In the spirit of Ramadan, Maltina—Nigeria’s leading malt drink—brought the essence of togetherness to life with an Iftar Soiree as part of its ‘Show Kindness, Share Happiness’ campaign. Held... Continue

While Africa Magic continues to expand its lineup of original series, March and April will introduce four brand-new drama series —The Good Shepherd, Our Husband, The Yard, and Wings—... Continue

Kiekie promised us chaos, and oh boy, did she deliver! Episode 4 of Kiekie Unscripted Experience was a full-blown spectacle of madness, surprises, and the kind of drama that... Continue

The nominees for the 11th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs) have been announced, and Showmax Nigeria Originals have emerged strong contenders, with Princess on a... Continue

Lagos is set to welcome top music business leaders, celebrities, business executives, and creative industry professionals from around the world as All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA (https://AFRIMA.org/), partners with... Continue

Lagos is set to welcome top music business leaders, celebrities, business executives, and creative industry professionals from around the world as All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, partners with bridgeAfric,... Continue

The Oyo State College of Nursing and Midwifery, on Friday, held its second matriculation ceremony, with the Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, as the special guest of honour.... Continue

The Chairman, Special Committee on Renovation of Public Schools, SCRPS, Lagos State, Hakeem Smith, on Tuesday said 4000 new classrooms have been built and renovated by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu... Continue

Ahead of the May 14, 2025, Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) Local Government elections in Kwara State, a prominent journalist and public affairs analyst, Bosun Awoniyi, has thrown his... Continue

BY BABAJIDE FADOJU “A river does not flow through a forest without making its presence known.” This Yoruba proverb reminds us that true leadership leaves an indelible mark. The... Continue

The Federal Government has adopted the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) in Ijagun, Ogun State as a Federal University. Established by the Ogun State Government in 2005, TASUED... Continue

WhatNext Africa extends its heartfelt congratulations to Brigadier-General O.O. Nafiu on his assumption of duty as the 23rd Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). According to the... Continue

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, arraigned Okorie Sylvernus Sunday on a four -count charge bordering on alleged money laundering and counterfeiting scam... Continue

KINGSLEY EBERE  Police operatives from the Commissioner of Police Tactical Squad have arrested two suspected vandals, Rilwan Ojo, 20 and Segun Akinpelu, 29, for allegedly vandalizing armoured electric cables... Continue

KINGSLEY EBERE  A 28-year old man, Yusuf Oche, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly beating up a Police man attached to LASTMA, Inspector Emegha Joshua,... Continue

KINGSLEY EBERE  A 50-year old man, Kehinde Bereola, has landed in trouble for telling the Nigerian Police that one of its officers, ASP Isiaka Ayole, is a thief employed... Continue

MICHAEL AKINOLA  A 56-year old man, Wasiu Agbaraojo, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly defiling a 12-year old food hawker and threatening to kill her... Continue

MICHAEL AKINOLA  Vigilant residents of Lawanson Community in Ojodu aided officers of the Ojodu Command of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC) in apprehending two suspected cable vandals. ... Continue

The Ozubulu Political Stakeholders on 23rd March, 2025, formally endorsed Chief (Dr) Ebuka Onunkwo, a frontline senatorial aspirant for the Anambra South Senatorial zone under the All Progressive Grand... Continue

  The Chairman of the Oyo State Advisory Council, Chief Bolaji Ayorinde (SAN), has stated that selecting the right successor for Governor Seyi Makinde will be a daunting task,... Continue

ABIODUN KOMOLAFE  We are at midterm, which means that the next electoral cycle has already started. Unfortunately, governance will begin to slow down as politicking and jockeying for advantage... Continue

CHIGOZIE UZOSIKE    The personality and pedigree of Dr. Chima Amadi has come highly recommended in the marketplace of political harvest as timbers and calibres in the train of... Continue

As Lagos State gears up for the local government elections, top journalist, ‘Tunde Ogunmola, has officially thrown his hat in the ring for the chairmanship seat of Mushin Local... Continue

  AISHA ABUBAKAR  The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and other members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party have... Continue

The Aliko Dangote Foundation has donated 35,000 bags of rice to the poor and vulnerable people of Katsina State. This is coming two weeks after it commenced the distribution... Continue

The growing influence of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals is extending far beyond Africa and the Middle East, as the United States imports over two million barrels of... Continue

