By Wale Joseph The forthcoming Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games is in for more exciting moments with 3×3 Basketball on the schedule. The high-energy and non-stop action game, 3X3 basketball and 3X3 Wheelchair basketball, is part of the sports for the Glasgow 2026. With simplified rules and just three players on each side, this is basketball on fast-forward. Accessible, exciting, and spectator-friendly, 3X3 guarantees thrilling moments from first tip-off to timeouts and the time-up final buzzer. The games move quickly, shots go up fast, and every point counts. The game has exploded in popularity in recent years, from its first official…
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By Sunday Dare On Thursday, we gathered in Ibadan not merely to remember the man SL Akintola but to reverence the enduring spirit of courage, intellect, and sacrifice of the Sage, Akintola. Sixty years after his passing, the name Samuel Ladoke Akintola still evokes strong sentiment and resounds—not as an echo of the past, but as a mirror of the present. Chief Akintola was a man of many parts: A man of great intellectual acumen,A mind swift, fearless, incandescent.A speaker who did not lean on notes, because his convictions were already written in his soul. A statesman whose wit disarmed,…
By Umar Usman Duguri The Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Abdukadir Mohammed, has unveiled the Bauchi @50 Anniversary Logo at the Government House in Bauchi in a joyous atmosphere. The history event, symbolises the formal start of activities to commemorate the state’s 50th anniversary of the state that was carved out of old Maiduguri of northeastern Nigeria. Speaking during the occasion, Governor Bala Mohammed said the event precedes a lineup of celebrations scheduled across the state, including cultural programmes, traditional festivities, and the iconic Durbar, among other commemorative events. Accordingly, the Governor emphasized on the golden jubilee celebration, saying it…
The Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC) has strengthened its global sports drive and agenda with a high-level diplomatic engagement as the delegation from British Cycling paid a working visit to the Commission, reinforcing LSSC’s commitment to leveraging sports as an instrument for diplomacy, institutional learning, and sustainable development. The delegation, led by Ms. Amy Gardner, Sport and Participation Director at British Cycling, held discussions with the management of the Commission on areas of collaboration, with emphasis on knowledge exchange and skill transfer aimed at enhancing technical capacity and the cycling culture in Lagos State. Speaking during the visit, the Director…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin on Friday, 30 January, 2026, affirmed the death sentences imposed on five men convicted for their roles in the 2018 Offa bank robbery, dismissing their appeals for lack of merit. The appellate court, in a unanimous decision delivered by a three-man panel comprising Justice Ridwan Abdullahi, Justice Gabriel Kolawole and Justice Abdul Dogo, upheld the judgment of Justice Haleemah Saleeman of the Kwara State High Court, which sentenced the appellants to death by hanging. The convicts are: Niyi Ogundiran, Salawu Azeez, Ibikunle Ogunleye, Ayoade Akinnibosun and Adeola Abraham.In its ruling, the court rejected…
The Governor of Lagos, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, 30 January, 2026, appealed to individuals and organisations to support his government’s dream of sustaining security of lives and properties in the State through the Lagos State Security Trust Fund. He spoke during a private breakfast meeting with select Managing Directors and Chief Executive Officers of various companies, organised by the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) in the Ikoyi area of Lagos to raise funds for critical security needs for 2026. Some of the security needs are multipurpose security helicopters and drones, APCs and Water cannons, tactical training and infrastructural…
C.R.E.A.M platform (Creative Reality, Entertainment, Arts & Music), a creator-focused platform, Direct to fans founded by Nigerian music icon and entrepreneur, Dapo “D’Banj” Oyebanjo, has highlighted over a decade of impact within Africa’s creative industry, alongside a deepening financial partnership with Sterling Bank. This was shared at an industry event themed “Co-Creating Financial Solutions for Nigeria’s Tourism, Arts and Creative Economy,” hosted by Sterling Bank at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. The event convened stakeholders from the financial sector, tourism, arts, and the broader creative ecosystem to examine how tailored financial infrastructure can unlock growth across these sectors. Speaking at…
As part of ongoing efforts to reposition Nigeria’s gas sector as the engine room of national industrialisation, energy security, and sustainable economic growth, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has officially unveiled its Gas Master Plan (GMP) 2026, tagged NGMP 2026. The unveiling, held at the NNPC Towers in Abuja on Friday, 30th Jan, 2026 marks a strategic inflection point in Nigeria’s energy transition journey, underscoring government’s resolve to translate the nation’s vast gas endowment into tangible economic value, infrastructure expansion, and global competitiveness, in alignment with its long-term development aspirations. Speaking at the event, the Minister of…
The trial of the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello, continued on Friday, 30 January, 2026, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with the Seventh Prosecution Witness, PW7, Olomotane Egoro, a compliance officer with Access Bank Plc disclosing that inflows from the state’s local governments were made into multiple private bank accounts in a structured manner that evaded Currency Transaction Report, CTR to the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU. Bello is being prosecuted before Justice Nwite by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a 19-count charge, bordering on money laundering to…
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has extended the deadline for filing of employers’ annual tax returns by one week, from Sunday, 1 February to Saturday, 7 February, 2026. In a statement issued on Friday, 30 January, 2026, the Executive Chairman of LIRS, Dr. Ayodele Subair, explained that the statutory deadline for filing of employers’ annual tax returns is January 31, every year. He noted that the extension is intended to provide employers with additional time to complete and submit accurate tax returns. Dr. Subair stated that employers must give priority to the timely filing of their annual returns,…