The much-anticipated Summer Tech Bootcamp, organised by the Executive Chairman of Odi-Olowo/Ojuwoye LCDA, Hon Seyi Jakande, officially began on Monday, 11 August, 2025. This is a key initiative of his HEWA Agenda committed to equipping young minds with necessary digital skills to thrive in a technology-driven world. Day one of the tech bootcamp witnessed a flurry of excitement as children flocked to the two designated centers: Kosybethel Primary School in Ajenifufa and St. Martin Primary School in Damegoro. The atmosphere was electric with young, eager minds ready to delve into the world of technology and innovation. Jakande’s Chief of Staff,…
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Lagos has reinforced its status as Africa’s e-Sports powerhouse with the successful hosting of GamrX 2025, the continent’s biggest competitive gaming tournament. The event, held at the Landmark Event Centre, Victoria Island, brought together over 1,000 gamers from over 13 African countries, competing across titles such as Street Fighter, Red Bull Kumite, EA FC, Mortal Kombat, PUBG Mobile, and Call of Duty Mobile for a multimillion-naira prize pool. Thousands of spectators attended in person, while countless esports enthusiasts followed online, reflecting the surging popularity of competitive gaming across the continent. Organised by Gamr Africa in collaboration with the Lagos State…
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye has urged political and traditional leaders in Southern Nigeria to protect President Bola Tinubu from few individuals elites from the North who are hell-bent on stopping his reelection in 2027. Oyintiloye, a Chieftain of APC in Osun, made the remarks while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Osogbo. He said Tinubu had been a friend of the North and has always supported its political cause, hence he deserves to enjoy the support of the region for his second term bid. He , however, expressed concern that a…
Popular Nigeria singer, David Adeleke, famously addressed as Davido has gifted wife, Chioma, a stunning diamond-encrusted Richard Mille wristwatch valued at $300,000 during their white wedding celebration in Miami, United States of America over the weekend, reports thegazellenews.com This luxurious gift marked the second Richard Mille watch Chioma has received from Davido, following a similar gift paired with luxury Birkin bags on her birthday in 2023. The couple’s white wedding in Miami was a grand affair, following their traditional ceremony in Lagos in June 2024 and a court wedding in March 2023. Davido, Osun State born Grammy award singer and Chioma’s…
By Folorunsho Lateef Across Nigeria today, vehicle owners are faced with a puzzling and frustrating reality: every year, we are compelled to “renew” documents that should not logically require renewal. Two glaring examples are the Proof of Ownership Certificate and the Factory-Fitted Glass Permit. Let us start with the Proof of Ownership. By definition, this document affirms that I am the legal owner of my vehicle. Ownership is not an annual event—it is a continuous status until I decide to sell or transfer the ownership of the vehicle. If I have not disposed of the car, why should I be…
Governor Dapo Abiodun on Monday, 11 August, 2025, sworn in three new additional judges into the Ogun State judiciary with a charge that the people must see them as the hope for justice, the shield against oppression, and the assurance that right will always prevail over might. The new judges are: Mr. Julius Adebayo Ojikutu, who was formerly the Chief Registrar of the Ogun State High Court, Abeokuta; Mrs. Adejumoke Oluwatoyin Adewole, former Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development; and Mrs. Oluyemisi Oluwakemi Adebo, formerly the Secretary of the Ogun State Judicial Service Commission. Governor Abiodun also…
Nigeria’s bounce-back-ability credentials on the football field will again be subjected to a stern test when the home-based senior men national team take on Sudan’s Falcons of Jediane in a must-win 8th Africa Nations Championship group D encounter in Zanzibar on Tuesday, 12 August, 2025. Title-holders Senegal scored with their only shot on goal with only a quarter-hour left in the two teams’ clash on Tuesday last week, rendering this Tuesday’s clash with the Sudanese a win-or-wind-up for the Super Eagles B. Venue is the same 15,000 -capacity Amaan Stadium on the island of Zanzibar where the 2018 runners-up fell…
The lawmaker representing Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency, Kano State in the House of Representatives, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin Kofa, on Sunday, 10 August, 2025, again met President Bola Tinubu behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. This is the second time the lawmaker would be visiting the President behind closed doors in less than two weeks. The meeting, which lasted almost two hours, held from 9pm till around 11pm on Sunday, 10 August, 2025. Although the lawmaker did not reveal details of the meeting, inside sources said it may not be unconnected to the relationship between former Kano State governor, Senator…
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo) on August 5 hosted young professionals from Nigeria and other African countries at its offices in Lagos, as it continues to support the growth of future leaders in the energy industry on the continent. The 25 engineers and geologists from Nigeria, Cameroun, Chad, Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya, Angola and Uganda, were part of the Africa Young Professionals programme attending the Nigeria annual international conference and exhibition (NAICE) of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) in Lagos last week. They visited SNEPCo to learn more about the operations of a company which launched Nigeria…
By O’tega Ogra Economic reform is never painless. Every nation that has had to correct profound distortions has faced the same choice: take the hard medicine early, or delay and pay much more later. In times of public frustration, it is tempting to reach for the “gentle” option (the idea of gradual change), being pushed by some opposition elements in Nigeria, begins to sound reasonable. Peter Obi says, “Keep subsidies for a while.” For Atiku Abubakar, it is “Guide the currency quietly from behind the curtain.” Rotimi Amaechi and Nasir El-Rufai want to “Push the tough structural work into another…