3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (174+ words) Tinubu confirms full payout of $100,000 cash reward to D’Tigress President Bola Tinubu confirmed that Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, has received the cash rewards promised for winning the 2025 Women’s AfroBasket Championship. According to the President, each D’Tigress player received the…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (756+ words) Ghana’s proposed Sunderland sponsorship offers Nigeria an uncomfortable lesson: the country with the bigger cultural megaphone is not necessarily the country making the better tourism pitch. Reports suggest when Sunderland walks into the pitch against Arsenal, on Saturday, September 12, they…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (495+ words) Adidas has apologised after a campaign in Israel featuring former Israeli soldier and amputee athlete Shalev Biton triggered criticism from pro-Palestinian activists and calls for a boycott of the brand. The campaign promoted Adidas’ “Single Shoe” service, which lets people…...

1+ week, 19+ min ago   (330+ words) Oba Ewuare II, Oba of Benin. The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has suspended the Isikhuan, a court musician (royal praise singer), over an alleged performance at the 92nd birthday celebration of Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion, the Esama of Benin, without…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (769+ words) In Nigeria’s growing creative economy, public relations is increasingly moving beyond publicity and media coverage into branding, digital strategy, talent management and business development. bigTEE, born Prince Temiloluwa Oladapo Bayode, has built his career around that transition. At the centre…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (364+ words) Former Super Eagles captain John Obi Mikel has called for sweeping reforms in Nigerian football, urging changes in the leadership and administration of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) amid growing concerns over the direction of the game. Mikel’s statement comes…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1344+ words) Chidi Amuta (2025), Homage: Return to Familiar Places. Lagos: Wilson & Weizmann Associates. ISBN: 978-978-768-114-5. 496 pages Dr Chidi Amuta’s Homage to Familiar Places supports the common advice that young people should prioritise reading autobiographies and historical narratives. Homage to Familiar Places is an…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (408+ words) Peach House Lagos has announced the appointment of internationally recognised Nigerian model and actor Davidson Obennebo as its new Creative Director, marking a significant new chapter in the evolution of the Lagos-based fashion brand. His international breakthrough followed soon after,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (253+ words) Nigeria’s creative economy has every reason to celebrate the proposed copyright levy reform that will direct 50 per cent of collections straight to rights owners, including artists and record labels. It signals a long-overdue recognition that creators deserve to benefit more…...

4+ week, 17+ hour ago   (1759+ words) It was in October 1983, well past midnight, when Chris Okojie and I missed our way in Isolo, close to School Village, where Governor Lateef Jakande had built a cluster of schools. We were on our way from dropping off Nduka…...