in favour of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL). The facility is part of a larger approximately... Continue
In a significant move toward fostering synergy between key players in the real estate sector, the Chairman of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV), Lagos State... Continue
The Coca-Cola Company has announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell Chivita|Hollandia (CHI Limited) to UAC of Nigeria Plc.  Chivita|Hollandia (CHI Limited) is a leading food... Continue

Feature

Health

A senior correspondent with the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Innocent Okoro Onoh, has shared his personal experience with SUNU Health Nigeria Limited, highlighting how the company ensured... Continue
The Ojodu Local Council Development Area (LCDA), in partnership with Lagos State Health District VI, is marking the 2025 World Breastfeeding Week at all Primary Health Care Centres (PHCs)... 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... 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

Interview

Metro

The Lagos Green Economy Forum 2025, held on Wednesday, July 23 at the Shell Hall, MUSON Centre, Onikan, Lagos, concluded with MTN Nigeria playing a prominent role as a... Continue
The Oyo State Environmental Mobile and Tribunal Court has convicted 13 individuals for operating unlicensed diesel sales businesses along the Toll Gate axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway without permits... Continue
AISHA ABUBAKAR    A sex-starved housewife, Sa’adatu Ayuba, has filed a suit before Grade 1 Area Court in FCT, Abuja, to end her 27-year old marriage to her husband,... Continue
  SANNI SEFIU OLUWADAMILARE The Lagos State Government on Tuesday announced the adoption of new Environmental Ambassadors to Champion environmental sustainability as well as roll out various ecological awareness... Continue
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

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

In a stunning display of skill, grit, and unwavering determination, Nigerian women have asserted their dominance on the global sporting stage. The back-to-back triumphs of the Super Falcons and... Continue
Sponsors of the Women National Basketball League, Zenith Bank Plc, on Tuesday at a reception held at their Abuja head office in Maitama, rolled out the drums for the... Continue
The most exciting phase of Nigeria’s premier amateur football tournament, the 1xCup 2025, is about to kick off — and all eyes are now on the group stage battles... Continue
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday night told the victorious National Women’s Basketball team, D’Tigress, that he looks forward to receiving them and the trophy at the Presidential Villa in... Continue
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Nigeria’s national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, for lifting their seventh African championship at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket.   The Coach Rena Makama-led... Continue
On Sunday, August 3, 2025, Bolakale Magaji’s four-year tenure as the Executive Chairman of the Kwara State Sports Commission (KSSC) came to an end, and sports stakeholders in the... 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

In another significant step towards enhancing the welfare of police officers and reinforcing operational... Continue
The Oyo State Rule of Law Enforcement Authority, OYRLEA, has begun its enforcement against... Continue
In a stunning display of skill, grit, and unwavering determination, Nigerian women have asserted... Continue
CBS and MTV Wednesday revealed the highly anticipated list of nominees for the 2025... Continue
BY OLADELE ALAKE It is said that some are born great and others have... Continue
BY IBRAHIM SUKURAT The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, once a dominant... Continue
The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, is... Continue
Five months after he celebrated his 89th birthday, the head of the three royal... Continue
President Bola Tinubu has directed the expedited rollout of the free healthcare access initiative... Continue
Sponsors of the Women National Basketball League, Zenith Bank Plc, on Tuesday at a... Continue

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