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Jigawa Assembly lone opposition lawmaker joins APC

Jigawa Assembly lone opposition lawmaker joins APC...

1 month ago 99

First Daily Dialogue: Ex-military chiefs, politicians, others back state police, urgent security reforms

First Daily Dialogue: Ex-military chiefs, politici...

1 month ago 76

Tackling insecurity as a collective in Yorubaland, By Onigbinde, Ojudu, Farotimi, et al.

Tackling insecurity as a collective in Yorubaland,...

1 month ago 77

Nine kidnap victims rescued in Kwara

Nine kidnap victims rescued in Kwara

1 month ago 108

Ondo begins demolition of buildings blocking waterways amid flood risks

Ondo begins demolition of buildings blocking water...

1 month ago 98

60th anniversary: Did I act improperly that day 20 years ago?, By Yusuph Olaniyonu

60th anniversary: Did I act improperly that day 20...

1 month ago 69

ANALYSIS: Sahel security crisis demands action beyond assurances of solidarity

ANALYSIS: Sahel security crisis demands action bey...

1 month ago 77

WAFCON 2026: Ghana cruise past Cape Verde as Cameroon edge Mali in thrilling Group D opener

WAFCON 2026: Ghana cruise past Cape Verde as Camer...

1 month ago 70

‘I’m for relationship or marriage, but against women using them to escape poverty,’ Geh Geh clarifies

‘I’m for relationship or marriage, but against wom...

1 month ago 96

Dangote Cement’s half-year profit climbs 23% to ₦639 billion on sales growth

Dangote Cement’s half-year profit climbs 23% to ₦6...

1 month ago 102

Glasgow 2026: Amusan leads Team Nigeria’s medal chase on Day 7

Glasgow 2026: Amusan leads Team Nigeria’s medal ch...

1 month ago 75

Strike: Ondo gov approves ₦1.1bn for varsity, urges lecturers to return to work

Strike: Ondo gov approves ₦1.1bn for varsity, urge...

1 month ago 75

VP Shettima hails NAHCON over 2026 Hajj success, urges commission to set higher benchmark

VP Shettima hails NAHCON over 2026 Hajj success, u...

1 month ago 94

Glasgow 2026: Reporter’s Diary – Day 4

Glasgow 2026: Reporter’s Diary – Day 4

1 month ago 73

INEC extends PVC collection period in Osun

INEC extends PVC collection period in Osun

1 month ago 78

Police arrest Osun SSG, five others

Police arrest Osun SSG, five others

1 month ago 77

Remo Stars appoint Olumide Ajibolade as new Head Coach

Remo Stars appoint Olumide Ajibolade as new Head C...

1 month ago 84

Commonwealth Games: Bronze medalist Ajayi speaks on what drives success

Commonwealth Games: Bronze medalist Ajayi speaks o...

1 month ago 73

Commonwealth Games: Nwachukwu reveals “secret” behind world record, gold medal in Glasgow

Commonwealth Games: Nwachukwu reveals “secret” beh...

1 month ago 81

‘I thought my agent was joking’ – Arokodare delighted to join Ajax

‘I thought my agent was joking’ – Arokodare deligh...

1 month ago 100

US resumes attack on Iran after Trump’s threat

US resumes attack on Iran after Trump’s threat

1 month ago 87

Finance Ministry warns job seekers against extortion

Finance Ministry warns job seekers against extorti...

1 month ago 97

EXCLUSIVE: What longtime allies reveal about alleged coup leader’s life that shattered their confidence

EXCLUSIVE: What longtime allies reveal about alleg...

1 month ago 106

INVESTIGATION: Gas flares, poisoned lives, regulatory failures in Nigeria’s oil fields

INVESTIGATION: Gas flares, poisoned lives, regulat...

1 month ago 75

Local govt workers in Cross River protest 11 months’ unpaid salaries

Local govt workers in Cross River protest 11 month...

1 month ago 109

ASUU strike stalls examination in Nigerian university

ASUU strike stalls examination in Nigerian univers...

1 month ago 99

Court reduces Miyetti Allah leader’s N2 billlion bail bond in money laundering trial

Court reduces Miyetti Allah leader’s N2 billlion b...

1 month ago 77

Nigeria seeks stronger domestic funding to sustain HIV response

Nigeria seeks stronger domestic funding to sustain...

