By Olasunkanmi Akoni The coalition of civil society organizations, trade unions, youth groups, community associations, social movements, faith-based groups and concerned Nigerians in the early hours on Friday, stormed Ikeja area, Lagos to stage a peaceful protest against insecurity, economic woos in the country as part of the celebrations marking Democracy Day and 34 anniversary […]

By Juliet Ebirim Benjamin Omosivie, popularly known as Benriffs, has emerged as the winner of the maiden edition of the Kiekie Unscripted Experience competition. The multi-talented performer secured victory with 91 percent of the votes at the finale which held in Sunday at the Mikano Experience Centre, Lagos. He received the grand prize of a […]

By Nnasom David The Five Star Movement Nigeria has unveiled a five-point development agenda aimed at transforming the country through stronger institutions, improved governance and greater investment in Nigerians. The Co-convener of the movement, Jude ‘Feranmi Adejuwon, presented the agenda during a press conference in Abuja, where he said Nigeria’s challenges were not due to […]

By Osa Mbonu-Amadi In a troubled country like Nigeria, artists who fail to use their work to address the problems of the society miss a significant aspect of the duty of an artist. It appears the Nigerian-born UK-based visual artist, Akinokun Isaiah Abiola, has taken that advice. It was the same advice the civil rights […]

By Juliet Umeh As the world faces a projected shortage of 85 million software developers by 2030, with potential economic losses estimated at $5.5 trillion, digital financial services provider Moniepoint has intensified efforts to build Africa’s next generation of engineering talent through its DreamDevs Bootcamp. The company recently graduated the second cohort of the programme, […]

On Democracy Day the President promised more than fifty thousand new police officers. The pledge is welcome and overdue. But the measure behind it—how many police we keep for each citizen—is the wrong way to ask whether Nigerians will be safer.   By Philip Obazee On the morning of the twelfth of June, in an address […]

By Juliet Ebirim Lagos is set to host a major gathering of entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers and business leaders from across Africa and the diaspora as the Afretrade Entrepreneur’s Festival (TAEF) 2026 holds from June 17 to 19 at Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island. Organised by Afretrade Inc., a California-based pan-African trade and investment platform, […]

For Idara Michael, community impact is often measured less by ceremony and more by what people are able to do long after an event ends.

Four-time world champions Italy failed to qualify for Russia 2018, Qatar 2022 and now North America 2026

He gained widespread recognition for his portrayal of Odewale in The Gods Are Not to Blame, a role that cemented his reputation across the African theatre scene.