The disbursed package comprised cash grants, industrial equipment, including sewing, washing and stone-cutting machines, clothing materials, ovens, payment of school fees, and debt settlement for beneficiaries across the state’s Egba/Yewa zone.

Kwara State House of Assembly has passed into law, the Kwara State Electric Power Sector Reform Bill, 2025, sponsored by Nigeria’s youngest serving lawmaker, Hon. Rukayat Shittu.The new law came at a critical time when reliable electricity remains one of Nigeria’s biggest development challenges. By providing a legal foundation for innovative energy solutions, the reform […]

By Jacob Ajom What happened to the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria? It hurts to note that Nigeria’s legacy in age group football competitions has become a distant history. The Golden Eaglets, with five FIFA World Cup titles and three runners up medals are the most successful international team in the world in that category. They […]

Forget the tactical drawing boards and the clinical European analysis. The ongoing 2026 World Cup has officially turned into a vibrant, high-octane African festival. If the first few weeks of football have revealed anything, it is that Africa is driving the pulse of this tournament. Here is how the continent is stealing the show across […]

I am missing Nigeria at the ongoing World Cup.  If Nigeria had managed, somehow, to qualify and to be participating, the Super Eagles, under Eric Chelle, and with the increasing number of gifted Nigerian players caught in Eric’s scouting web around Europe these past few months, would have been one of the teams to beat […]

The Honourable Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hon. Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has described Nigeria’s successful re-election to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) as a strong endorsement of the country’s growing leadership in advancing gender equality and protecting the rights of women and girls. Speaking on Nigeria’s victory […]

…assure of continued support for APC By Nnasom David Traditional rulers and youth leaders in Kogi West Senatorial District have commended President Bola Tinubu and Kogi State Governor Usman Ododo over what they described as improved security efforts in the region, while throwing their support behind Hon. Sam Aro Bemidele’s senatorial ambition. In a separate […]

A few years ago, Sunday Igboho was a mere fugitive.After his confrontations with Fulani herdsmen, Buhari’s police declared him wanted. He fled the country. In Cotonou, he walked into a trap. His fabled juju lost its signal, and he was dumped into dungeon.   Before that incarceration, Igboho had issued grave threats against Tinubu and every Yoruba politician seeking to legitimise […]

A student leader at the University of Ilorin, Yisa-Apata Taofeek, has convened the 2026 African Union Simulation Summit, bringing together students to debate governance, diplomacy and continental integration in line with the African Union’s Agenda 2063. The summit, held at the Faculty of Law Auditorium of the University of Ilorin, attracted 78 delegates representing the […]

By Henry Obetta The Convener of the BAT Ideological Group (BAT-IG), Bamidele Atoyebi, has commended the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company, Engr. Jennifer Adighije, and the company’s Executive Director (Networks), Engr. Bello Babayo, for their roles in the ongoing Rigasa electricity project in Kaduna State. Atoyebi, who is also the National […]

A Nigerian football analyst, comedian and digital creator, Kelvin Osamudiamwen Idoboiwa, popularly known as Kelbenky, has unveiled plans to launch a new initiative called Kelbenky Football Challenge, aimed at uncovering grassroots football talent while creating an exciting platform that combines sports, entertainment and youth empowerment. The project, in a developmental stage, represents a new direction […]

The Zakat and Sadaqat Foundation has disbursed N37.035 million to 185 widows in Lagos as part of activities marking the 2026 International Widows Day.

By Efe Onodjae  Award-winning Nollywood filmmaker and screenwriter Doris Ariole has recorded another major milestone on the international film festival circuit, with two of her latest productions securing a combined 16 nominations at the forthcoming Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival (TINFF) in Canada. Ariole’s Hadassah Productions, in collaboration with American production company Kaemedia Network, earned […]

Time was, and it seemed such a long time now, when being a travelling Nigerian was a delight. Travelling Nigerians had money to spend courtesy of a generous BTA (Basic Travel Allowance). We had goodwill to spend courtesy of our cheerful, sunny disposition. And in some cases, we had I.O.U. to collect courtesy of our generous, benevolent […]

When next I come across the First Female President of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Diezani Alison Madueke, I will blow kisses all over her palm. It is strange that of all the criminals who brought Nigeria down to ground zero, many eyes are on someone who was Minister of Petroleum Resources for just five […]