…Launches “The Nigerian Project” and DTN @2.0 to Bridge Heritage and Digital Innovation In a landmark moment for Nigerian media and national identity, Folio Communications Plc, publishers of Daily Times Nigeria, DTN, has unveiled plans for the Daily Times @100 Centenary Celebration, marking one hundred years of the nation’s most iconic newspaper brand and launching an ambitious strategy to redefine journalism, storytelling, and national perception in the digital era. The announcement was made at a World Press Conference held at the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria, NPAN Conference Room, Maryland, Lagos, which introduced two transformative initiatives: The Nigerian Project and…
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The National Orientation Agency, NOA, in partnership with the Lagos International Festival of Animation, LIFANIMA, announced the launch of the Animation Award 2026, calling on all Nigerian animators to showcase their creative interpretation of “Who Is a Real Nigerian?” With a total prize pool of ₦22.5 million, the competition aims to promote national identity, patriotism, and shared values through the art of animation. The first-place winner will receive ₦10 million, the second-place winner ₦7.5 million, and the third-place winner ₦5 million. Calling Nigerian animators According to the organisers, the NOA Animation Award 2026 is open exclusively to Nigerian animators, both…
Second tranche of ₦50 Billion Special Placement fully subscribed… Bank further exceeds regulatory requirements Wema Bank Plc has announced that it has received all requisite regulatory approvals for its ₦50 billion Private Placement capital raise. This is in addition to the earlier ₦150bn Rights Issue that was successfully completed in September 2025. The Bank now has a total of ₦264.87billion in qualifying capital, above the minimum requirement of N200bn for a Commercial Bank with National Authorisation. This development marks another significant milestone in the execution of the Bank’s capital management program aimed at fortifying its balance sheet, supporting future growth…
A Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja has fixed October 20, 2025, for hearing of a motion seeking to restrain former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasiru Ahmed El-Rufai, and two others from parading themselves as members or leaders of the African Democratic Congress, ADC. Justice N.C. Nwabulu set the date for definite hearing of the claimants’ motion for interlocutory injunction after refusing a plea by the defendants’ counsel for an adjournment. The judge also ordered El-Rufai and two other defendants to pay a cost of ₦250,000 to the claimants before the next adjourned date. Parties: Dattijo, Abdullahi &Ors vs. El-Rufai,…
With the resolution of the Olori Ebi crisis, which initially reared its head in the Fusengbuwa Ruling House of Ijebu Ode, the coast appeared cleared for the selection of a worthy candidate to fill the vacant stool of Awujale of Ijebuland. The Fusengbuwa Ruling House of Ijebu Ode is the biggest of the four ruling houses in Ijebu Ode having produced 25 Awujale in the past, with many junior Obas on the stool in many towns outside Ijebu Ode. Expectedly, there have been many aspirants from the different royal families within the Fusengbuwa Ruling House jostling for the stool. Majorly.…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested eight suspected cultists and armed robbers during a coordinated raid in the Odogunyan area of Ikorodu. The operation, according to the Command’s Spokesperson, SP. Abimbola Adebisi was carried out by the Bullock Tactical Team, following credible intelligence on the activities of a notorious criminal network reportedly planning fresh attacks in the area. The operation, which took place on October 15, 2025, led to the arrest of eight men suspected to be members of the Eiye Confraternity and an armed robbery gang terrorising residents of Ikorodu and its environs. Those arrested during the Ikorodu cultists…
A former Executive Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, Mr. Abbas Muhammed Jega continued his testimony during the ongoing case of the former AMCON MD/CEO, Ahmed Kuru. Former AMCON MD, others trial The former Managing Director, is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, alongside Mr. Kamilu Omokide, a former receiver manager of Arik Air Limited; Captain Roy Ilegbodu, Arik Air Chief Executive Officer; Union Bank Limited; and Super Bravo Limited. The former executive on Wednesday at the ongoing case of the former AMCON MD was confronted with several loan and purchase documents, including a…
The National Orientation Agency, NOA, in collaboration with the Lagos International Festival of Animation, LIFANIMA, has announced the NOA Animation Award 2026, a new national initiative designed to celebrate Nigerian creativity, support the growing animation sector and promote national values and cultural reorientation. The initiative, according to a statement credited to Paul Odenyi, Deputy Director, Media and Communication, was announced by the Director General of the NOA, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, during the LIFANIMA 2025 Award Night at the Alliance Française/Mike Adenuga Centre, Ikoyi, Lagos State, held as part of the 9th Edition of LIFANIMA, Mallam Issa-Onilu informed that the NOA…
A Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Helen Moronkeji Ogunwumiju, CFR, has called for the urgent integration of Law and Religion Studies into the country’s legal education curriculum, highlighting its potential to promote national unity, justice, and sustainable development. Delivering the keynote address at the Nigerian Law and Religion Studies Curriculum Development Colloquium held in Abuja, Justice Ogunwumiju emphasised that equipping future legal professionals with a deep understanding of Nigeria’s religious diversity is essential in a pluralistic society. Speaking on the theme, “The Role of Law and Religion in National Development: Building Bridges, Shaping Futures,” the Supreme…
Prerogative Of Mercy: Release Of Drug Convicts And Murderers Between January 2006 and April 2007, l was privileged to be a member of the Advisory Council on the prerogative of mercy to the Lagos State Governor, under the Chairmanship of Funke Aboyade. We carefully scrutinised applications for prerogative of mercy and even visited the prison to interview some of the inmates. Our recommendations to the Governor, either to commute death sentences to years of imprisonment or for release of certain categories of inmates, sent through the Attorney General, came after very careful and meticulous considerations. Normally, a Governor or President…