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Thursday, 5th February, 2026

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IG Orders Deployment of Tactical, Intelligence Assets to Kwara

Tinubu Meets Kwara Gov At State House After Deadly Kaiama Attack

Trump Acknowledges Nigeria’s First Lady at US National Prayer Breakfast (Video)

Court Orders British Govt to Pay £420m to 21 Coal Miners Killed in Enugu by Colonial Masters

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IG Orders Deployment of Tactical, Intelligence Assets to Kwara

Linus Aleke in Abuja The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the immediate deployment of tactical, operational, and intelligence assets to Kwara State following a deadly attack in

Tinubu Meets Kwara Gov At State House After Deadly Kaiama Attack

Trump Acknowledges Nigeria’s First Lady at US National Prayer Breakfast (Video)

Court Orders British Govt to Pay £420m to 21 Coal Miners Killed in Enugu by Colonial Masters

Again, EFCC Witness Says No Transaction Linking Yahaya Bello in Exhibits Before Court

Nigeria Keys Into $7.7trn Global Halal Market As National Economy Strategy Is Launched

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IG Orders Deployment of Tactical, Intelligence Assets to Kwara

Tinubu Meets Kwara Gov At State House After Deadly Kaiama Attack

Trump Acknowledges Nigeria’s First Lady at US National Prayer Breakfast (Video)

Court Orders British Govt to Pay £420m to 21 Coal Miners Killed in Enugu by Colonial Masters

Again, EFCC Witness Says No Transaction Linking Yahaya Bello in Exhibits Before Court

Nigeria Keys Into $7.7trn Global Halal Market As National Economy Strategy Is Launched

Data Protection, Key to Nigeria’s Future, Sovereignty, Says NCC

Gov AbdulRazaq Visits Kaiama, Woro, Orders Humanitarian Support for Terror Victims

Ex-Diplomat Tasks Govts, Stakeholders on Education without Geographical Location

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With Projected GDP of $334bn in 2026, IMF Tips Nigeria as Africa’s Third-largest Economy Ahead of Algeria

Nine Finalists Unveiled Ahead Grand Finale of CSR Initiative

Bank Unveils Mobile App to Deepen Digital Banking Experience

MFB Pays over N7bn Interest to Savers

UBA GMD Visits Benin, Reaffirms Commitment to Strategic Economic Growth

Stock Market Advances by N1.4trn on Q4 2025 Corporate Earnings

Firm, Foundation Celebrate Innovation at Masterclass Conference

OADC Supports NDPC, Reinforces Commitment to Local Data Hosting

Coys Partner on SmartPump Technology to Automate Downstream Oil Sector

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As Tudun Biri Gets New Lease of Life…

Untangling Legal Pathways in the Coup Plot against State

Aderinokun: ADC Has Capacity to Wrest Power from APC in 2027

Imo Beyond 2027: Akagburuonye as a Natural Choice

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

N’Assembly and Mounting Pressure to Reserve Legislative Seats for Women

AWOLOWO’S ALL-EMBRACING INFLUENCE

ABBA KABIR YUSUF: FROM PROTÉGÉ TO TURNCOAT

As APC Prepares for March, 2026 National Convention…

lifestyle

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BAS Capital Acquires DOT Microinsurance Limited

Sowore’s Obsession with President Tinubu, Reno Omokri and I

NIES 2026 Honours Abdulrazaq Isa For Transformative Leadership In Nigeria’s Energy Sector

Emmy-winning Filmmaker Kachi Benson’s ‘Mothers Of Chibok’ Goes to Cinema

BON Hotels Clocks 10, Seeks Strategic Investments in Technology, Sustainability, Community Empowerment

Agba Congratulates Otu on Sun Governor of the Year Award, Honorary Doctorate

Teesas Education Opens New JAMB Tutorial Centres in Lagos, Owerri

Imo @ 50: Celebrating Co-founder of Nigeria’s First Airline, John Anyaehie

DJ Gasket: Leveraging Music, Influence for Social Impact

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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

Chimamanda: How Medical Negligence Led to My Son’s Death in Lagos Hospital

sport

National Institute for Sports Partners NBTE for Global Best Practices

Team Delta Restructures Trials for Niger Delta Games

ITS CITY, ARSENAL CARABAO CUP FINAL

Anambra FA Affirms Nweke as Scribe, Vote of Confidence on Iloenyosi

FIFA Museum Welcomed Record 430,000 Visitors Worldwide in 2025

What Must Nigeria’s Gaming Industry Get Right on Tax, Compliance and Licensing in 2026?

Lessons Nigeria Can Learn from Ubisoft’s Current Struggle

Adegoke, Ojeli, Okon-George Lead 29 Other Athletes to Camp in Asaba

Lookman May Get Atlético Debut against Betis Today

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

FG: US Troops in Nigeria Restricted to Training, Intelligence Support

YABATECH, Sterling Bank Launch Work-Study Programme to Boost Graduate Employability

Expert Seeks Increased Education on Cybersecurity

Greensprings Students Achieve Outstanding IGCSE Results in 2024/2025 Session

FUOYE VC Presents Scorecard Ahead of 10th Convocation

ALIWA Calls for Urgent Embrace of Values-based Leadership

Greensprings Training College Plans Three-Day Montessori Workshop on Child Socialisation

Pay, Peace and the Politics of Learning

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Chimamanda’s Son and Matters Arising

Why Coup Suspects Cannot Be Tried in a Military Tribunal

Tinubu’s Many Travels And The Critics

Collapsing like pack of cards

The Kashim Shettima Situation

Yusuf’s Defection, Kwankwaso and the 2027 Kano Election

60 Days to Banking Sector Recapitalisation Deadline

Is ADC Dead On Arrival? Even Atiku’s Boy Decamped

Of Godfathers and ‘betrayal Day’

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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

Like Father, Like Son?

THE LATEST FG-ASUU AGREEMENT

Baby Nkanu: Negligence or Meningitis?

January 15, 1966 and January 15, 2026 in Africa: Dynamics of 60 Years of Recidivist Political Instability

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