By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin The Kwara Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has recorded major anti-smuggling successes with seizures valued at over N1.2 billion, less than one month after a new Acting Area Controller assumed office. Acting Customs Area Controller, DC Najeem Akanmu Ogundeyi,addressing journalists in Ilorin on Tuesday, said the seizures were a […]

.How 3 Flying Eagles Paul Okoku, Chibuzor Ehilegbu, Isa Shofoluwe called in days before kickoff helped Nigeria cross a defining threshold By Paul Lucky Okoku History does not always announce itself. Sometimes it taps you on the shoulder and says, “Get your passport.” On Monday, January 12, 2026, I read an online article titled AFCON […]

Coordinating Director of the Digital and Innovation Support Group at the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Mrs. Chiaka Ben-Obi, has been conferred with a chieftaincy title by Isi Ihite-Owerri in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State.

In a world where pursuing medicine and music simultaneously is often seen as impossible, Benny Zanda, born Oamen Samuel Osehoje, is proving that passion and discipline can coexist.

By Nkiruka Nnorom In an evolving development, 23 Nigerian banks, including Sterling Bank, First Bank of Nigeria (FBN), and several others, have successfully met the new capitalisation requirements set by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The accomplishment is a significant step toward strengthening the resilience of the country’s banking sector, which is critical in […]

By Dayo Johnson In August 2025, Nigerian fashion brand PappyNeedles Culture unveiled its 4DCulture Collection, a body of work that reflects a growing movement within the country’s creative industry: the intentional repositioning of indigenous fabrics for contemporary, global relevance. The collection, which features Aso Oke jackets, urban bags, and lifestyle accessories, represents a deliberate effort […]

Omooba Abimbola Onabanjo has advised that nobody should refer to themselves or others as Awujale elect in the ongoing conversations surrounding the revered Awujale stool. He counseled supporters of all aspirants including his own to observe restraint and uphold respect for sacred traditional procedures. His media team quoted him as saying that no individual should […]

By Precious Enanga-Che Ovat Nigeria has been recording a high volume of road accidents, with a huge consequence of preventable deaths. Accident statistics compiled by Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and published by National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), confirm this worrisome trend.  For instance, in 2025, in the third quarter of the year, 16,268 persons […]

By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – CDIAL, a pioneer in indigenous language technology since its founding in 2022, today announced its official rebranding to Indigenius AI. This transition marks a strategic pivot from a research-heavy solutions provider to a commercial artificial intelligence infrastructure powerhouse, offering the continent’s most precise Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) and Text-to-Speech (TTS) […]

Antoine Semenyo made himself an instant Manchester City hero as Pep Guardiola’s men took a giant stride towards the League Cup final with a 2-0 win at Newcastle.

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday,, ordered the interim forfeiture of 57 properties valued at about N213.23 billion, suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities linked to a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), and two of his sons, Abdulaziz Malami and Abiru-Rahman Malami.

The US Supreme Court appeared likely on Tuesday in a closely watched pair of cases to uphold state bans on the participation of transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s sports. The conservative-dominated court heard more than three hours of arguments in separate challenges to state laws in Idaho and West Virginia banning transgender students from […]

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, says new lithium processing and gold refining plants are positioning Nigeria as Africa’s leading minerals hub.

Nigeria has signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) which would grant duty-free access to over 7,000 Nigerian products and deepen trade, investment and services cooperation between both countries.

The National leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has raised alarm that public office holders and political appointees under the Governor Abba Yusuf administration were under duress to endorse the planned defection of the Governor to the ruling party, All Progressive Congress.