BY MERCY SUWEBA MUSA The Entertainment Editor of The Nation newspaper, Mr. Gbenga Bada, has emphasised the importance of passion, professionalism and dedication as key ingredients for success in... Continue

The Lagos State Government, First Bank of Nigeria, Guinness Nigeria, The Address Homes, the Government of Sweden, Gobet247 and several other major organisations have thrown their weight as sponsors... Continue

The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) said it has taken note of the concerns expressed by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and other members of the... Continue

Proceedings at the Lagos High Court on Friday, December 12, took a decisive turn as the court rejected documents tendered by counsel to Jude Okoye, ruling that the materials... Continue

Integrated Indigo Limited, one of Nigeria’s leading public relations and strategic communications agencies, delivered an outstanding performance by dominating the 2025 Lagos Public Relations Industry Gala and Awards (LAPRIGA),... Continue

The Aurora Tech Award, the only global award dedicated to supporting outstanding female tech founders from emerging markets, has unveiled its Top 100 founders to watch for 2026. This... Continue

The Chancellor of Summit University, Offa, Kwara State, and Chairman of Rite Foods Limited, Dr. Sulaiman Adebola Adegunwa, OFR, has identified investment in quality education as a catalyst for sustainable socio-economic development. Adegunwa stated this recently while delivering his address... Continue

On a crisp morning at Demal School in Ijede , Ikorodu, Lagos State, the Centre for Indigenous Knowledge, Development and Sustainability (CIKDAS) organised a vibrant Smart Money Habit Awareness... Continue

The Permanent Chairman, Southern Nigeria Traditional Rulers Council (SNTRC), Arole Oodua Olofin Adimula, Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, CFR, Ojaja II, has officially launched the Ojaja University... Continue

Fourteen-year-old Oreoluwa Alayande has been crowned the winner of the MTN mPulse Spelling Bee 2025, following a thrilling grand finale that saw the top 20 contestants from schools across... Continue

Renowned journalist and media strategist, Emeka Monye, has launched an annual award of N1 million for the best-performing student in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in... Continue

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, Lafarge Africa Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to quality education and community development through the remodeling and upgrading of Christian... Continue

MICHAEL AKINOLA  Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, has jailed a trader, Abdullahi Sale, for the rest of his life in prison... Continue

AISHA ABUBAKAR  A 23-year old man, Abdulazeez Abubakar, has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his 20-year-old childhood friend, Sadiq Sani, to death over satchet water for ablusion in preparation... Continue

CHUKA UBAH The Rivers State Police Command, in its sustained efforts to combat kidnapping and armed robbery in the state, has made a remarkable breakthrough.   In a daring... Continue

PAUL IYOGHOJIE Elated residents of Itokin, Agbowa, Iyana Mortuary and Ogbere area of Ogun State, Nigeria have commended the Assistant Inspector of Police, AIG Adegoke Fayoade in charge of... Continue

MICHAEL AKINOLA The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) Ibadan Zonal Directorate, has uncovered and busted five members of a criminal syndicate with huge fake currency notes to the... Continue

KINGSLEY EBERE  The 25-year old prime suspect in the murder of the retired Delta State Judge, Justice Ifeoma Okogwu, has confessed to have killed the judge in order to... Continue

President Bola Tinubu congratulates Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji on his emergence as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State following the party’s primary election... Continue

President Bola Tinubu has met with All Progressives Congress leaders and governorship aspirants in Osun state and appealed for unity and consensus-building ahead of the party’s primary on December... Continue

As political parties prepared for governorship primary elections in Osun State, a close ally of former Governor Rauf Aregbesola, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti has withdrawn from all activities of Aregbesola’s... Continue

  An All Progressives Congress, APC chieftain and member of the Imo State Council of Elders, Chief Longers Anyanwu has congratulated the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma... Continue

Friends and associates of Babatunde Olaogun are rallying behind his decision to represent Ogbomosho North Constituency in the Oyo State House of Assembly under the banner of the All... Continue

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has ratified the expulsion of the Governors of Oyo, Bauchi and Zamfara States, Seyi Makinde, Bala Mohammed and... Continue

BY VICTOR OJELABI  PayPal is trying to slip back into Africa, and Nigerians are not here for it. Not one bit. The company recently hinted at a 2026 return... Continue

