Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX), an intervention by African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced the third edition of its vibrant short film competition, CANEX Shorts, that is designed to recognise... Continue

On May 2, 2025, Wema Bank, Nigeria’s oldest indigenous bank, most innovative, and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, showed Nigeria and the entire financial sector what... Continue

As the 11th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) 2025 draws near, anticipation is building—and once again, Amstel Malta takes centre stage as headline sponsor. For... Continue

Majeurs Holdings, a leading African luxury furniture manufacturer, has unveiled veteran Nollywood actress, Madam Idowu Philips, popularly known as “Iya Rainbow”, as its brand ambassador. The partnership was formalised... Continue

MTV Base, Africa’s leading youth, music, and pop culture platform, is turning up the heat across Lagos, Calabar, and Abuja with a bold, three-part Base20 celebration. This year’s edition... Continue

Mr. Abiodun Coker, the Media & External Relations Lead, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has been honoured with the “Future Leader in Media Management” award at the upcoming... Continue

The Group President of the Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Aliko Dangote, has announced the donation of a whooping N15 billion to the Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology,... Continue

The Second Edition of the Ife North Annual Scholarship and Essay Competition (NASEC) has taken place on Wednesday May 7, 2025, in Asipa town. This annual event, sponsored by... Continue

The administration of Hon. Segun Odunmbaku has delivered 500 pairs of desks and benches to Ogba Primary school, Ojodu Primary School 3 and Okeira Junior Secondary School in Ojodu... Continue

The Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA) has broadened its corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts with the second phase of its “Back to School Storm” initiative, reaching four... Continue

Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) has emerged as a beacon of academic excellence and innovation, driven by the visionary leadership of its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olumuyiwa Odusanya.... Continue

The Yahaya Alapansanpa Youth Education Foundation (YAYEF) has announced the launch of a ₦10 million merit-based tuition scholarship fund to support outstanding students from underprivileged backgrounds in Kwara State.... Continue

MICHAEL AKINOLA  A 36-year old man, Mudiaga Ogbode, has landed in trouble after his neighour, Mohammed, caught him as he lured his 12-year old daughter into his apartment to... Continue

MICHAEL AKINOLA A 28-year old man, Adeola Ayadi, has landed in trouble in Lagos State for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year old girl by fondling her breasts and Impregnating... Continue

MICHAEL AKINOLA    A 38-year old man, Damilola Adebisi, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly stealing a Toyota Hilux worth N15m property of Milontech Limited... Continue

KINGSLEY EBERE    A 19-year old, Sofianu Umaru, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly stealing a ram inside the Abattoir Market before he was caught... Continue

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, have arrested two Chinese and six Nigerians for alleged involvement in illegal mining activities in the... Continue

BY AISHA ABUBAKAR The arraignment of Mr. Adesola Adeyinka, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Vale Blue Limited, Vale Finance and Coral Stone Limited, before the Lagos State... Continue

In order to instill discipline into the party with the aim of promoting peace, co-operation and unity in the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the... Continue

KINGSLEY EBERE    Labour Party may finally collapse in  Lagos State following the appointment of new caretaker committee allegedly aided by the member of the House of Representative for... Continue

Fresh tension is brewing within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Alimosho as the build-up to the Egbe-Idimu LCDA primaries takes a controversial turn, with loyalists of former Interior... Continue

  A socio-cultural political group in Alimoso Federal Constituency, Alimosho Concerned Group For Good Governance, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and leaders of the All Progressives Congress... Continue

The Executive Vice Chairman of Ikorodu Local Government Area and frontline Chairmanship aspirant in the upcoming Local Government elections, Hon. Princess Folashade Olabanji-Oba, has applauded the All Progressives Congress... Continue

A coalition of Women groups in All Progressives Congress (APC) has endorsed Hon Folakemi Agboola for Chairmanship in Ejigbo Local Council Development Area ahead of Lagos State council polls.... Continue

An Air Peace aircraft has been grounded at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, after it collided with a large antelope while taxiing on the runway. The impact decimated... Continue

In a staggering achievement for Nigeria’s oil and gas industry, Oando Trading, a subsidiary of Oando Plc led by Group Chief Executive Jubril Adewale Tinubu, etched its name into... Continue

FUNSHO AROGUNDADE Continental Oil & Gas Limited, a subsidiary of Conoil Producing, the oil exploration outfit of Nigerian telecom and oil billionaire, Dr. Mike Adenuga, has made another bold... Continue

