Entertainment

Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto has been confirmed as the keynote speaker for the public presentation and official launch of three new books... Continue
Audio streaming giant Spotify posted third-quarter subscriber gains to end September with 281 million paying premium subscribers, up from 276 million as of the end of the second quarter... Continue
ZenithEdge Consulting, a people development and hospitality training firm, has announced the launch of its 3-Day Service Excellence Workshop, designed to empower professionals and businesses to deliver exceptional customer... Continue
There’s something new to press play this November on Showmax. From the best international shows to local favourites and fresh Showmax Originals, this month’s lineup has everything you’ll want... Continue
As Nigerians continue to demand justice for 13-year-old Ochanya Ogbanje, who died seven years ago from complications linked to prolonged sexual abuse in Benue State, award-winning filmmaker Stephanie Linus’... Continue
The Nigerian entertainment industry has lost one of its finest live performers, Akinloye Tofowomo, popularly known as Akiin Shuga. He died on Thursday, October 30, 2025, in New Brunswick,... Continue

Education

Introduction: I have the pleasure to share this award-winning article to National Teachers’ Institute, Kaduna to attend a conference organized by NTI and Common Wealth of Learning on Green... Continue
  One combustible sector of our national life is the education sector. And stakeholders, investors and the core players have been waxing lyrical about the Nigerian Education Loan Fund... Continue
In a world where many young girls and women struggle with self-doubt, comparison, and pressure to fit in, Brenda Effiom Apata, speaker, mentor, and advocate for girl empowerment, launched... Continue
BY MOHAMMED ABASS Abstract: This research examines the challenge of out-of-school children (OOSC) in Nigeria through the lens of educational administration. It synthesizes recent national and international data, identifies... Continue
Bowine International School has once again demonstrated its legacy of excellence, earning a prestigious award at the Presidential Teachers and Schools Excellence Award (PTSEA) 2025, organised by the Lagos... Continue
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has described as false and misleading report by an online publication insinuating that the cancellation of activities marking Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary was linked to... Continue

Editorials

Crime

AISHA ABUBAKAR  It was an emotional moment at the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, as the Presiding Judge, Justice M.O. Folorunso, wept in Court while sentencing three... Continue
In a sustained effort to rid Kogi State of criminal activities, troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army deployed at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Oguma have successfully rescued two kidnapped... Continue
The fight against corruption in Nigeria continues to face significant hurdles, including delays in prosecuting politically exposed persons and the complicity of some foreign actors in laundering illicit funds,... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA Two members of the Faith and Miracle International Church in Ibadan, Oyo State, have landed in trouble for allegedly for allegedly exposing and defaming the character of... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE A 35-year old lady, Obifah Victoria, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly receiving stolen ladies hand bags worth N5.4m belonging to one Agari... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE  Two ladies, Stella Dibua, 25 and Blessing Umenyi, have been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly receiving stolen factory human hairs worth over N224m belonging... Continue

Politics

  The political atmosphere within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has grown tense ahead of the Ekiti governorship primaries, following sharp criticism from Dr. Funso Ayeni, one of the... Continue
You see, I have played opposition politics for a little below a decade of my political expedition and I know when the odds are uneven and tilted against me... Continue
ROMANUS UDEKWE OKUE-AGBOMMA  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was conspicuously absent from the All Progressives Congress supposed mega rally held Friday evening in Onitsha, just seven days before the 8... Continue
Member representing the Ile Oluji/Okeigbo/Odigbo Federal Constituency of Ondo State in the House of Representatives, Hon. Festus Ayodele Adefiranye, has been honoured with Award of Most Outstanding Honourable in... Continue
CHRISTIAN ABURIME   Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has vigorously campaigned in two local government areas—Ekwusigo and Nnewi South—calling on residents to prepare for the All Progressives... Continue
  The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has said that it is mobilizing its electoral strength to give its candidate in the Anambra State governorship election, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo,... Continue

Business

ZenithEdge Consulting, a people development and hospitality training firm, has announced the launch of its 3-Day Service Excellence Workshop, designed to empower professionals and businesses to deliver exceptional customer... Continue
Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc has announced its unaudited financial results for the nine-month-period ended September 30, 2025, posting an impressive 127% year-on-year growth in profit after tax (PAT) to ₦62.3... Continue
Cybercriminals are not only using fear and urgency to exploit their victims.  Positive emotions – such as empathy, curiosity, and a desire to help – are also being exploited,... Continue
Ecobank Nigeria, a subsidiary of the leading Pan-African banking group, in partnership with the Yaba Art Museum (YAM) of Yaba College of Technology, has announced the launch of the... Continue
In a rapidly evolving digital world, conversations surrounding Artificial Intelligence (AI) are growing louder, particularly within Nigeria’s media and communications landscape. Experts, creatives, and journalists with the Pan-Atlantic University... Continue
Woodhall Capital, under the leadership of its founder Mojisola Hunponu-Wusu, is spearheading efforts to attract $50 billion in global investments aimed at accelerating development projects across Nigeria. In a... Continue

