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SPECIAL REPORT: As climate change pushes fish into deeper waters, Nigerian coastal fishermen lose livelihoods

INVESTIGATION: Social media, anonymous websites drive Nigeria’s poorly regulated weight-loss injection market

INVESTIGATION: Gas flares, poisoned lives, regulatory failures in Nigeria’s oil fields

SPECIAL REPORT: Inside AI scam ads exploiting TikTok’s advertising system to defraud Nigerians

FACT-CHECK: Army’s video evidence for killing of ‘ISWAP media operator’ is seven years old

Nigeria arrested suspected terrorists returning from Hajj. But several questions are unanswered

SPECIAL REPORT: How soaring cooking gas prices are squeezing Nigerian households, businesses

EXCLUSIVE: 36 students still missing after Borno school attack

SPECIAL REPORT: IPOB-linked attacks, killings reduce since Simon Ekpa’s jailing
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Beyond concrete: Enugu’s bet on talent and the future, By Dakuku Peterside

Confessors, penitents, and the whole kablooey, By Uddin Ifeanyi

EDITORIAL: Purging the 2026 budget of its frivolities and graft bazaar

2027 elections: Seven actions INEC must take to build trust in election results, By Samson Itodo

Taking personal responsibility for your desired rest (2), By Ayo Akerele

When pulpit confronts power, By Wole Olaoye
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Features And Interviews

#OsunDecides2026: What Osun residents say about Governor Adeleke’s stewardship

byOmotoyosi Idowu

August 10, 2026

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Picture of a rat used to illustrate a lassa fever story

Lassa Fever: 53 health workers infected as cases hit 1,000 in 2026

August 10, 2026

Aregbesola, Najeem Salaam, Ademola Adeleke, Bola Oyebamiji

ANALYSIS: Osun 2026: Rauf Aregbesola, ADC’s litmus test

August 10, 2026

Victims’ caskets of people killed in Efeyi-Utikpi, Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State

Mass burial for 15 Benue attack victims as farmers face bandits’ levies

August 10, 2026

Col Ma'aji's full account

EXCLUSIVE: Why I planned coup against Tinubu – Colonel Ma’aji

August 10, 2026

Tinubu signing (PHOTO CREDIT: @officialABAT)

EDITORIAL: Purging the 2026 budget of its frivolities and graft bazaar

August 10, 2026

A fisherman in Ikot Inua Eyet Community assesses the water depth before heading out to fish. Photo credit - Ntiedo Ekott

SPECIAL REPORT: As climate change pushes fish into deeper waters, Nigerian coastal fishermen lose livelihoods

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IMSU gate (PHOTO CREDIT: Facebook)

ASUU shuts Nigerian university, gives reason

August 10, 2026

EFCC has arrested a man, Nuhu Dahiru, for allegedly impersonating an operative of the commission

EFCC arrests man for allegedly impersonating operative, obtaining N3 million

August 10, 2026

Civic Play

ROUNDCHECK launches digital game to boost civic participation among young Nigerians

August 10, 2026

Facilitators and journalists at the SGBV Media Corps Workshop

NAPTIP says 58% of survivors fail to seek help after sexual violence

August 10, 2026

Standing Still: No surprises, the Falcons have fallen

Standing Still: No surprises, the Falcons have fallen

August 10, 2026

Stakeholders at a press conference on the proposed amendment to Nigeria’s tobacco control law in Abuja on Monday. (PHOTO CREDIT: PREMIUM TIMES)

Groups urge Tinubu to reject tobacco control amendment, demand fresh legislative review

August 10, 2026

Nigerian troops

Soldiers repel midnight terror attack in Borno

August 10, 2026

Aregbesola, Adeleke and Oyetola

#OsunDecides2026: What Osun residents say about Governor Adeleke’s stewardship

August 10, 2026

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After years of delay, Niger begins gratuity payment

After years of delay, Niger begins gratuity payment

August 10, 2026

Final score Credit: CAF Zone Quest B X Page

WAFU B U20 Tourney: Flying Eagles suffer heavy defeat in final clash against Burkina Faso

August 10, 2026

Nigerian Passport

Nigeria Immigration deploys passport intervention team to UK

August 10, 2026

Final score (Credit: NG Super Falcons X Page)