Seplat Energy reaffirmed its leadership in driving gender equity in STEM at the Society of Petroleum Engineers Women Leadership Lecture Series (SPEWLLS) 2025, themed “March Forward: Advancing Equity and... Continue

The Lagos State High Court sitting in Yaba/Surulere has restrained all parties to Suit LD/15449LMW/2024 from tampering with a building known as Plot 15a and 15b Bayo Kuku Road,... Continue

The Naira-for-crude oil transaction framework presents significant risks that could affect Nigeria’s foreign exchange stability and deter Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Olufemi Adewole, Executive Secretary, Depot and Petroleum Products... Continue

Reinforcing its reputation as a pro-women and inclusion-driven bank, Wema Bank, Nigeria’s foremost innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has disbursed a total of... Continue

As part of activities marking the Y2025 World Oral Health Day, the Medical Director of Randle General Hospital, Surulere, Dr. Olumide Sojinrin, has reiterated the importance of proper tooth... Continue

MAZI EJIMOFOR OPARA  In a groundbreaking ceremony, Professor Ali Pate, the Honorable Minister of Health, commissioned the Solution General Hospital in Okpoko, Anambra State. This monumental achievement marks the... Continue

A provider of digital integrated healthcare services, Oncopadi Technologies, will help nothing less than 5,000 newly diagnosed women in Nigeria to battle breast cancer.  This laudable initiative tagged Breast... Continue

    Mr Roberto Taboada, Network Lead of Anglo West Africa at Roche Diagnostics, disclosed during a recent Zoom interview that “poor healthcare infrastructure, limited access to Human Papillomavirus (HPV)... Continue

TUNBOSUN OGUNBANWO  The Lagos State Government has activated its Emergency Response Committee, following the outbreak of diphtheria in the boarding house of King’s College, Victoria Island Annexe.  Commissioner for... Continue

The Federal Government has converted the Gombe State government-owned General Hospital, Kumo, into a Federal Medical Centre. The Kumo Federal Medical Centre is the second federal medical institution in... Continue

BY BABAJIDE FADOJU  The recent wave of criticism targeting Lagos State’s environmental efforts is not only misleading but dismissive of the substantial work being done to transform the city.... Continue

inDrive, a leading global ride-hailing platform operating in 48 countries worldwide including Nigeria has reinforced its commitment to driver welfare through the recently concluded inDrive Ramadan Drivers’ Initiative in... Continue

The Lagos State Government has explained that it planned to redesign the Oshodi Transport Interchange (OTI) to prepare for the integration of the Rail Mass transit systems. The Commissioner... Continue

Prince Benjamin Rotimi Ibidapo, OON, Executive Chairman of Mydas Resorts, Hotel and Suites, donated boreholes to the Nigerian Army’s 32 Artillery Brigade and 323 Artillery Regiment on Monday, March... Continue

The Aliko Dangote Foundation, (ADF) has flagged off the distribution of 80,000 10kg bags of rice to the vulnerable in Lagos state. President of Dangote Group and Chairman of... Continue

MICHAEL AKINOLA  Police operatives from the Force Criminal Investigation Department FCID, Annex, Alagbon, Lagos State, have commenced investigation on the  alleged invasion of the palace of Ezendigbo in Apapa/Iganmu... 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

Team Lagos had an entertaining display on Saturday during the opening ceremony of the 7th National Youth Games holding in Asaba, Delta State. It was indeed Eko for Show... Continue

FUNSHO AROGUNDADE History beckons today Wednesday March 26, 2025 as Lagos, Nigeria’s economic capital, turns the focal point as the host of the maiden edition of biggest sports and... Continue

Late Congolese-American National Basketball Association (NBA) Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo’s legacy in basketball and his role as a humanitarian icon will be celebrated this weekend on the Cable... Continue

Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has thrown his weight behind the highly anticipated South West Games 2025, underscoring its potential to transform sports development and reinforce inter-state cooperation... Continue

Day 3 of the MTN CHAMPS Season 3 Classics concluded on Saturday, March 15, at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, with standout performances from young athletes across... Continue

The 6th JOF U-13 Kids Cup has entered the Round of 16 stage with teams ready to slug it out this weekend for places in the Round of 8.... Continue

The National President of Sports Writers of Nigeria (SWAN), Mr. Isaiah Benjamin was in Lagos recently on a peace mission to discuss and lay it bare to every genuine... Continue

    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 hostilities in... Continue

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) said it has... 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

TAIWO ADELU  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 urgent... 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