Jumia Nigeria has launched its highly anticipated December Holiday Sale, unlocking a wide range of festive deals and savings for shoppers across the country from December 2 to December 28. This... Continue

Following the 2-day pre-pitch for the grand finale, Wema Bank, Nigeria’s leading innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has announced the Top 20 finalists... Continue

Nigeria’s Smartgenix was the overall winner of the 15th Junior Achievement Africa Company of the Year Competition held at the Abuja Continental Hotel from December 3 to 5, 2025.... Continue

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve the nominations of two new chief executives for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the... Continue

The Director-General of the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), Mr. Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, has commended the Federal Government for directing the immediate suspension of all enforcement actions relating to the... Continue

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE  For many Nigerians, conversations about abortion are uncomfortable, emotional, or simply avoided. But behind the tension lies a reality that affects families across the country: unsafe abortion... Continue

EBERE UZOUKWA, PhD   Abia State’s emergence as the best-performing state in the South East at the 2025 Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) Primary Health Care Leadership Challenge, as well... Continue

The ongoing efforts of the Hon. Segun Odunmbaku’s administration to enhance grassroots healthcare delivery received another boost yesterday as Ojodu LCDA extended its weekly geriatric medical outreach to Ward... Continue

President Bola Tinubu has re-appointed Dr. Olugbenga Adekile Owoeye as substantive Medical Director of Federal Neuro -Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba for the second and final term of four years, effective... Continue

Lagos State last Saturday recorded an impressive turnout of voluntary blood donors as the Lagos State Blood Transfusion Service (LSBTS) joined other African countries to commemorate Red Saturday, a... Continue

    DR ALLAN PAMBA Twenty years ago, when I worked the wards as a young doctor in Kenya, HIV was still an overwhelming force. Even as treatment slowly... Continue

The Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area, Lagos State, under the leadership of Otunba Kehinde Oloyede Almaroof, has clarified issues about a severance payment report circulating in the media space.  While... Continue

BY JUMOKE OWOOLA United Bank for Africa (UBA) has announced a landmark US $100 million financing facility for LagRide, Nigeria’s leading technology‑enabled mobility platform.  The funds will be used to expand... Continue

In a landmark show of faith, unity, and national purpose, the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Youth Wing hosted its maiden Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, setting a... Continue

The Honourable Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has reaffirmed his unwavering commitment to empowering Nigerian youths and institutionalizing sustainable reforms that will define the future of the nation.... Continue

The Owo Is One Association (OIOA), a socio-political, economic, and cultural association of Owo-speaking communities worldwide, announces the passing of one of its distinguished members and community senior citizens,... Continue

inDrive, the global mobility and urban services platform, has reaffirmed its commitment to improving the economic prosperity of Nigerians through job creation and pocket-friendly transportation. The Country Representative, inDrive... Continue

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, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu at... 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 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

Bright Stars Sports Academy (BSSA) has officially unveiled the new 2026 official match/training jersey and casual outing T-Shirt for the Bright Stars Football Academy (BSFA), its subsidiary based in... Continue

Nigeria U15 International, Raheem Moyinoluwa Salaudeen, who has trained with Lambeth Tigers, Club LDN, Ondagrass XI, Whitstable Town & Brooke House College, is set to join UK Football trials... Continue

The Lagos State Sports Commission in collaboration with the Lagos State Aquatic Association embarked on a three-day clinic to train over 100 prospective young swimmers at the Olympic-sized swimming... Continue

With an intense and rigorous training at the 2025 three-day swimming clinics organized by the Lagos State Aquatic Association, as Dosun Gerard, Friday Huntonto and Monday Sewa demonstrated exceptional... Continue

The annual KidSport Charity Cup brings its thrills and frills into the Campos Mini Stadium on Lagos Island today, Friday 19 December 2025. This year’s competition, powered by KingMakers,... Continue

Respected Ikorodu-based football side, Buruj FC, showed great resilience to secure a 2–1 victory over Adhoc FA in an entertaining friendly match.   Aliu Owolabi Fatai, recently back in... Continue

Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, OON, has met with the British Foreign Secretary to discuss ways of strengthening cooperation between both countries across a broad... Continue

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