WAFCON 2026: Cameroon end Nigeria’s title defence, seal World Cup ticket

Dignitaries at the inauguration event in Manchester (CREDIT: Tunde Eludini)

Bajju UK, Europe association unveils education, development agenda for Kaduna

Governor Ademola Adeleke

#OsunDecides2026: Over 60 Accord Party members in police detention – Adeleke’s campaign organisation

Special Reports

A fisherman in Ikot Inua Eyet Community assesses the water depth before heading out to fish. Photo credit - Ntiedo Ekott

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: As climate change pushes fish into deeper waters, Nigerian coastal fishermen lose livelihoods

Screenshots of the five websites investigated

Headline Stories

INVESTIGATION: Social media, anonymous websites drive Nigeria’s poorly regulated weight-loss injection market

INVESTIGATION: Gas flares, poisoned lives, regulatory failures in Nigeria’s oil fields

Investigation/Special Reports

INVESTIGATION: Gas flares, poisoned lives, regulatory failures in Nigeria’s oil fields

Image illustration of how scammers use AI for deceptive ads (PHOTO CREDIT: ChatGPT)

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: Inside AI scam ads exploiting TikTok’s advertising system to defraud Nigerians

FACT-CHECK: Army’s video evidence for killing of ‘ISWAP media operator’ is seven years old

Headline Stories

FACT-CHECK: Army’s video evidence for killing of ‘ISWAP media operator’ is seven years old

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua International Airport, Katsina

Headline Stories

Nigeria arrested suspected terrorists returning from Hajj. But several questions are unanswered

Promoted Content

How oil price swings are creating new opportunities for African traders

How oil price swings are creating new opportunities for African traders

August 10, 2026

Daktibe Community of Baule- Tula access to water

Baule District, Tula Chiefdom of Gombe State: A respectful appeal for inclusive development

August 10, 2026

OPay launches the 7 Savings Festival

Why OPay is turning savings into a national movement

August 10, 2026

Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State

Canada-Africa Summit: Lawal, Sani, others to represent Nigeria in Toronto

L-R: The Diocesan Bishop of the Egba Anglican Diocese, Rt Rev’d Oludaisi Adekunle; the Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo; Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun; the Archbishop, Metropolitan and Primate of All Nigeria Anglican Communion, The Most Rev’d Henry Ndukuba; former Primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Archbishop Peter Akinola; and the Bishop of the Remo Anglican Diocese and Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of Lagos, Rt Rev’d Olusina Fape, during the presentation of an award to Governor Dapo Abiodun as a Distinguished Benefactor of the Egba Anglican Diocese at the 50th anniversary celebration of the Diocese, held at St. Peter’s Cathedral, Ake, Abeokuta, on Sunday

Abiodun seeks stronger government -church partnership as Egba Anglican Diocese clocks 50

Features and Interviews

Aregbesola, Adeleke and Oyetola

Features And Interviews

#OsunDecides2026: What Osun residents say about Governor Adeleke’s stewardship

byOmotoyosi Idowu

August 10, 2026

Picture collage of Bola Oyebamiji, Bola Tinubu and Ademola Adeleke

Features And Interviews

Osun 2026: Tinubu Dilemma: Can president deliver ancestral home to his party, APC?

August 10, 2026

Kaduna 2027: Uba Sani, Ashiru, La’ah in new political battles

Features And Interviews

Kaduna 2027: Uba Sani, Ashiru, La’ah in new political battles

byMohammed Lere

August 10, 2026

A merged Image of Dr Jacob Udo-Udo Jacob and Dr Margee Ensign

Features And Interviews

Nigeria’s 2027 Election Will Be Fought in the Age of AI. Is the Country Ready?

byMargee Ensignand1 others

Collage of Abdul Jabar Adama, Edidiong Udo, Jami Schlueter, Nigeria's women's wheelchair basketball team and Chinecherem Nnamdi.