Feature

Health

Nigeria’s leading hygiene brand, Dettol, has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing hand hygiene in Nigeria with the commemoration of Global Handwashing Day 2025, held in collaboration with the Federal... Continue
Rotary District 9112 has donated rain coats and boots to the Lagos State Primary Healthcare Board in a renewed effort to strengthen the global End Polio Now campaign and... Continue
Psychiatrists and medical professionals have raised concerns over Nigeria’s growing mental health crisis, revealing that about 50 million Nigerians are currently living with mental health challenges, with over 75... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE  Pharm. Ezeh Ambrose Igwekamma, the National Chairman of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), has officially declared October as Pharmacy Rx Emblem Month.   P.M.EXPRESS... Continue
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE    Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has called on the Federal Government to officially designate community pharmacies as Primary Healthcare Centers across the nation.  ... Continue
A new Nephrology and Dialysis Centre, is now operational at the Femi Gbajabiamila General Hospital, Iyun, Surulere, to cater for Lagosians who require treatment.   The Head of Nephrology... Continue

Interview

Metro

Justice Musa Kakaki of a Federal High Court, Lagos, has struck out a fraud charges filed by Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) against a businessman, Afolabi Islamiu Olayinka and... Continue
The appointment of Dr. Ayodele Ogunsan as the new Executive Secretary/CEO of Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has been receiving applause from the Lagos... Continue
The Oyo State Government has commenced the demolition of structures encroaching on road reserves, following the expiration of an eviction notice earlier served on Monday, 13th October, 2025.  ... Continue
In a bid to ensure enhanced transparency and accountability in infrastructure improvements, the Lagos State Government will launch the Telecommunication Infrastructure Regulatory System (TIRS) in 2026. This was convened in a statement issued at... Continue
For a cleaner, greener Lagos, over 1,500 students from public secondary schools have been penciled to attend the 2nd edition of the Catch Them Young Environmental Awareness Convention, which... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA  Some Police officers at PMF Barracks in Ogudu, Lagos, are now in panic mood following the arrest of three Police Inspectors for brutally assaulting 22-year-old Jacob Sunday,... 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

  The Lagos State Sports Commission has unveiled a groundbreaking partnership between the Lagos State Government and Abbey Rangers Football Club, a renowned community football institution in the United... Continue
Defending champions, Aje Comprehensive High School, emerged as champions of the Lagos State Secondary Schools Handball Competition tagged “Opeifa Cup 2025” held at the Mobolaji Johnson Sports Centre, Rowe... Continue
As the 2025 Opeifa Cup, Lagos State Secondary Schools Handball Competition reaches it climax today, Aje Senior High School will battle with Whitesand College in a penultimate final at... Continue
  Former Chairperson of Lagos State Handball Association and sponsor of “Opeifa Cup 2025” Mrs. Adeola Opeifa, has disclosed that talents discover from the Lagos State Secondary Schools Handball... Continue
  Organizers of the Nigeria Pitch Awards held a Special luncheon on Monday to fete partners and members of the College of Voters at the BON Hotel, Ikeja. They... Continue
The Coordinator, Lagos Women Run, Tayo Popoola has stated that the All Women 10km race is being packaged for the women folks for them to connect through their communities,... Continue

World

The war between Russia and Ukraine has long transcended the boundaries of a bilateral conflict. The active involvement of the USA and Europe is no longer a secret. The... Continue
The global movement to reconnect Afro-descendants with their ancestral homeland received powerful endorsements from two world leaders as Brazilian President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Nigerian President, Bola... Continue
MUDASHIRU TAWAKALITU OLUWATOYIN The Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) will take place in Addis Ababa from September 8 to 10, 2025, hosted by the government of Ethiopia and the... Continue
FADEYI TOLULOPE AYOBAMI As the Minamata Convention on Mercury marks eight years since it entered into force, over 150 Parties and many stakeholders continue working to reduce mercury pollution... Continue
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

Latest News

The legislative arm of Agege Local Government Area has announced the receipt of a... Continue
Amb Comrade Emeni Ibe, the President General of respected Niger Delta socio-cultural group, Orashi... Continue
  The Lagos State Sports Commission has unveiled a groundbreaking partnership between the Lagos... Continue
Justice Musa Kakaki of a Federal High Court, Lagos, l has restrained the Commissioner... Continue
Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto has been confirmed... Continue
If you’ve ever tried to convert Bitcoin (BTC) to Naira (NGN), you must have... Continue
Justice Musa Kakaki of a Federal High Court, Lagos, has struck out a fraud... Continue
The appointment of Dr. Ayodele Ogunsan as the new Executive Secretary/CEO of Lagos State... Continue
Groupe THOP, West and Central Africa’s fast-rising strategic communications group, has announced the appointment... Continue
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu expresses a sense of loss at the passing of Major... Continue

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