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Monday, 13th April, 2026

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Ogun APC Adopts Yayi as Consensus Governorship Candidate

Kogi Youths Allege Political Persecution Against Amupitan

ICPC Amends Charge, Drops Co-Defendant in El-Rufai Trial

Tinubu Meets CDS, Service Chiefs, Security Heads

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Ogun APC Adopts Yayi as Consensus Governorship Candidate

James Sowole in Abeokuta The All Progressives Congress (APC) Ogun State, Monday, adopted the senator representing Ogun West, Solomon Adeola, popularly called Yayi, as its governorship candidate for the 2027

Kogi Youths Allege Political Persecution Against Amupitan

ICPC Amends Charge, Drops Co-Defendant in El-Rufai Trial

Tinubu Meets CDS, Service Chiefs, Security Heads

Commanding Officer, Six Others Killed in Another Terrorist Attack in Monguno

Easter Village Records Turnout Across Aba, Awka, Enugu

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Ogun APC Adopts Yayi as Consensus Governorship Candidate

Kogi Youths Allege Political Persecution Against Amupitan

ICPC Amends Charge, Drops Co-Defendant in El-Rufai Trial

Tinubu Meets CDS, Service Chiefs, Security Heads

Commanding Officer, Six Others Killed in Another Terrorist Attack in Monguno

At Abuja Dialogue, Shettima Canvasses New Framework For Youth Leadership Development

Diezani Opens Defence, Denies All Six Bribery Counts in UK Trial

Yobe Tragedy: Lawan Demands Independent Probe As Civilian Death Toll Rises

ARDA 2026: Sahara Group Urges Intra African Investment Push Through ‘Deliberate TRIPS’

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Q1 2026: CBN Raises N4.86tn via NTBs as 91-Day Rate Hits 15.95%

Banks’ Credit to Private Sector Rises to N75.62tn, Lending Hits Post-recapitalisation High

Jagir Baxi: Why Erha at 20 is Just the Beginning: My Vision for Nigeria’s Deepwater Future

Fidelity Bank Takes Lead in Banking Recapitalisation Drive

80% of Vessels Grounded as Rising Diesel Prices Cripple Fishing Sector

AU, ImpactHER to Examine Role of African Female Entrepreneurs in Economic Transformation

Beyond Force: Why Infrastructure Must Sit at the Heart of Nigeria’s Security Strategy

Experts Harp on Global Mobility as New Wealth Strategy

WATRA Moves to Secure W’Africa’s $216bn Digital Economy for Growth

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When Generals Fall to Broken Guns: A War Tinubu Can’t Afford to Lose

Otunba Gbenga Daniel: Not Many People Have Taken the Bull by the Horn Like Tinubu Did

Technocrat as Healer: Why Bala Wunti’s Oil and Gas Genius is Good for Bauchi

Ogun 2027: Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello Steps Forward, But the Path is Not Straight

Atiku Abubakar and the Burden of Lifelong Ambition

Nasarawa 2027: Crowded Field, Quiet Endorsement

Desmond Elliot’s Fourth Term Bid Faces Resistance

Rivers APC After Fubara: Where Tonye Cole Stands in the Power Contest

From Private Life to Public Stage: Yusuf Buhari Considers Politics

lifestyle

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Easter Village Records Turnout Across Aba, Awka, Enugu

Brilla Media Releases Nigeria’s First Sports Marketing Intelligence Report 2025

Vincent Okonkwo’s ‘The Covenant’ Heads Into Season 2 After AMVCA Nod

FG Opens Application for Second of TVET Programme

RE: C’RIVER, OTU AND THE CRISIS OF GOVERNANCE

Family Celebrates As Ojugbana Clocks 85

A Bold Step to Enforce Professionalism, Discipline and Restore Public Confidence in the NPF

Desanmi Photography Gains Recognition For Refined Approach To Wedding And Portrait Photography

Group Congratulates Deputy Speaker Kalu for Bagging Doctorate in Law

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Medical Experts: Adaptive Strategies Essential to Outwit Vector, Parasite in Malaria Control

UNICEF-Led Initiative Targets Leadership Gaps in Nigeria’s Healthcare System

Do The 2: How Pepsodent, Dentists and Government are Building a National Habit for Healthier Oral Hygiene

Improvement in Kwara Healthcare Delivery Measurable, Better Than Before

Nigeria Receives Health Boost as GIFSHIP Launches with Affordable Premium

Nigeria’s Tuberculosis Deaths Drop by 63% Between 2015 and 2024

Firm Wins Grant to Transform Digital Healthcare

Reimagining Hope for People Living with Sickle Cell Disease in Africa

UNN Dean Urges FG To Prioritise Oral Care

sport

Lamine Yamal Wants Osimhen at Barcelona

Igoche Mark Urges MakTown Flyers to Shine at Basketball Africa League

Nigeria Cleared for All Six Events at World Relays

Officials, Players Arrive for Sunshine Devt. Tour Q School at Lakowe

Suleimon Emerges Nigeria’s First Gold Medalist at World Sambo Cup

Arsenal’s Title Dream Crumbling with Defeat to Bournemouth

Super Eagles Striker, Boniface Admits to ‘Depression’ After Tough Year

NBA Champion Ujiri’s Zaria Group, Kenya Railways Corporation

NRLA Set to Ignite Lagos with Africa All-stars Rugby Exhibition MatchKunle Adewale

education

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LAGOS AND TOLU SCHOOLS COMPLEX

Commissioner Urges Nigerians to Embrace Varsity Education As Pathway to Poverty Reduction

Academics Interrogate Tinubu’s Economic Thesis at LASU International Conference

Nigeria Strengthens Digital Learning Oversight with Blackboard LMS Engagement

Ogunwole: Charting Deliberate Course Towards World-class Status for FUOYE

Industrial Tour: Students Gain Hands-on Insight as APWEN Bridges Gap Between Theory, Practice

Hope Channel, Babcock Partner on Global Health, Evangelism Outreach

YABATECH Tasks New Deans, HODs on Integrity, Innovation

UNILAG Don Advocates Interdisciplinary Environmental Education, Climate-Resilient Infrastructure for Sustainability

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A 40-YEAR JURISPRUDENTIAL CONTROVERSY LAID TO REST

Haven’t We Seen This Before?

Heading Towards Elections with Democracy on Crutches

Rebuilding Fiscal Buffers

Desperate Tinubu Rallies Former Igbo Governors

When Opposition Dies, Democracy Follows

The Only State Worth Creating is…

2027: Between INEC and ADC

INEC as Strait of Hormuz

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Why there will never be International Peace and Security: U.S. New World Order versus Global Resistance

Loud Whispers with Joseph Edgar

Steve Rhodes: A Centenary Reflection on Discipline and Dignity

STILL ON THAT JOS AIRPORT SYMPATHY VISIT

ADC, the Law and INEC No-Win Situation

Foreign Minister Tuggar’s Inauguration Lecture at Achievers University: The Challenge of Quo Vadis?

Slow Death of Nigeria’s Middle Class

LOOKING BEYOND DESPAIR AND ANGUISH

When Social Media Compels Accountability

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