Features And Interviews

Unsung Heroes of Glasgow: The Team Nigeria stars who left without medals but won respect

byTunde Eludini

former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman

Features And Interviews

Inside corruption trial that sent ex-minister Mamman to record 75 years in prison

byNdidiamaka Ede

Business

News Reports

The Chairperson of NRS, Zacch Adedeji,

Tinubu’s subsidy removal, FX reforms, stabilising Nigeria’s economy – Zacch Adedeji

August 10, 2026

Nigerian stocks Exchange

Coronation Insurance, Wema Bank, UACN top stock pick this week

August 10, 2026

John Nwabueze (PHOTO CREDIT: thisdaylive)

Tax Ombud braces for digital asset tax disputes, seeks greater public awareness

Femi Otedola, Chairman, FirstHoldCo

Otedola acquires additional 138 million First HoldCo shares worth ₦18.1 billion

Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)

NCAA cautions against further cut in aviation funding

Financial Inclusion

Sabina Mensah, deputy chief executive officer of the AfricaNenda Foundation

Financial Inclusion: Policy fragmentation, dollar dependence stall cross-border payments in Africa

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

Analysis & Data

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

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

Logos of Zenith Bank, First HoldCo, Access Holdings Plc, UBA, FCMB Group, Stanbic IBTC, Wema Bank, Sterling Holdco, and Ecobank

Banks grow earnings and income streams despite impact of 2025 provisions

Lagos City (PHOTO CREDIT: Lagos Insider)

ANALYSIS: Is Lagos the New Silicon Valley of Africa?

October 26, 2025

A photo of Nigerians using their phones (Subscribers)

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

September 8, 2025

Regional

South West

AMOTEKUN security trucks.

Victim dies as Amotekun hunts kidnappers in Ondo forest

August 10, 2026

EFCC has arrested a man, Nuhu Dahiru, for allegedly impersonating an operative of the commission

EFCC arrests man for allegedly impersonating operative, obtaining N3 million

August 10, 2026

Aregbesola, Adeleke and Oyetola

#OsunDecides2026: What Osun residents say about Governor Adeleke’s stewardship

August 10, 2026

Picture collage of Bola Oyebamiji, Bola Tinubu and Ademola Adeleke

Osun 2026: Tinubu Dilemma: Can president deliver ancestral home to his party, APC?

August 10, 2026

South South

Ibom Hotel & Golf Resort, Uyo

Akwa Ibom budgets N26.91bn for hotel renovation, temporarily shuts down facility

August 10, 2026

A fisherman in Ikot Inua Eyet Community assesses the water depth before heading out to fish. Photo credit - Ntiedo Ekott

SPECIAL REPORT: As climate change pushes fish into deeper waters, Nigerian coastal fishermen lose livelihoods

A transmission tower [PHOTO CREDIT: Ellesmere Port Cheshire https://www.flickr.com/photos/oneterry/15143973918]

Suspected thief dies while allegedly vandalising TCN electricity transmission tower

Nigerian Police Officers on patrol

Police arrest 10 suspected cultists, recover gun, cannabis seeds

South East

IMSU gate (PHOTO CREDIT: Facebook)

ASUU shuts Nigerian university, gives reason

August 10, 2026

Police operatives

Police rescue six abducted children, arrest suspected trafficker

Gov Mbah with the visiting NCC officials during the handing over of two digital facilities to Enugu government

NCC hands over 2 digital facilities to Enugu govt

Map of Anambra state, Nigeria

How woman allegedly sold newborn for ₦2.5 million, handed stranded mother ₦300,000 – Official

North West

Former Secretary to the Katsina State Government, Mustapha Inuwa

Mustapha Inuwa quits ADC, directs supporters to join APC in Katsina

August 10, 2026

Kaduna 2027: Uba Sani, Ashiru, La’ah in new political battles

Kaduna 2027: Uba Sani, Ashiru, La’ah in new political battles

August 10, 2026

Dignitaries at the inauguration event in Manchester (CREDIT: Tunde Eludini)

Bajju UK, Europe association unveils education, development agenda for Kaduna

Kaduna police

Kaduna: Police bust kidnap ring, recover 10 firearms, fake currency, 410 rustled cattle

North East

Nigerian troops

Soldiers repel midnight terror attack in Borno

August 10, 2026

Hausa singer Rarara’s new song on Pantami attracts backlash

Hausa singer Rarara’s new song on Pantami attracts backlash

Troops of the Nigerian Army

Troops foil terrorist infiltration, evacuate students in Borno

The surrendered insurgent and his sons

Senior ISWAP finance chief, sons surrender to army in Borno

North Central

After years of delay, Niger begins gratuity payment

After years of delay, Niger begins gratuity payment

August 10, 2026

Victims’ caskets of people killed in Efeyi-Utikpi, Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State

