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Saturday, 21st February, 2026

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Katsina APC Holds Peaceful Ward Congresses

Bandits Attack Security Operatives in Kebbi, Police Repel Assault

APC Applauds Conduct of Congress in C’River

Rivers By-election: Low Voter Turnout in Ahoada, Khana Constituencies

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Katsina APC Holds Peaceful Ward Congresses

Francis Sardauna in Katsina The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Katsina State has successfully conducted its ward congresses across the 34 local government areas of the state in a peaceful

Bandits Attack Security Operatives in Kebbi, Police Repel Assault

APC Applauds Conduct of Congress in C’River

Rivers By-election: Low Voter Turnout in Ahoada, Khana Constituencies

LG Congress: APC Gets New Executives in Alimosho

Yiaga Africa Reports Low Turnout, Late Opening in FCT Area Council Elections

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Katsina APC Holds Peaceful Ward Congresses

Bandits Attack Security Operatives in Kebbi, Police Repel Assault

APC Applauds Conduct of Congress in C’River

Rivers By-election: Low Voter Turnout in Ahoada, Khana Constituencies

LG Congress: APC Gets New Executives in Alimosho

Yiaga Africa Reports Low Turnout, Late Opening in FCT Area Council Elections

Air Power, Decisive Force Multiplier in Maritime Security Operations, Aneke Asserts

ACAMB Educates Content Creator to Curb Misinformation on Bank Recapitalisation

Gombe Recovers 4.3 Hectares of Encroached Land in Designated Elite Estate

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Tackling Inflation with Monetary Policy Tools, Structural Reforms

Carloha Unveils Chery Himla, Supporting Businesses with Class-Leading Cargo Space, ³-Duty Performance

2026 Argungu Motor Rally: OMAA, Yutong, JIM, LSM, Mikano, GAC, Wulin Brands Show Class

ALCMAN, MOMAN Forge Strategic Alliance With BKG Exhibitions To Catalyse Nigeria’s Automotive Industrial Transformation

Week Ahead: Nigeria CPI Cools, US-Iran Talks, PCE in Focus

KPMG: Political Spending to Birth Inflation, FX Instability, Cost Pressures in 2026

How Menace of Bird Strikes Impede Safe Flight Operations in Nigeria

Can a Company Speak for Itself Under a Contested Receivership?

Stock Market Gains N1.7trn as Buy Interest in MTN, Others Persists

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Removing Barriers to Fiscal Federalism, Sub-national Growth

Femi Majekodunmi: Defections to APC Underscore Tinubu’s Wisdom, Diligence

How Akpabio’s Leadership Secured Nigeria’s Electoral Future

Dikko Radda: 90% of Insecurity in Katsina Caused by People from My State, Not Strangers

Abubakar: Nigeria is Recalibrating Quietly with Purpose

FCT Council Polls and Political Dynamics of 2027

Rest in Peace, Big Brother, Jesse!

Good Politics Or Just Power? Two Years After The Elections

Abuja’s Area Council Polls: Integrity of INEC is on Ballot

lifestyle

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Nigeria Kicks Off AfroVision X With Focus on Creative Economy

Agba Hosts Youth Town Hall in Bekwarra, Sparks Renewed Hope, Civic Engagement

VOSMF to Host Power Awards to Mark International Women’s Day

Owa Obokun Selection, Coronation Suit: Oba Haastrup Pleads for More Time to File Preliminary Objection

NDL Launches Seamans Bless 20cl to Deepen Market Penetration

Reno’s Game Of Hypocrisy

Nigeria’s Paradox: Employed, But No Food on the Table

Deepfakes, the Liar’s Dividend and the Battle for Truth Ahead of 2027

Chemists Advocate Green Chemistry, Sustainable Practices

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COHI, MSSN-NIJ Hold Pre-Ramadan Medical Outreach

PSHAN Spotlights Champions for Change, Pushes for Sustainable Health Investment and Nationwide PHC Adoption

Lagos Trains 452 Vendors, Sensitises 1,054 Residents to Prevent Cholera in Flood-Prone Areas

As More Nigerians Die of Hospital Negligence

Global Health at Risk, Yet Recoverable as Gates Foundation Presses for Urgent Collective Action

Restoring Vision, Renewing Hope: How Chris Ogunbanjo Foundation Free Eye Outreach Changed Lives in Erunwon

RIGHT OF REPLY: Governor AbdulRazaq’s Strides in Health Sector, Others Clear and Measurable

Pharmacists Protest Lopsided Task Force On Clinical Governance, Patient Safety

Governance by Optics, Not Impacts: Kwara’s Health Sector Reality

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Emmanuel Fernandez Another Chelle’s Coup

Anthony Joshua Eyes July Ring Return After Fatal Accident

NSSF Powers-up School Sports Leadership with Capacity-building Seminar

Ndidi Set for Göztepe Clash after Emotional Farewell to Father

Nigeria’s Ekezie, Others to Shine at BWM All-Star Camp in Los Angeles

Tinubu Okays Anti-doping Agency Board as NSC Secures Major Sports Reforms

Super Eagles Coach, Chelle, Demands $130,000 Salary, Others

Niger Delta Games to Open in Benin Today With Fanfare, Glitz

Madugu Recalls Gift Monday, Okobi in a 25-player Super Falcons’ Squad for Cameroon

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Tunji Alausa: Reimagining Nigeria’s Education Sector

Ajibola Conferred with Professorship, Calls for Improved Educational Standard in Nigeria

SAZU Registrar Urges Students to Take Education Seriously, Adhere to Rules

Al-muhibbah Open Varsity Matriculates 365 For 2025/2026 Session

Theophilus Ugah: How Nigeria’s Education System Can Keep Pace with Future of Work

Gov Otu, Betta Edu, N’Assembly Members, Others, Target 1.5m Votes for President Tinubu in 2027

Firm Emerges Oil, Gas Local Content Company of 2025

Greensprings School Restates Commitment to Nigeria’s Cultural, Athletic Future Through Infrastructure Development

Fragmented Policies Weakening Nigeria’s Transport System, Says UNILAG Don

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Between City Boys and Village Boys’ Movements

Of Lawmakers, Compradors, and Pseudo-Patriots

El-Rufai: Limits of Dubious Demagoguery

Operation Eastern Sanity: Ill-timed, Ill-advised

Time Out with Generals in Umuahia

Why Africa Needs Its Own Credit Rating Agency

Welcoming The American Troops

20 rotations in 1000 years

At Last, the Jinx is Broken

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Of Network Bars and Ballot Boxes

REAL-TIME ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF RESULTS

The Senate, Electronic Transmission and Hollow Victory

Military Coup and Court Martial: Is Falana Right?

From Donald Trumps’s MAGA to Europe’s MAGA Can the Board of Peace Replace the United Nations?

The Refinery Racket and Awkward Gratitude to Dangote

Igbo Marginalisation and Misguided Fingerpointing

Israelo-South African Diplomatic Saga: Some Lessons for Nigeria’s Bleak Future

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