FIFA to Stage Glitzy World Cup Draw with Star-Studded Hosts and Enhanced Format
FIFA will stage a high-profile World Cup draw ceremony on December 5th, bringing together global celebrities and sports legends in Washington to determine the groups for the 2026 tournament in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Hosted by supermodel…
Prof. Akin Oyebode Cup 2025 Organizers Announce December 17th Kick-Off Date at Newly Refurbished Ikole Stadium
The Organizing Committee for the 4th edition of the Prof. Akin Oyebode Cup have confirmed that the highly anticipated grassroots football competition will officially kick off on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. The prestigious tournament will be hosted at…
An Empress in Òfi – A Poem By Fortune Omosola
An Empress in Òfi Garbed in the flush of Yorùbá luxury, Meet Opeyemi, Draped in fabrics woven for queens and Ìyálódes, Her poise stitched in ancestral splendour. Her smile blooms across every thread, Lips brushed with soft crimson, Jewels…
How Dare2Debate will Cultivate Critical Thinkers in this “Digitized” Age
A Lagos-based initiative is betting that the future of Nigerian leadership can be forged not through rote learning, but through rigorous, unconventional debate. The Dare2Debate event, slated for December 13, is positioning itself as more than a…
Alarm in Nigeria as Hypertension Surges Among the Young, Doctors Warn of Looming Heart Crisis
Hypertension in an 18-year-old shouldn’t be taken lightly. But the reality is stark across Nigeria. Why? A leading Nigerian cardiologist says hypertension is rapidly shedding its image as an ailment of the elderly, with an alarming spike in cases…
Nigeria Defence Nominee Vows not to Negotiate With Terrorists as Senate Leadership Push Back on ‘Bow and Go’ Culture
Nigerian senators love to bestow the “Bow and go” merit on known personalities. But, this time, contrary to the norm, the leadership of the senate as steered by Godswill Akpabio surprisingly pushed back. Insecurity has been burdensome on the…
Akwa Ibom Tops National Cleanliness Ranking for Eighth Year
Akwa Ibom State has once again been named Nigeria’s cleanest state, securing the title for an unprecedented eighth consecutive year. This is according to the State of the Nigerian Environment (STONE) 2025 report released on Wednesday. The coastal state…
The Next Generation’s Ballot: Should Children Have a Say in Democracy?
As political landscapes shift and the voices of youth grow louder in movements from climate strikes to digital activism, one radical proposal keeps resurfacing: should the voting age be lowered to include children? This month, December – precisely…
Grizzling of Illusion Seekers – By Bolutife Oluwadele
Grizzling of Illusion Seekers They say the field beyond the fence is drenched in brighter dew, that every dream grows truer there, and every sky more blue. So they climb, and strain, and wander far with neither rest nor root, wearing hope thin as…
Work and ‘Chop’ – By Bolutife Oluwadele
Recently, I was having a conversation with someone. Our discussion dovetailed to the olden days and how well we lived. Out of many stories I shared, one readily comes to mind today. In those days, when we were sent on errands of any kind, there was…
