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Wednesday, 7th October, 2026

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Appeal Court Begins Hearing SERAP’s Appeal in N101m Defamation Judgment Debt Friday

Atiku Accuses Tinubu Govt of Abandoning Farmers, Importing Food

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

Inter-faith Dialogue: The Powerful Validation of Uba Sani’s Peace And Inclusion Trajectory

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Appeal Court Begins Hearing SERAP’s Appeal in N101m Defamation Judgment Debt Friday

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has scheduled hearing for Friday in the appeal filed by the Incorporated Trustees of the Socio-economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) in relation to

Atiku Accuses Tinubu Govt of Abandoning Farmers, Importing Food

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

Inter-faith Dialogue: The Powerful Validation of Uba Sani’s Peace And Inclusion Trajectory

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

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

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Appeal Court Begins Hearing SERAP’s Appeal in N101m Defamation Judgment Debt Friday

Atiku Accuses Tinubu Govt of Abandoning Farmers, Importing Food

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

Inter-faith Dialogue: The Powerful Validation of Uba Sani’s Peace And Inclusion Trajectory

XEJet Launches Direct Abuja — Gusau Flight Services

NSCIA Backs State Policing, Mobilises Muslims for 2027 Elections

NLC Declares Indefinite Strike in FCT Over Teachers’ Welfare

Ex-Obi Campaign Council Members Rally Behind Tinubu, Launch ‘Batified Obidients’

Bayelsa at 30: The Gas, Water and Wealth That Must Stay Home

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Oil & Gas Index Leads Stock Market With 133.94% YtD Return

FMDA: Nigeria’s Current Account Surplus Will Hit $8.69bn in Q3

Dangote Cement Boosts Learning in Lagos Host Community

Nigeria’s 2027 Transition: A Subsidy Debate and the Green Agenda of Electoral Candidates

Subsidy Savings: Governors and Nigeria’s Power Problems (6)

ProvidusUnity Takes Merger Story to Customers, Deepens Engagement

Firm Unveils Enhanced Third Party Motor Insurance Policy

Vitafoam Boosts Practical Science Education

Nigeria at 66: Insurance Industry Focuses on Developing Institutional Strength

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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

TINUBU’S ANNIVERSARY SPEECH AND NATIONAL SECURITY

DEMOCRACY ON TRIAL AT EDITORS’ CONFERENCE

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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

Higgins Peters Bags Lifetime Grand Patronship of Yala United Forum

Nigeria at Food Security Crossroads as Climate Crisis, Waste Reshape Future of Agriculture

When Failure Refused to Be the End: The Remarkable Journey of Daniel Obum Anigbo

New Google Trends Data Shows Nigerians’ Growing Taste for Cold Brew, Sweet Lattes

H1 Report Puts Dapper Ahead of Nigerian-Owned Music Companies

SEID Report Puts Nigeria’s Untapped Manufacturing Opportunities at Over ₦40trn

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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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Depleted Super Eagles Hold Russia in Six-goal Thriller

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

Ajibade, Six More Players Arrive Falcons’ Camp for Comoros

Ronaldo Not Retiring, Set for Punishment for Leaving Camp

Understrength Super Eagles Battle Russia in Novgorod

Iheanacho Unfazed by Absence from Eagles, Remains Passionate Playing for Nigeria

Super Falcons Open LA 2028 Olympics Qualifiers Camp with 14 Players

Roanldo’s Future Not Certain as Curtain Falls on Messi’s Argentina Career Today

NPFL Slams Inter Lagos with N5.25m Fine for Rule Breaches

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Bauchi APM Governorship Candidate Launches N200m Bursary Programme for Students

Ike: Why Nigeria Must Intensify Fight Against Drug-Resistant Gonorrhoea

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

PHCI Donates Writing Materials to 10 Schools in Sokoto

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

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

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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

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

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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?

Olu Jacobs: Gone Finally

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