By: Olayinka Ganiyu Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, has received a clean bill of health from the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Screening Committee, clearing him to contest the party’s governorship primaries. Hamzat, who appeared before the committee in Abuja, expressed gratitude for his clearance, describing the development as a significant step forward in…
By: Tunji Okunlola Rema set to headline the FIFA World Cup 2026 Opening Ceremony and Nigeria couldn’t be prouder There are moments that stop you mid-scroll and make you smile and the news that broke on Saturday morning was one of them. Nigeria’s own Divine Ikubor, better known to the world simply as Rema, has…
Photo credit: Dawn commission Today in History: The Life and Legacy of Chief Obafemi Awolowo (1909 – 1987) On this day, 9 May 1987, Nigeria lost one of its most towering figures. Chief Jeremiah Obafemi Oyeniyi Awolowo. A nationalist, lawyer, journalist, and statesman died peacefully at his home in Ikenne, Ogun State, at the age…
By: Tunji Okunlola The Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission (LASERC) has announced plans to roll out dedicated 24/7 electricity franchise zones across the state before the end of October 2026, signalling a significant shift in how the state manages and delivers power. The announcement came from LASERC’s Chief Executive Officer, Temitope George, at the commission’s…
By: Olayinka Ganiyu The University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo State, has inducted 32 pioneer graduates of Prosthetics and Orthotics (P&O), becoming the first state university in Nigeria to offer the programme. The induction ceremony, held at the Oladipo Akinkugbe Hall on the university’s Laje Campus, marked a significant milestone in Nigeria’s medical rehabilitation sector….
By: Olayinka Ganiyu Armed attackers swept through the Ngbra Zongo community in Bassa Local Government Area, Plateau State, in the dead of night Friday, slaughtering at least 13 people and wounding several others in a savage house-to-house assault. Eyewitness Philip Alanga says the gunmen struck at midnight, opening fire before closing in with machetes. “They…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka At the age of 87, Ted Turner, the vocal businessman who revolutionized television news by founding CNN in 1980, passed away. Lewy body dementia, a gradual degenerative illness he had been dealing with for a number of years, was identified by the network as the cause of his death.Turner, who was born…
By: Tunji Okunlola Zenith Bank Plc has announced a change at the top, with engineer Mustafa Bello taking over as Group Chairman following the retirement of the bank’s founder, Jim Ovia. Ovia’s departure comes after he reached the maximum tenure permitted under the Central Bank of Nigeria’s corporate governance guidelines for commercial banks, twelve years…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Terrorists have killed three mobile police officers in a midnight assault on a security base in Tenibo community, Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, in what is now the second deadly attack on security personnel in the area within a fortnight. The attack occurred in the early hours of Saturday, around…
By: Tunji Okunlola Nigeria’s women’s basketball team concluded their historic United States tour on a difficult note, suffering a 105-57 loss to Indiana Fever at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Sunday, wrapping up a winless three-game series against WNBA opposition. The result, played before a crowd of just over 10,000, was effectively settled before half-time….
