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Thursday, 3rd September, 2026

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Wike: I’ll Be Atiku, Obi’s Main Target If Tinubu Loses 2027 Polls

Aliko Dangote: FG’s Reforms Driving Nigeria’s Economic Recovery, Restoring Investors’ Confidence

Fidelity Bank Opens SME Hub, Offers Free Training to 1,000 Entrepreneurs in Kano

TRCN Warns Teachers, Applicants Against Fake Portals

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Wike: I’ll Be Atiku, Obi’s Main Target If Tinubu Loses 2027 Polls

• Describes himself as infantry commander of FCT, Rivers politics •Says NBA under past leadership allegedly acted like political party •Accuses Govs Uzodimma, AbdulRazaq of campaign of calumny •Defends inclusion

Aliko Dangote: FG’s Reforms Driving Nigeria’s Economic Recovery, Restoring Investors’ Confidence

Fidelity Bank Opens SME Hub, Offers Free Training to 1,000 Entrepreneurs in Kano

TRCN Warns Teachers, Applicants Against Fake Portals

Bayelsa APC Won’t Collapse Because of Sylva’s Resignation, Says Ex-Spokesperson

APM Crisis Deepens as Aggrieved Members Institute Law Suits at Federal High Court

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Wike: I’ll Be Atiku, Obi’s Main Target If Tinubu Loses 2027 Polls

Aliko Dangote: FG’s Reforms Driving Nigeria’s Economic Recovery, Restoring Investors’ Confidence

Fidelity Bank Opens SME Hub, Offers Free Training to 1,000 Entrepreneurs in Kano

TRCN Warns Teachers, Applicants Against Fake Portals

Bayelsa APC Won’t Collapse Because of Sylva’s Resignation, Says Ex-Spokesperson

APM Crisis Deepens as Aggrieved Members Institute Law Suits at Federal High Court

PAC Holdings Ignites Strong Africa’s Future, Unlocks Value System with its 20th Anniversary

Resolute Forum Charges Governor Oyebanji to Deepen Development, Revive Education in Ekiti

Bala Mohammed Canvasses Peaceful, Issue-based Campaigns Devoid of Personal Attacks Ahead 2027 Elections

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Fidelity Bank Opens SME Hub, Offers Free Training to 1,000 Entrepreneurs in Kano

Firms Partner to Power USA-Nigeria Payment Flows

Telecoms Subscriptions Hit 192M, Maintain Steady Growth in One Year

Expert: Nigerian Banks Need AI-native AML, Not Automated AML

Accra Institute of Technology Graduates 572 Students, Doctors

AFC, Firm to Invest $300M in WIOCC Group for Infrastructure Expansion Across Africa

Unilever, Nigeria Customs Partner to Combat Counterfeiting, Strengthen Legitimate Trade

Ingentia Unveils Agbaroji as New MD, Pledges Growth, Operational Excellence

Stock Market Halts Four-day Positive Momentum, Drops by N40.99bn

politics

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G100 Summit: Can Opposition Turn Arithmetic into Victory in 2027?

Nigerian National Bureau Chairman Visits ECOWAS Brown Card Permanent Secretariat

Lagos 2027: Hamzat’s Head Start, Rhodes-Vivour’s Challenge and Opposition’s Equation

2027: Can Akpabio’s Balancing Act Save 10th N’Assembly’s Final Stretch?

Uzodimma’s Dual Mandate Dilemma

It’s Time to Release Osun LG Allocations

Governors’ Influence on the Civil Service

BETWEEN OSUN AND MANCHESTER

Katsina APC Rift: Radda, Masari Power Struggle Tests Tinubu’s 2027 Political Machinery

lifestyle

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Lagos Flooding: Why Government and Residents Must Act Together

Exclusive Breastfeeding: How Mothers Brave the Odds to Give Newborns Their First Line of Defence

The Subnational Question: How States Can Turn the FAAC Surge into Devt

2027: Tunji-Ojo’s Massive Mobilization for President Tinubu

Rechael Okonkwo’s Nkoli Mega Carnival Provides Free Healthcare to Over 5,000 Residents

Sabi Writers Unites Nigerian Talents at The Frontline 3.0 in Lagos

Sir Ademola Adetula: 27 Years Ago, My Boss ‘Saw’ My Today

Yoruba Tennis Club Marks Centenary with Jazz, Celebrates Nigeria-Cuba Cultural Ties

Isuan Agro Estate Holds First Land Bankers Summit

health

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Foundation Supports 3,000 Indigent Residents of Kwara With Medical Outreach

Medical Expert Raises the Alarm over Cervical Cancer

NMA Raises Alarm Over Doctors’ Exodus, Insecurity, Demands Urgent Action

What Nigerian DNA Reveals About Crime, Identity and Our Shared Ancestry

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

sport

Nigeria’s Junior Female YellowGreens Defeat Host Tanzania for Perfect Group Stage

Isaiah Benjamin Gets Second Term as SWAN President

PSG Reject Man City’s Bid for Super Falcons’ Echegini

IBB Club to Host 2026 AACT November 4-6

Sanwo-Olu Says Eko 2026 ‘ll Strengthen Lagos’ Leadership in Sports Devt

10 Teams Set for Nathaniel Idowu U-16 Football League Kick-off

Tiger Woods Gets Five-year Driving Ban

MOB National Taekwondo Championship starts September 17 in Lagos

8th Edition of GCU Relays Gets November 14th Date

education

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Ishk Tolaram Foundation Urges TVET Investment, AI Skills, as 500 Youths Graduate

Jos to Harvard: 7UP Picks Angbazo as 16th Nigerian for Full MBA Scholarship

Fed Poly Bauchi Appoints Dutse Deputy Rector, As Two Directors Get New Roles

UNIMED Appoints Vincent Ojo as Fourth Substantive Registrar

Warning Over 8,500 Attacks Targeted Schools in Two Years, Guterres Urges Stronger Action to Protect Education

Rivers Student, Agburum, Gets N1m as Winner of 2026 Mike Okonkwo Essay Contest

EKSU Financial Markets Programme: Pioneer Cohort Set to Graduate in 2026

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

backpage

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‘The Case Against Helping the Poor’

In Anambra State, the Fox Now Guards the Chicken Coop

The Problem With Nigerian Football

The Price of Cheap Petrol

Tinubu’s Fuel Subsidy Gamble: Nigerians Paid The Price, Now Atiku Offers A Way

TINUBU’S ₦1.4 TRILLION SOCIAL PROTECTION RESET: TURNING ECONOMIC REFORM INTO PEOPLE-CENTRED GOVERNANCE

Relax, Atiku Will Not Restore Subsidy

Atiku’s Subsidy Push & Echoes of Desperation

What FTSE Russell’s Decision Means for Investors, Nigeria

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NIGERIANS AND THE YOKE OF SUFFERING

Bad Behaviour: Between China and Nigeria

Change of Names in International Relations: From Appreciation and Self-Protection to Cold War Politics

The Long Game: What Will Tinubu Leave Behind?

The Two Nigerians We Live In

MESSAGING AND 2027 ELECTION CAMPAIGNS

Credibility in Osun, Questions for Wike and the NBA

International Law and Refund of Deportation Bills: The Case of Nigeria and Ghana versus South Africa

The Day Osun Spoke Back

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