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Saturday, 23rd May, 2026

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Supreme Court Voids Parts of NIWA Act, Restrains FG from Controling Lands Adjoining Waterways in Lagos, Other States for Non-Navigational Purposes 19 hours ago

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Breaking: Hope as Court Sets Aside INEC’s Deadline for Party’s Primaries, Submission, Replacement of Candidates 2 days ago

Breaking: Tinubu Appoints Prof Segun Aina As New JAMB Registrar 2 days ago

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Tinubu Wins APC Presidential Primary By Landslide in Bayelsà

Troops Eliminate 12 ISWAP/Boko Haram Terrorists in North-East

2027: Kwara PDP Announces Kawu as Consensus Guber Candidate

Tinubu: APC Members’ Support for Me, a Challenge to Do More for Nigeria

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Tinubu Wins APC Presidential Primary By Landslide in Bayelsà

Olusegun Samuel in Yenagoa In a rancour free All Progressive Congress (APC) primary held across the 105 wards and eight local government areas of Bayelsà State, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,

Troops Eliminate 12 ISWAP/Boko Haram Terrorists in North-East

2027: Kwara PDP Announces Kawu as Consensus Guber Candidate

Tinubu: APC Members’ Support for Me, a Challenge to Do More for Nigeria

Troops Apprehend Four Suspected Illegal Miners, Recover Weapons in Ebonyi

Shettima Departs Abuja for Cotonou to Attend Wadagni’s Inuaguration as President of Benin

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Tinubu Wins APC Presidential Primary By Landslide in Bayelsà

Troops Eliminate 12 ISWAP/Boko Haram Terrorists in North-East

2027: Kwara PDP Announces Kawu as Consensus Guber Candidate

Tinubu: APC Members’ Support for Me, a Challenge to Do More for Nigeria

Troops Apprehend Four Suspected Illegal Miners, Recover Weapons in Ebonyi

Shettima Departs Abuja for Cotonou to Attend Wadagni’s Inuaguration as President of Benin

News in Photographs: Tinubu, First Lady at APC Presidential Primary

Terrorism Case: Court Halts Nwaukoni’s Bid To Travel Abroad

APC Presidential Primary: Tinubu Sweeps Kabo Ward as Barau Hails Exercise as Positive Signal for 2027 Elections

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Carloha Partners Okpekpe International Marathon

Forland, TSS Motors Conclude Truck Training For Technical Team

Chery Demonstrates Safety Leadership at Auto China 2026

Stewardship, Not Seizure: What Union Bank Case Is Really About

Jetour T2 Raises SUV Safety Stakes in Nigeria with 5-Star NCAP Rating

Oyeyemi, Ugboma to Deliver Multi-modal Transport Safety Lecture

BBYDI, Foundation Partner on Ethical Artificial Intelligence Emerging Technologies

Team ‘Block X’ Emerges HabariPay Squad Hackathon Winner

Domestic Airlines May Reduce Fares as Dangote Refinery Slash Jet A1 to N1, 650 Per Litre

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Akpabio and Uncommon Politics of Certainty

Uzodimma, Burden of Rebuilding Imo and Politics of Sacrifice

Amaechi Okoba: Delta North APC Primary Was Hijacked, the Numbers Don’t Lie

In Defence of Tinubu’s Debts-for-infrastructure Policy

Sanwo-Olu’s Masterstroke in Lagos Politics of Succession

As INC Clamours for Additional States, LGs Out of Bayelsa…

Edu: Political Bride That Needs to Be Courted

Ekiti: Oyebanji Assures of Peaceful Guber Poll in June

A GOVERNMENT OF LOOKERS AND LISTENERS

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Nigeria–Britain Association Holds 57th AGM, Elects New Leadership

Okoroma Emerges FIDIC Africa President

At MTN ‘Reverberation’ Music Workshop, Industry Leaders Advocate Better Transparency, Infrastructure

Carnival Calabar Announces May 31 for Theme Unveiling Event in Lagos

‘Osogbo Stadium Contractor Didn’t Construct Adeleke University Sports Complex’

NIMASA’S Renewed Push Against Maritime Crimes

Osi Samuels: From Harvard Project, APIN Has Become Public Health Giant in Nigeria

Another Win for Nigeria, Burna Boy

Late Michael Ndika as Niniola’s Best Kept Secret?

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FG Denies Alleged Suspension of Collective Bargaining Agreements With Health Sector

Healthcare Executive Moves to Close Diaspora Insurance Gap

World Hypertension Day: Nigerian Experts Warn of Silent Killer, Demand Cheaper Meds, Wider Screening

Lagos Confronts Maternal Deaths with Targeted Solutions

Expert Advocates Bold Reforms, Evidence-based Policymaking to Boost Healthcare Coverage

When The Law Is Silent, Everyone Suffers: Why Nigeria Needs A Surrogacy Act Now

Nutrition International Delivers 48,000 Zinc/ORS Packs to Sokoto, Pushes for Stronger State Investment in Child Health

INFERTILITY MANAGEMENT: TURNER’S SYNDROME AND FERTILITY (PART 1)

NCCP: From Hospital-based Care to Whole-of-Society Cancer Response

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Sukurat Oladipo: From Robo Queens to Serie A Best

Unity cup: Plymouth Striker, Oseni Shocked by Super Eagles Invitation

Nigeria Makes Podium Finish in Men’s Doubles

Onuachu’s Brace Fires Trabzonspor to Turkish Cup Glory

John Peters: 80 Hearty Cheers to Nigeria’s ‘Encyclopedia of Table Tennis’

17-year-old Nigeria-eligible Forward, Ngumoha Named in England’s World Cup Traveling Squad

LSSTF Boosts Public Primary Schools in Lagos with Sports Equipment

Chelle, Seven Home-based Players Leave for London to Join Eagles

Cricket: Northern Lions, Middle-Belt Tigers Maintain Unbeaten Run

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Poor Leadership, Failing Education System Hindering Nigeria’s Progress, Says Expert

Venite University to Expedite Take-off of Law College

Cambridge, Alsama Partner to Expand University Access for Refugees, Displaced Youths

PRESIDENT Tinubu’S Economic Voyage And Taiwo Oyedele’S Midas Touch

Education Consultant Urges Youths to Embrace AI Literacy

Purpose-led Branding: Aligning Brand Values with Stakeholder Expectations

Ekiti School Gets Modern Science Laboratory Donation

UI VC Calls for Stronger Collaboration, Conflict Management Among Trade Unions

SKOT Impact Academy to Train 200 Communications Professionals Free in 2026

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City Boys as Dressed-Up Charlatans

Before 2027, Parties Must Choose Cohesion Over Conquest

Quiet Revolution in Nigeria’s Tertiary Education: Case Study of Federal University Oye-Ekiti

A New Nigeria is Possible in 4 Years: 10 Things to Be Done

Safeguarding Nigeria’s Democratic Process: Issues And Prospects

Gowon and the ‘Old Wounds’

Lagos: A City Losing Its History

Eid And The Epidemic of Empty Pockets

General Gowon: A Mentor and Role Model

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The President Nigeria Still Doesn’t Need

Of Homeland Security, Presidential Pardon and 2027 Elections

2026 France-Africa Forward Summit: Addressing Emmanuel Macron’s New Intellection

The President Nigeria Still Needs

SA and the Rest of Africa

From Decree 24 to Democratic Fragility: Rethinking Nigeria’s Flawed Constitution

Ambassador Eineje Onobu’s Fragments of

A Fragile Nation, A Narrow Window:Bola Tinubu’s Moment of Truth

The Cost of Being “Okay” in Nigeria

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