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Tinubu charges team Nigeria to ‘win clean’ at 2026 Commonwealth Games
"We are determined as a country to build a sports system where our athletes can succeed without suspicion,"
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Conflict, Funding Cuts Push Northern Nigeria Hunger Crisis to Worst Level in Nearly a Decade, WFP Warns
Michael Olugbode in Abuja Escalating conflict, shrinking humanitarian funding and worsening access constraints have pushed northern Nigeria into its most severe hunger cr...
By Ayo Yusuf
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Customs Begins Implementation of Green Tax, Slashes Import Levy on Vehicles
James Emejo in Abuja The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commenced the implementation of the federal government’s new fiscal policy measures, introducing a Green Tax Su...
By Ayo Yusuf
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Adelabu Loses as Oyo APC Unveils Alli as Guber Candidate, Adesoji Adedeji His Deputy
Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan The Oyo State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday, unveiled the Ekarun Balogun of Ibadanland, High Chief Sharafadeen Alli, as its...
By Ayo Yusuf
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Human Rights Lawyer Defends Judicial Officers’ Housing Provision by FCT Administration, Commends Wike for Prioritizing Judiciary Welfare
Amby Uneze in Owerri A Constitutional and human rights lawyer, Ikenna Ahumibe, has defended the provision of housing for judicial officers by the Federal Capital Territor...
By Ayo Yusuf
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Senator Nwanne Donates Ultra-Modern Motor Park to Imo Govt for Public Use
•Ignites new economic era in Ezinihitte LGA Amby Uneze in Owerri The people of Onicha Amairi in Ezinihitte Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State witnessed a historic ...
By Ayo Yusuf
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Sokoto Govt Partners World Bank, RAAMP to Reconstruct 7.5km Dange-Wababe-Fajaldu Road
Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto The Sokoto State Government has entered partnership with the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project, RAAMP, and the World Bank to rec...
By Ayo Yusuf
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Where Failure Is Free, Nations Pay
Beneath the Surface By Dakuku Peterside There is a powerful lesson in the political fate of Keir Starmer, but it is not merely a British lesson. It is not about Westminst...
By Ayo Yusuf
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Lagos Is Not a Captured State: A Response to Steve Osuji’s “What Can Kadri Hamzat Do?”
Right of reply By AbdulAzeez AbdulAzeez Olumide Opinion writing serves democracy best when it challenges assumptions without becoming captive to them. Steve Osuji’s recen...
By Ayo Yusuf
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Oyetola: Stronger Maritime Governance Key to AfCFTA, Blue Economy Growth
Eromosele Abiodun The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has said that effective maritime governance has become indispensable to Africa’...
By Ayo Yusuf
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FMBN, Staff Loans Board Forge N10bn Partnership for Affordable Housing
For thousands of Nigerian civil servants struggling under the weight of rising rents, stagnant wages and the growing impossibility of owning a home, a recent partnership ...
By Ayo Yusuf
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Kebbi governor commissions N4.53bn Sokoto road, hails regional development
By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto Governor of Kebbi State, Nasir Idris, on Thursday commissioned the 14.5-kilometre Zawaiyya–Unguwar Maidaji–Gwangwan Dikko Road in Tambuwal Loca...
By Nwafor
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How Football Culture Powers Sports Entertainment Interest Across Africa
African football has become a full-day digital habit. A supporter can check team news in the morning, follow transfer clips at lunch and watch a late match with a phone c...
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Troops Arrest Suspected IPOB Armourer, Logistics Courier In Imo Raid
Troops of Operation UDO KA have arrested a suspected IPOB armourer and logistics courier during a raid on a forest hideout in Imo State, in what the military described as...
By Habeebah Basah
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UBA SANI AND THE EKITI ASSIGNMENT
The Kaduna State governor is an asset to APC, writes JOSHUA J. OMOJUWA Nine out of ten African teams made it to the round of 32 of the ongoing FIFA World Cup. By the tim...
By Ayo Yusuf
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THE TRAGEDY OF AFRICA
JOHN AKINRIBIDO urges South Africa to confront honestly the structural causes of xenophobia Africa welcomes approximately 67 million international tourists annually,...
By Ayo Yusuf
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Irish-Nigerian ties Strengthened at Bloomsday celebration, Ambassador’s farewell
The Embassy of Ireland in Nigeria, in partnership with the Friends of Ireland, recently hosted a double-feature celebration in Lagos. The vibrant gathering marked the ann...
By Urowayino Jeremiah
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Unusual moments in the World Cup, by Azu Ishiekwene
The 2026 FIFA World Cup has entered the knockout stages, yet it has been remarkable not only for being the biggest in football history so far, but also for its unusual mo...
By Emmanuel Okogba
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Man Rescued Alive 8 Days After Devastating Venezuela Earthquakes
Hundreds of rescue workers erupted in cheers and embraced one another on Thursday after a 43-year-old man was rescued alive from the ruins of a collapsed building in Vene...
By Leah Ndagi
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World Cup 2026: Ghana Suffer Injury Blow Ahead Colombia Clash
Black Stars defender Kojo Oppong Peprah has been ruled out of Saturday’s World Cup knockout clash against Colombia after suffering an injury in training, Ghana Socc...
By James Agberebi
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Two killed as suspected herdsmen raid Benue community
By Peter Duru Suspected armed cattle rustlers, believed to be herders, have killed a ranch owner and a vigilante member during an early morning attack on Okpafie communit...
By Henry Oduah
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C’Wealth Games: Winning Clean More Important Than Medals Haul — Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, charged Nigerian athletes representing the country at the forthcoming 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, to compete with co...
By Jonathan Nda-Isaiah
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Rubio says USA ‘screwed’ by Balogun’s red card at World Cup
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday his country’s World Cup team had been “screwed” and called for an appeal after star striker Folarin Balo...
By Henry Oduah
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Ghana have ‘duty to Africa’ to progress at World Cup, says coach
Ghana boss Carlos Queiroz said Thursday it was his team’s “duty” to ensure an African side reached the World Cup round of 16 after a string of knockout ...
By Henry Oduah