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Tuesday, 6th October, 2026

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Understrength Super Eagles Battle Russia in Novgorod

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Super Falcons Open LA 2028 Olympics Qualifiers Camp with 14 Players

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Understrength Super Eagles Battle Russia in Novgorod

Duro Ikhazuagbe Nigeria and Russia will play an International friendly at the Sovcombank Arena in Nizhny Novgorod this evening (5pm) with the host European nation aiming for victory against the

Iheanacho Unfazed by Absence from Eagles, Remains Passionate Playing for Nigeria

Super Falcons Open LA 2028 Olympics Qualifiers Camp with 14 Players

Roanldo’s Future Not Certain as Curtain Falls on Messi’s Argentina Career Today

NPFL Slams Inter Lagos with N5.25m Fine for Rule Breaches

Africa Aquatics Federation Commends Dolphin Swimming League’s Impact as Season 8 Begins

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nigeria

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STRENGTHENING FCT’S SOCIAL SERVICES AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

JARRETT TENEBE: DEMOCRACY AT GUNPOINT?

NO HIDING PLACE FOR CRIMINNALS

Oil Theft Decline and Tantita’s Push to Sustain Security of Nigeria’s Crude

Daniel Moses: Making the Case for Structured, Fractional Real Estate Ownership

Benin-Asaba Expressway: Today’s Difficulties Should Not Define Tomorrow’s Highway

Nigerian Navy Inaugurates Dental, Heart-to-Heart Clinic at Ikate

Norwich Pharmacal: The Remedy Nigeria Forgot, and Why Gadzama May Return It

Statute of Limitation: When Acknowledgement of Debt Will Revive the Right of Action

business

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Mastercard Champions a More Connected Digital Future For Africa at GITEX Nigeria 2026

Egbin’s 11-year Scholarship Lifts Host Communities

TCN Restores Kainji–Birnin Kebbi 330kV Transmission Line

NAPE Tasks Oil Industry Operators on Integrated Operations

Asiko Targets LPG Price Cut with 5000MT Plant

NNPC Earmarks N473.8bn for Gas Projects, Loans to Units Reach N939bn

Umahi: Flooding Won’t Affect Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway

Oil Output: NUPRC Outlines Major Offshore Investment Pipelines

LCCI: Nigeria Cannot Achieve Mass Employment, Broad-based Prosperity Without Strong Manufacturing, Industrial Base

politics

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10th N’Assembly: Turning Repeated Budget Extension into Norm

The Lagos State Economic Council: Continuity, Competence, and Why Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat Should Lead Nigeria’s Economic Capital

As NDC, O-K Movement’s Feud Deepens

Nigeria: A Nation Still Crawling at 66

Akpabio’s Ridiculous Denial of PDP

TINUBU’S ANNIVERSARY SPEECH AND NATIONAL SECURITY

DEMOCRACY ON TRIAL AT EDITORS’ CONFERENCE

Tinubu 2027: Will Adeleke Stand by His Promise of Support?

Why Ondo’s Two Political Power Centres Must Find Common Ground for Tinubu’s 2027 Project

lifestyle

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NIBSS Fraud Desk Highlights PalmPay Security Measures Amid Evolving Fraud Risks

Foundation, DAWN Commission Pledge to Sustain Akeredolu’s Push for State Police

Insecurity: Nigerian Teenager Unveils Offline Rescue App

Bauchi Ministry of Justice, ATBU, UNFPA Charge Students to Report GBV

Summit Targets Human Trafficking, Education Gaps for Girls in Edo

Wakanow Travel Platform Attracts Recognition Gets Saudi Ministry

Nigeria @ 66 and the Imperative for NPF to Stay Ahead of Faster, Borderless Crime

DRAINING THE POOR TO FEED THE RICH

LEADERS WHO ARE ALWAYS RIGHT

health

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NHIA Urges Early Detection as FG Steps Up Cancer Response

OneHealth Advances Medical Weight Management with The Method

Medical Expert Urges Govt to Support Indigent Patients

Health Insurance Can Curb Sudden Deaths, Says Ultimate HMO MD

When Payment Becomes a Barrier to Healthcare in Lagos State-owned Hospitals: Patients Still Stranded as System Failures Persist

Respite for Bakiyawa Women After Years of Poor Maternity Care

Avon Medical Deepens Fibroid Awareness, Puts Patient Experience at Heart of Care

Access to Medicine Foundation Spotlights How Generic Manufacturers are Responding to Africa’s Changing Healthcare Needs

The Silent Return: How Diphtheria Killed 39 Children in Zamfara and UNICEF, Health Ministry’s Dash for Urgent Vaccination

sport

Understrength Super Eagles Battle Russia in Novgorod

Iheanacho Unfazed by Absence from Eagles, Remains Passionate Playing for Nigeria

Super Falcons Open LA 2028 Olympics Qualifiers Camp with 14 Players

Roanldo’s Future Not Certain as Curtain Falls on Messi’s Argentina Career Today

NPFL Slams Inter Lagos with N5.25m Fine for Rule Breaches

Africa Aquatics Federation Commends Dolphin Swimming League’s Impact as Season 8 Begins

RUSSIA VS NIGERIA FRIENDLY LIVE ON M4STV

Russia Sends Warning to Super Eagles with 6-0 Crushing of Namibia

Akor Adams Insists on Standard Playing Surfaces for African Football

education

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UI Counsels Student Leaders on Ethical Leadership, Accountability

Bucknor Thrills Fans with Clasical Music, as Brazil Proposes Cultural Partnership

Choose Milk Campaign Launches National Essay Competition to Educate Pupils

Harnessing Youths’ Strength through Quality Education, Skills Development for Economic Growth

FLOC 5.0: DAWN, NUC, Others to Seek Education Reform for Jobs, Innovation

When Lagos Plans to Sabotage Federal Policy on Lecturers’ Salaries

N29bn Scholarship: Why PUMS VC Can’t Honour Assembly invitation, Says Registrar

MSS Academy Graduates 56, Targets Youth Empowerment through Event Technology

Exclusion, Inequality, Deepening Conflict, Insecurity in Nigeria, Says AUSS-NG

backpage

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Album of losers’ faces

Disturbing Signals from The Gambia

MKO, June 12 and Historical Duty

Democracy in an Affordability Crisis

Nigeria at 66: Unlocking Low-hanging Fruit for Economic Growth

Chukwuemeka Chikelu, 22 Years Ago

ARISE News Is Not Anti-Tinubu

Nigerians Dislike Their President, But May Re-elect Him Anyway

Nasir El-Rufai and the Rest of Us

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Nigeria At 66: The Country We Each Carry

THE INDEPENDENCE NIGERIANS NEED

Presidential Leave: Between Constitutional Debate and Compliance

Insignificance of Presidential Attendance and Speeches: UNGA as Instrument of Great Power Politics

Of Godfathers And Restless Godsons

CANDIDATE SOWORE: REVOLUTION, MARIJUANA AND OTHER STORIES

Mene-Ejegi: The Gap the Court Cannot Fill

U.S. Robotics in the Outer-Space and International Law: Revisiting Nigeria’s Outer-Space Programme?

Olu Jacobs: Gone Finally

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