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Friday, 2nd October, 2026

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Cyberbullying: Sowore’s DSS Subpoena U-turn Absurd, Unprecedented, Prosecution Tells Court

2027: Kogi Central Stands Still For Yahaya Bello’s Homecoming as Major Stakeholders Vow Support

Ekiti Moves To Cut Transport Fare By 50%, Rolls Out 15 CNG Buses

184.5kg Cocaine: Court Rejects KC Luxury, Two Others’ Bail

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Cyberbullying: Sowore’s DSS Subpoena U-turn Absurd, Unprecedented, Prosecution Tells Court

Counsel to the Department of State Services (DSS), Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, on Friday described as “absurd and unprecedented” the alleged volte-face by the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress

2027: Kogi Central Stands Still For Yahaya Bello’s Homecoming as Major Stakeholders Vow Support

Ekiti Moves To Cut Transport Fare By 50%, Rolls Out 15 CNG Buses

184.5kg Cocaine: Court Rejects KC Luxury, Two Others’ Bail

Nigeria at 66: Our Problems Stem From Failure of Values, Principles, Says Dan Kanu

Maryam Abacha: Court Orders Takeover of Disputed Victoria Island Property

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Cyberbullying: Sowore’s DSS Subpoena U-turn Absurd, Unprecedented, Prosecution Tells Court

2027: Kogi Central Stands Still For Yahaya Bello’s Homecoming as Major Stakeholders Vow Support

Ekiti Moves To Cut Transport Fare By 50%, Rolls Out 15 CNG Buses

184.5kg Cocaine: Court Rejects KC Luxury, Two Others’ Bail

Nigeria at 66: Our Problems Stem From Failure of Values, Principles, Says Dan Kanu

Maryam Abacha: Court Orders Takeover of Disputed Victoria Island Property

Ogun PDP Deputy Gov Candidate, Sowunmi-Kolapo, Installed as Muslim Council Grand Matron

Group Backs NAICOM’s Regulatory Role, Retracts Call for CEO’s Removal

Fuel Subsidy Removal, FX Policy Aimed At Addressing Longstanding Structural Challenges in Nigeria’s Economy, Says Group

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Aviation Fuel: Airlines to Cut Down Flight Operations to Servicing Profitable Routes

NPA Congratulates ANLCA on 72nd Anniversary, Reaffirms Support for Port Modernisation

Dwindling Nigeria-South Africa Flight Operations

‘Nigeria’s Progress Must Move from Macros to Micros’

IATA: Africa’s Air Cargo Demand Up 3% Despite Capacity Surge

DP World, TGI Partner to Strengthen Logistics Capabilities in Nigeria

Tizel Global Wins Government Cybersecurity Solutions Award

InfraCredit Secures $50m IFC Debt Facility for Local Currency Infrastructure Finance

Cargo Terminal: FAAN Plans Biometric, Vehicle Tracking System

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Ododo Moves to Unlock Financing for Industrial Development, Education, Energy in Kogi

Heads of Federal Agencies Form Coalition for Tinubu’s Reelection

Why Continuity Matters in Bauchi

Impactful Politics: The Yayi Example

Ekiti is 30: From Fountain of Knowledge to Destination of Opportunities

WHAT DOES PETER OBI STAND FOR?

Nigeria at 66: The Changing Character of Its Politics

Oluwajana: Tinubu, By His Acts, Has Shown Commitment Towards Restructuring Nigeria

Much Ado About Obi-Soludo’s Political Feud

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Fertility Specialist, Musician Daramola Marks 40, Keeps Dreams Alive

Muiz Banire at 60: Honouring A Legacy of Leadership and Impact

Franklin Nechi: Building the African Family’s Global Future

DELTA AND HEALTHCARE INTERVENTIONS

My Encounter With the Vice President of Nigeria: The Day I Felt the Diaspora Was Being Heard

THE RURAL ELECTRICITY AGENCY AND ENERGY REVOLUTION

Presidency Lauds Promiseland As ProTaxi Rolls Out 1,000 Electric Vehicles

UI Counsels Student Leaders on Ethical Leadership, Accountability

Followers, Friends, Family Celebrate Apostle Belemzy at 46

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OneHealth Advances Medical Weight Management with The Method

Medical Expert Urges Govt to Support Indigent Patients

Health Insurance Can Curb Sudden Deaths, Says Ultimate HMO MD

When Payment Becomes a Barrier to Healthcare in Lagos State-owned Hospitals: Patients Still Stranded as System Failures Persist

Respite for Bakiyawa Women After Years of Poor Maternity Care

Avon Medical Deepens Fibroid Awareness, Puts Patient Experience at Heart of Care

Access to Medicine Foundation Spotlights How Generic Manufacturers are Responding to Africa’s Changing Healthcare Needs

The Silent Return: How Diphtheria Killed 39 Children in Zamfara and UNICEF, Health Ministry’s Dash for Urgent Vaccination

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

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Super Eagles off to Moscow for Russia Friendly on Tuesday

Clash of Conference Winners as Aso Sky Queens Battle Elephant Girls in Final 8 S’final

NPFL Slams Ranchers Bees with N5m Fine

Contec Global Donates Cricket Equipment to Government College, Ibadan

23 Schools, Clubs Set for Season 8 of Dolphin Swimming League

Messi Acquires Second Spanish Club

1xCup 2026 in Full Swing Amidst Independence Day Roars of Fans

MFM, Elephant Girls, Others Through to Zenith Bank League’s S’finals

Nigeria’s Francis Epe Leads Charge for $50,000 Lakowe Classic Prize Money

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UI Counsels Student Leaders on Ethical Leadership, Accountability

Bucknor Thrills Fans with Clasical Music, as Brazil Proposes Cultural Partnership

Choose Milk Campaign Launches National Essay Competition to Educate Pupils

Harnessing Youths’ Strength through Quality Education, Skills Development for Economic Growth

FLOC 5.0: DAWN, NUC, Others to Seek Education Reform for Jobs, Innovation

When Lagos Plans to Sabotage Federal Policy on Lecturers’ Salaries

N29bn Scholarship: Why PUMS VC Can’t Honour Assembly invitation, Says Registrar

MSS Academy Graduates 56, Targets Youth Empowerment through Event Technology

Exclusion, Inequality, Deepening Conflict, Insecurity in Nigeria, Says AUSS-NG

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ARISE News Is Not Anti-Tinubu

Nigerians Dislike Their President, But May Re-elect Him Anyway

Nasir El-Rufai and the Rest of Us

The Man Who Keeps Aso Rock Humming and Surulere Rolling

NIGERIA’S GREAT RESET: Chapter 21

Nigeria At 66: Hopes And Impediments

Rainbow Coalition or Solar Eclipse?

Fani-Kayode on Atiku: Separating Claims from the Record

For KSA, Minister of Enjoyment, at 80

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THE INDEPENDENCE NIGERIANS NEED

Presidential Leave: Between Constitutional Debate and Compliance

Insignificance of Presidential Attendance and Speeches: UNGA as Instrument of Great Power Politics

Of Godfathers And Restless Godsons

CANDIDATE SOWORE: REVOLUTION, MARIJUANA AND OTHER STORIES

Mene-Ejegi: The Gap the Court Cannot Fill

U.S. Robotics in the Outer-Space and International Law: Revisiting Nigeria’s Outer-Space Programme?

Olu Jacobs: Gone Finally

THE CLASH OF INTEREST

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