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Saturday, 12th September, 2026

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At CIBN Conference, FG Challenges Banks to Do More for Economy 3 days ago

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Adewale Ayuba: If Not Fuji, I Would Have Been a Teacher

Kelechi Iheanacho: Rediscovering His Groove in Turkey

Tobi Amusan Wins Silver, $75,000 at Inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship

Chelle Sweat Over Dele-Bashiru Ahead of AFCON 2027

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Adewale Ayuba: If Not Fuji, I Would Have Been a Teacher

For more than four decades, Adewale Ayuba has made an indelible mark on Nigeria’s Fuji music scene, rising from a young artiste to one of the genre’s most distinctive and

Kelechi Iheanacho: Rediscovering His Groove in Turkey

Tobi Amusan Wins Silver, $75,000 at Inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship

Chelle Sweat Over Dele-Bashiru Ahead of AFCON 2027

Rybakina Set up Blockbuster Final with Sabalenka

Appah, Gyimah Face-off Sparks Pre-fight Brawls Ahead of Independence Day Showdown

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26 Months After Judgement, Governors Continue to Strangle LGs, Fuelling Insecurity

ADC To INEC: Don’t Turn PVC Delays in North-west into Voter Suppression

FG Begins Payment of N18bn Severance Benefits to Defunct Nigeria Airways Workers After 22 Years

At 25th Anniversary Tribute, Trump Links Iran War to 9/11

Businesses, Tax Professionals Raise Fresh Concerns Over Implementation of Nigeria’s New Tax Regime

Xenophobia: N’Assembly Suspends S’Africa Visits as Two Nigerians Are Killed

Atiku Insists Production Subsidy Will Protect Refineries, Cut Fuel Costs

Obi Convoy Attack: OK Movement Warns of ‘Lawful Countermeasures’

‎ National Theatre to Boost Northern Artists with Creative Economy, Financial Literacy Drive

business

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Mercedes-AMG CLE 646 Spezialanfertigung: Purist High-Performance Coupe

Toyota, IVECO Collaborate to Advance Hydrogen Fuel Cell Heavy-duty Trucks

Jetour T2 PHEV Set for Abuja Showcase

Flutterwave Offers Seamless Digital Participation in Dangote IPO

MultiChoice Talent Factory: Eight Years of Investment in Africa’s Creative Future

Shortage of Technical Personnel in Aviation Industry

How NAMA Wasted N7.58bn on ILS for Lagos, Abuja Airports

Stock Market Rebounds, Gains N100.5bn on Demand for Seplat

NESG: Manufacturing Sector Recorded Strongest Business Expansion in August

politics

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The Making of Mbah’s Vision That Propelled Enugu’s Quantum Leap

The Long Game: What Will Tinubu Leave Behind (III)

2027: Tinubu’s Daughter, Folashade, Rallies Market Leaders, Artisans for President’s Re-election

Hamzat Promises Decentralised Govt. Services, Stronger Economic Devt in Lagos

Nigerian Voters and Informed Choice During 2027 Polls

Ododo Tasks Kogi APC Peace Committee to Reconcile Aggrieved Members

Gov Yusuf Flays Bandits’ Attacks on Four LGAs in Kano

Ekiti: PDP’s Oluyede Withdraws Petition against Gov Oyebanji’s Re-Election

IN PRAISE OF AMUPITAN

lifestyle

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Adewale Ayuba: If Not Fuji, I Would Have Been a Teacher

Joe-Kyari Gadzama: The Man Whose Case Could Reform Nigeria’s Legal Profession

After Decade of Terror, Maiduguri Finds Its Nightlife Again

From Youngest SAN to AGF: Celebrating Lateef Fagbemi’s 30 Years at the Bar

Tony Elumelu: From Sales Executive to Global Business Icon

Poverty Brouhaha and Safety Net Question

St. Ange Pushes Tourism at Oxford Summit

Sonma Nwoko Showcases Creative Journey, Artistic Growth at Solo Exhibition, UNBOUND

Moses Inwang Premieres ‘Ordinary People,’ Calls It Most Ambitious Project Yet

health

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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

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

sport

Kelechi Iheanacho: Rediscovering His Groove in Turkey

Tobi Amusan Wins Silver, $75,000 at Inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship

Chelle Sweat Over Dele-Bashiru Ahead of AFCON 2027

Rybakina Set up Blockbuster Final with Sabalenka

Appah, Gyimah Face-off Sparks Pre-fight Brawls Ahead of Independence Day Showdown

Nathaniel Idowu U-16 League: Rivalry,Revenge on the Cards as Week 2 Gets Underway

Afreximbank, TopTier Sports Management Unveils Plans for 2026 Legends Football Match in Lagos

Manchester Derby Tops Weekend Broadcast on DStv, GOtv

Motivated Falconets Keep Hope Alive With Scoreless China Draw

education

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150 Innovative University Academic Projects to Receive N20m Grooming Centre Research Grant

Retired BOUESTI Academics, Workers Lament Pension Ordeal, Appeal for Oyebanji’s Intervention

Governor Otti to Chair 2026 Fafunwa Educational Foundation Conference

Senate Raises Alarm Over Declining TETFund Revenue, Warns of Impact on Infrastructure

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

backpage

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Dangote Refinery IPO: Why Investors Can’t Afford to Look Away

2027: Candidates, Masquerades, Spoilers And Clowns

Beyond the Anniversary: NIM@65 and the Governance Challenge

Exams and the ‘Wushishi’ Option

EFCC Should Recover N33.75 Billion And Prosecute The Officials Who Stole It

Why You Are Doing Yourself and Your Generation a Service By Investing In The Dangote IPO

Africa Built This. Now It Must Own It

The Nigerian Killed By His Penis

One week, eight big gaffes

column

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Of Politicians Threatening Voters

Law and Morality: A Tale of Two Courts

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

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