Entertainment

Grammy® Award-winning and multi platinum global superstar Tyla is set to take the Slime-tastic stage as host of the biggest party this summer – the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards... Continue
Heineken, the world’s leading international beer brand, successfully hosted the highly anticipated AMVCA Afterparty, bringing the week-long celebration of African film and fashion to an exciting close. The event... Continue
Nigerian Breweries made a powerful statement at the 2025 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) held from May 7 to 10, by powering the event through every touchpoint. As... Continue
It is official. Lagos, Nigeria, one of Africa’s largest and most vibrant cities, has been chosen by the African Union Commission (AUC) and the International Committee of AFRIMA to... Continue
Music star, Balogun Adewale Akanji, popularly known as Barry Showkey, is set to make a grand return to the music scene with his much-anticipated single “ROBOROBO,” scheduled for release... Continue
  Following a star-studded weekend in Lagos that brought together the continent’s biggest names in film and television, Showmax has announced that the full broadcast of the 11th Africa... Continue

Education

The Federal Ministry of Education has been notified of the selection of Professor Carol Chinyelugo Arinze-Umobi as the Acting Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, effective 19th May, 2025.... Continue
Segilola Resources Operating Limited (SROL) has opened submissions for the 2025 SROL University Competition, calling on students from higher institutions across Osun State to submit bold, innovative, and sustainable ideas... Continue
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, COOU, the Anambra State owned public University, has achieved a significant milestone with the National Universities Commission (NUC) granting full accreditation to its various academic... 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

Editorials

Crime

MICHAEL AKINOLA    Ecobank Nigeria Limited Branch Manager, Sanusi Kayode Kareem, has landed in trouble after the Management discovered during an internal audit the alleged N200m fraud he committed... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE    A 33-year old fake Medical Doctor, Ogbonna Japhet, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly swindling a woman, Jecinta llobussi, of  the sum... Continue
MICHAEL AKINOLA    A 50-year old man, Sunday Johnson, has landed in trouble in Lagos State for allegedly luring and engaging his neighbour’s 12-year old girl in sex.  P.M.EXPRESS... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE    A 35-year old lady, Arike Adebayo, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly swindling a woman, Bukola Kola of N10.6m under the pretence... Continue
KINGSLEY EBERE    Police operatives from the State Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba, Lagos, have arrested two men, Oni Damilare, 32 and Wisdom Amos, 35, who allegedly recruited themselves into... Continue
CHUKA UBAH Police operatives attached to the Obosi Divisional Headquarters on 17th May, 2025, recovered a stolen shuttle bus with Reg No: AGU 651 ZL belonging to the Transport... Continue

Politics

The North-West zone of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has endorsed and passed a vote of confidence on President Bola Tinubu for the 2027 presidential election. The endorsement was... Continue
To sensitize Nigerians in the Diaspora on the economic impact of the policies of President of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, City Boy Movement has expanded its footprint with the... Continue
The Councillorship candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ifelodun Local Council Development Area (LCDA) paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Chairman, Mayor Olufemi Akanbi Okeowo, at... 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

Business

MICHAEL AKINOLA    Ecobank Nigeria Limited Branch Manager, Sanusi Kayode Kareem, has landed in trouble after the Management discovered during an internal audit the alleged N200m fraud he committed... Continue
Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals reaffirms that, despite the fluctuations in global crude oil prices, it has consistently reduced the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as... Continue
Several media platforms have gone to town with the news of the Supreme Court ruling on a dispute between the defunct FSB International Bank and Sagecom Concepts Limited with... Continue
Nigeria’s Communications and Digital Economy sector has witnessed massive growth under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, attracting $191 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) in Q1 2024—a ninefold increase from... Continue
Lagos State Commissioner for Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade and Investment, Folashade Bada-Ambrose has stated that the State attracted over one trillion naira in investment over the past one year. Ms.... Continue
Access Bank Plc and one of its employees are enmeshed in legal troubles after a four-count charge was filed against them at the Federal High Court over alleged diversion... Continue

Feature

Health

Neonatal mortality remains a serious concern in Nigeria, where limited access to life-saving equipment, insufficient training, and fragmented healthcare systems continue to hinder progress in newborn health outcomes. In... Continue
The Deputy Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Amara Chyna Iwuanyanwu, has expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Governor Hope Uzodimma for fulfilling his campaign promise... Continue
The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, is set to flag off the 2025 Omituntun Free Health Mission Tomorrow, 13th May 2025, at the Ibadan North East Local Government... Continue
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, inaugurated a state-of-the-heart Accident and Emergency Centre in Epe. The purpose-designed trauma management facility, situated in the Federal Medical Centre, Epe (formerly... 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

Interview

Metro

In a bold move to streamline and invigorate the gaming industry in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), alongside the Director-General of the newly... Continue
  The Otun Asiwaju Onigbagbo of Ijebuland and Founder of RAFFY BELL FOUNDATION, Ambassador Raffy Bell has extended his heartfelt felicitation to Princess Atika Ajana on her appointment as... 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

Opinions

Pictures

    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

Sports

  Ruth Nyong of Rivers State and the African Champion, Omolola Onome Didih of Lagos State were the outstanding performers of Day 2 of the Weightlifting event of the... Continue
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, received the Premier League Trophy, saying his administration will continue to use sports as a means of engagement, social inclusion and... Continue
The ancient city of Owo in Ondo State, southwest Nigeria will once be bubbling with the annual Olowo’s Cup underway from Monday 19 May 2025. The grassroots football tournament,which... Continue
CHRISTIAN ABURIME   The Executive Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, has congratulated an illustrious son of Anambra State and African football legend, Emmanuel Anthony Oguejiofo... Continue
On 13th May, 2010, Raheem Moyinoluwa Salaudeen was born to Mr. and Mrs. Waheed Buruj Salaudeen. His arrival was marked with pomp and pageantry, and from that moment, a... Continue
It was pomp during the one-day 2nd Annual Kids Showjumping and Riding Competition held inside the Nigeria Police Mounted Troop Barracks along Mobolaji Bank-Anthony Way in Ikeja, Lagos on... Continue

World

  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

Latest News

MICHAEL AKINOLA    Ecobank Nigeria Limited Branch Manager, Sanusi Kayode Kareem, has landed in... Continue
  Ruth Nyong of Rivers State and the African Champion, Omolola Onome Didih of... Continue
Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals reaffirms that, despite the fluctuations in global crude oil... Continue
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Lagos has reserved ruling on... Continue
Guinness™, the bold and iconic brand from Nigeria’s foremost total beverage company, Guinness™ Nigeria,... Continue
Several media platforms have gone to town with the news of the Supreme Court... Continue
Nigeria’s Communications and Digital Economy sector has witnessed massive growth under President Bola Ahmed... Continue
The Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, OYOSUBEB, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran, received... Continue
Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, a House of Representatives member has refuted claims that each member... Continue
Lagos State Commissioner for Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade and Investment, Folashade Bada-Ambrose has stated that... Continue

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