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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

SPECIAL REPORT: Inside details of farmer-herder clashes in Abuja community

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

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

#EkitiDecides2026: A ballot without women candidates
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An intimate portrait of Babajide Sanwo-Olu as governor, By Kunle Ajibade

ANC and the failure of the Black Renaissance, By Ahmed Aminu-Ramatu Yusuf

One year after the tax reform laws: Tinubu’s economic foresight is taking shape, By Aderonke Atoyebi

“It is well” is not a strategy: What Nigeria is refusing to confront about mental health, By Hauwa Ojeifo

Mississauga: Gateway to the best of Ontario, By Ehi Braimah

The exceptional performance edge, By Yemi Adetayo
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Nigeria arrested suspected terrorists returning from Hajj. But several questions are unanswered

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Emmanuel Atewe, a retired major -general and former Commander of the Military Joint Task Force, Operation Pulo Shield, in the Niger Delta.

Appeal Court affirms final forfeiture of N293.9m, properties linked to retired general

A damaged site due to the ongoing war in Iran

US bombs Iran for 11th consecutive night

An oil well

31 firms win 37 oil, gas blocks in Nigeria’s 2025 Licensing Round

Map of Anambra

Gunmen invade Anambra community, kill four, raze houses

Members of the Ad-Hoc Committee

Reps panel summons Ribadu, Odumegwu-Ojukwu over phantom federal agency

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

CBN retains interest rate at 26.5%

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Top News

Ondo Assembly Speaker Olamide Oladiji

Ondo Assembly Crisis: 21 lawmakers ask Speaker to resign or be forced out

WASPAN challenges FCCPC’s digital lending powers at Court of Appeal

The Senate Plenary (Lawmakers)

Nigerian lawmakers pass bill to compel NGOs to disclose foreign donors for second reading

Senate Plenary [PHOTO CREDIT: @NgrSenate]

Senate steps down bill to establish Nigerian Coast Guard

Governor Soludo of Anambra State

Anambra excludes murder, kidnapping, GBV suspects from plea bargain initiative

LASTMA arrests tanker driver after dispatch rider died in Lagos

LASTMA arrests tanker driver after dispatch rider died in Lagos

Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State.

Councillors sue Anambra govt over tenure of local council officials

NDLEA brought ten defendants who produced and stored large quantities of methamphetamine in Ogun community.

Judge visits, conducts hard drugs suspects’ trial at vast methamphetamine laboratory site in Ogun

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NHRC and partners visit Suleja Correctional Centre

Nelson Mandela Day: NHRC, partner facilitate release of eight prison inmates in Niger

Osun 2026: APC candidate promises violence-free election, warns against intimidation

Chief Justice of Nigeria Kekere-Ekun

CJN seeks strong legal protection for maritime sector

FRSC on the road

FRSC arrests 121 motorists for traffic offences in Anambra

Flooding

Akwa Ibom federal lawmaker says flooding causing havoc in constituency

Senator Anthony Adeniyi

Senate mourns ex-lawmaker, hails role in Tinubu’s emergence as president

Special Reports

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua International Airport, Katsina

Headline Stories

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

Queue waiting to buy gas at AA Rano Gas station, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State

Headline Stories

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

Government Day Secondary School, Lassa

Investigation/Special Reports

EXCLUSIVE: 36 students still missing after Borno school attack

A collage of IPOB flag, attacked police station and Simon Ekpa

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: IPOB-linked attacks, killings reduce since Simon Ekpa’s jailing

Inside details of farmer-herder clashes in Abuja community

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: Inside details of farmer-herder clashes in Abuja community

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

Headline Stories

How mob brutally assaulted woman accused of witchcraft at church crusade

Promoted Content

Governor Dikko Radda (centre) cutting the tape to officially commission the Cassava/Gari Processing Centre in Batsari Local Government Area

Governor Radda commissions cassava/garri processing centre in Batsari

Governor Lawal signing the executive orders

Lawal signs education reform executive orders, distributes national curricula to Zamfara schools

Governor Dauda Lawal

How Lawal tackled imbalance with nursing college in Zamfara North, By Suleman Tudu

Enugu set to host Africa’s gaming, tech leaders as EGC2026 targets investment, innovation

Enugu set to host Africa’s gaming, tech leaders as EGC2026 targets investment, innovation

Governor Umar Namadi (right) and the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mohammed Buba Marwa

Gov Namadi signs executive orders to combat drug abuse, mobilise citizens in Jigawa

Features and Interviews

Governor Kefas of Taraba signing an executive order

Features And Interviews

Despite governor’s executive orders, illegal mining denies Taraba State billions of naira annually

byChuwang Dungs

Illustration representing Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha, Kylian Mbappé, and Rodri

