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Friday, 28th August, 2026

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Beyond Tinubu: Buratai’s Case for Nigeria’s Sovereignty, Dignity

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Gusau, Sanusi, Others Step Down from NFF Board

Cup Holders PSG to Take on Man City, Aston Villa, Barca in League Phase

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Beyond Tinubu: Buratai’s Case for Nigeria’s Sovereignty, Dignity

By Louis Achi At a period when Nigeria’s political fever is rising ahead of the 2027 elections, former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Yusufu Buratai (rtd.), has introduced a

Wale Adeniyi and The Eminence of Nigeria in Global Customs Governance

Gusau, Sanusi, Others Step Down from NFF Board

Cup Holders PSG to Take on Man City, Aston Villa, Barca in League Phase

Tobi Amusan Dethroned as Sprint Hurdles World Record Holder

LSSC Boss, Allibay, Laud Spires 5-Aside, IHS Partnership

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Firm Launches Programme to Fast-track Clean Energy Start-ups

THE ARCHITECTURE OF OUR UNDOING

NHRC Demands Arrest, Prosecution of Kuje Chairman Over ‘Leave If Not APC’ Threat

Minority Caucus to Tinubu: Stop Bloodshed in Northern Nigeria, Act Now on Terrorism, Banditry

Tinubu Meets Progressives’ Govs At State House

Shettima to NEC: Economic Gains Must Translate Into Jobs, Stronger Purchasing Power Of Average Nigerian

NGX Group Welcomes FTSE Russell’s Confirmation of Nigeria’s Reclassification to Frontier Market Status

Nigeria’s Payments Infrastructure Giant NIBSS Launches Pan-Industry Journal NIBSS Digest

Tinubu Swears in Olumuyiwa Enitan As Head Of Civil Service of the Federation

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Ekeh: Nigeria First Policy Major Protection for Creatively Ambitious Entrepreneurs

FAAN Pledges Passenger Facilitation, Security at Airports

Firms, Providus Bank Deepen Agricultural Investment Platform

Ultimum Relaunches Product, Upgraded Pack

United Nigeria Airlines Honours Chinua Achebe with Sculpture

FCMB Supports Peak Performer Leadership Summit

ASKY Launches New Air Service Connecting Kano, Niamey

Report: Airtel Surpasses 17,000 Cell Sites, Accelerates Nationwide Expansion

FG Approves Acquisition of Two Communications Satellites for Nigeria

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THE POLITICS OF ‘NO MASS DEATH’

Nwankwo: No Need to Rush State Police Bill Passage Before 2027 Polls

Roads, Promises and South-South: Has Umahi Failed Tinubu?

Dolly Parton, Queen of Country Music, Dies at 80

Obi: Of Ambition and Reality of 2027 Presidential Poll

2027: As Tinubu Constitutes Campaign Council, Banks on Mbah in S’East…

THE LABOUR PARTY CONUNDRUM

El-Rufai’s Renewed Gambit With Ethnicity and Injurious Religious Sentiments

APC AND OFF-CYCLE ELECTIONS

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Beyond Tinubu: Buratai’s Case for Nigeria’s Sovereignty, Dignity

Wale Adeniyi and The Eminence of Nigeria in Global Customs Governance

Why Environmental Infrastructure Matters to Lagos

DECRIMINALISING ATTEMPTED SUICIDE

CHIDIMMA ADETSHINA: PLAY BY THE RULES

2027: Organisation Launches Campaign against Electoral Violence

Walson-Jack: Garlands for a Retiring Head of Service

MTN Seeks 30% Investment from Nigerian Investors to Acquire $1.1bn IHS Stake

SunTrust Bank Plans Deeper Technology Investment as It Marks 10th Anniversary

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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

Kegites Elders Provide Free Healthcare, Sponsor Table Tennis Tournament

LASHMA Seeks Media Support to Boost ILERA EKO Enrolment in Lagos

Medical Expert Offers Tips on Stroke Prevention

Dr. Adegbajo Odedina: Building Haven Pediatrics to Fight Nigeria’s Child Mortality Crisis

HEALTHCARE AS ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE

Don Raises the Alarm over Declining Public Trust in Healthcare System

Beyond Treatment: Why Social Determinants of Health Matter in Cancer Care

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Gusau, Sanusi, Others Step Down from NFF Board

Cup Holders PSG to Take on Man City, Aston Villa, Barca in League Phase

Tobi Amusan Dethroned as Sprint Hurdles World Record Holder

LSSC Boss, Allibay, Laud Spires 5-Aside, IHS Partnership

UEFA Preparing Criminal Legal Action against Infantino

Aston Villa v Arsenal Clash Tops Premier League Weekend Broadcast on DStv/GOtv

Nigerian Pro Golf Quartet Arrive Kampala for Uganda Open

Pinnick Says Not Interested in NFF’s Normalisation Committee

Fanny Amun’s Fact-finding Committee Blames NFF Congress for Nigeria’s Football Problems

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Rivers Student, Agburum, Gets N1m as Winner of 2026 Mike Okonkwo Essay Contest

EKSU Financial Markets Programme: Pioneer Cohort Set to Graduate in 2026

From Birth Certificate to Classroom: Why Legal Identity Matters to a Child’s Education

Monarch Commends Oyebanji for Poly Upgrade, Seeks More Support for Education in Ijero

Gombe Tsangaya Scholars, Teachers Express Confidence in Governor, Endorse Gwamna

Over 1,000 Children to Benefit from YBWorms Social, Emotional Learning Programme

FUOYE Reform: Group Calls for Federal Funding Boost, Hails Anti-extortion Drive

Babcock University, PMI Nigeria Partner to Boost Students’ Global Employability

NGO Partners Lagos, Others for 6th Inter-Public Schools Championship

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Atiku and The Subsidy Card

The 3 Musketeers and The Lone Ranger Starring Gilbert, Ronald, Jack and Aliko

The Menace Of Fake Agencies

Otedola Meets Yari in Monaco Amid Concerns Over SEC’s Silence in N40bn Bond Default

Nine Fake Agencies Cometh

RESTORING FUEL SUBSIDY WILL REVERSE NIGERIA’S ECONOMIC GAINS

Babangida at 85: From ‘Evil Genius‘ to Beneficent Oracle

Preliminary Observations on Adeleke’s Re-election

Back to the Petrol Subsidy Question

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MESSAGING AND 2027 ELECTION CAMPAIGNS

Credibility in Osun, Questions for Wike and the NBA

International Law and Refund of Deportation Bills: The Case of Nigeria and Ghana versus South Africa

The Day Osun Spoke Back

Winning Election by Manu Militari: Is Killing Accord Party Members Not Self-defeating?

THE PROPOSED OPPOSITION CONSENSUS CANDIDACY

Like NBA, Like Osun: Issues in Election Credibility

Who is Undermining Africa’s Development: Europeans or Africans? Anglophone or Francophone Africa?

The Dangerous Politics of Thin Skin

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