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

Highly anticipated historical fiction FESTAC ‘77 has been selected by the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) to make an exclusive preview at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival in France, offering... Continue

Celebrated African music icon 2baba Idibia will headline a dynamic lineup of artists and global music industry leaders as panelists at the upcoming AFRIMA 2025 Music Conference, which forms... Continue

The 32nd African Film Festival New York (AFFNY) is set to showcase ‘The Man Died’, a 105-minute feature film inspired by the prison notes of Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka... Continue

Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX), an intervention by African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced the third edition of its vibrant short film competition, CANEX Shorts, that is designed to recognise... 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

The Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA) has broadened its corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts with the second phase of its “Back to School Storm” initiative, reaching four... Continue

Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) has emerged as a beacon of academic excellence and innovation, driven by the visionary leadership of its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olumuyiwa Odusanya.... Continue

The Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS Pathfinder, has dismantled nine illegal refining sites in the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, as part of ongoing efforts to curb crude... Continue

MICHAEL AKINOLA    Two suspected members of Neo Black Africa a.k.a Freedom Fighter, Christian Chukwudi Udanoh, 35 and Olamilekan Lawal, 40, have been arrested and charged in Lagos State... Continue

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arrested Fred Ajudua, a former Lagos socialite, over an alleged $1.43 million fraud case that has lingered for nearly two decades.... Continue

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 presented the Ninth and last Prosecution Witness, PW9, Ape Sunday against the former governor of Benue State,... Continue

MICHAEL AKINOLA      Police operatives from the Lagos State Command have arrested suspected Eiye Confraternity hitmen, Fasasi Olaitan, 40 and Tobiloba Kehinde, 26, and charged them for allegedly... Continue

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE    The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 39-year old man, Best Orji, for allegedly engaging and defiling his two biological daughters aged 12 and 14... 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

  A socio-cultural political group in Alimoso Federal Constituency, Alimosho Concerned Group For Good Governance, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and leaders of the All Progressives Congress... Continue

The Executive Vice Chairman of Ikorodu Local Government Area and frontline Chairmanship aspirant in the upcoming Local Government elections, Hon. Princess Folashade Olabanji-Oba, has applauded the All Progressives Congress... Continue

Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has reentered the trillion-naira market capitalisation club, after its share price rose by 5.3%, climbing from ₦19.95 to ₦21.00 on May 13, 2025,... Continue

PalmPay, Africa’s leading mobile financial platform, has announced Amarachi Ujunwa Nwakire as the grand prize winner of its Wealth Wish campaign, rewarding her with N3,000,000 cash reward. The Wealth... Continue

Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, says Nigeria’s economy is witnessing a significant turnaround, driven by bold reforms, improved coordination, and a renewed focus on... Continue

The Oyo State Government has launched export-ready, value-added food products aimed at boosting agro-industrialization and expanding the state’s footprint in regional and continental trade.   Products unveiled by the... Continue

Justice Deinde Dipeolu of a Federal High Court, Lagos, has fixed June 26, for report of settlement in a bankruptcy suit filed by Access Bank Plc against Dr. Ambrose... Continue

Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, is confirmed to speak at the 2025 edition of African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies in Cape... 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

Lagos Health District IV has commenced its robust implementation of the 2025 National Immunisation Plus Days, a critical public health initiative spearheaded in collaboration with the National Primary Healthcare... Continue

There was much-needed relief on Tuesday for struggling patients at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Umuahia, as the Don Lulu Foundation led by its Chairman and Founder, Mayor... 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

The Federal Government’s shoreline protection project at Marina in Lagos State has reached 30% completion and is expected to safeguard critical assets for the next 25 years. The Federal... Continue

    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

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

The MTN CHAMPS Uyo Grand Final concluded on May 9 at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, marking the end of a four-day competition which brought together some of Nigeria’s most... Continue

Rising Nigerian talent and Buruj FC graduate, Noah Abolaji Salaudeen, was on target again in Lithuania’s II Lyga B Division on Friday night, continuing his steady climb in European... Continue

FADEYI TOLULOPE AYOBAMI  The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to the growth and development of sports in the country with the inauguration of a 22-member planning committee tasked... Continue

Nigerian attacker, Quadr Ayomide Garuba, has officially joined Spanish side CF Berja, arriving from Lithuanian outfit, Saned FK, on Tuesday.   Garuba, a product of Buruj FC, becomes the... Continue

  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