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Future Awards 2025: Rasheedat Ajibade, Mr Macaroni, Taaooma, emerge winners

Nigeria, Nov. 10 -- Super Falcons star Rasheedat Ajibade, content creator Adebowale Adedayo, better known as Mr Macaroni, and skit maker Mariam Apaokagi, popularly known as Taaooma, were among the win... Read More


JUST IN: NAHCON announces new Hajj fares, adopts first-come, first-served system for state slots

Nigeria, Nov. 10 -- The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has announced a reduction of more than N500,000 in the cost of the 2026 Hajj fare for intending pilgrims. The development follows ... Read More


A birthday reflection: For Dapo Olorunyomi (Our Oga, Dapsy), By Ademola Adegbamigbe

Nigeria, Nov. 10 -- He saw the way I looked woebegone that day in 1995 at Tejumola House, Omole, Ojodu-Berger Road in Lagos. That was where Tempo, where I started my journalism career, operated from. ... Read More


AMAA 2025: Burna Boy's '3 Cold Dishes,' South Africa's 'The Heart is a Muscle' win big (FULL LIST)

Nigeria, Nov. 10 -- Nigeria's '3 Cold Dishes,' co-produced by Afrobeats superstar, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, and actress Osas Ighodaro, clinched the 'Best Nigerian Film' award. Late... Read More


Abuja hospital mortuary drowns in stench, decay, dysfunction

Nigeria, Nov. 10 -- Visits to the mortuary of the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, have revealed distressing conditions, with corpses left on the floor due to non-functional refriger... Read More


MOWAA postpones preview events after protests disrupt opening in Benin City as Culture Minister weighs in

Nigeria, Nov. 10 -- Following the recent skirmish that erupted at its premises in Benin City last Sunday, the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) has postponed the preview events scheduled for Sunday, ... Read More


How low turnout, vote buying in Anambra election exposed governance gaps - CDD

Nigeria, Nov. 10 -- Low voter participation and widespread vote buying in the 2025 Anambra governorship election reflect deeper governance challenges in Nigeria, the Centre for Democracy and Developme... Read More


Dapsy: A rascal who shapes Nigerian journalism

Nigeria, Nov. 10 -- I had been trying for months to interview Dapo Olorunyomi (popularly called Dapsy), and he had been "running away" from me, as he later admitted when he finally agreed to a one-on-... Read More


Resident doctors say strike will continue until government takes action

Nigeria, Nov. 10 -- As the nationwide strike by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) entered its tenth day, the association's president, Muhammad Suleiman, said the industrial action wi... Read More


Lagos govt reintroduces planning permit amnesty programme to regularise unapproved buildings

Nigeria, Nov. 10 -- The Lagos State Government has reintroduced the Planning Permit Amnesty Programme, allowing property owners with unapproved buildings to regularise their structures without paying ... Read More