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Monday, 17th August, 2026

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Oluyede: My Support for Tinubu Won’t Diminish My Commitment to PDP

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GOC 8 Division Visits Kebbe Over Fresh Lakurawa Attacks, Rallies Border Communities

Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto The General Officer Commanding, GOC, 8 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Bemgha Paul Koughna, has paid an operational assessment visit to the Forward Operating

Ibis Lekki Opening Rekindles Debate Over Funding for Private Projects

Babangida Committed to United Nigeria, Says Information Minister Idris

Oluyede: My Support for Tinubu Won’t Diminish My Commitment to PDP

Tosin Ashafa Marks Birthday With Donations, Fellowship at Lagos Correctional Centre for Girls

Osun Poll: Lawmakers Demand Probe of Killings, Fadahunsi’s Alleged Incitement, Call for Recovening of N’Assembly to Discuss Urgent National Matters

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GOC 8 Division Visits Kebbe Over Fresh Lakurawa Attacks, Rallies Border Communities

Babangida Committed to United Nigeria, Says Information Minister Idris

Oluyede: My Support for Tinubu Won’t Diminish My Commitment to PDP

Osun Poll: Lawmakers Demand Probe of Killings, Fadahunsi’s Alleged Incitement, Call for Recovening of N’Assembly to Discuss Urgent National Matters

Tonlagha Honoured among Top 100 African Women in UK

Inflation Drops to 15.43%

EU Releases €2.3m to Fight Cholera As Nigeria Gets €1.5m

Oyo ADC Guber Candidate Unveils Campaign Council, Pledges LG Autonomy

Lawmakers Demand Accountability Over Osun Election Violence, National Insecurity

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RETHINKING THE CBN’S MANDATE

PwC Flags Legal Gaps, Enforcement Challenges in Nigeria’s New Virtual Asset Tax Rules

OMO Policy: Market Value of Blue-chip Firms Plumet by N3.7trn

How to Build $3tn W’African Energy Market

NSIB Laments Planned Reduction of 5% TSC Share

Report Reveals Widen Gap Between Sustainability Ambition and Delivery

Geregu: Concerns Mounts over Utilisation of N40bn Bond Issued Under Previous Management

FATE Foundation, AIMS to Implement $1.1M Google.org AI Upskilling Programme

United Nigeria Cabin Crew Commended for Professionalism

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N’Assembly’s Insensitive Anti-Religious FRSC Bill

Police Should Go Beyond Questioning Fadahunsi

Soludo: His Politics and Strides in Anambra

Can W’African Women Get Appreciable Political Power By 2035?

Tinubu’s Upcoming Visit to Akwa Ibom

Gov Yusuf Enforces Traffic Regulations in Kano

Osun 2026: Of Desperation, Self-sabotage, and the Future of Democracy

OSUN: LET THE ELECTION BE PEACEFUL

Oyebamiji and His PROSPER Agenda for Osun’s Renewal

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Ibis Lekki Opening Rekindles Debate Over Funding for Private Projects

Tosin Ashafa Marks Birthday With Donations, Fellowship at Lagos Correctional Centre for Girls

Ribara Analytica Secures $100,000 Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship

From Service to Self-reliance: How NAFRC is Building Pathways to Enterprise, Sustainable Livelihoods

BEFORE WORDS BECOME BLOOD

ENDING THE CYCLE OF WASTE

Suphi’s ICT Centre’ ll Unlock Bauchi Youths’ Global Opportunities, Says Saraki

Reproduce Osun Governorship Poll Template in 2027, Yiaga Africa Tasks INEC

Troubling Adversity of the Nigerian Child

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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

UNICEF Seeks Full Coverage of Lagos Children in Maternal, Child Health Campaign

Building the Future of Justice: The Wike Example

E-MOTIVE: How a Gates-backed Intervention is Chipping Away at Nigeria’s Maternal Death Crisis

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Bako Calls for Sack of Gusau-Led NFF Board to Avert Further Damage to Nigeria Football

Arsenal Open New Season with Community Shield Win over Man City

Ebi Egbe: Breath of Fresh Air Needed to Revive Nigerian Football

Barcelona Agree £65m Deal to Sign Rodri from Man City

Forest’s Guard of Honour for Departing Awoniyi

Balogun, Ahmed Win 7th Efunkoya National U-15 Table Tennis Championships

Malawi Succumb to Cameroon’s Superior Firepower as Lionesses Win Historic WAFCON

Dolphin, First Bank in Flying Start to their Zenith Bank League

Nigeria Place Fourth as India Win 2026 Commonwealth Fencing Championships

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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

From Awareness to Inclusion: How GTCO Charts New Course for Autism Education

BIMUN 2026: Babcock VC Urges Youth to Champion Peace, Sustainable Development

Nigerian Universities Ready for Conversation on Climate Literacy, Says UNILAG VC

Queen’s College Principal Tasks Graduands on Competence, Integrity

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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

Forget the Certificates, Let’s Face the Job

Election is Not War

Akano’s Almajiri-To-Tech Initiative in Abuja

Proposed Decentralised Police System: A Triumph of Federalist Solution

Atiku, Obasanjo and 2027 Polls

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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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