…unveils AI-powered digital innovations By Prisca Sam-Duru Inside the classy expanse of Mike Adenuga Towers in Victoria Island, Lagos, telecoms giant Globacom, on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, didn’t just hold an event ahead of its 23rd anniversary. Rather, the digital solutions powerhouse gathered friends, partners and subscribers in Victoria Island, Lagos, to do something bolder […]

As the heat generated by the presidential contest between incumbent President Joe Biden and Donald Trump, his predecessor was spreading across the globe, I asked an old friend based in Atlanta USA, whom she was going to vote for. I wasn’t quite prepared for her answer which was short but decisive. ‘Neither’ she said. “Why” […]

Says collaboration will boost agricultural investment, food security, expansion OKPE – The Chief Executive Officer CEO, Tatcha Farms Limited, Olorogun Alfred Mrakpor, has commended the Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, for visiting the company’s farm at Okuloho, in Okpe Local Government Area, Delta State. Mrakpor described the governor’s visit as a significant demonstration […]

…No cut, blood loss, nerve damage; robot can magnify tissues 10 times bigger – Lead surgeon By Emmanuel Iheaka Imo State, on Friday, performed first robotic surgery on a patient said to be diagnosed with prostate cancer. A United Kingdom-based Consultant Robotic and Laparoscopic Surgeon, Professor Kingsley Ekwueme, led the team that carried out the […]

Flight Lieutenant Emanuel Adebiyi Thomas was the first West African to be commissioned as an officer of the Royal Air Force. On January 12, 1945, he died in a plane crash in Brecon Beacons, South of Wales. His bones lie in Barth Cemetery, Somerset, England. Governor Lucky Aiyedetiwa of Ondo State is a January 12  […]

By Adesina Wahab She got enlisted in the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, 24 years ago and has risen through the ranks to become an Inspector in the Traffic Department. Justina Omogbai, a mother of five, was recently recognized and honoured by the management of Trinity University, Sabo, Yaba, Lagos during their second Registry Week and […]

By Adeola Badru Oyo State Governor and presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Seyi Makinde, has challenged Nigerians to subject all presidential contenders in the 2027 election to rigorous scrutiny, insisting that the contest must be decided by proven records, workable ideas and capacity to deliver rather than slogans, personalities or political entertainment. […]

By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin  The popular George Innih Sports Stadium complex at Taiwo road, Ilorin is wearing  a new look. Unlike before, right from the gate is the tarred road that takes people to everywhere in the sports complex, where the Midas touch of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq is manifest. Chairman of Kwara state Sports Commission, […]

In the midst of all the ongoing brouhaha that has held Nigerian football by the jugular for some weeks, there are some cheering news, some bright stars in the darkness!  I can understand why his passion for sport is irrepressible. He was an all-round athlete in his student days at the Federal Government College, Ughelli, […]

The Arewa Community All Progressives Congress, APC in the 17 Southern States has congratulated Comrade Yerima Shettima on his appointment as Director, Labour Union Relations II in the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 general elections.

By Henry Obetta The Lagos State governorship candidate of the All Peoples Movement, APM, Prince Laja Adeoye, has criticised the Deputy Governor and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, over his advice to residents struggling with high rent to consider sharing apartments or living with their parents. Adeoye described the […]

By Dayo Johnson Akure The Asiwaju Media Team has commended the Director General of the Department of State Services, Mr. Oluwatosin Ajayi, for his efforts in safeguarding national security and promoting stability across the country. The Director General of the group, Prince Emorioloye Owolemi, said this in a statement issued in Akure, the Ondo State […]

… Over 200 patients on waiting list for transplantsBy Chioma Obinna The Eye Bank for Restoring Sight in Nigeria has disclosed that about 3.64 million Nigerians, representing about 1.5 per cent of the country’s population, are living with corneal blindness. The organisation also revealed that more than 200 patients are currently on its waiting list […]

Corps members participating in the 2026 Batch ‘B’ Stream II orientation programme in Kogi State have showcased products and skills acquired through the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) programme.

By Femi Bolaji JALINGO — Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State on Friday launched the state’s Climate Change Policy and Action Plan, calling for collective action across all sectors to build an environmentally sustainable and climate-resilient state. Unveiling the policy document in Jalingo, Kefas said the framework marked a critical step towards determining the state’s […]