BY ANOTE AJELUOROU FOUNDING and founders of villages, towns and cities and the origins of a people are usually traced to the male folks who are naturally adventurous in... 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

The 30th Anniversary edition of the PEARL Awards Nite lit up Lagos on Sunday as top corporate leaders, policymakers, governors, and royalty gathered to celebrate three decades of promoting... Continue

The Executive Head, Content and Channels West Africa, Ms. Atinuke Babatunde, has hinted at a major shake-up coming to the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA), revealing that an... Continue

As the festive season month of December creeped in, Showmax has unveiled an exciting watchlist for its distinguished subscribers. It’s officially Detty December and Showmax is going all out... Continue

The Association of Mass Communication Students (AMACOS) 94/99 Set of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, in partnership with After God’s Heart Incorporated (AGH), announce the completion and upcoming inauguration of... 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

Ms. Serah Yusuf of Wisdom International School of Excellence (WISE), Tudun Wada, Lugbe, FCT Abuja, has emerged the winner of the 11th edition of the prestigious Maltina Teacher of... Continue

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has been conferred with an honorary Doctorate in Business Administration by the Rome Business School, Nigeria. Governor Sanwo-Olu was honoured with... Continue

Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has placed its members across the public universities in Nigeria on red alert as the deadline given to the government of Ahmed Bola... Continue

History was made in Lagos on Tuesday, as 13-year-old Ebunoluwa Seth Oluwatimilehin of Igando Community Senior High School, Igando, a suburb of Lagos, emerged as the overall winner of... Continue

MICHAEL AKINOLA  The General Overseer of Synagogue Church of All Nations, Pastor Evelyn Joshua, has suspended the leader of the church choristers after a Pastor’s son posted nude video... Continue

MICHAEL AKINOLA  A 20-year old man, Abdullahi Musa, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State allegedly defiling his neighbour’s 10-year old by inserting his finger and penetrating her... Continue

KINGSLEY EBERE Daredevil robbers have invaded and broken into the Fire Pentecostal Ministry church at Akinowo, Alimosho, Lagos State and and carted away property worth over N10m belonging to... Continue

MICHAEL AKINOLA  A 66-year old landlord, Erastus Thorpe, has landed in trouble in Lagos State for allegedly removing the roof of his tenant’s apartment and invoking heavy rain with... Continue

MICHAEL AKINOLA  Police operatives from the Area M Command, Idimu, Lagos, led by the ACP Tokunbo Aboniwonda, have arrested two Togolese domestic workers for allegedly arranging with a female... Continue

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have uncovered and dismantled a social media network used to distribute illicit substances packaged as imported Christmas cookies and snacks... 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

The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio and the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Prof Nentawe Yilwatda, on Saturday received defectors from different political parties... Continue

The Deputy President of the 9th Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has condemned in the strongest terms the heinous murder of the Acting Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC)... Continue

The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Moniepoint Inc., Tosin Eniolorunda, has paid a visit to the iconic SAIL Innovation Lab in Ikorodu, Lagos, where he commended the lab’s... Continue

Lagos State Government has announced plans to host the maiden edition of the Lagos Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Exclusive and Eko Round City Trade Fair. The fair... Continue

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have formed a partnership to advance national economic stability. In a social media post on... Continue

Nigeria’s definitive bank for small and medium-sized businesses, as well as their customers and employees, Moniepoint Microfinance Bank has launched Moniebook, a comprehensive all-in-one Point-of-Sale (POS) solution designed to... Continue

Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, lit up the atmosphere of the Lagos Marina on Monday, with thousands of bright, colourful lights and serenading carols to... Continue

Temu, the fast-growing global e-commerce powerhouse, has entered into a delivery partnership with Lagos-based logistics startup Dellyman, marking a significant step in Temu’s expansion into the Nigerian market. The... 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

BY FREDRICK NWABUFO This year has been an eventful one for the Tinubu administration. From reforms correcting long-standing distortions across multiple sectors and establishing durable understructures for sustained national... Continue

The administration of Hon. Segun Odunmbaku has continued to strengthen community healthcare delivery as Ojodu LCDA has commenced its Geriatric Weekly Ward-Level Programme, bringing essential medical services directly to... Continue

The Oyo State Government has called for renewed commitment and collective actions in the fight against HIV/AIDS across the State.   This call was made by the Chairman, Oyo... Continue

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE  Nigeria is grappling with a maternal health crisis that has persisted for decades. Every year, thousands of women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. ... Continue

Lagos State Government has confirmed plans to gradually withdraw small commercial buses, commonly known as korope, from major highways as part of a broader strategy to modernise the public... Continue

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday, announced that the contractors handling the rehabilitation works of the Eti-Osa/Lekki/Epe Expressway covering Admiralty Way Junction to Jubilee Bridge section (Ajah) in Eti-Osa... Continue

The Executive Chairman of Agege Local Government, Hon. Abdulganiyu Vinod Obasa has continued to receive applause over his style of governance targeted at giving the people of the local... Continue

inDrive, a leading global ride-hailing platform operating in nine African countries, has announced its official sponsorship of Art of Technology (AOT) Lagos 7.0, the Lagos State Government’s flagship technology... Continue

KINGSLEY EBERE  Ndigbo in Apapa/Iganmu Local Government Area of Lagos State at the weekend converged to celebrate the annual New Yam festival (iriji) and end of year celebration of... Continue

The Oluwole Estate Field erupted in unforgettable scenes today as the DOS Mega Football Cup Final delivered a spectacular conclusion to months of thrilling grassroots football. The day kicked... 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

‎ ‎Nigeria emerged champions of the Para Volleyball event at the inaugural edition of the West Africa Zone A &B after recording 3-0 set win against Ghana. ‎ ‎In... Continue

The Palace of the Asagba of Asaba has announced and reaffirmed its full support for the forthcoming Asaba International Road Race, scheduled to hold on December 6th, 2025, at... Continue

SUNDAY AKINTOYE A late goal from Benjamin Elkanen was Orphiel FC needed to defeat Brave Football International at the recent Jameria Harmony Cup final, which was held at the... Continue

Eight wards within Ikoyi-Obalende LCDA axis in Lagos are expected to take part in the first edition of Dr Kolawole Peregrino Street Soccer Tournament, which begins on Sunday, 7... Continue

Team Nigeria topped the media table for Armwrestling event at the ongoing 1st West Africa Para Games tagged Abeokuta 2025. According to the results made available to the media... Continue

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) and Wave Côte d’Ivoire (Wave), Africa’s fastest-growing mobile money platform, have unveiled a newly renovated basketball court at 4 Paniers (Four Baskets) in the... 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