Mass burial for 15 Benue attack victims as farmers face bandits’ levies

August 10, 2026

Front entrance of General Hospital in Minna

Niger records 124 diphtheria cases, 17 deaths — Commissioner

Governor AbdulRazaq during a visit to some of the rescued victims in a hospital

Community leader recounts Kwara abductees’ ordeal during six months in captivity, seeks support for orphaned children

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Tinubu commends his economic team, NGX for stabilising Nigeria’s economy

President Tinubu, Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group @ngxgrp , Alhaji (Dr.) Umaru Kwairanga, the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Temi Popoola, and other members of the Board and Management at The Aso Villa.

Tinubu commends his economic team, NGX for stabilising Nigeria’s economy

ICPC submits interim report to Tinubu

PFIPC Probe: ICPC submits interim report to Tinubu, uncovers two more fake agencies

Headline Stories

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu receives in audience with Oyo State Traditional Rulers led by Olubadan of Ibadanland, Imperial Majesty Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, with them are Chief of staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; Minister of Power, Joseph Olusunkanmi Tegbe; Executive Chairman, Nigeria Revenue Service, Dr. Zacch Adedeji; SSA to the President on Public Communication, Sunday Dare other Obas from Oyo State held at the Presidential Villa Abuja on Thursday.

UPDATED: Tinubu tackles governors, says they’re building needless flyovers

Headline Stories

Norwegian jazz musician Audun Aschim and Nigerian singer DOTTi The Deity

How Norwegian jazz musician found common ground with DOTTi The Deity

Catholic Bishops meet with Tinubu (PHOTO CREDIT: @aonanuga1956)

Catholic Bishops meet with Tinubu, call for free, fair elections

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International

AES criticises Tinubu’s comment on regional security

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defence agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Pakistan sign joint defence agreement

Team Australia finished top at Glasgow 2026 (Credit: Australian High Commission Facebook Page)

Glasgow 2026: Australian High Commission congratulates Team Nigeria on historic campaign

A collage of Trump and Iran President

Trump cancels planned attack on Iran, gives reasons

Donald Trump, the 47th President of the United States of America

US issues fresh warning to its citizens in Middle East

Sports

Standing Still: No surprises, the Falcons have fallen

Standing Still: No surprises, the Falcons have fallen

August 10, 2026

Justin Madugu (CREDIT: WoliG Ólùyà)

WAFCON 2026: Madugu takes responsibility as Super Falcons face World Cup playoff after Cameroon defeat

August 10, 2026

The Super Falcons were stunned by the Indomitable Lionesses Credit: CAF Women's Football X Page

WAFCON 2026: Five things learnt as Cameroon end Super Falcons’ title defence

August 10, 2026

Kelechi Iheanacho made an immediate impact on his Bursaspor debut [Credit: Bursaspor on X]

Iheanacho scores, assists on Bursaspor debut

August 10, 2026

Final score Credit: CAF Zone Quest B X Page

WAFU B U20 Tourney: Flying Eagles suffer heavy defeat in final clash against Burkina Faso

August 10, 2026

Arts & Entertainment

Peter Okoye wears red ZR cap in the video series

P-Square Feud: Mr P gains 1 million YouTube subscribers, sells 3,000 caps in one week

August 10, 2026

Funke Akindele photo credit Funke Akindele Facebook

Funke Akindele sets another December box-office test with ‘The Four’

August 10, 2026

Frank Edoho

‘I’m definitely not finding any woman, ever’ — Frank Edoho

August 10, 2026

2Baba Speaking during an interview on “Mic On Podcast” with Channels Television journalist, Seun Okinbaloye

‘I’ve seen trouble, I won’t look for it again’ — 2Baba says amid alleged fallout with Natasha

August 10, 2026

Aregbesola and his wife, Sherifat

“I’ve never slept with another woman since I married my wife,” — Aregbesola (VIDEO)

August 10, 2026

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Dakuku Peterside writes about the Mokwa flood.

Columns

Beyond concrete: Enugu’s bet on talent and the future, By Dakuku Peterside

byDakuku Peterside

August 10, 2026

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu Nigeria has become remarkably good at celebrating what government can photograph. Roads, bridges, and public...

