… Excitement builds as leading brands gear up for largest stakeholders event in Africa By Kingsley Adegboye Leading housing and construction brands across Africa and beyond are gearing up for the 19th edition of the Africa International Housing Show (AIHS) 2025, with high expectations for visibility, business expansion, and strategic partnerships. Set to take place […]

With two years to the 2027 governorship election, Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has revealed he is facing mounting pressure from stakeholders and aspirants within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to name his preferred successor.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Sokoto State Council, has commended the Sokoto State Government for converting the June 2025 salary payment into a loan facility for civil servants, describing the move as a significant gesture of goodwill and commitment to workers’ welfare.

By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto SOKOTO — As part of activities marking the 162nd Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL), the Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA), 8 Division Sokoto, on Monday hosted a special event to honour the critical role women play within the military community. The event, themed “The Strength Behind the Uniform,” paid tribute […]

By Ebunoluwa Sessou In a bid to commemorate the World Parliamentary Day, the Lagos State House of Assembly has highlighted the critical role the parliaments play in promoting democracy and ensuring accountability. It would be recalled that every 30th of June is recognized globally as World Parliamentary Day by the United Nations marking the establishment […]

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA—The National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, has urged President Bola Tinubu to facilitate the full reinstatement of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and lawmakers affected by the recent political crisis, describing the move as vital for sustaining peace and democratic stability in the oil-rich state. In a statement by Ambassador […]

By Chioma Obinna In commemoration of the 2025 World Drug Day, the Mountain Top Rehabilitation Centre, MTRC, has harped on compassion for users instead of criminalisation. The MTRC made the call during a thought-provoking symposium themed “Compassion Above Criminalisation.” The event, which was a collaborative initiative with Mountain Top University was held under the auspices […]

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in 2023 election, Peter Obi, has assured his supporters at home and abroad that he would be contesting the 2027 election and was willing to do a single four-year term as president.

Amid ongoing destabilization in t…he Sahel region, more evidence continues to emerge of Ukraine’s destructive role.

By Esther Onyegbula After over three decades of living without access to clean drinking water, residents of Yanfiki community in Kano State can finally heave a sigh of relief, thanks to a 20,000-litre solar-powered water facility commissioned by the BATN Foundation on June 24, 2025. In a landmark intervention that has transformed daily life for […]

By Nnasom David Abuja— In a significant milestone for Nigerian civic leadership, Yusuff Liadi Abiodun, a renowned digital advocate and Chief Executive of iLEAD AFRICA, has been nominated for the 2025 Tällberg-SNF-Eliasson Global Leadership Prize, a prestigious international recognition awarded to bold, values-driven leaders making transformational impact across the world. The Tällberg-SNF-Eliasson Prize, conferred by […]

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA— A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, fixed July 22, to hear a fresh bail application by an alleged Abuja-Kaduna train kidnap negotiator, Mr Tukur Mamu, who is facing a 10-count terrorism charge. Mamu, through his team of lawyers led by Mr Johnson Usman, SAN, is praying the court to […]

When it comes to transforming brands into cultural touchstones, Emmanuel Tyla Orji, popularly known as Director Tyla, stands in a league of his own

By Esther Onyegbula The Chairman of Badagry Local Government, Mr. Olusegun Onilude, on Tuesday, inaugurated multiple infrastructure projects including two newly constructed roads, a shopping complex, and a 20-room staff quarters named after a late political icon. The newly completed projects include the 350-metre Cinema-Dansu Road, the 650-metre Agric-Isalu Road in Ajara, and the Moses […]

By Barnabas Akindele “Before I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee.” These divine words from Jeremiah 1:5 echo profoundly in the life of Adejugbe Anthony Ademuyiwa, whose journey from the cradle in Ikun Akoko to a life of far-reaching influence bears the unmistakable mark of God’s orchestration. Born on July 2, 1965, into […]