By Evelyn Usman The Lagos State Police Command has arrested no fewer than 243 suspects for offences ranging from armed robbery, cultism, murder and traffic robbery between March and June 2026, Commissioner of Police, Commissioner of Police, Tijani Fatai, disclosed on Monday. The CP revealed this during the working visit of the Coordinating Deputy Inspector-General […]

Labour Congress has welcomed government’s move to restore gratuity payments for workers but says the decision has opened fresh questions

By Henry Ojelu Political analysts and campaign insiders have attributed a significant part of Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s resounding victory in the just-concluded Ekiti State governorship election to a technology-driven campaign strategy that combined grassroots mobilisation with sophisticated voter-targeting techniques. At the centre of the operation was Monan Innovation, a political consulting and campaign management firm […]

By Chioma Okoye African best prestigious hospitality, The Delborough Lagos has celebrated her board chairman, the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Ugochukwu Alfred Achebe (Agbogidi) on his 85th birthday. The revered 21st monarch of the Onitsha dynasty was honoured to a glorious birthday dinner party on 20th June 2026 at The Delborough Lagos where the […]

By Henry Obetta Wema Bank has entered into a €50 million (N78.5 billion) financing agreement with the European Investment Bank’s development arm, EIB Global, to expand access to credit for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), with a focus on women- and youth-owned businesses. The agreement was signed on June 19, 2026, at the bank’s headquarters […]

By Prisca Sam-Duru The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), in collaboration with the University Senior Staff Club, has concluded arrangements to host the academic community, the media, cultural institutions, art enthusiasts, alumni, traditional rulers, public office holders, and the general public, for the celebration of a global visual art Legend, Professor El Anatsui with a […]

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Thirty-one students of Osun State University (UNIOSUN), Osogbo, have benefited from a ₦10,652,192 scholarship fund donated by diaspora and partner organisations. The Osun Development Forum (ODF), Texas, awarded ₦100,000 each to 21 students, while the West Africa Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) supported 10 students with ₦855,500. Speaking at the award ceremony […]

A coalition of civil society and student organisations on Monday staged a peaceful protest in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, against rising political violence and killings in the state.

By CHUKA NNABUIFE  The Igbo people are among Nigeria’s greatest wealth creators. They account for a remarkable number of the country’s entrepreneurs, industrialists and billionaires. Yet, paradoxically, the South-East — the homeland of the Igbo nation — remains one of the least endowed regions in terms of infrastructure, federal institutions and public investment. From roads and healthcare […]

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the August 15, 2026 election in Osun State, Bola Oyebamiji, popularly known as AMBO, has pledged to revitalise the state’s economy through strategic investments, job creation and industrial development. Speaking during the inauguration of 5,100 canvassers drawn from Iwo, Ayedade and Ola-Oluwa […]

The renewed push by the Federal Government to end open grazing and activate the so-called 470 gazetted grazing reserves is a deeply troubling return to a policy that has already generated fierce controversy, failed to win public confidence, and proved impossible to implement smoothly in the past. Nigerians were told for years that open grazing […]

Dr. Engr. Livinus Adzer Tsar, APC candidate for Jechira Federal Constituency and an associate of Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia, has said that political outcomes in the state will be determined by party processes and grassroots participation ahead of the 2027 elections. Tsar spoke on Monday while reacting to reports of political realignments involving different […]

By Precious Enaike TBWA\Concept Unit, the Lagos-based creative agency within the TBWA Worldwide network, has announced the appointment of George Isitua-Onukwu as Chief Executive Officer, effective July 1, 2026. He succeeds Kelechi Nwosu, whose leadership established TBWA\Concept Unit as one of Nigeria’s most respected creative agencies, known for bold work like the Proudly Made in […]

By Cynthia Alo The Cocoa and Coffee Farmers Alliance Association of Africa, COCEFAAA, has warned that global cocoa prices could rise above $10,000 per tonne again as multinational food companies channel investments into laboratory-grown cocoa instead of supporting smallholder farmers across Africa. The association said continued underinvestment in cocoa farmers, ageing plantations, climate change and […]