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Monday, 7th September, 2026

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Five Dead as Amazon Cargo Plane Crashes into Vehicle at Miami International Airport

LIFE-ND Secures $32m Additional Funding, Records 95% Loan Disbursement

Nigeria Customs Seizes N3.951bn Worth of Illicit Goods, Arrest Three Suspects

Anosike : Govt, Media Must Work Together for Credible 2027 Polls

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Five Dead as Amazon Cargo Plane Crashes into Vehicle at Miami International Airport

Chinedu Eze with agency report At least five people were killed and five injured when an Amazon cargo plane overshot a runway after it landed on Sunday at Miami International Airport, crashed

LIFE-ND Secures $32m Additional Funding, Records 95% Loan Disbursement

Nigeria Customs Seizes N3.951bn Worth of Illicit Goods, Arrest Three Suspects

Anosike : Govt, Media Must Work Together for Credible 2027 Polls

Obidient Connect Texas Announces Grand Rally in Houston to Drive Diaspora Support

As Obaigbena Tasks Politicians to Make 2027 Poll Contest of Ideas…

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Five Dead as Amazon Cargo Plane Crashes into Vehicle at Miami International Airport

Nigeria Customs Seizes N3.951bn Worth of Illicit Goods, Arrest Three Suspects

Anosike : Govt, Media Must Work Together for Credible 2027 Polls

Obidient Connect Texas Announces Grand Rally in Houston to Drive Diaspora Support

Datti Baba-Ahmed: Obi, Atiku, Others Can’t Improve Nigeria

Refinery Owners Seek FG’s Intervention, Push for Naira-for-Crude Framework

Dele Oye: Huge FX Reserves, 4.43% Growth Must Lead to Lower Food Prices, Jobs

Eyesan: NUPRC May Adopt Biannual Licensing Cycles to Raise Oil Output

UN Adopts ‘Equal Earth’ Map, Corrects Distortion of Africa’s Size

business

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FG Reforms Drive 12.3% Growth in Nigerian Ports’ Cargo Throughput

Market Value of 12 Banks on NGX Surges Past N28tn

Stock Market Gains N3.72tn WoW on Renewed Buy Interest

NIA Inaugurates Agricultural Insurance and Reinsurance Technical Committees

FMDA: Banks Set for N15.72tn Liquidity Inflow in September on Maturing OMO

Stakeholders Call for Context-driven Practice, Stronger Professional Standards

FairMoney Surpasses 30 Million Registered Users in Nigeria

NAICOM Launches Strengthening Programme to Transform Insurance Landscape

Ethiopian Expands Operations in Nigeria, Adds Port Harcourt

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As Obaigbena Tasks Politicians to Make 2027 Poll Contest of Ideas…

Leadership Notes Gani Fawehinmi Bequeathed to Governor Uba Sani

No, Abdulrahman Has Not Fallen Out of Favour with Tinubu

Yari’s Long Road to Campaign Command

When Will the Police Prosecute Fadahunsi, Shekwolo, Buba

Soludo and the Burden of Delayed Justice

Task Before Yari’s APC Campaign Council

Who Established Hisbah in Plateau State?

Wike, AbdulRazaq and the Politics of Fallout

lifestyle

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LIFE-ND Secures $32m Additional Funding, Records 95% Loan Disbursement

Leemon Ikpea: The Industrialist Betting on Nigeria’s Rebirth Under Tinubu

SO FAR, SO HOPEFUL

ANAMBRA: A STATE’S CHEQUERED JOURNEY

THE TRUE TEST OF LEADERSHIP

Sunbeth Redeems ₦25.1bn CP, Demonstrates Strong Liquidity, Investor Confidence

BNXN, Runtown, Patoranking To Storm New York For Nigeria’s 66th Independence Day Parade

Adeleke’s CoS, Akinleye, Empowers Pardoned Inmates With POS Machines, Cash

31 Years After Graduation, Eric Moore Old Students Return With School Gate, Fence Painting Project

health

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Nigeria Emerges Global Fertility Destination As Intended Parents Choose IVF, Surrogacy at Home

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

sport

Iwobi’s History-making Feat Marred by Fulham’s 3-2 Home Loss to Palace

D’Tigress Suffers Second World Cup Defeat with 71-67 Loss to Hungary

Williams Sisters Suffer Agonising U. S. Open Defeat in Four-year Comeback

Perfect Records on the Line as Arsenal’s Fortifications Face Chelsea’s Firepower

EUROPEAN FOOTBALL BLUEPRINT: WE WATCH THEIR LEAGUES — BUT DO WE EMBRACE THE STRUCTURES THAT PROTECT THEIR PLAYERS? WHY DON’T OUR PLAYERS HAVE THE SAME SEAT AT THE TABLE?

Dynaspro Partners 433 Academy for Football Development

Can National Stadium Surulere Reclaim Its Soul?

Ajayi Makes History, Becomes First Nigerian Podium Finisher in 100m Diamond League

Osimhen Scores in Gala’s Super Lig Fourth Straight Game, Doubt for AFCONQ

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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One week, eight big gaffes

2027 ELECTIONS: ECONOMY, SECURITY AND NIGERIA’S FUTURE

Lindsay Barrett at 85: A Life of Words, War and Wonder

The Winning Formula for Presidential Elections

Cost of Living and the 2027 Presidential Poll

Tinubu’s Invisible Beneficiaries of Cash Transfers

After Ichie Omee-Okachie Spoke to Ejindu

Adeniyi, Adamu Ciroma and Tony Elumelu

When a Giant Leaves: What Uber’s Exit Says About 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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