Not so many sports in the country can boast of having a national champion in their teenage years. But lovers of chess can lay claim to that tag through teenage sensation Tersee Ferdinand. The 17-year-old prodigy came into the limelight when he trumped all comers to emerge winner of the National Chess Championships, the country’s biggest chess event held in December 2024. His journey...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared that Osun State must be reclaimed ahead of the 2027 general elections, describing the state as strategically important to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. National Organising Secretary Sulaiman Argungu stated that the party will rely on the guidance of the Osun APC Elders’ Council in selecting its 2026 governorship candidate. He made the...
I used to think Valentine’s Day was for lucky people men who had figured life out early, men whose wallets were heavy and whose love stories were simple. For me, Valentine’s Day always arrived like an unwanted reminder of what I didn’t have or what I had failed to keep. This is my story, told by me, because the Valentine that changed my life did not come with roses and...
Residents of Oworonshoki were thrown into chaos early Tuesday morning when operatives of the Lagos State Task Force reportedly set several houses on fire during what locals describe as an illegal demolition exercise. Witnesses said the task force arrived at dawn in multiple vehicles, accompanied by bulldozers positioned near residential buildings, creating widespread panic. The...
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has reinforced its blockade at the Dangote Refinery, stopping trucks without official union stickers from loading fuel at the facility. The action, which began on Thursday, followed what the union described as a flagrant breach of an earlier resolution between NUPENG and the Dangote Group over the recognition of...