1 month ago 95

SSS re-arraigns two jailed Ansarul leaders, three life-sentence terrorism convicts linked to Oyo school abduction

SSS re-arraigns two jailed Ansarul leaders, three ...

1 month ago 84

Language Saga: Peter Psquare apologises, calls out twin brother, Rudeboy

Language Saga: Peter Psquare apologises, calls out...

1 month ago 107

Fake Agency Scandal: Group dismisses Reps probe, demands Gbajabiamila’s suspension

Fake Agency Scandal: Group dismisses Reps probe, d...

1 month ago 99

PFIPC Probe: Reps panel declares appointment letter of agency’s DG fake, HOS testifies

PFIPC Probe: Reps panel declares appointment lette...

1 month ago 76

JUST IN: Glasgow 2026: Goodness Nwachukwu wins Nigeria’s seventh gold with world record throw

JUST IN: Glasgow 2026: Goodness Nwachukwu wins Nig...

1 month ago 95

NBA condemns non-payment of Oyo judges’ rent allowances

NBA condemns non-payment of Oyo judges’ rent allow...

1 month ago 96

State police alone cannot solve insecurity, CSOs warn federal govt

State police alone cannot solve insecurity, CSOs w...

1 month ago 102

SSS arraigns man for soliciting funds for ISWAP, Boko Haram following kidnap incident

SSS arraigns man for soliciting funds for ISWAP, B...

1 month ago 74

Wike approves promotion of 3,592 FCT civil servants

Wike approves promotion of 3,592 FCT civil servant...

1 month ago 89

INEC identifies 11 Osun LGAs as potential flashpoints ahead of 2026 polls

INEC identifies 11 Osun LGAs as potential flashpoi...

1 month ago 74

INEC identifies 11 Osun LGAs as potential flashpoints ahead of 2026 poll

INEC identifies 11 Osun LGAs as potential flashpoi...

1 month ago 79

Trump threatens retaliatory strikes after Iran attacks US base in Jordan

Trump threatens retaliatory strikes after Iran att...

1 month ago 115

New book on sickle cell disease urges Nigerians to prioritise genotype testing, public awareness

New book on sickle cell disease urges Nigerians to...

1 month ago 97

FCCPC, Lagos consumer agency warn businesses on price tags, refunds, product labelling

FCCPC, Lagos consumer agency warn businesses on pr...

1 month ago 82

Lagos govt arrests suspect over alleged threats, a...

1 month ago 71

Interrogating Kaduna State’s march to food security, By Zainab Suleiman Okino

Interrogating Kaduna State’s march to food securit...

1 month ago 90

#Gbajagate: The tripartite narrative of media framing, political scapegoating, and demanding institutional reforms, By Adeolu Adekola

#Gbajagate: The tripartite narrative of media fram...

1 month ago 93

Layal Tinubu hosts 500 students at Noella Foundation’s 2026 Life After School Summit

Layal Tinubu hosts 500 students at Noella Foundati...

1 month ago 97

Nnamdi Kanu vs Ejiofor: Can lawyers disclose ‘confidential information’ about their ex-clients?

Nnamdi Kanu vs Ejiofor: Can lawyers disclose ‘conf...

1 month ago 77

Court sentences man to life imprisonment for grievous harm

Court sentences man to life imprisonment for griev...

1 month ago 102

Enugu suspends traditional ruler, gives reasons

Enugu suspends traditional ruler, gives reasons

1 month ago 92

Gov Mbah approves recruitment of 6,500 teachers in Enugu

Gov Mbah approves recruitment of 6,500 teachers in...

1 month ago 83

Currency in circulation rose to N5.73 trillion as FX inflows hit $109.86bn in 2025 – CBN

Currency in circulation rose to N5.73 trillion as ...

1 month ago 85

Why IGP failed to produce alleged PFIPC DG despite Reps panel’s 48-hour ultimatum

Why IGP failed to produce alleged PFIPC DG despite...

1 month ago 77

CJID awards AI advocacy grants to 7 CSOs to strengthen responsible AI governance in Nigeria

CJID awards AI advocacy grants to 7 CSOs to streng...

1 month ago 71

‘I hit him with plank three times,’ suspect recounts killing of UNIJOS student

‘I hit him with plank three times,’ suspect recoun...

