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Gridlock strands motorists on Lateef Jakande Road, Isheri, Berger

Gridlock strands motorists on Lateef Jakande Road,...

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2027: Power-sharing, candidate-substitution disputes threaten ADC’s chances in Jigawa

2027: Power-sharing, candidate-substitution disput...

2 hours ago 6

Lagos assembly approves N4.445trn 2026 budget reordering

Lagos assembly approves N4.445trn 2026 budget reor...

3 hours ago 3

Bandits kill two police officers in Benue ambush

Bandits kill two police officers in Benue ambush

3 hours ago 3

Afrilition: Leadership and the age of the duck, By Adéwálé Àjàdí

Afrilition: Leadership and the age of the duck, By...

3 hours ago 4

Pentagon report reveals Iran war depleted US ammunition stockpile

Pentagon report reveals Iran war depleted US ammun...

3 hours ago 5

Roving Heights to host reading for PT Books’ latest title

Roving Heights to host reading for PT Books’ lates...

3 hours ago 4

Shettima to attend Governor AbdulRazaq’s turbaning as Sardauna of Ilorin

Shettima to attend Governor AbdulRazaq’s turbaning...

4 hours ago 3

Awoniyi hits another milestone, graduates from PFA Business School

Awoniyi hits another milestone, graduates from PFA...

4 hours ago 8

Rainbow Coalition: Wike taunts APC governors, says he never promised PDP won’t field candidates

Rainbow Coalition: Wike taunts APC governors, says...

4 hours ago 10

Police arrest kidnap suspects while collecting N1.5m ransom in Ondo, rescue victims

Police arrest kidnap suspects while collecting N1....

4 hours ago 9

2027: Nigerians react to bishops’ endorsement of Tinubu’s re-election bid

2027: Nigerians react to bishops’ endorsement of T...

5 hours ago 13

Gates Foundation commits $1 billion to expand equitable AI access

Gates Foundation commits $1 billion to expand equi...

5 hours ago 8

Ogun APC unveils campaign council, mobilises for 2027 elections

Ogun APC unveils campaign council, mobilises for 2...

6 hours ago 12

King’s College workers deny old boys access into school premises over concession

King’s College workers deny old boys access into s...

6 hours ago 9

11 African countries record 1,153 mpox cases in six weeks

11 African countries record 1,153 mpox cases in si...

6 hours ago 8

Donors built Africa’s aid system, now African civil society wants to rebuild it

Donors built Africa’s aid system, now African civi...

6 hours ago 10

Traders protest alleged Chinese retail trading at Lagos Trade Fair Complex

Traders protest alleged Chinese retail trading at ...

6 hours ago 11

2027: Rainbow Coalition mobilising for Tinubu’s re-election, not for APC – Wike

2027: Rainbow Coalition mobilising for Tinubu’s re...

6 hours ago 11

Nigerian Bottling Company marks 75 years of growing with Nigeria

Nigerian Bottling Company marks 75 years of growin...

6 hours ago 8

Sokoto sets up committee to investigate cleric’s controversial remarks against Prophet Muhammad

Sokoto sets up committee to investigate cleric’s c...

7 hours ago 17

Seven things to know about the Dangote refinery IPO

Seven things to know about the Dangote refinery IP...

7 hours ago 6

NHRC urges integration of human rights into national climate change policy

NHRC urges integration of human rights into nation...

7 hours ago 5

Nigeria inflation falls to 15.39% in August – NBS

Nigeria inflation falls to 15.39% in August – NBS

7 hours ago 5

Calabar residents decry escalating price of petrol

Calabar residents decry escalating price of petrol...

7 hours ago 4

Workers Protest: Unity schools in Rivers remain closed

Workers Protest: Unity schools in Rivers remain cl...

7 hours ago 4

MSSN honours Oloyede, says his JAMB record shows integrity can transform public institutions

MSSN honours Oloyede, says his JAMB record shows i...

7 hours ago 7

Boko Haram ‘judge’ denies reported ceasefire deal with Nigerian govt

Boko Haram ‘judge’ denies reported ceasefire deal ...

7 hours ago 6

Infinix spotlights the GT 50 Pro at PMNC Nigeria 2026 Fall Finals

Infinix spotlights the GT 50 Pro at PMNC Nigeria 2...

8 hours ago 9

Abia ‌‌‍‌‍⁠⁠‌‍⁠⁠‍‍‍‌targets UNESCO recognition of heritage sites

Abia ‌‌‍‌‍⁠⁠‌‍⁠⁠‍‍‍‌targets UNESCO recognition of ...

8 hours ago 7

Presco reports record 2025 performance at 33rd AGM as shareholders approve ₦14.66 final dividend

Presco reports record 2025 performance at 33rd AGM...

9 hours ago 10

47 applicants lose N51.8m to fake local govt jobs in Cross River

47 applicants lose N51.8m to fake local govt jobs ...

9 hours ago 9

East-West Road: Two die as families sue FG, contractor for N1bn

East-West Road: Two die as families sue FG, contra...

9 hours ago 10

‘I started acting four years before Pete Edochie’ — Lere Paimo counters actor’s seniority claim

‘I started acting four years before Pete Edochie’ ...

10 hours ago 11

NDLEA arrests suspected Mexican drug kingpin, uncovers meth lab in Ebonyi

NDLEA arrests suspected Mexican drug kingpin, unco...

10 hours ago 10

2027: APC governors reject Wike’s Rainbow Coalition

2027: APC governors reject Wike’s Rainbow Coalitio...

10 hours ago 10

Plateau minority group protests alleged political marginalisation by APC ahead of 2027

Plateau minority group protests alleged political ...

11 hours ago 11

Organisation to convene conference on care for Akwa Ibom vulnerable children

Organisation to convene conference on care for Akw...

11 hours ago 11

Akwa Ibom bans three students over alleged attacks on teachers

Akwa Ibom bans three students over alleged attacks...

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ANALYSIS: Credible elections are no longer possible in South Sudan – what next?

ANALYSIS: Credible elections are no longer possibl...

12 hours ago 7

Peter Obi asks UNN, others to release his academic records

Peter Obi asks UNN, others to release his academic...

12 hours ago 9

From fighting fires to reading the weather: Can Nigeria learn to see the storm before it breaks?, By Crispin Oduobuk

From fighting fires to reading the weather: Can Ni...

12 hours ago 9

UBA opens subscription channel for Dangote Refinery IPO, invited investors to participate

UBA opens subscription channel for Dangote Refiner...

12 hours ago 7

Six in 10 Nigerian domestic flights delayed in August — Report

Six in 10 Nigerian domestic flights delayed in Aug...

12 hours ago 7

Container truck crashes into vehicles on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Container truck crashes into vehicles on Lagos-Iba...

12 hours ago 9

FACT-CHECK: Is Peter Obi parading a fake university degree certificate? Here are our findings

FACT-CHECK: Is Peter Obi parading a fake universit...

12 hours ago 7

94 new CCB officers graduate from EFCC Academy after training in investigation, enforcement

94 new CCB officers graduate from EFCC Academy aft...

12 hours ago 9

‘I do not want to go back to Nigeria’ — Chimamanda Adichie after son’s death

‘I do not want to go back to Nigeria’ — Chimamanda...

12 hours ago 7

Managing crisis communication in the digital age, By Bodex Hungbo

Managing crisis communication in the digital age, ...

12 hours ago 7

Peter Obi reacts to Anambra govt’s loan repayment claim

Peter Obi reacts to Anambra govt’s loan repayment ...

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