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Sunday, 15th February, 2026

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Biodun Jeyifo: A Personal Remembrance

By Chima Anyadike A few hours after news broke of the death of Professor Biodun Jeyifo on the morning of 11 February 2026, a friend who is a former vice‑chancellor of Federal

Tinubu Orders Comprehensive Probe of Kano Market Fire Infernos

N’Delta Coalition Demands Investigation of El-Rufai Over Phone Tapping Allegation

Student Loan: No Verified Evidence of Fund Diversion Against UniAbuja, Says NELFUND

NiDCOM Repatriates 13 Nigerians Rescued from Traffickers in Ghana

Nigeria Backs AU’s Institutional Reforms On Peace, Security, Others

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Tinubu Orders Comprehensive Probe of Kano Market Fire Infernos

N’Delta Coalition Demands Investigation of El-Rufai Over Phone Tapping Allegation

Student Loan: No Verified Evidence of Fund Diversion Against UniAbuja, Says NELFUND

NiDCOM Repatriates 13 Nigerians Rescued from Traffickers in Ghana

Nigeria Backs AU’s Institutional Reforms On Peace, Security, Others

Tinubu To Inaugurate Completed Projects During Official Visit To Adamawa Monday

At Argungu Fishing Festival, Tinubu Vows to Defeat Banditry, Insurgency

Presidency Demands Probe of El-Rufai over Alleged Wire-tapping of Ribadu

Analysts Credit Drop in Petrol Import into Nigeria to Lower Prices Offshore Lome, Stronger Naira

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Chuka Eze: Oilserv is Committed to Building Gas Infrastructure to Power Nigerian Economy

Between Grassroots Promise and Development Drainpipe

Turning Daily Savings into Sustainable Capital

Versat Automobile Limited Officially Launches C&C Trucks in Nigeria

Coscharis Motors Offers Valentine Month Rebate

Meal Brand Targets Corporate Consumers in Expansion Drive

As Flutterwave Signals Deeper Commitment to Nigeria

The Blindside of AI Economics

20th Lagos Motor Fair & 13th Africa Autoparts Expo Hold March 17–19, 2026

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Dangers in Electoral Act’s ‘Network Failure’ Clause

Ademola Adeleke’s Make-or-Break Second Term Quest

MRI, Priorities, and Cost of Negligence in Kwara’s Health Sector

As Short Tenure Puts Confirmed Ambassadors in Limbo

Can the Wike–Fubara Feud Finally Be Laid to Rest?

Inside the Quiet Race of Lagos Governorship Hopefuls

Senate Leader Bamidele: Championing Public Interests Within Nigeria’s Legislature

Reflections on Alex Otti’s Miracle in Abia State II

The Kajuru Abduction and Crisis of Trust

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Biodun Jeyifo: A Personal Remembrance

Olatowun Candide-Johnson: On Strong Strides of Sisterhood

Our Disdain for the Lagos Urban Poor

Murtala Muhammed’s ‘Africa Has Come of Age’ and PBAT’s ‘Strategic Autonomy’: Quo Vadis?

Loud Whispers with Joseph Edgar

Of El-Rufai, Drama and Subterfuge

Damning Corruption Report on Nigeria

Hit FM @ 10: Beyond the Airwaves

Through the Gallery, Memory

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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

Unending Cases of Medical Negligence in Nigeria

Gates Foundation Sets $9 Billion Annual Budget to Accelerate Global Impact Ahead of 2045 Closure

In 2026, Abuja Charts Path to Healthier, Greener and More Resilient Capital City

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Ikpeba: Chelle Will be Making a Mistake Dumping Nigeria for Marseille

East Africans Dominate Access Bank /Lagos City Marathon as Kering Emerges Fastest Runner

Falconets Overwhelm Senegal 2-1 to Qualify to Face Malawi

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Rapha House Wins Maiden Peaceville Int’l Academy Interhouse Sport Competition

ANFASSC Endorses Nathaniel Idowu U14 Football League, Donates Jerseys

Tuvawish Eyes Brighter Future after Win Win Golf Tourney Victory

NSSF Hails MTN, MOC Commitment to Athletics

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

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

Greensprings Students Get Over $14m Scholarships in 2024/2025 Session

Fasina Calls for Policy Stability in Federal Varsities

Babcock University Don Advocates Green Nanotechnology for Food Security, Cancer Care

West Africa Academy of Science, LASU to Hold International Confab on Tinubunomics

How Five-Year Reform Surge Redefined FUOYE

Provost Applauds Govt on Concurrent Running of NCE, Degree

Setback for Electoral Reforms: Senate Rejects Mandatory Real-time Results Upload

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A Vote for Electronic Transmission

Biodun Jeyifo: Revolutionary Humanist Bows Out

Sustaining Forex Market Stability

Sir E: Beyond a Birthday Celebration

Electoral Reform: 10th Senate Opens A Dark Window For Rigging

Cry, My Beloved Kwara

That FG-ASUU Pact

Senate and the Electoral Act Amendment

The Pastor & The First Lady: A Masterclass in Soft Power Diplomacy

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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

The Enemy Within

Right of Reply: The column for Readers who feel strongly about issues expressed by the Advocate, and have a view point.

Recklessness in the Exercise of US Sovereignty: International Infractions and Global Disorder

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