Prominent Ogun State businessman and philanthropist, Alhaji Ibrahim Dende Egungbohun, known as IBD Dende, has expressed profound sorrow over the passing of veteran Nollywood actor, Alhaji Taiwo Hassan, popularly... Continue

The family of veteran Nollywood actor Alhaji Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, has announced burial arrangements following his passing on Sunday, August 23, at the age of 66.... Continue

Senator Solomon Adeola, the distinguished lawmaker representing Ogun West Senatorial District and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has expressed sadness over the passing of veteran actor,... Continue

Popular Nollywood actor, Taiwo Hassan, professionally known as Ogogo, is dead. He passed away on Sunday at age 66. Kaira Taiwo, the deceased’s daughter confirmed the death during a... Continue

The Nigerian Institute of Journalism Alumni Association (NIJAA), on Sunday morning, announced the constitution of its new National Executive Council (NEC) to lead the association for the next phase... Continue

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE  Ahmadu Bello University, ABU Zaria, is set to host the 15th stop of the Soundcity OnTour campus concert series as the nationwide search for Nigeria’s next music... Continue

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, has received the endorsement of teachers across Ogun State as their... Continue

Professor Segun Aina has officially assumed office as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), succeeding Professor Is-haq Oloyede, whose second and final five-year tenure... Continue

The Nigerian Breweries–Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust Fund (NB/FOETF) has awarded a secondary school scholarship to Ayomide Avose, a young student who gained national recognition as the keynote speaker at... Continue

Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has signed a series of Executive Orders establishing a new governance framework for education in the state. The orders cover financing, school protection,... Continue

Nnamdi Azikiwe University, UNIZIK, has appointed Nicholas “Nicky” Okoye as a visiting senior lecturer, effective immediately, as part of efforts to expand its focus on digital assets and capital... Continue

EBUKA ONYEKWELU PhD  Ahead of school closure this week, the Government of Anambra State has reemphasized its position on graduation ceremonies for nursery, primary, and junior secondary school pupils,... Continue

Operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, have arrested a man identified as Moferewa Maiye for impersonating personnel of the Service and allegedly extorting money from commuters in... Continue

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE A 31-year-old man, Abiodun Raji Kazeem, was on Friday arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court over allegations of conspiracy and theft. The charges relate to two separate... Continue

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE 43-year-old Adesokan Babatunde has been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court in Ojo for alleged conspiracy and theft of transformers, cables and oil worth over N20 million.... Continue

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE A 33-year-old man, Adebowale Taiwo, was arraigned before an Ejigbo Magistrate Court in Lagos over alleged fraud involving the sum of N8.7 million. The defendant was brought... Continue

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE  A 30-year-old man, Adega God’sGift, has been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court for allegedly defrauding a businessman of ₦20,000,000 under the pretense of procuring United Kingdom... Continue

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has compassionately ordered the withdrawal of charges preferred against Maryam Isah Shehu and Abubakar Shuraim... Continue

  The Ogun State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has affirmed that Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as “Yayi”, remains the duly recognised governorship candidate of... Continue

The Convener and Lead Resource Person of The Think-Tinubu Initiative, 3TI, Omogbolahan L.A. Babawale, has congratulated Hon. Akinjide Kazeem Akinola on his appointment as Deputy Director, Grassroots Engagement &... Continue

ADEOLA OGUNLADE  The Executive Chairman of Ikeja Local Government, Comrade Akeem Olalekan Dauda (AKOD), has urged APC members across Ikeja to get fully prepared for the 2027 elections and... Continue

MICHAEL AKINOLA The All Progressives Congress, APC, has announced its Presidential Campaign Council for the January 2027 elections, naming President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as chairman and Vice President Kashim... Continue

  — MAZI EJIMOFOR OPARA  In the APGA of old, we had leaders who groomed themselves for every available role. If it were possible, they would occupy all positions... Continue

Action Peoples Party, APP, Senatorial Candidate for Imo East, Dr. Chima Matthew Amadi, popularly known as Mazi Gburugburu, has assured constituents of quality representation anchored on ideas and service... Continue

Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has expanded its free petroleum product delivery initiative to Kano, Imo, Anambra and Nasarawa States, a move expected to reduce distribution costs for independent... Continue

Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has graduated and inducted 374 young professionals into its workforce, marking the completion of Cohort 21 of its Graduate Management... Continue

DON EBUBEOGU I saw the article my brother, Celestine Ebubeogu wrote about the influx of the Chinese and their expanding trading interest in Nigeria. He warned that unless we... Continue

EBERE UZOUKWA, PhD The graduation of the third cohort of the TechRise ICT Skills Development Programme has further demonstrated Governor Alex Otti’s deliberate strategy of preparing Abia’s young people... Continue

Moniepoint Microfinance Bank, the definitive bank for small and medium-sized businesses in Nigeria as well as their customers and employees, has announced the launch of a heavily enhanced savings... Continue

Qatar Airways, the operator of the world’s first and largest Starlink-equipped widebody fleet, has become the first airline to operate Starlink-equipped Boeing 787-9 aircraft, globally. The carrier has also... Continue

