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#EkitiDecides2026: A ballot without women candidates

How Nigerian terrorists use TikTok, exploit country’s digital governance gap

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Hunger: In defence of Bayo Onanuga, By Festus Adedayo

Article of Faith: Faith against the odds (3), By Femi Aribisala

The three-month sprint (3): How in 91 days we produced three frameworks that entered the global knowledge ecosystem, By Max Amuchie

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How mob brutally assaulted woman accused of witchcraft at church crusade

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How Africa made World Cup history with nine teams in knockout stage

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SSS releases herder wrongfully detained for two years, gives N3 million compensation

Obasanjo family divided over Yayi’s Ogun governorship candidature

Obasanjo family divided over Yayi’s Ogun governorship candidature

Governor Francis Nwifuru and Nyesom Wike

‘I’ll consume you,’ Nwifuru dares Wike over claim Tinubu handed Ebonyi to him

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Tobi Amusan celebrates another big win for Nigeria

Amusan extends fine form with Paris Diamond League victory

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FCCPC threatens sanctions, warns marketers over petrol price cuts

NDLEA seizes N12.4bn cannabis shipment at Lagos port

NDLEA seizes N12.4bn cannabis shipment at Lagos port, arrests suspected traffickers

Nigerian soldiers (army)

Borno denies sponsoring former Boko Haram terrorists for enlistment in Nigerian Army

Nigerian Army

Troops foil terrorist attack, recover arms at Benue yam market

NDLEA operatives

NDLEA intercepts China-bound businesswoman with large consignment of cocaine

NDLEA

NDLEA arrests three transnational traffickers with 558,000 pills of tramadol- Official

Late chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Ardo Risku Mohammed (PHOTO CREDIT: City post)

10 suspects in police net over killing of Benue MACBAN’s chairman – Official

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The General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki

LASTMA launches toll-free emergency hotline to improve traffic response in Lagos

Nigerian troops

Army rescues eight kidnap victims, arrests 39 suspected drug dealers – Official

APC sweeps Gombe local government elections

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Heartbreaking news: Netherlands star Cody Gakpo, partner lose baby boy

UPDATED: NLO playoff match ends in controversy after FC Ebedei walks off in Akure

UPDATED: NLO playoff match ends in controversy after FC Ebedei walks off in Akure

National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP)

Ebonyi: We rescued 64 children, others trafficked to Ghana, Libya – NAPTIP

Special Reports

Rev Usetu Bassey’s Ibogo for Christ crusade, Ibogo Community in Biase LGA, Cross River, Dec 2024

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How mob brutally assaulted woman accused of witchcraft at church crusade

INVESTIGATION: Commissioned But Locked: How an idle hospital is failing women in Akwa Ibom

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INVESTIGATION: Commissioned But Locked: How an idle hospital is failing women in Akwa Ibom

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Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: The secrecy, unanswered questions about Akwa Ibom Assembly’s N15.47bn project

Monisade Afuye, incumbent deputy governor of Ekiti State (APC)

Gender

#EkitiDecides2026: A ballot without women candidates

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How Nigerian terrorists use TikTok, exploit country’s digital governance gap

SPECIAL REPORT: Failing waste system leaves Lagos roads buried in trash

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SPECIAL REPORT: Failing waste system leaves Lagos roads buried in trash

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Inspector General of Police, IGP, Tunji Disu,

IGP: Every state should emulate Enugu’s Command and Control Centre to fight insecurity

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ACAMB visits NIBSS, advocates wider QR code adoption, stronger payment systems

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UCLG World Congress applauds Kaduna’s open govt reforms

L-R: Group Deputy Managing Director, United Bank for Africa (UBA), Chukwuma Nweke; Group Managing Director's daughter, Elizabeth Oly-Alawuba; Group Managing Director/CEO, UBA, Oliver Alawuba; his wife, Professor Nkeiruka Oly-Alawuba; Head of Business, UBA, Babatunde Ajayi; and Group Head, Customer Experience, UBA, Michelle Nwoga, at the Bank's quarterly wellness initiative, "Jogging to Bond", held at the weekend, which also marked the GMD's 60th birthday.

