How one World Cup semifinal became a masterclass in leadership, belief, championship mentality By Paul Lucky Okoku When an entire city dared to dream There are football matches. Then there are football moments that quietly become history. They begin like every other game—with a whistle, a ball, and twenty-two players. Yet somewhere between hope and […]

By Onyeka Ezike King Dr. Izonebi Alfred, fondly called Jking, the indescribably talented Nigerian highlife musician, is poised to shake the music world with six new songs. These six songs — ‘Biri Bein Ghan’, ‘Chief Adowei Binaebi’, ‘Chief Boro Opudu’, ‘Hon. Seles Saboh’, ‘Traditional Series (Bini Ebi)’ and ‘Izon Fiye’ — are thematically and instrumentally […]

Twice in recent presidential election cycles, Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria’s former one-term president, allowed speculations to spread like wildfire that he would seek the presidency again. But twice, without as much as a whimper, the speculations fizzled out into thin air like a puff of wind. Recently, Jonathan issued an angry rebuttal to an allegation that he […]

South Sudan is stepping up efforts to attract fresh investment into its energy industry as the government seeks to rebuild oil production, strengthen domestic fuel security and position the country as one of Africa’s leading frontier markets.

‎‎The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has called for stronger collaboration among governments, corps employers and other stakeholders to improve the welfare and workplace experience of corps members across the country.

Gunmen on Tuesday attacked Government Secondary School, Olowa, in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, abducting four students, the principal and a National Examinations Council, NECO, ad-hoc staff.

..’How we freed 4,000 inmates in one day’ By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has disclosed that 93 percent of inmates in Nigerian custodial facilities are state offenders, with only 7 percent held for federal offences, adding that a significant proportion of these inmates do not require incarceration in the first […]

By Chidinma Nwafor In Nigeria, thousands of children living with neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, ADHD, Down syndrome, and other related conditions continue to struggle in silence. Some of them have been labelled “stubborn,” “antisocial,” “slow learners,” and mentally unstable. Yet behind these labels are innocent children with unique abilities and amazing […]

A Nigerian doctoral student at the University of Florida, United States, Dorcas Sunday, has called on the Federal Government to make research and effective communication the cornerstone of agricultural policies, arguing that evidence-based interventions are critical to tackling food insecurity and restoring farmers’ confidence to return to their farms.

*32% of under-5s stunted; 58% of women anaemic *CS-SUNN pushes stronger legislative action, sustainable nutrition financing By Chioma Obinna The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Nutrition and Food Security, Hon. Chike Okafor, on Thursday raised fresh alarm over the economic and human cost of malnutrition, revealing that Nigeria loses about $2.5 billion annually to […]

AS humanitarian and security crisis deepen in Sudan, a former and renowned Nigerian Ambassador to the Republic of Sudan, Amb Suleiman Dahiru, and Amnesty International Nigeria, Wednesday, called on Nigeria and the international community to push for ceasefire.

Founder and Visitor of Caleb University, Imota, Dr. Oladega Adebogun, has paid glowing tribute to the late Mother Celestial Olasinmi Akindele Odunmbaku, describing her as “a pillar of faith, humility and selfless service” whose legacy will continue to inspire generations.

Kemsan  has officially unveiled Kemsan Group Ltd, marking a major milestone in its corporate evolution from a single real estate company into a diversified group of companies with interests spanning real estate, construction, agriculture and the automobile sector. Founded in 2019 by Amb. Ahmed Oluwaseun Owoseni, the Ibadan-based company has grown into one of Nigeria’s […]

No fewer than 1,500 residents of Ota and neighbouring communities in Ado-Odo/Ota local government area of Ogun State benefited from a free medical outreach organised by Omooba Boluwatife Adeyanju in collaboration with the palace of the Olota of Ota.

By Rosemary Iwunze The outgoing President of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria, CIIN, Mrs. Yetunde Ilori, has said that her flagship initiative, tagged ‘EPIC’, succeeded in bridging the critical knowledge gap between insurance practitioners and consumers. Ilori stated that EPIC, which stands for Education, Professionalism, Institutional Recognition and Capacity Building, contributed in driving financial […]