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Friday, 21st August, 2026

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Senator Mustapha Dumps APC, Set to Join Kwara PDP

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IGP to Politicians: We Will Not Tolerate Mobilisation of Young Nigerians for Political Violence, Intimidation of Voters

Linus Aleke in Abuja The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has warned political actors that the Nigeria Police Force will not tolerate the recruitment or mobilisation of young Nigerians for

NECO Registrar Elected Vice-President of AEAA, As Nigeria Wins 2027 Hosting Rights

Energia Marks 25 Years of Building An Indigenous Energy Legacy

Senator Mustapha Dumps APC, Set to Join Kwara PDP

2027: Our Mandate to Deliver Free, Fair Elections Remains Clear, Non-negotiable, Says INEC

APM Faults FG’s Subsidy Saving Report, Claims Its N27trn Not N15.8trn

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IGP to Politicians: We Will Not Tolerate Mobilisation of Young Nigerians for Political Violence, Intimidation of Voters

NECO Registrar Elected Vice-President of AEAA, As Nigeria Wins 2027 Hosting Rights

Senator Mustapha Dumps APC, Set to Join Kwara PDP

2027: Our Mandate to Deliver Free, Fair Elections Remains Clear, Non-negotiable, Says INEC

APM Faults FG’s Subsidy Saving Report, Claims Its N27trn Not N15.8trn

Atiku Fires Back at Tinubu, Says You Removed Subsidy, Retained Racketeering And Handed Nigerians The Bill

2027: Obi Pledges to Run Campaign Devoid of Ethnicity, Religion

Steel Development Ministry Signs Agreement To Revive Delta Steel Company

N27.5tr Budget: Nigeria Tracks Spending, Not Results, Says Athena Centre

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Report: Manufacturing Remains Largest Contributor to Nigeria’s Industrial Output, Employment

Despite FX Stability, Jet Fuel Supply, Domestic Airlines Face Shrinking Market

Sell-offs Persist as Stock Market Sheds N440bn

Why FAAN Banned Uber, Bolt at Lagos, Abuja Airports

AFRACA-NIRSAL Masterclass Opens in Lagos, Builds Financial Institutions’ Capacity

‘Nigeria’s Oil, Gas Growth Depends on Turning Reforms into Bankable Projects’

Flipside of Airport Disruption by Labour Unions

Afrocentric Cultural Expo Targets $300m Economic Impact, to Showcase Nigeria’s Creative Potential

Revisiting Anohu’s Financial Pathways for Decarbonisation in Global Growth Markets, Frontier Economies

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2027: Mass APC Influx Reshapes Bauchi’s Political Battle Lines

First Lady Inaugurates Food Bank Program for Malnourished Under-6 Children

Why Trump’s Spokesperson is Leaving White House

Gov Eno at Yoruba Tennis Club

As Campaigns Begin in Nigeria, Tinubu’s Re-election Bid Puts His Party on Trial

DANCERS OF THE LIVING SPRING

Kefas–Ibrahim Ticket and Taraba’s Emerging Political Consensus

Anambra: Zoning Re-echoes as LG Polls Draw Near

Kalu’s Stakeholders’ Engagement and Leadership Built on Trust

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Energia Marks 25 Years of Building An Indigenous Energy Legacy

Yoruba Tennis Club Centenary: Chairman Reaffirms Commitment to Culture, Brotherhood

GKS Youth Assembly Holds at Zonal Level

Freedom Has A Bill, And Nobody Wants To Pay It

Beyond Above-Ground Risk: The Relationships That Decide Nigeria’s Oil

Didi Walson-Jack: The Public Servant Who Planted Institutions Across Nigeria’s Civil Service

WALSON-JACK DOCUMENTS A WORTHY LEGACY

IN PRAISE OF ATIKU

Beyond Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Toxic Shadows And The Heart-Habitat Interface

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World Hepatitis Day: How Cerba Lancet Took Testing, Education, and Hope to the Streets of Mushin

Kegites Elders Provide Free Healthcare, Sponsor Table Tennis Tournament

LASHMA Seeks Media Support to Boost ILERA EKO Enrolment in Lagos

Medical Expert Offers Tips on Stroke Prevention

Dr. Adegbajo Odedina: Building Haven Pediatrics to Fight Nigeria’s Child Mortality Crisis

HEALTHCARE AS ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE

Don Raises the Alarm over Declining Public Trust in Healthcare System

Beyond Treatment: Why Social Determinants of Health Matter in Cancer Care

Dettol Nigeria Unveils Nationwide Consumer Challenge to Promote Everyday Hygiene

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EFCC, ICPC, Investigating NFF over N12Bn Released by FG for Players’ Allowances, Bonuses

Osimhen Slammed with Fine for Traffic Violation in Turkey

US Open Offers Biggest Prize Fund in Grand Slam History

Arsenal Begin Title Defence as Premier League Kicks off Live on DStv/GOtv

Sunday Dare Confirmed for NNL AGM Today

NSC Gives Reason for Picking Lagos as Host of Maiden National Intermediate Games

Senate Summons NFF, NSC over Nigeria’s Football Crisis

Owumi: NFF, NPFL Organising Preseason Tournament to Prep Clubs for CAF Competitions

Adarabioyo Considered as Replacement for Arsenal Bound Konsa

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From Birth Certificate to Classroom: Why Legal Identity Matters to a Child’s Education

Monarch Commends Oyebanji for Poly Upgrade, Seeks More Support for Education in Ijero

Gombe Tsangaya Scholars, Teachers Express Confidence in Governor, Endorse Gwamna

Over 1,000 Children to Benefit from YBWorms Social, Emotional Learning Programme

FUOYE Reform: Group Calls for Federal Funding Boost, Hails Anti-extortion Drive

Babcock University, PMI Nigeria Partner to Boost Students’ Global Employability

NGO Partners Lagos, Others for 6th Inter-Public Schools Championship

SPIN to Convene Sustainability Leaders at Inaugural Conference

University Don Seeks Urgent Biological Solutions to Nigeria’s Environmental Crisis

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Osun: And The Credit Goes to The…

How Abiola was Killed in Governnent Custody

Osun: The Cost of a ‘Rehearsal’

Protecting Nigeria’s Humanitarian Workers

Adeleke: Winning The Battle For Osun

One dance step, one vote

Ibrahim Babangida at 85: A Conversation with History

BABANGIDA AT 85: BOSS, SOLDIER AND STATESMAN

Zacch Adedeji and the Common Man

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Winning Election by Manu Militari: Is Killing Accord Party Members Not Self-defeating?

THE PROPOSED OPPOSITION CONSENSUS CANDIDACY

Like NBA, Like Osun: Issues in Election Credibility

Who is Undermining Africa’s Development: Europeans or Africans? Anglophone or Francophone Africa?

The Dangerous Politics of Thin Skin

THE RIGHT TO DISAGREE

El-Rufai, Illegal Wiretapping and the Limits of Bail

Beyond Time and Space in Diplomacy: Ambassador Jaiyeola Joseph Lewu at 80

Of Tyla and the Country We Helped Save

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