Emerging Afrobeats artiste Chima Emmanuel Ugwuadu, known professionally as Roiea, has added a new accolade to his growing career after receiving the Best Afrobeats Artiste of the Year award at the African Global Excellence Awards (AGEA). The event, which held recently in Lagos, gathered entertainers, music executives, media figures and fans for an evening that […]

By IKECHUKWU OFUANI There is something quietly humiliating about the way Nigeria relates to the world through the narrow lens of a visa stamp. Africa’s most populous nation, its largest economy, a country of 220 million people whose cultural exports have conquered streaming platforms from London to Los Angeles, and yet, the Nigerian passport remains one […]

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Monday expressed displeasure over the slow pace of work at the Technical College, Irri, in Isoko South Local Government Area, describing the delay in completing the project as unacceptable. The governor, who paid an unscheduled inspection visit to the project site, lamented that the contract, awarded in 2019, […]

By Innocent Anaba Stakeholders have called for comprehensive data protection assessments across Nigeria’s electoral ecosystem ahead of the 2027 general elections, warning that the increasing deployment of digital technologies in the electoral process has heightened the risks of personal data misuse. The stakeholders, who spoke during a webinar organised by the Digital Rights Lawyers Initiative, […]

By YUSUF KOLAWOLE  African wisdom teaches that “He who guards the forest today preserves the wealth of generations yet unborn.” This timeless proverb encapsulates the strategic importance of securing Nigeria’s forests, not merely as ecological assets but as pillars of economic sustainability and national prosperity. In a country blessed with vast forest reserves and abundant natural […]

By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to combating terrorism, banditry and other forms of criminality, declaring that peace, unity and collective vigilance remain the strongest weapons against insecurity. The governor made the declaration on Monday in a statewide broadcast to mark the launch of the […]

By Innocent Anaba No fewer than 200 women’s rights organisations, civil society groups and gender advocates have called on the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs to suspend the confirmation of former Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, FUOYE, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, as Nigeria’s ambassador pending the conclusion of ongoing court proceedings involving him. The groups […]

By Esther Onyegbula A technology-enabled security solution, Safe Pulse, has emerged the overall winner of the Grand Finale and Hackathon of the ninth African Girls in Tech (AGIT) Academy, after outshining seven other innovative projects developed by young African women. The solution clinched the top prize on Friday after pitching against finalists across the Healthcare, […]

The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) senatorial candidate for Oyo Central, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, and a party stalwart in the district, Hon. Arowosaye Saheed Adeyemi, popularly known as AROSAD, on Saturday joined traditional rulers, political leaders, cultural enthusiasts and residents at the 2026 Eyeba and Siaba Egungun Festival in Oyagbe, Oyo Town.

By Efe Onodjae Iwerekun Community Senior High School, Ibeju-Lekki, has emerged the winner of the 10th edition of Tolaram Science Challenge (TSC), marking their third consecutive win. The school triumphed over Magbon-Alade Senior Grammar School in a keenly contested grand finale of the competition. The Tolaram Science Challenge, sponsored by Lagos Free Zone, is an annual […]

The Chief Executive Officer of First Choice Afro Villa Ltd, Dr. Jerry Patrick Onuokaibe, has extolled the intervention of the Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, on the Mburubu road in Nkanu East local government area of the state.

By Stephen Adewale On Thursday, July 2, 2026, Oduduwa Hall will do what great halls in old universities know how to do best. It will gather memory, gather hope, gather intellect, and allow the past to speak to the future in a voice dignified enough to outlive applause. At Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, the Faculty […]

By Denis Agbo Former Spokesman of President Bola Tinubu in the south east, Denge. Josef Onoh, has paid glowing tribute to His Royal Majesty, Benjamin Ikenchuku Keagborekuzi I, the Dein of Agbor, describing the monarch as a rare icon of modern royalty whose reign blends tradition with forward-thinking leadership. In a statement on Monday, Onoh […]

By Steve Okoh The Rivers State Internal Revenue Service (RIRS) has paid glowing tribute to the First Lady of Rivers State, Lady Valerie Siminalayi Fubara, describing her as “a compassionate leader whose unwavering commitment to humanitarian service, peace and the welfare of the people continues to inspire hope across the state.” In a statement marking […]

A security expert and Akinjagunla Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Prince Amb. (Dr.) Adedipe Dauda Ewenla, has called on the Federal Government and security agencies to take urgent and coordinated action to tackle rising insecurity, kidnapping and terrorism across the country. Ewenla warned that the security situation could worsen if criminal elements operating across different […]