Author: Damilola Olufemi

Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan made a confident start to her campaign at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, easing through her 100m hurdles heat on Sunday. The world record holder clocked 12.53 seconds to finish first, comfortably ahead of Devynne Charlton of the Bahamas and Italy’s Elena Carraro, who placed second and third. Despite recording only the fifth-best reaction to the starter’s gun, Amusan quickly took control of the race and never looked back, underlining her status as one of the event’s biggest threats. The Ogun State-born athlete will line up in Heat 2 of the semi-finals, where she faces a…

“Every attack on APC is an attack on the very foundation of his career,” Oladejo said, likening Aregbesola’s actions to “writing his autobiography with an eraser.”

Chutkan directed the government to provide a sworn statement explaining what safeguards were in place to prevent the migrants’ transfer from Ghana to Nigeria or Gambia.

The dust had barely settled from previous incidents when yet another tragedy struck on Friday evening, September 12, 2025. A three-storey building under construction at the Alagomeji area of Yaba, Lagos, came crashing down, trapping several people inside. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in a statement on Saturday, confirmed that four people had been rescued and taken to the hospital. “While eyewitness accounts vary, with some saying six people were trapped and others reporting five, emergency responders have so far rescued four adult males alive and taken them to the hospital for treatment,” the statement read. Teams from NEMA,…

Two years ago, Nigerian chef Hilda Baci captivated global audiences when she cooked her way into the Guinness World Records. In May 2023, the Lagos-based culinary star completed a 100-hour cooking marathon that earned her international acclaim and cemented her name as one of Africa’s most dynamic food ambassadors. Her feat, however, was later surpassed by Irish chef Alan Fisher in November 2023. Yet, the dethroning did little to dim her spirit or global influence. Instead, Baci has returned with an even bigger dream. This time, not for World Guinness Record but to achieve a dream she had in 2023.…

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has embarked on an indefinite nationwide strike after the expiration of a 24-hour ultimatum to the federal government. Resident doctors, medical graduates undergoing specialist training, form the backbone of Nigeria’s hospital system, particularly in emergency wards. On September 1, NARD issued a 10-day deadline for authorities to meet its demands, later extending it by one day. Speaking, NARD president Tope Osundara, confirmed that the strike commenced after government representatives failed to hold what he described as “productive discussions.” “It’s majorly about welfare. We also have issues of shortage of manpower in almost all…

‎Super Eagles defender Ola Aina is set to miss Nottingham Forest’s Premier League away trip to Arsenal on Saturday after suffering a fresh injury setback while on international duty.

The United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer has dismissed Britain’s ambassador to Washington, Peter Mandelson, after newly disclosed correspondence revealed the veteran Labour figure privately defended Jeffrey Epstein and encouraged him during his 2008 prosecution for sex offences. Mandelson, long known in Westminster as the “Prince of Darkness,” had already resigned twice from Tony Blair’s government in the late 1990s and early 2000s amid misconduct allegations. His latest downfall came when The Sun and Bloomberg published emails showing the depth of his relationship with Epstein was “materially different from that known at the time of his appointment,” according to the…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned what it described as a deliberate effort to block Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from resuming her legislative duties, warning that the action undermines democratic principles and sets a dangerous precedent for Nigeria’s parliament. In a statement issued on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the party accused Senate leaders of acting outside the law by extending the Kogi Central senator’s suspension beyond its stipulated six months. Natasha was suspended on March 6 for alleged insubordination, during which she lost her salary, aides, and office access. She has consistently maintained that her suspension…

Data shows that in 2024 alone, the national grid collapsed 12 times, and more than 100 times in the past decade.