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Wednesday, 8th July, 2026

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Senate Backs 15-Year Jail Term, Asset Forfeiture for Fake Drug Offenders

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Constituency Projects: House in Rowdy Session Over Motion to Summon Tinubu

Fake Agency: Senate Backs Tinubu’s Probe, Suspends Investigation into N1.3bn PFIPC Budget

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FG to Stem Human Trafficking, Irregular Migration as Over 1,000 Nigerians Return from Crisis Routes

How Not to Criticise Gov Aiyedatiwa

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Senate Backs 15-Year Jail Term, Asset Forfeiture for Fake Drug Offenders

Constituency Projects: House in Rowdy Session Over Motion to Summon Tinubu

Fake Agency: Senate Backs Tinubu’s Probe, Suspends Investigation into N1.3bn PFIPC Budget

FG to Stem Human Trafficking, Irregular Migration as Over 1,000 Nigerians Return from Crisis Routes

How Not to Criticise Gov Aiyedatiwa

EFCC Hands Over 1,452 Recovered Cybercrime Assets to Education Ministry

Premiere Academy, NDLEA Partner to Educate Students on Drug Abuse Prevention

ADC Guber Candidate Unveils Blueprint to Transform Ogun

Tompolo: Tinubu’s Reforms Yielding Results, Support His Re-election

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Demand for MTN, Dangote Cement, Others Lift Stock Market by N1.86tn

Parallex Bank Graduates New Cohort from Banking Academy

Ecobank Nigeria Wins Deutsche Bank’s Client Excellence Award

Coronation Insurance Rewards Customers in Raffle Draw

MPC Warns Pre-2027 Election Spending Could Reverse Nigeria’s Inflation Gains

Nigeria Targets 2M MT Sugar Output as NSDC Graduates Specialists

FMDA: July Liquidity Inflows to Hit N12.39tn as OMO Maturities Dominate

As NIA Breaks the Gender Barrier

H1: Overall Value of Bonds, ETF, Equities on NGX Up N51.6trn

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Barau: President’ll Have Power to Suspend State Police that Violates the Law

Nwifuru: Establishment of Army Depot Amasiri Strategic Boost to National Security

A VOTE FOR TINUBU

Gbajabiamila: The Devil is in the Details

Gains of Mbah’s Partnership with Tinubu Now Manifesting

LP Hails A’Court for Upholding Leadership

Obi Criticises Tinubu’s Handling of School Abductions, Asks Him to Quit or Shun Poll

2027: INEC, ICPC Train Staff on Corruption-free Elections

ADC: 17m Nigerians Pushed into Hunger By Policy Failures of Tinubu’s Administration

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Olota Lauds Ota Firms for Fulfilling Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives

Compensation for Compulsory Acquisition Under Land Use Act 1978: Comparative Analysis With Some Selected Countries

Building Bridges Through Education: Wisdom John Okoye’s Vision for Africa’s Next Diplomatic Advantage

TREM Atlanta Celebrates Bishop Okonkwo’s 46th Wedding Anniversary

Bodo-Bonny Road: How NLNG, FG Turned a 70-year Dream into Reality

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Chams Founder Demola Aladekomo to Chair QEDNG Creative Powerhouse Summit 2.0

UNIZIK VC to Deliver Keynote at 5th AMTY Awards

Africa Forward Summit: How Nigeria and France are Building a New Business Bridge

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Pain, Stigma and Silence: The Hidden Survival Gap in Sickle Cell Anaemia

‘Nigeria Risks Worsening Brain-drain Without Health Sector Reforms’

CSO Passes Vote of No Confidence on Pate, Demands State of Emergency in Health Sector

Nigerian Healthcare: The Questions Worth Asking

Abuja Hospital Offers LASER Prostate Treatment With no Surgical Cuts

HI4Y Secures Backing from Ashoka Africa, Kwanda to Deploy Youth Health Action Lab

Nigerian Navy Moves to Strengthen Healthcare System, Boost Force Readiness, Personnel Welfare

Dr. Maureen Achebe: Advancing Sickle Cell Care, Health Equity in Africa

Merck Foundation, 12 African/Asia First Ladies Vow to Improve Healthcare Delivery, Capacity Building

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Argentina Survives Egypt’s Scare to Avoid Repeat of Falling to African Opposition 30 Years After Atlanta ‘96

Egypt’s Coach Furious with Referee, Insists Officiating Unfair to Pharaohs

Team Nigeria’s Commonwealth Games Athletes Heap Plaudits on NSC

Lekan ‘The Engine’ Muibi Responds to Appah’s Withdrawal from WBO Africa Title Clash

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35 Players Keep NTTF National Camp Buzzing Ahead of International Tourneys

UEFA Expresses Disbelief, Says Decision Unprecedented, Unjustifiable

World Cup: Spain Beats Portugal 1-0 , Belgium Knocks out Co-hosts USA 4-1 to Reach Q’finals

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Oloyede’s JAMB Legacy: Sweeping Reforms, Tough Tests and Lasting Impact

CareerLife Global Educates, Reintegrates Mothers Into Workplace

NUC Approves Five New Health Programmes for Wellspring University

Exam Prep Mistakes Nigerian Students Make Every Term And How to Avoid Them

Otobo Pledges Efficient Service Delivery as New Director of ARA UK/Ireland

EKSU’s 107th Inaugural Lecturer Says Mathematics Holds Key to Solving Nigeria’s Real-Life Challenges

NUC Approves 12 New Academic Programmes for Sa’adu Zungur University Bauchi

Nigeria’s Digital Leap: How DEMIS Is Set to Transform Education Data, Policies

PAAU’s VC Vows to Tackle Insecurity within Varsity Community

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The Way Out of Insecurity

Nobody Needs NYSC Reform

What did Gbaja know, and when?

State Police: Separating Facts from Fictions

Media a Critical Partner in National Development

Oversight Gaps and PFIPC’s Royal Mess

Akara and Kulikuli: Why Empowering Women at the Grassroots is Real Economic Policy

2027: APC and Nigeria’s ‘Carry Go’ Democracy

Nnaji’s Alleged Certificate Forgery: Test for Nigeria’s Anti-Corruption War

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Nigeria’s Double Standards: Selective Justice, Misplaced Priorities and Erosion of Trust

Nigeria-South African Relations: Beyond Misogyny and Misandrists, Afrophobia and Nigerianophobia

When Rain Becomes Breaking News

TINUBU AND HIS ONE-CHANCE OPPONENTS

LAGOS AND THE REFUSE DUMPS

Dangote to Raise Total Refining Capacity in Africa to 2.1m bpd, Seeks Partnership with Congo

Federalism Beyond Police Reforms

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