By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government has expressed grief over the death of veteran actor and cultural icon, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, describing his passing as a major loss to Nigeria’s creative and cultural industry. The state government, in a condolence message issued through the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, said […]

By Ayo Onikoyi The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Lagos State Chapter, has mourned the death of one of Nollywood’s respected veterans, Chief Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo. Hassan reportedly passed away on Sunday, August 23, 2026. The guild described Ogogo as a giant of Nigerian cinema whose career spanned more than three decades […]

By Peter Egwuatu The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has called for stronger coordination between monetary and fiscal authorities, increased financing for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and greater investment in youth development to strengthen Nigeria’s economic resilience. President of CIBN, Dr Dele Alabi, made the call at a press briefing ahead […]

By Yinka Kolawole Bilateral trade between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) rose by 66.7 percent to about $5 billion in 2025 from $3 billion in 2024, highlighting growing economic ties between both countries as they move towards formalising a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). The development was disclosed when the UAE Ambassador to […]

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta State has poured encomiums on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu following the appointment of Dr. Ngozi Olejeme as the Director in charge of the South 2027 Election Campaign. In separate letters dated August 21, 2026, the APC leadership in Oshimili South Local Government Area and Umuaji Ward 5, Oshimili […]

By Adesina Wahab The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Director of Sports, Comrade Ojumoola Miracle Timileyin, has led student leaders from across Nigeria in a 7-kilometre Unity Walk for Progress in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.The event was themed: “Walk for Life, Not Drugs,” and it was an initiative organised by the Director of Sports and […]

By Yinka Kolawole The ten largest quoted fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) manufacturing companies in Nigeria sustained strong growth momentum in the first half of 2026 (H1’26), generating combined revenue of more than N3.5 trillion despite persistent inflationary pressures, elevated energy costs and foreign exchange volatility. An analysis of financial results filed with the Nigerian […]

By Dele Sobowale Vanguard recently published pathetic pictures of the Benin-Sapele-Warri Expressway; and Punch revealed to us what happens to the Lagos-Calabar Expressway, not even 15 per cent completed, each time there is a heavy downpour in the Lekki peninsula. The road becomes so flooded, it becomes barely usable. Morning shows the day. If Tinubu-Umahi’s […]

The journey to 2027 will determine whether that progress was merely a series of promising performances or the beginning of a genuine transformation in Nigeria’s electoral history.

President Tinubu had constituted an 11-member committee to prepare the National Threat Assessment and Strategic Defence Operations Plan within 90 days.