EBERE UZOUKWA, PhD The ongoing transformation of the Abia State University Teaching Hospital, ABSUTH, offers a clear indication of the attention Governor Alex Chioma Otti’s administration has continued to... Continue

  Notable Niger Delta socio-cultural group, the Orashi National Congress, ONC, has hailed the Rivers State Government for the completion of the state-of-the-art Zonal Hospital, Omoku, describing it as... Continue

The Oyo State Government has reiterated its commitment to strengthening evidence-based HIV prevention strategies through improved data collection and research, as it officially flagged off the 2026 Integrated Biological... Continue

Lagos State Government has intensified monitoring of major healthcare infrastructure projects as the 280-bed Ojo General Hospital approaches completion, while construction of the new 180-bed Somolu General Hospital progresses,... Continue

The Remi & Lara Olowookere Foundation has broken ground for the construction of the Lara Olowookere Specialist Hub (LOSH), a specialist Oncology Support and Advocacy facility being donated to... Continue

The leadership of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Rivers State Branch, has met with the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Command, CP Olugbenga Adepoju Adewole, to express concerns over... Continue

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE  The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 10 suspects and recovered vandalized materials from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s flagship ₦15 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project following sustained... Continue

In an inspiring story of determination, resilience, and sacrifice, a young lady recounts how her mother used her earnings as an inDrive driver to train her four children and... Continue

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE  While Lagosians sit for 3 hours in traffic at Oshodi, Mile 2, and Lekki-Epe, etc. someone is counting money. Our 6-month investigation reveals that Lagos gridlock in... Continue

The Ojodu Local Council Development Area, led by Hon. Segun Odunmbaku, has joined Yoruba sons and daughters across Lagos State and beyond to celebrate Isese Day 2026 with a... Continue

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE At 8:45pm on July 13, 2026, a BRT bus broke down on Third Mainland Bridge. By 9:10pm, four passengers and their valuables were gone. When Police arrived... Continue

AISHA ABUBAKAR   A 60-year-old housewife, Hadiza Abdullahi, has approached a Shari’a Court in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, seeking the dissolution of her 35-year marriage and the return of the dowry... Continue

EBERE UZOUKWA, PhD The recent resurgence of the Labour Party reflects deliberate leadership, strategic clarity and timely intervention, with Governor Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, at the centre of this... Continue

  ODEYEMI OLUWAROTIMI OLADIJI 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,... 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 AGBOGE ENIYE ESTHER The Queen of Ooni of Ife, Her Regal Majesty, Olori Ambassador Dr. Temitope Enitan-Ogunwusi was a guest of the Ambassador of the... Continue

PHOTOS BY ODEYEMI OLUWAROTIMI OLADIJI 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.... Continue

ODEYEMI OLUWAROTIMI OLADIJI 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... Continue

Buruj Football Club and Buruj Sports Academy have again taken a major step in advancing young Nigerian footballers, with three of its players registered for professional football trials in... Continue

Nigeria-born goalpoacher, Noah Abolaji Salaudeen, continued his red-hot form in Lithuania on Saturday, firing a hat-trick and providing an assist as O.G. Kaišiadorys secured a commanding 6–3 away win... Continue

Nigerian football fans were among the biggest participants in SuperSport’s digital FIFA World Cup 2026 experience, accounting for 21.2 per cent of users of the broadcaster’s SuperSport Predictor, while... Continue

Guinness Nigeria Plc has strengthened its connection with Nigeria’s evolving lifestyle and social culture with the launch of the Guinness Lounge at Magic Padel, Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island,... Continue

    Daniel Geoffrey Okechukwu, fondly called Dan De Predator of Team360 Football Club of Surulere by his teeming admirers, is one of the finest players in Team360 FC.... Continue

  AFOLABI SAHEED OLAWALE The Nigeria National League (NNL) has officially unveiled the identity of the 8 teams promoted from the Nationwide League One (NLO) ahead of its 17th... Continue

DUMO CHIZUBE HOPE The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s unwavering commitment to promoting peace, security, democratic governance and sustainable development across Africa through... Continue

  OKOBIA RAYMOND Renewable power projects can now seek credits under the Paris Agreement’s carbon market, after the UN Body overseeing the mechanism adopted a new methodology for grid connected renewable electricity.  This decision reflects the Article 6.4 Supervisory... Continue

The U.K. Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has announced today that he will stand down as Labour leader and Prime Minister, ending months of political turmoil and opening a contest... Continue

Senator Jimoh Ibrahim on Monday April 20, 2026 formally presented his Letter of Credence to the United Nations in New York , United States of America. UN Secretary General... Continue

MUDASHIRU TAWAKALITU OLUWATOYIN Donor countries have pledged an initial $3.9 billion to the Global Environment Facility (GEF) for its ninth replenishment cycle, in a powerful demonstration of commitment to... Continue

A SPEECH BY HIS MAJESTY THE KING CHARLES lll AT THE STATE BANQUET IN HONOUR OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND FIRST LADY OLUREMI TINUBU,... Continue