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Friday, 20th February, 2026

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Tolu Aliki and the Discipline of Contemporary Practice

RMAF Boss Hails Executive Order on Direct Remittance of Oil, Gas Revenues to Federation Account

2027: Zone Presidency to South or Risk National Fallout, CGG Tells ADC

Governor Fubara Urges Massive Turnout for Bye-Election in Rivers

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Tolu Aliki and the Discipline of Contemporary Practice

In a cultural moment often defined by rapid ascent and fleeting visibility, Tolu Aliki has charted a different course, one marked not by spectacle but by steadiness, rigor and the

RMAF Boss Hails Executive Order on Direct Remittance of Oil, Gas Revenues to Federation Account

2027: Zone Presidency to South or Risk National Fallout, CGG Tells ADC

Governor Fubara Urges Massive Turnout for Bye-Election in Rivers

Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Trump Tariffs, Citing Overreach of Emergency Powers

NAFDAC to Crack Down on Unregistered Table Water Firms in Kano

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Tolu Aliki and the Discipline of Contemporary Practice

RMAF Boss Hails Executive Order on Direct Remittance of Oil, Gas Revenues to Federation Account

2027: Zone Presidency to South or Risk National Fallout, CGG Tells ADC

Governor Fubara Urges Massive Turnout for Bye-Election in Rivers

Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Trump Tariffs, Citing Overreach of Emergency Powers

NAFDAC to Crack Down on Unregistered Table Water Firms in Kano

Tinubu Mourns Chief of Naval Operations, Rear Admiral Musa Katagum

Tinubu To FCT, Rivers, Kano Voters: Be Orderly While Exercising Your Franchise

Standard Chartered Hosts Client Event For Custody, Asset Managers in Lagos

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KPMG: Political Spending to Birth Inflation, FX Instability, Cost Pressures in 2026

How Menace of Bird Strikes Impede Safe Flight Operations in Nigeria

Can a Company Speak for Itself Under a Contested Receivership?

Stock Market Gains N1.7trn as Buy Interest in MTN, Others Persists

Increasing Women Managerial Roles in Aviation Sector

United Nigeria Engages FAAN Management on Strategic Collaboration

LASG: Commencement of Tax Regime Puts Construction, Real Estate at Inflection Point

Firm Champions Creative Economy as Pathway to Mass Youth Employment

Foundation Launches Advocacy Drama on Road Safety

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Abubakar: Nigeria is Recalibrating Quietly with Purpose

FCT Council Polls and Political Dynamics of 2027

Rest in Peace, Big Brother, Jesse!

Abuja’s Area Council Polls: Integrity of INEC is on Ballot

Olarewaju: Synergy Between Presidency and N’Assembly in Nation’s Best Interest

Ministers Square Up to Senators at 2026 Budget Defence Sessions

REDEFINING NIGERIA’S POWER AND PURPOSE

Electoral Bill: Other Side of Clause 60(3)

Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State

Uba Sani: Promise, Performance and Weight of Recognition

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Olusoga Urges Fintechs to Prioritise Trust, Long-term Value Creation

Zimbabwe VP, Others Grace 2026 Iconic Africa Summit

Cross River Gov’s Aide Lauds Ita-Giwa at 80, Says Her Life Is An Epic of Courage, Service

Vice Admiral Idi Abbas Approves New Commander For NIMASA Maritime Guard

Olawale Abiodun Lawal Abinugbola: Modern Traditional Ruler Shaped by Enterprise, Integrity and Service

Western Naval Command Flags off Operation Awkward to Recalibrate Strategy in Defence of Nigeria’s Maritime Domain

Captain Folorunsho Highlights Anti-piracy Success, Fleet Expansion, and Strategic Role of Nigerian Navy in National Security

Wale Edun Bags British Royal Honour

Not Less Than 600 Widows Benefit from Lagos Legion Palliative Distribution

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COHI, MSSN-NIJ Hold Pre-Ramadan Medical Outreach

PSHAN Spotlights Champions for Change, Pushes for Sustainable Health Investment and Nationwide PHC Adoption

Lagos Trains 452 Vendors, Sensitises 1,054 Residents to Prevent Cholera in Flood-Prone Areas

As More Nigerians Die of Hospital Negligence

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

sport

Tinubu Okays Anti-doping Agency Board as NSC Secures Major Sports Reforms

Super Eagles Coach, Chelle, Demands $130,000 Salary, Others

Niger Delta Games to Open in Benin Today With Fanfare, Glitz

Madugu Recalls Gift Monday, Okobi in a 25-player Super Falcons’ Squad for Cameroon

NWFL Fines Osun Babes ₦2.5m for Jersey Violation

National Youth Games Medalists Chase Glory at Dolphin Swimming League

Tinubu’s Renewed Drive for Sports Inspires Reform at NIS, Says Shaibu

Yellow House Storms to Victory at Phidel Schools Inter-House Sports

Osimhen Explains Why He was Furious versus Juventus

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Ajibola Conferred with Professorship, Calls for Improved Educational Standard in Nigeria

2Baba, Tekno Headline Promiseland Estate Valentine Event as Firm Launches Record Label with ₦1bn Investment

SAZU Registrar Urges Students to Take Education Seriously, Adhere to Rules

Al-muhibbah Open Varsity Matriculates 365 For 2025/2026 Session

Theophilus Ugah: How Nigeria’s Education System Can Keep Pace with Future of Work

Gov Otu, Betta Edu, N’Assembly Members, Others, Target 1.5m Votes for President Tinubu in 2027

Firm Emerges Oil, Gas Local Content Company of 2025

Greensprings School Restates Commitment to Nigeria’s Cultural, Athletic Future Through Infrastructure Development

Fragmented Policies Weakening Nigeria’s Transport System, Says UNILAG Don

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Of Lawmakers, Compradors, and Pseudo-Patriots

El-Rufai: Limits of Dubious Demagoguery

Operation Eastern Sanity: Ill-timed, Ill-advised

Time Out with Generals in Umuahia

Why Africa Needs Its Own Credit Rating Agency

Welcoming The American Troops

20 rotations in 1000 years

At Last, the Jinx is Broken

A Vote for Electronic Transmission

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REAL-TIME ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF RESULTS

The Senate, Electronic Transmission and Hollow Victory

Military Coup and Court Martial: Is Falana Right?

From Donald Trumps’s MAGA to Europe’s MAGA Can the Board of Peace Replace the United Nations?

The Refinery Racket and Awkward Gratitude to Dangote

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.

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