By Tayo Mabeweje The air inside the Shell Hall of MUSON Centre on Sunday, October 5, 2025, was thick with nostalgia and rhythm. It wasn’t just another Lagos concert night — it was a grand reunion between Nigeria’s musical past and its living present. Ariya Eko 2025 turned out to be a celebration where history sang, legends smiled, and Lagos danced again. When the lights dimmed and the spotlight cut across the stage, something divine seemed to hover over the air — the energy of memory, the pulse of culture, the spirit of gratitude. It was the kind of night…
Author: Oluwatoyin Mathnuel
In a rousing call to civic responsibility and collective consciousness, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Honourable Sola Giwa, on today, led senior officials of the Lagos State Government, traffic management officers, and critical stakeholders to officially flag off the 2025 Ember Month Safety Campaign of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), held at the Agency’s Headquarters, Oshodi. Themed “Safe Roads, Safe Lives — LASTMA Cares”, the campaign embodies the human-centered approach of the Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu Administration toward ensuring road safety, traffic orderliness, and public welfare before, during and after the high-risk Ember Months a period…
F Fidelity Bank Plc, a leading financial institution, recently hosted a debate competition for female secondary school students as part of its activities to mark the 2025 International Day of the Girl Child. Held at the Fidelity SME Hub in Gbagada, Lagos on Thursday, 16 October 2025, the She Leads Debate Competition brought together students from six secondary schools to argue for or against the topic: “In today’s world, is digital literacy more essential for girls than traditional life skills?” Welcoming participants, the Divisional Head, Product Development at Fidelity Bank Plc, Osita Ede, represented by the Head of Women Banking,…
The Création Africa 2025 Forum concluded in Lagos after three days of high-level dialogue, exhibitions, and artistic showcases that celebrated Africa’s creative power and deepened France–Nigeria relations, following its successful debut produced by Mansa productions in Paris in 2023. Held from October 16–18, 2025, at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, the programme brought together over 3,000 young creatives, entrepreneurs, and innovators from across Anglophone and Francophone Africa. It served as a platform to celebrate African creativity and accelerate collaboration between artists, financiers, and policymakers shaping the continent’s digital and cultural economy. Organised by the French Embassy in Nigeria…
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command’s Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have recovered a significant number of electronic gadgets during a routine patrol in the Ikeja area. The recovery followed the interception of two fleeing suspects who abandoned two large “Ghana Must Go” bags upon sighting the operatives near Allen Roundabout, Ikeja, Lagos. On Sunday, 5th October, 2025, at about 5:30 a.m., the operatives inspected the bags and discovered 32 iPhones of different models, alongside 38 other smartphones of various brands such as Samsung, Redmi, Tecno, and Honor. Also recovered were five laptops, several smart wristwatches, AirPods, a Samsung Tab,…
The growing partnership between the media and security agencies took a positive step forward on Monday as the CEO and Editor-in-Chief of RazorNews Group, Odita Sunday, led a delegation on a courtesy visit to the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Olohundare Jimoh Moshood, at the Command Headquarters, Ikeja. Speaking during the visit, Odita Sunday described the engagement as “more than a courtesy call,” noting that it was a gesture of respect and appreciation for the Commissioner’s exemplary leadership and commitment to innovative, people-centred policing in Lagos State. “Since assuming office, CP Jimoh has redefined policing in Lagos through…
By Hassan Bashir, Kano One mistake people make is that they tend to read prophecies like their normal ‘Ralia the sugar girl’ story book, forgetting that they are divine words, instructions from the throne of heaven, warnings to those who care to listen. Prophecies are not just mere words you read and react irrationally or emotionally; it takes a spiritual point of view to understand the direction of the prophecy, but many, especially in Nigeria, believe they can just rubbish prophecies when they don’t favour them or anyone they are interested in. The most gullible set of people are now…
Africa’s agricultural rebirth gathers momentum as Agriculture Summit Africa (ASA) 2025, the continent’s foremost platform for advancing sustainable and inclusive agricultural transformation, returns under the bold theme ‘Survival of the Greenest: Reclaiming Africa’s Food Destiny’. Scheduled for November 6–7, 2025, at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, ASA 2025 is set to spotlight financing pathways to drive sustainable growth in the agricultural sector.Now in its eighth year and convened by Sterling Bank, the summit will bring together policymakers, agribusiness leaders, investors, and innovators from across Africa and beyond to explore innovative solutions to the continent’s agricultural challenges. Furthermore, the event will foster…
The Delta State Police Command, under the leadership of the Commissioner of Police, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, continues to sustain its proactive operations against criminal elements across the State. Through intelligence-led policing, operatives have recorded significant breakthroughs in the fight against illicit drugs and illegal possession of ammunition. In a decisive show of vigilance and tactical precision, operatives of the ‘C’ Division Asaba, led by CSP Ogbe Emmanuel intercepted a major movement of ammunition bound for Edo State. On 16th October 2025, at about 1200hrs, while conducting routine surveillance and stop-and-search operations at the Head Bridge, Asaba, the operatives flagged down…
Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), over the weekend, apprehended the driver of an empty Mercedes Benz truck with registration number KRD 466 XJ, following a ghastly road traffic accident that tragically claimed the life of an unsuspecting pedestrian after the vehicle suffered a mechanical brake failure while in motion at high speed. The fatal incident occurred along Simpson Street, inward Ikoyi, on Osborne Expressway by the Traffic Light Junction, when the truck, reportedly travelling at an excessive velocity, experienced a sudden brake malfunction. In a frantic effort to avert a collision with vehicles ahead, the driver…