Features And Interviews

World Cup: Rodri, Mbappé, Vozinha and other heroes who defined 2026 tournament

byOgalah Dunamis

Vice President Kashim Shettima and other dignitaries at the launch of the Niger Delta Agricultural Development and Investment Fund

Features And Interviews

Nigeria launches new push for Niger Delta agri-development

Governor Mohammed Bago and Assembly Speaker Abdulmalik Sarkindaji

Features And Interviews

Niger Assembly has no website, limiting residents’ access to information

byYakubu Mohammed

Primate Henry Ndukuba

Features And Interviews

TRIBUTE: Inside Primate Henry Ndukuba’s legacy of raising global Christian youth movement, By Folu Olamiti

USTDA announced an agreement with Nigerian energy company Powergas Nigeria Ltd (Powergas) to fund a feasibility study for a small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in southern Nigeria

Features And Interviews

How US is backing Nigeria’s energy and digital infrastructure

Business

News Reports

WASPAN challenges FCCPC’s digital lending powers at Court of Appeal

Chief Justice of Nigeria Kekere-Ekun

CJN seeks strong legal protection for maritime sector

Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). (Photo credit: FAAN.gov.ng)

FAAN unveils 2025 bye-laws

FirstBank's iconic headquarters building in Marina, Lagos

Otedola buys N77.6 billion-worth of First HoldCo shares, taking stake near 22%

Lagos state on map

AAAN’s 53rd AGM begins in Lagos, sets agenda for advertising’s next chapter

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

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

Ondo Assembly Speaker Olamide Oladiji

Ondo Assembly Crisis: 21 lawmakers ask Speaker to resign or be forced out

Osun 2026: APC candidate promises violence-free election, warns against intimidation

Senator Anthony Adeniyi

Senate mourns ex-lawmaker, hails role in Tinubu’s emergence as president

Mr Olakunle Oluomo,

Ogun Assembly reverses self on indictment of ex-speaker for embezzlement, commutes dismissal to resignation

South South

Cross River House of Assembly Complex (CREDIT: CrossRiver Watch)

Nigerian lawmakers move closer to outlawing same-sex unions

Bandits

Gunmen kill vigilante leader, three women in Rivers

Governor Siminalayi Fubara

Fubara endorses Chinda as preferred successor

Flooding

Akwa Ibom federal lawmaker says flooding causing havoc in constituency

South East

Governor Soludo of Anambra State

Anambra excludes murder, kidnapping, GBV suspects from plea bargain initiative

LASTMA arrests tanker driver after dispatch rider died in Lagos

LASTMA arrests tanker driver after dispatch rider died in Lagos

Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State.

Councillors sue Anambra govt over tenure of local council officials

FRSC on the road

FRSC arrests 121 motorists for traffic offences in Anambra

North West

An AI-generated image of Nigerian Police Officers

Police arrest woman over 60-year-old man’s death in hotel

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua International Airport, Katsina

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

Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido,

N1.35bn Fraud Trial: Absence of Lamido’s lead lawyer stalls trial again

Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido,

Ex-Gov. Lamido’s N1.35 billion fraud trial stalls over defence lawyer’s absence

North East

Governor Kefas of Taraba signing an executive order

Despite governor’s executive orders, illegal mining denies Taraba State billions of naira annually

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU)

PhD student petitions ICPC, SSS over alleged sabotage

Nigerian Army

Troops arrest Sudanese suspected terrorist fighter, Ghanaian woman

Map of Borno

Video renews school safety fears as 78 Borno students remain in captivity

North Central

The deceased, Khalid Wahid (filmmaker)

Slain filmmaker’s family demands justice; victim survived previous attacks

Court orders EFCC to arrest Abuja realtor for skipping hearing in land fraud trial

Plateau State

Protest over killing of two women in Plateau

Nigeria Police insignia

Police rescue nine children, arrest suspected traffickers in Niger

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Nigeria’s defence minister dismisses resignation reports, threatens legal action

Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa. [PHOTO CREDIT: Official X handle of the Defence ministry]

Nigeria’s defence minister dismisses resignation reports, threatens legal action

First Lady Remi Tinubu with Gov Alex Otti and wife, Priscilla

First Lady donates N2bn to promote Akwete weaving heritage in Abia

PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU

One year after death, Buhari’s life still ‘speaks’ to Nigerians – Tinubu

Senator Ali Ndume (PHOTO CREDIT: Official Facebook @Sen. Muhammad Ali Ndume]

Ndume urges Tinubu to sustain security offensive on terrorists

Hyacinth Alia, Governor of Benue state

Alia briefs Tinubu on Benue security, politics after state at 50 celebrations

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International

A damaged site due to the ongoing war in Iran

US bombs Iran for 11th consecutive night

Johann Wadephul (PHOTO CREDIT: German Embassy Washington)

