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Thursday, 8th October, 2026

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Military, DSS, Police, Others Rescue 20 Abducted Youth Corps Members 18 hours ago

TUC Tells FG: Implement N800 to $1 Exchange Rate to Reduce Fuel Price 18 hours ago

FG Retrieves 50 Oil Fields from Defaulting Awardees, Insists on ‘Drill-or-Drop’ Policy 18 hours ago

Breaking: 20 Kidnapped Corp Members, One Civilian Regain Freedom in Joint Military, DSS, Police Operation 1 day ago

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Marwa Commends Security Agencies Over Rescue of 20 Kidnapped Corps Members

Northern Stakeholders Support ACReSAL’s $500m Additional Financing

Humanitarian Worker, Police Inspector Killed as Bandits Raid Sokoto Communities

ICRC Moves To Optimise Zungeru Hydropower Plant’s 700MW Capacity, Holds Talks With Power, Water Ministries, BPE, Others

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Marwa Commends Security Agencies Over Rescue of 20 Kidnapped Corps Members

Michael Olugbode in Abuja The Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd.), has commended the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police Force, Department of

Northern Stakeholders Support ACReSAL’s $500m Additional Financing

Humanitarian Worker, Police Inspector Killed as Bandits Raid Sokoto Communities

ICRC Moves To Optimise Zungeru Hydropower Plant’s 700MW Capacity, Holds Talks With Power, Water Ministries, BPE, Others

SKOT Impact Academy Records Rising Demand, Attracts 450 Applicants for Third Cohort

ITF Marks 55 Years of Driving Skills, Industrial Growth

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Marwa Commends Security Agencies Over Rescue of 20 Kidnapped Corps Members

Northern Stakeholders Support ACReSAL’s $500m Additional Financing

Humanitarian Worker, Police Inspector Killed as Bandits Raid Sokoto Communities

ICRC Moves To Optimise Zungeru Hydropower Plant’s 700MW Capacity, Holds Talks With Power, Water Ministries, BPE, Others

ITF Marks 55 Years of Driving Skills, Industrial Growth

Another Tragedy Averted as NAF Helicopter Makes Precautionary Landing in Benue

Big Tent Decries Tinubu’s Latest Wasteful Jamboree on Incomplete Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway

Ex-Rep Member Threatens Atiku’s Lobbyist With Legal Action, Rejects Tinubu Link

CDP Empowers Over Two Million People in Katsina

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FAAN, CCECC Mark Completion of MMIA Land-side Bridge Concrete Works

Zoho Nigeria Harps on Data Control amid AI Adoption

NCC Leverages ITU’s Recognition to Advance Digital Literacy

Firm Launches Commerce Platform to Connect 774 LGAs

NGSTQB Backs National Software Testing Guideline, Seeks Enforcement

PMI to Assist Entrepreneurs Turn Ideas into Viable Businesses

Oloworara: Pencom Additional N10.7tn Retirement Wealth in Two Years

Fidson Selected to Expand Influenza Treatment Access, Pandemic Preparedness

Nechi: Global Mobility has Moved Beyond Travel, Relocation

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As APC Women’s Mobilisation Machinery Gathers Momentum…

Yusuf: A Technocrat as Oyo Gov in 2027

2027: Hamzat’s Growing Institutional Backing and Date with History

INEC, Editors and the Battle for Trust Ahead of 2027

10th N’Assembly: Turning Repeated Budget Extension into Norm

The Lagos State Economic Council: Continuity, Competence, and Why Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat Should Lead Nigeria’s Economic Capital

As NDC, O-K Movement’s Feud Deepens

Nigeria: A Nation Still Crawling at 66

Akpabio’s Ridiculous Denial of PDP

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SKOT Impact Academy Records Rising Demand, Attracts 450 Applicants for Third Cohort

Ijeoma Ude’s ShakaraSquare Sets Stage for Ankara Kids Fashion Show on October 10

The Macallan Joins One Gidi Night Premiere to Celebrate Storytelling, Craft

Final Curtain for a Legend as Lagos Stood Still for Olu Jacobs, the Titan Who Built Nollywood

O&J Capital, Partners to Host Global Mobility Confab in Lagos

Anave’s Swinging Pendulum: An anthem for navigating the unpredictable journey of life

Africa Must Have A Say in How Its Minerals Are Priced, Says WiM-Africa

Cordros Wealth Summit 2026 Redefines Prosperity With ‘Wealth Beyond Money’

The Loop Has Started: How AI That Builds Itself Will Decide Nigeria’s Future

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Lagos Honours 435 Retired Education Workers, Urges Them to Prioritise Health, Retirement Planning

Adamawa to Expand Leadership, Governance Training for Health Workers Statewide

NHIA Urges Early Detection as FG Steps Up Cancer Response

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

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Runsewe Hails Gov Eno’s Golf initiative on Youth Devt

Eguavoen Allays Fears Over Absence of Key Players as Falcons Battle Comoros on Friday

Galatasaray Want Osimhen for UCL Action Next Tuesday

AGE: Three Years, One Venue, A Continental Gaming Statement

Enugu Reaffirms Regulatory Direction at Stakeholders Forum

Arteta Seals New Arsenal Contract Until 2030

FIFA Ranking: Super Eagles Drop Four Places After Crash in Guinea-Bissau

Depleted Super Eagles Hold Russia in Six-goal Thriller

New York Times: Infantino’s FIFA Sided DR Congo Against Nigeria in World Cup Playoffs

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Bauchi APM Governorship Candidate Launches N200m Bursary Programme for Students

Nigeria @66: Adunni Foundation Calls for Renewed Commitment to Basic Education

NHRC Empowers 30 Students as Human Rights Defenders, Peace Ambassadors

Teesas Summer School: Seven Children Win N1.1m Startup Grants

Ministry of Justice Bauchi, ATBU, UNFPA Charge Students to Report Campus GBV

PHCI Donates Writing Materials to 10 Schools in Sokoto

World Teachers’ Day: 60 Years After ILO/UNESCO Recommendation, Nigerian Teachers Still Seek Improved Welfare

UNN Responds to Manpower Needs, Secures NUC Approval for 12 New Academic Programmes

YABATECH Accountancy 1986 Alumni Invest N100m in Legacy Project

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Museveni’s Confession on Dangote’s Day

Similarities Between Benin And Opobo

Album of losers’ faces

Disturbing Signals from The Gambia

MKO, June 12 and Historical Duty

Democracy in an Affordability Crisis

Nigeria at 66: Unlocking Low-hanging Fruit for Economic Growth

Chukwuemeka Chikelu, 22 Years Ago

ARISE News Is Not Anti-Tinubu

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THE ELECTION PREDICTION THAT OFFENDED SOME

Nigeria At 66: The Country We Each Carry

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?

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