Set against the scenic backdrop of Nwonyo Lake in Ibi, the festival once again celebrated the rich traditions of the people while ushering in a renewed vision

By Chioma Okoye For Emmanuel Idegu, life after football was never going to be an afterthought, it was always part of the plan. Born on March 24, 1984, the Nigerian former central defender built a solid career across football circuits in China and Ireland, earning a reputation for discipline, tactical intelligence, and consistency. Standing at […]

The Chairman of Ikoyi/Obalende Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Mr Bola Oladunjoye, says the council has stepped up efforts to boost awareness and ensure residents’ participation in the monthly environmental sanitation exercise.

By Chioma Okoye In a country where millions of young people are searching for direction, opportunity, and relevance in a rapidly changing world, a new kind of influence is quietly taking shape. It is not driven by politicians, nor by traditional institutions, but by individuals who understand one thing deeply: attention is the new currency, […]

To mark World Malaria Day 2016 with the theme, “Driven to End Malaria: Now We Can. Now We Must,” the Founder of the Caleb Danladi Foundation, Capt. Caleb Danladi, PhD, has called for intensified efforts to eliminate the disease, especially in vulnerable communities across Nigeria.

By Esther Onyegbula A Lagos-based entrepreneur, Ogegbo Ademola Babajide, popularly known as “Locomotive,” is positioning himself at the intersection of technology and creative enterprise with plans to deploy blockchain-driven solutions aimed at expanding global earning opportunities for Nigerian youths.Babajide, founder of Stuph Chain LLC and promoter of a forthcoming digital payment platform, Dogemeatpay, said his […]

By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Vice Chairman (North-West), Garba Datti Muhammad, has declared his support for former Kaduna State governor, Mukhtar Ramalan Yero, as the party’s candidate for the Kaduna North Senatorial District. In a statement issued on Saturday, Datti described Yero as highly qualified for the Zone 1 senatorial […]

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has again stepped into the eye of the storm, not so much for what he said as for what his words now represent in a country increasingly impatient with the language of power. His latest assertion he is praying that insurgency in Nigeria will end in 2026 has reopened a familiar debate: the […]

A young man and his partner came to see me for a possible interview a couple of weeks ago. They own a Public Relations outfit together. According to them, an encounter with some mass communication undergraduates made them realise ‘something’ was missing in the education of these young students. They decided to introduce some ‘doyens’ of the […]

Nissi brought her bold, genre-defying vision to life last night, Thursday , April 23rd, 2026, with a landmark headline performance at the Jazz Cafe, London.

Leadership by example makes all the difference. Seeing Plateau State governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang address grieving families, from an Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC), after yet another blood bath, made me blink a tear. If he could commandeer such bullet proof machine from the police, what stopped the governor from using the same weapon to pursue the killers […]

The South-West chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has distanced itself from a political gathering held in Ibadan, Oyo State, and expressed concern over remarks attributed to the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde.

Pith. Some say wistfully that the alliance has come four years late.  Its optimistic supporters insist that a ticket promising equity, unity and prosperity is never late. It was first mooted in 2022, but bloated egos would not let it thrive. Fortunately, the last elections cleared some delusions. Perhaps the alliance has arrived at its appointed […]

My father knew I loved playing football.  I enjoyed every minute I spent on the football field with friends kicking a ball around, dribbling to the delight of onlookers and scoring goals. It is the goals that make every one to momentarily go ‘mad’.  It is that ‘madness’ that Pa Jacob Adebola Odegbami knew would […]

Hundreds of athletes and fun seekers flooded the 2004 Estate along the Monastery axis of the Lagos Coastal Road corridor when QShelter Limited, a professional digital property platform, in partnership with The Fitness Religion Company, hosted the maiden edition of its fitness and lifestyle event tagged ‘2004 M00VE Experience’. The event featured a range of […]