Nigeria, Germany set to hold bilateral talks

Iran MAP

US warns citizens against trips to Middle East as strikes against Iran continue

Nicaragua’s President, Daniel Ortega

Nicaragua’s president says no more elections in his country

Johann Wadephul (PHOTO CREDIT: German Embassy Washington)

Germany’s Foreign Minister to visit Nigeria

Sports

Tolu Arokodare Credit: Wolverhampton Wanderers on X

Super Eagles striker Arokodare in fresh controversy

Wilfred Ndidi (PHOTO CREDIT: Besiktas on X)

Ndidi suffers injury ahead of Europa League Qualifier

Lionel Messi (PHOTO CREDIT: Lionel Messi on IG)

‘The pain is so great’: Messi breaks silence after World Cup Final heartbreak

Fencing Championships ( CREDIT: Nigeria Fencing Federation)

Team Nigeria target medals at Commonwealth Fencing Championships in Lagos

Illustration representing Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha, Kylian Mbappé, and Rodri

World Cup: Rodri, Mbappé, Vozinha and other heroes who defined 2026 tournament

Arts & Entertainment

Eghosa Imasuen unveils book on VFD Group founders’ journey

Eghosa Imasuen unveils book on VFD Group founders’ journey

Experts, stakeholders and pr professionals at the event .heic

50 communications professionals honoured at 2026 PR Power List Awards

igeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, (CREDIT_ @KukoyiBusola X)

‘I’ll wear ‘Akwete’ buba, wrapper if my husband wins second term’ — Oluremi Tinubu

Onítèmi: The bridge into light; fierce and deeply graceful, By Adéwálé Àjàdí

Afrilition: Setting out a critical pathway towards African excellence, By Adéwálé Àjàdí

Jarvis and Peller

Why Peller and I can’t cheat on each other – Jarvis

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Kunle Ajibade writes about Akin Adesokan.

Contributors

An intimate portrait of Babajide Sanwo-Olu as governor, By Kunle Ajibade

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We live in an age of the camera. The camera as reporter captures the serious and the mundane, the beauty...

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

ANC and the failure of the Black Renaissance, By Ahmed Aminu-Ramatu Yusuf

Unity, structure and strategy: Inside the significance of the APC national convention, By Aderonke Atoyebi

One year after the tax reform laws: Tinubu’s economic foresight is taking shape, By Aderonke Atoyebi

“It is well” is not a strategy: What Nigeria is refusing to confront about mental health, By Hauwa Ojeifo

“It is well” is not a strategy: What Nigeria is refusing to confront about mental health, By Hauwa Ojeifo

Ehi Braimah writes about Ken-Calebs Olumese at 80.

Mississauga: Gateway to the best of Ontario, By Ehi Braimah

Yemi Adetayo writes about overcoming recession.

The exceptional performance edge, By Yemi Adetayo

Editorial

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

FILE: Court and justice symbols used to illustrate the story

EDITORIAL: Party deregistration: Judicial rascality must stop!

Super Eagles (Credit: NFF Media)

EDITORIAL: Another World Cup without Super Eagles

Health

News Reports

An AI-generated image of a teenager vomiting, with a caregiver trying to render assistance

Cholera outbreak in Borno overwhelms health facilities as suspected cases exceed 35,000

FILE PHOTO: Food items in an open market in Mpape, Abuja

Nearly 2.7 billion people cannot have healthy diet – WHO

A mother breastfeeding (PHOTO CREDIT: mommybites.com)

World Breastfeeding Week: FG urges stronger support for breastfeeding

An image showing a child receiving vaccination (PHOTO CREDIT: World Health Organisation/R. Barry | via https://snip.ng/MebYq)

WHO urges Africa to expand access to hepatitis care

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

SPECIAL REPORT: Inside Sokoto’s fight against polio vaccine hesitancy

Postpartum haemorrhage

PT HEALTH WATCH: Why fibroids, multiple pregnancies raise risk of postpartum haemorrhage – Expert

Health Specials

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

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate. [PHOTO CREDIT: Official X handle of Mr Pate | via https://x.com/muhammadpate/status/1812790729107816486/photo/1]

FG donates ₦10 billion in medical equipment to Bauchi State

Suya by Glover Suya

PT Health Watch: The hidden health risks in suya, how to enjoy it safely

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

Features

Ebola (Photo Credit: ABC News)

Delayed containment of Ebola could cost DRC and Uganda billions

The shop compartment where Mr Loyoous’s children sleep

How poverty affects childhood development in Nigerian capital

Eva Chukwunelo is a creative and disability inclusion advocate

Limb Loss Awareness: Why Nigeria must move beyond kindness to real inclusion — Eva Chukwunelo

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

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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