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Uddin Ifeanyi writes about the two-state solution as the best pathway to peace for Israel and Palestine.

Confessors, penitents, and the whole kablooey, By Uddin Ifeanyi

August 10, 2026

Tinubu signing (PHOTO CREDIT: @officialABAT)

EDITORIAL: Purging the 2026 budget of its frivolities and graft bazaar

August 10, 2026

2027 elections and the high stakes of INEC’s leadership transition, By Samson Itodo

2027 elections: Seven actions INEC must take to build trust in election results, By Samson Itodo

The clash between empires and the Kingdom, By Ayo Akerele

Taking personal responsibility for your desired rest (2), By Ayo Akerele

Wole Olaoye writes about e-jackasses who are on the prowl.

When pulpit confronts power, By Wole Olaoye

Editorial

Tinubu signing (PHOTO CREDIT: @officialABAT)

EDITORIAL: Purging the 2026 budget of its frivolities and graft bazaar

August 10, 2026

National Judicial Council (NJC)

EDITORIAL: When will the NJC be ready to punish criminal judges?

School pupils used to illustrate the story

EDITORIAL: Reconsidering the rash dismantling of Nigeria’s 6-3-3-4 system

Electronic voting iREV copy

EDITORIAL: Enhancing the integrity of the 2026 Electoral Act

National Youth Service Corps members (PHOTO CREDIT: X @officialnyscng)

EDITORIAL: For a repurposed NYSC, we need a national dialogue

A collage of Trump and Iran President

EDITORIAL: US-Iran war: For global peace, let this rapprochement be

Health

News Reports

Picture of a rat used to illustrate a lassa fever story

Lassa Fever: 53 health workers infected as cases hit 1,000 in 2026

August 10, 2026

Stakeholders at a press conference on the proposed amendment to Nigeria’s tobacco control law in Abuja on Monday. (PHOTO CREDIT: PREMIUM TIMES)

Groups urge Tinubu to reject tobacco control amendment, demand fresh legislative review

August 10, 2026

World Health Organisation (WHO)

WHO recommends clinical trial of Ebola vaccine against Bundibugyo virus

Front entrance of General Hospital in Minna

Niger records 124 diphtheria cases, 17 deaths — Commissioner

Investigations

Screenshots of the five websites investigated

INVESTIGATION: Social media, anonymous websites drive Nigeria’s poorly regulated weight-loss injection market

SPECIAL REPORT: Inside fragile chain holding Kano, Gombe’s immunisation systems together

SPECIAL REPORT: Inside fragile chain holding Kano, Gombe’s immunisation systems together

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

Health Specials

An AI image of a mother and her infant

PT Health Watch: What new mothers should know about postpartum care before leaving hospital

Image: A Nigerian expectant woman with a glass of zobo drink (Photo credit: AI)

PT Health Watch: Beyond refreshment, understanding the risks of zobo during pregnancy

Ota Akhigbe, Director of Partnerships and Programmes at eHealth Africa during her address at the Learning Forum (ILF) 2026, eHealth Africa’s flagship digital health conference held in Abuja

Digital tools alone cannot fix Nigeria’s health system — Experts

An image showing the difference between good and bad cholesterol in the artery

PT Health Watch: Why high cholesterol is easy to miss but dangerous to ignore

Features

Fidson

Fidson dominates Nigeria’s Pharma sector first-quarter 2026

INFOGRAPHICS: Sources of Funding for HIV/AIDS Response in Nigeria

Donor cuts, govt inaction push HIV patients towards death, uncertainty in Rivers, Akwa Ibom (I)

An AI generated picture of a family

Present at birth, absent by policy: Inside Nigeria’s parental leave challenge

Ebola (Photo Credit: ABC News)

Delayed containment of Ebola could cost DRC and Uganda billions

Data & Infographics

President Muhammadu Buhari

2022 Budget: Despite losing major international funding, Nigerian govt refuses to fund Family Planning

November 12, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine vials [PHOTO CREDIT: BioWorld]

Want to know about vaccine rollouts in Africa? Click on a country here and find out

October 2, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari on arrival to London [PHOTO CREDIT: @TheAsoVilla]

INFOGRAPHICS: Buhari has spent 200 days in UK for treatment since assuming office

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

INFOGRAPHICS: Despite govt actions, 4,000 children died from malnutrition in Jigawa

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