UBA champions sustainability through Pan-African environmental clean-up initiative

Olatunji Disu

Operation Kosaye: Abiodun hails IGP Disu, Police for crushing kidnappers

Features and Interviews

Political map of Nigeria

Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: Many Nigerians want more states, but constitutional hurdles won’t make it happen

byBakare Majeed

House of Representatives, Federal Republic of Nigeria

Features And Interviews

EXPLAINER: State Police: The powers, safeguards, controversies in approved Bill

bySharon Eboesomi

Governor Namadi, Mustapha Lamido, Sule Lamido, Sabo Nakudu and Bashir Adamu

Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: 2027: Fragmented opposition gives ruling APC upper hand in Jigawa

byAbubakar Ahmadu Maishanu

A merger of the APC governorship candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: How defections, zoning, consensus deals shaped emergence of APC’s 28 governorship candidates

bySharon Eboesomi

Oscar Amaechina, President Afri-mission network

Features And Interviews

Why neither the poor nor the rich are sleeping peacefully in Nigeria – Missionary Oscar Amaechina

byTosin Omoniyi

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Features And Interviews

INTERVIEW: Illegitimately Blessed author Ricky Weir traces Nigerian roots, speaks on expanded FIFA World Cup

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Business

News Reports

FCCPC Office Building

FCCPC threatens sanctions, warns marketers over petrol price cuts

Kwari Market

#ArewaEconomy (2): How Kano’s largest textile market remains afloat despite rising costs, shrinking demand in Nigeria

CPPE Warns Against Textile Import Ban, Calls for Reforms

Kaduna Refinery

EXCLUSIVE: Refinery Maintenance Fraud: EFCC recovers ₦38.66 billion, other properties

Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)

NCAA fines Saudi Airlines ₦6 million for alleged violations

Financial Inclusion

Financial Inclusion

Nigeria’s tax reform may strain Financial Inclusion gains

February 8, 2026

Robert Ochola, CEO of the AfricaNenda Foundation

Instant payment transactions in Africa hit $1.9trn in 2024 — Report

November 16, 2025

The launch of the State of Instant Payment Systems (SIIPS) 2025 report

Financial Inclusion: Nigeria’s NIBSS emerges as the only African Payment system to reach matured inclusivity level

November 13, 2025

Instant Payment Systems (SIIPS) 2025 report

Payment Systems: Central bankers, regulators, converge on Eswatini for SIIPS launch

November 12, 2025

L-R: Munir Bello - Nigeria Country Lead, Inclusive Financial Systems at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Angela Wambugu - Director, Advisory Services Africa at Women's World Banking, Uche Uzoebo - Chief Executive Officer, Shared Agent Network Expansion Facilities Limited, Dr Nurudeen Zauro - Technical Advisor to the President on Economic & Financial Inclusion, Elizabeth Gathai - Regional Head, Africa at Women's World Banking, Dr Stephen Ambore - Policy Director, Africa, Women's World Banking.

Group seeks financial inclusion for women in Nigeria

August 29, 2025

Analysis & Data

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CREDIT: CBN X handle)

Why some bank dividends are paused and what it means for investors

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Banks grow earnings and income streams despite impact of 2025 provisions

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ANALYSIS: Is Lagos the New Silicon Valley of Africa?

October 26, 2025

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Nigeria’s digital payment boom faces rising cybersecurity threats

October 22, 2025

A towering six-meter sculpture—the thinker’s burden, designed by Benjamin Von Wong, to challenge negotiators in Geneva.

Recycle or Cut Production: The Politics of Plastics Economy

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South West

The General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki

LASTMA launches toll-free emergency hotline to improve traffic response in Lagos

Dignitaries at the burial rites of late Chief Onigbinde in Modakeke on Friday. Credit: NFF Media

Former Super Eagles coach Adegboye Onigbinde buried in Modakeke

Obasanjo family divided over Yayi’s Ogun governorship candidature

Obasanjo family divided over Yayi’s Ogun governorship candidature

Governor Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state

Sanwo-Olu orders demolition of shanties along Lagos-Badagry Expressway, gives occupants ultimatum

South South

Rev Usetu Bassey’s Ibogo for Christ crusade, Ibogo Community in Biase LGA, Cross River, Dec 2024

How mob brutally assaulted woman accused of witchcraft at church crusade

Delta state map.

