News

Nigerian Press bodies urge FG, NASS to act against big tech threat to information sovereignty

*Warn of national security, democratic, and economic risks if journalism continues to weaken Nigeria’s major media and journalism organisations have issued a joint call on the Federal Government and the…

Politics

Election-day workers ‘silent casualties’ of Nigeria’s polls – APC Chair

By Ayo Ayodele The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has identified election-day workers as a major but often overlooked factor behind low voter turnout…

Metro

Ondo Police arrest four auspected kidnappers over Ilu-Abo attack

By Ayo Ayodele The Ondo State Police Command has arrested four suspected members of a kidnapping syndicate linked to a recent violent attack in Ilu-Abo community, the command has said.…

Business

Dangote, NNPC seal strategic Gas Supply agreements

PHOTO: ( L-R) Dr. Deborah Usman, Company Sec./Legal adviser, NNPC Gas Marketing Limited ( NGML); Declan O. Nwokoro MD NNPC Gas Marketing Company Limited; David Bird, CEO, Dangote Petroleum Refinery;…

Entertainment/Arts

Nollywood Mourns as actress Aunty Ajara passes on

By Crystal Ugoeze Nollywood actress Ajara Lasisi, popularly known as Aunty Ajara, has died after a prolonged illness. Her death was announced on Thursday by Nollywood director Tobi Oladele Teemony,…

Sports

Goal and assist: Lookman shines in Atletico’s Copa del Rey rout of Betis

By Our Reporter Ademola Lookman enjoyed a dream debut for Atletico Madrid, scoring once and providing an assist in their emphatic 5–0 victory over Real Betis in Thursday’s Copa del…

Opinion/Features

Press freedom, intelligence power, and Nigeria’s democratic signal to West Africa

By Ademola Oshodi West Africa’s democratic breakdowns have increasingly followed a predictable sequence. Civic space narrows, dissent is reframed as a security problem, and coercive institutions begin to set the…