By Jacob Ajom Former British and Commonwealth Light heavyweight boxing champion Peter Oboh has praised his compatriot and two-time world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua for his decision to retire from boxing, at least, for now. During the week,  Joshua told close relatives that he was considering retirement from boxing following a tragic car accident in […]

Nollywood actress and philanthropist Gloria Jemedafe celebrated Christmas with indigent children at Government College Senior Secondary School, Eric Moore, Surulere. T

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in collaboration with Olafrankies Integrated Ltd, has successfully concluded a five-day training programme on subsea engineering and production. The capacity-building programme, held in Lagos from January 5 to January 9, 2026, brought together professionals from the oil and gas industry with the aim of enhancing their technical […]

By Musa.Ubandawaki, Sokoto SOKOTO As part of activities marking the 2026 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, special prayers were on Friday offered at the Giginya Military Barracks, Sokoto, in honour of fallen Nigerian service personnel who paid the supreme price in defence of the nation. The prayer session, led by the Giginya Barracks Chief Imam, Major […]

For more than three decades, one quiet but consistent diplomatic ritual has shaped China’s engagement with the world: every January, Africa becomes the first overseas destination of China’s foreign minister.

By Douglas Baye-Osagie As the Super Eagles step under the Marrakech lights, they face one of their fiercest rivals in African football. History has often pitted both sides on the path to Nations Cup triumph. Every time they have cancelled each other out, one has gone on to emerge as champions. Nigeria’s first Nations Cup triumph came […]

By Benjamin Njoku Music City Central Festival has wrapped up its inaugural edition in Lagos, leaving a lasting impact on the city’s music, culture, and industry development.The two-day festival featured a star-studded lineup, including The Cavemen, Made Kuti, Fave, and Qing Madi, showcasing the diversity and evolution of African music .Highlife duo The Cavemen delivered […]

Wike’s politics of gbas-gbos — the brand of raw confrontation that blurs party lines, intimidates institutions, and thrives on public spectacle — appeared, until recently, immune to political boundaries. For years, Nyesom Wike operated in a space where allegiance to party mattered less than allegiance to power. He fought PDP leaders while funding APC victories. He governed […]

The recently opened coastal highway also opened up a few more things than the road itself. It opened the eyes of many Nigerians to what is possible. A friend and professional colleague, who in the almost fifty years that we have known each other, has consistently been a sworn enemy of all that is bad in governance […]

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo A civil advocacy group, the Southern Kaduna Patriots for Good Governance, has commended what it described as improving security conditions in Kaduna State, while urging more balanced and constructive engagement on lingering security challenges. In a statement issued in Kaduna, the group’s Convener, Mr. Edward John Auta, said the combined efforts of […]

When Nigeria’s octogenarian industrialist, Chief Rasaq Akanni Okoya, chose compassion over celebration to mark his 86th birthday, it was a moment that blended gratitude, grace and generosity: reinforcing a pattern many have come to identify with the billionaire industrialist. On Monday, January 5, 2025, the Chairman of Eleganza Industrial City Limited turned what could have been a […]

Majemite Jaboro’s “The Ikoyi Prison Narratives” unlocks those doors, blending intimate conversations with Fela Kuti, history, music, and raw resistance.

Toyota had a standout performance, taking home three major awards at the ceremony: Minibus of the Year, Pick-Up of the Year and Workshop of the Year

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Forty-three students of Fountain University, Osogbo, Osun State, have graduated with First Class Degree Honours as the institution graduated 508 in various degrees at its 15th convocation ceremony. The Vice Chancellor of the institution, Professor Ramota Karim, disclosed this while addressing newsmen ahead of the ceremony slater for January 16, 2026. […]

…holds public lecture in MOAUM By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has raised the alarm over the growing menace of drug abuse, thuggery and hate speech on Nigerian university campuses, warning that the trends pose a serious threat to national security, democratic development and peaceful coexistence. The warning was issued on […]