League football: 5 matches to watch this weekend
By Enitan Abdultawab
League football resumes today after the first round of the international break of the 2024/2025 season.
This weekend’s fixtures will also be...
Cristiano Ronaldo hits 1billion followers on social media
Al Nassr striker, Cristiano Ronaldo has achieved a milestone, reaching 1 billion followers across all his social media platforms.
Ronaldo shared the news...
Elimination of corruption ‘ll redeem Africa’s stereotype image – Prof Udeze
By Dennis Agbo
A Professor of Mass communication in Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, Prof Sunny Udeze has advised Africa leaders...
Mpox vaccine access set to speed up as WHO approves first jab
The WHO said Friday it had for the first time prequalified an mpox vaccine — a move expected to speed up access to...
China to raise retirement age for workers
China said Friday it would gradually raise its statutory retirement age, as the country grapples with a looming demographic crisis and an older...
Lagos to shut Eko Bridge from Sept 16 for 8 weeks for repairs
By Olasunkanmi Akoni
The Lagos State Government has announced plans to shut and divert traffic on Eko Bridge to facilitate emergency repairs by the...
U-18 Afrobasket: Nigeria’s J’Tigers bow out in quarterfinals, J’Tigress advance
Nigeria’s Under-18 Men’s Basketball team, the J’Tigers, are out of the 2024 Afrobasket U-18 Championship, following their 81-70 loss to Mali in the...
Couple killed in Ebonyi explosion
By Anayo Okoli
ABAKILIKI – A husband and wife were killed in an explosion in their home in Abakiliki, Ebonyi State.
They were identified as...
Adeleke, Oyetola mourn as Ilesa monarch joins ancestors
…As Owa-in-Council declares 7-day curfew, mourning
By Shina Abubakar
GOVERNOR Ademola Adeleke of Osun State and the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola,...
UK cop under probe for telling Nigerian women not to call police on their...
By Tunde Oso (with agency reports)
A video showing a Metropolitan Police officer allegedly telling a group of Nigerian women not to call police...
LAGOS DEP. GOV. ADVOCATES REDESIGN OF SECONDARY EDUCATION CURRICULUM
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat has stated that for Nigeria to prepare leaders who can navigate the future, the government must redesign the curriculum, the environment, and the expectations of secondary...
NDLEA intercepts cocaine in Saudi-bound religious books, arrests bandits’ supplier with drugs in private...
. Recovers 563kg skunk, meth, heroin in Bayelsa warehouse, arrests 4; destroys cannabis farms in Edo forest
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a shipment of cocaine concealed in 20...
Primate Ayodele Celebrates With Christians On Easter
As the global Christian community gathers to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Primate Elijah Ayodele, the Leader and Spiritual Head of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, extends warm Easter greetings...
Remain resolute in fight against drug scourge, Marwa charges NDLEA officers
. Commissions accommodation blocks for personnel in Kano, rehab facility
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) has charged officers and men of the Agency...
Hope Rises in Agege as Grassroots Champion, Hon. Taiwo Olasunkanmi Samuel Declares Chairmanship Ambition
By Oki Samson
Agege LGA, one of Lagos' longstanding local governments, is set for a New Dawn in its political firmament and socioeconomic development. This is as the LGAs/LCDAs electioneering process in Lagos is in...