How man allegedly defrauded 60 varsity students of N15m meant for their tuition fees

INEC

INEC debunks viral claim on CVR suspension in Delta

Rivers State University in Port Harcourt

University bans undergraduate night driving after student’s death

South East

NDLEA

NDLEA seizes 929.5kg illicit drugs, secures 53 convictions in Enugu

National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP)

Ebonyi: We rescued 64 children, others trafficked to Ghana, Libya – NAPTIP

Governor Francis Nwifuru and Nyesom Wike

‘I’ll consume you,’ Nwifuru dares Wike over claim Tinubu handed Ebonyi to him

The presidential candidate of the The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi

Peter Obi speaks on court ruling voiding NDC’s registration

North West

Governor visits family of lynched Kaduna woman

Governor pays condolences, vows justice, lifelong support for survivors of lynched Kaduna woman

Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) undergoing screening

Zamfara attack displaces 484 as North-west’s IDP population nears 800,000 — IOM

Hajj pilgrims

UPDATED: Nigeria arrests seven Boko Haram, ISWAP commanders returning from Hajj, Minister says

Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna state (CREDIT: Uba Sani X handle)

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North East

Nigerian soldiers (army)

Borno denies sponsoring former Boko Haram terrorists for enlistment in Nigerian Army

APC sweeps Gombe local government elections

Governor Muhammadu Yahaya

My life is under threat, Gombe land agency boss cries out

Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami

PDP faction disowns Pantami, names Gombe governorship candidate

North Central

Nigerian Army

Troops foil terrorist attack, recover arms at Benue yam market

Late chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Ardo Risku Mohammed (PHOTO CREDIT: City post)

10 suspects in police net over killing of Benue MACBAN’s chairman – Official

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Four bag 95 years in prison for gang-raping, impregnating 13-year-old in Niger State

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Niger Governor Bago appoints Abubakar Kuso as Niger Tornadoes chairman

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International

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Sports

Tobi Amusan celebrates another big win for Nigeria

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Benin Youth League fines Dynamo Academica over award ceremony controversy

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Kevin Pina celebrates Cape Verde's first-ever goal in the 2-2 draw vs Uruguay (Credit: FIFA World Cup on X)

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Arts & Entertainment

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Isha Sesay

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Late Alex Ekubo and Pete Edochie

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Tony Elumelu

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Festus Adedayo writes about Obasa, Aláàfin Ṣàngó and the capture of Lagos.

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Femi Aribisala writes that the Biblical Israel is not the state of Israel.

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Ahmed Aminu-Ramatu Yusuf writes about the struggle for June 12.

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The newly-appointed National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu

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Editorial

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EDITORIAL: Party deregistration: Judicial rascality must stop!

Super Eagles (Credit: NFF Media)

EDITORIAL: Another World Cup without Super Eagles

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Health

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AI generated image of thyroid disorder in women

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Resident Doctors

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Obi Adigwe, Director-General of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD).

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Professor Ali Pate and the quiet revolution of transforming Nigeria’s health sector, By Fidelis Nwagwu

BHCPF disburses N339bn in 12 years, N235bn under Tinubu – Pate

Investigations

INVESTIGATION: Commissioned But Locked: How an idle hospital is failing women in Akwa Ibom

INVESTIGATION: Commissioned But Locked: How an idle hospital is failing women in Akwa Ibom

A group of volunteer staff at Damare PHC (1)

In Adamawa, rural PHCs rely on volunteers due to staffing shortages

A group of VCMs at Primary Healthcare Centre Kofar Rini, before going out for outreach. Picture_ Qosim Suleiman

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Postpartum haemorrhage

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Health Specials

Rate of infants born with sickle cell disease annually. Infographics (PHOTO CREDIT: Fortune Eromonsele)

PT HEALTH WATCH: Sickle cell disease persists in Nigeria despite decades of awareness

Women in their late 40s and above

PT Health Watch: Menopause increases risk of bone loss, fractures, says expert

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Features

Eva Chukwunelo is a creative and disability inclusion advocate

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A health worker collects a blood sample from a suspected Lassa fever patient at the MSF-supported treatment centre in Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi. (CREDIT: MSF)

Misdiagnosed as Malaria: The hidden cost of delayed Lassa Fever detection in Nigeria

Dansarai entrance junction (PHOTO CREDIT: Ogalah Dunamis)

Inside Katsina PHCs, where night services falter amid staffing and power gaps

Polio vaccination

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Data & Infographics

President Muhammadu Buhari

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Children waiting for treatment at a treatment centre in Ringim LGA.

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