1 month ago 103

Abia demands probe over police killing of Nigerian in South Africa

Abia demands probe over police killing of Nigerian...

1 month ago 88

Ex-UN rep queries dismissal of ICC Chief Prosecutor

Ex-UN rep queries dismissal of ICC Chief Prosecuto...

1 month ago 79

Ondo court faults Amotekun for declaring three officers wanted

Ondo court faults Amotekun for declaring three off...

1 month ago 76

Eno’s administration receives ₦2.934 trillion in 38 months, but withholds capital spending records

Eno’s administration receives ₦2.934 trillion in 3...

1 month ago 67

39 music scholars graduate from MTNF-MUSON scholarship diploma programme

39 music scholars graduate from MTNF-MUSON scholar...

1 month ago 81

Trevor Noah’s South Africa campaign draws xenophobia backlash

Trevor Noah’s South Africa campaign draws xenophob...

1 month ago 70

Calls to boycott Tyla’s Lagos concert divide Nigerians amid xenophobia concerns

Calls to boycott Tyla’s Lagos concert divide Niger...

1 month ago 89

Amnesty International, partners demand Shell’s accountability for environmental pollution in Niger Delta

Amnesty International, partners demand Shell’s acc...

1 month ago 94

IGP directs police to refer terrorism financing, banditry cases to specialised units

IGP directs police to refer terrorism financing, b...

1 month ago 84

11 poets on 2026 Nigeria Prize for Literature longlist to headline CORA Book Party

11 poets on 2026 Nigeria Prize for Literature long...

1 month ago 51

EXCLUSIVE: Alleged 2025 coup leader paid millions to Islamic clerics for spiritual backing

EXCLUSIVE: Alleged 2025 coup leader paid millions ...

1 month ago 46

Veteran actor Kola Oyewo’s family announces funeral rites

Veteran actor Kola Oyewo’s family announces funera...

1 month ago 43

Commonwealth Games: Nigerian sprinters, weightlifters lead Day Five medal hunt in Glasgow

Commonwealth Games: Nigerian sprinters, weightlift...

1 month ago 84

Commonwealth Games: Nigeria holds top-four spot, leads Africa after Day Four in Glasgow

Commonwealth Games: Nigeria holds top-four spot, l...

1 month ago 111

EXCLUSIVE: Inside suspected coup plotters’ key regime agenda, motivational quotes driving alleged plot

EXCLUSIVE: Inside suspected coup plotters’ key reg...

1 month ago 95

DR Congo records 3,200 Ebola cases, 1,405 deaths as outbreak worsens

DR Congo records 3,200 Ebola cases, 1,405 deaths a...

2 months ago 82

WAFCON 2026: We are here to defend our title and qualify for the World Cup – Madugu

WAFCON 2026: We are here to defend our title and q...

2 months ago 65

INEC reacts to PVC collection centre attack in Osun as governorship poll approaches

INEC reacts to PVC collection centre attack in Osu...

2 months ago 91

Plateau records 441 suspected cholera cases, 14 deaths

Plateau records 441 suspected cholera cases, 14 de...

2 months ago 102

Amstel Malta launches campaign to back Super Falcons’ WAFCON title bid

Amstel Malta launches campaign to back Super Falco...

2 months ago 65

Nnamdi Kanu officially sacks longtime lawyer, gives reason

Nnamdi Kanu officially sacks longtime lawyer, give...

2 months ago 73

30 killed in Kaduna attack – SOKAPU

30 killed in Kaduna attack – SOKAPU

2 months ago 65

FLASHBACK: ‘I leave my clothes and shoes with women who have my children’ — Kwam 1

FLASHBACK: ‘I leave my clothes and shoes with wome...

2 months ago 68

FLASHBACK: ‘I leave my clothes and shoes with women who have my children’ — Kwam 1 (VIDEO)

FLASHBACK: ‘I leave my clothes and shoes with wome...

2 months ago 81

Petroleum minister commends NCDMB on community-focused interventions

Petroleum minister commends NCDMB on community-foc...

2 months ago 64

Commonwealth Games: Lawal powers Nigeria to sixth gold with record-breaking display

Commonwealth Games: Lawal powers Nigeria to sixth ...

2 months ago 83