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Edo Queens Reclaim NWFL Premiership Title in Style
Edo Queens have been crowned champions of the 2025/26 Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Premiership after finishing top of the Super Six playoffs with 10 points from five matches in Port Harcourt. The Benin City-based side secured the title on the final day of the competition following a hard-fought goalless draw against defending champions Bayelsa […]
Out-of-School Children vs School Enrolment: How Education is Being Developed in Southwest Nigeria
The Southwestern region of Nigeria has long been regarded as the educational heartbeat of the country. From the era of free education to the present day, the region has upheld a status for producing some of Nigeria’s most educated citizens, ranking among the nation’s strongest performers in literacy and educational attainment. But despite these achievements, […]
June 12: Tinubu Charges Stakeholders on Peaceful Osun Poll, Assures Nigerians of Better Days
President Bola Tinubu has called on electoral officials, security agencies and political actors to ensure a peaceful, free and credible governorship election in Osun State, warning that democracy suffers when citizens lose confidence in the electoral process. The President made the call on Friday, June 12, in his nationwide broadcast to commemorate the 2026 Democracy […]
Super Eagles Retain FIFA Ranking Despite Mixed International Results
The Super Eagles have maintained their 26th position in the latest FIFA Men’s World Rankings released on Thursday, June 11, 2026, by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). The three-time African champions held on to their spot in the global standings despite recording mixed results during the ranking period. The Super Eagles enjoyed notable […]
Batile Alake: The Trailblazer Who Gave Waka Music a National Voice
Long before Waka music became a household genre in Nigeria and produced celebrated stars such as Salawa Abeni, Olawunmi Adetoun, Decency Oladunni, Adebukola Ajao Oru, Foyeke “Ajangila” Ayoka, Ayinke Elebolo, Aduke Ehinfunjowo, Hairat Isawu, and Adijat Alaraagbo, Alhaja Batile Alake’s vision, innovation, talent, and determination transformed a local Islamic chant into a respected commercial musical […]
Food Security: How Southwest States are Developing Agriculture
In Nigeria, food security has become a major challenge. Nigeria is witnessing rising food prices, increasing hunger in many households, insecurity on farmlands, and growing dependence on food imports. In a bid to address these challenges plaguing Nigeria, experts view agriculture as the only viable solution. Government at all levels have also repeatedly echoed the […]
Osun Monarch Urges Traditional Rulers to Strengthen Unity, Security Partnership
The Alayemore of Ido-Osun Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oba Dr. Olayinka Oyetunde Ishola Jokotola II, has called on traditional rulers to strengthen unity and deepen collaboration in addressing security challenges and advancing sustainable development across their communities. The monarch made the call during a strategic council meeting of traditional rulers held on Monday at the […]
Did Nyesom Wike Damage the PDP?
In recent years, the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, who is regarded as one of the strongest pillars of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), has become one of the few politicians that is generating wide discussions publicly. While Wike has gradually become one of the party’s most influential figures, his critics have repeatedly accused him of […]
Sani Abacha: 28 Years Later
Today, June 8, 2026, marks 28 years since the death of Nigeria’s former Head of State, General Sani Abacha, one of the most controversial figures in the nation’s political history. Born on September 20, 1943, in Kano, General Abacha died on June 8, 1998, while serving as Nigeria’s military ruler. His death brought an […]
The Endless Burden: Wombs Under Pressure
Every day, public and private hospitals are filled with pregnant women. Maternity wards remain crowded, antenatal clinics overflow, and delivery rooms continue to receive more mothers regardless of the economic hardship, emotional stress, or health risks many of them already face. This reality raises an uncomfortable but necessary question: why are so many women still […]