By Benjamin Njoku King Izonebi Alfred fondly called Jking, the indescribably talented Nigerian highlife musician, has shaken the music world with six new songs. The 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 built to tell great […]

By Demola Akinyemi In a bid to accelerate agricultural industrialisation and promote transparency in public procurement, the Kwara state government has conducted a pre-bid conference for the procurement of the State Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Project’s Agricultural Transformation Centres (ATCs) infrastructure. The conference, which assembled prospective bidders, technical staff members and project stakeholders, was to […]

By Benjamin Njoku Award-winning actress and beauty queen Nehita Ofure Irieme delivered a powerful performance in the stage play ‘Surrounded’, staged at the recently concluded Building Forever Friendships, BFF, Festival 2026 in Lagos. Her performance was one of the highlights of the festival, with the emotional weight of the story leaving members of the audience […]

By Dickson Omobola Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, NSIB, has disclosed that the flight crew of the private jet that landed on a road in the Ogwashi-Uku area of Delta State overwrote the aircraft’s black boxes. In aviation, the black boxes, comprising the Cockpit Voice Recorder, CVR, and Flight Data Recorder, FDR, capture cockpit audio, aircraft […]

By Vera Anyagafu with agency report US Vice President, JD Vance has reiterated the US stance against Iran, saying, “We are not going to allow Iran to march toward a nuclear weapon, and we are not going to allow them to threaten our partners with impunity.” Speaking at a policy event in Washington, Vance said […]

*Assures troops of maximum support By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin Traditional rulers, community leaders and residents of Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State on Tuesday hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for the establishment of a new Army battalion in Omu-Aran, saying the strategic intervention will boost security in Kwara […]

By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin When Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara state assumed office in May 2019, available records showed that the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) had been crippled by infrastructural decay, corruption, and irregular recruitment. Before the current administration came on board, UBEC had blacklisted Kwara and banned the state from accessing […]

Africa’s development challenges and their impact on migration have renewed calls for stronger economic opportunities, improved public services and better living conditions across the continent.

At least seven countries have qualified for the intercontinental play-offs ahead of the 2027 Women’s World Cup.

The Civil Society Network for Good Governance (CSNGG) has called for a free, fair and peaceful Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Elective Congress, warning aspirants and their supporters against ethnic campaigns, unverified claims of presidential endorsement and attempts to drag the federation into avoidable disputes ahead of the September 27 election in Lafia, Nasarawa State.