Jamara Home, one of Nigeria’s leading destinations for electronics and home appliances, celebrates this year’s Mother’s Day with heartfelt appreciation and a variety of items to help customers honor... Continue

On May 2, 2025, Wema Bank, Nigeria’s oldest indigenous bank, most innovative, and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, showed Nigeria and the entire financial sector what... Continue

President Bola Tinubu has welcomed new initiatives by Qatari investors to explore opportunities in the agricultural sector and assured that Nigeria remains open to strategic partnerships. The President gave... Continue

Codix Bio Limited has been officially announced as the first African manufacturing partner selected by the World Health Organization (WHO), SD Biosensor, and the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) under... Continue

A surgeon who has dedicated nearly 40 years to providing free, life-changing surgeries to African patients has been honored internationally for his remarkable service. Dr. Gary Parker, 72, has... Continue

Lagos Health District IV has commenced its robust implementation of the 2025 National Immunisation Plus Days, a critical public health initiative spearheaded in collaboration with the National Primary Healthcare... Continue

There was much-needed relief on Tuesday for struggling patients at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Umuahia, as the Don Lulu Foundation led by its Chairman and Founder, Mayor... Continue

    In a bid to foster good healthcare services and provide the quality treatments towards certain medical conditions, the Executive Secretary of the Osun Health Insurance Agency, Dr... Continue

AstraZeneca, a global biopharmaceutical company is in collaboration with Revna Biosciences, a precision medicine research and advanced diagnostics company to provide EGFR (Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor) biomarker testing in... Continue

A civil society organization, African Initiative Against Abuse of Public Trust, has filed a suit against the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE),... Continue

The Federal High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has fixed May 20, 2025 for the hearing of contempt proceedings filed against media mogul, Nduka Obaigbena as well... Continue

BY PAUL IYOGHOJIE Motorists and bus drivers plying Lagos roads have heaped praises on Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu for providing about ten brand new operational vehicles for... Continue

BY TIMOTHY DIMEJI The emergence of AI is revolutionising the ride-hailing industry through improved efficiency, personalisation, and safety. inDrive, as one of the leading service providers in the industry,... Continue

The Federal Government’s shoreline protection project at Marina in Lagos State has reached 30% completion and is expected to safeguard critical assets for the next 25 years. The Federal... Continue

MICHAEL AKINOLA  The Customary Court sitting in Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, has dissolved the 13-year marriage between a teacher, Durojaye Akingbade and another teacher, Olabisi, over denial of sex... Continue

    The Queen of Ooni of Ife, Her Regal Majesty, Olori Ambassador Dr. Temitope Enitan-Ogunwusi was a guest of the Ambassador of the Russian Federation in the Federal... Continue

PHOTOS BY IGBINOSUN OSARENREN 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

The Executive Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission, Mr Sola Aiyepeku was at the venue of swimming events in the ongoing 7th National Youth Games on Wednesday to feel the... Continue

Rising Nigerian talent and Buruj FC graduate, Noah Abolaji Salaudeen, was on target again in Lithuania’s II Lyga B Division on Friday night, continuing his steady climb in European... Continue

FADEYI TOLULOPE AYOBAMI  The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to the growth and development of sports in the country with the inauguration of a 22-member planning committee tasked... Continue

Nigerian attacker, Quadr Ayomide Garuba, has officially joined Spanish side CF Berja, arriving from Lithuanian outfit, Saned FK, on Tuesday.   Garuba, a product of Buruj FC, becomes the... Continue

 FADEYI TOLULOPE AYOBAMI Nigeria reached the quarter finals of the ongoing CAF U20 Championship in Egypt despite having to force Kenya’s Rising Stars to a 2-2 draw in the... Continue

FADEYI TOLULOPE AYOBAMI FIFA, joined by a host of prominent and high-profile Brazilians, officially announced  the eight Host Cities and their respective stadiums for the historic edition of the FIFA Women’s... Continue

BY MICHAEL AKINOLA  The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has joined a league of other Heads of Anti-corruption Agencies in Africa... 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

BY EMMANUEL MACRON AND BOLA TINUBU  The France-Nigeria partnership is one that is rooted in mutual respect and shared values. In the present era, international relations are often framed... Continue

TAIWO ADELU The Africa Make Big Polluters Pay (MBPP) partners express deep concern regarding ongoing discussions surrounding Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, particularly as it relates to carbon markets, at the COP29 United... Continue