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SPECIAL REPORT: As climate change pushes fish into deeper waters, Nigerian coastal fishermen lose livelihoods

INVESTIGATION: Social media, anonymous websites drive Nigeria’s poorly regulated weight-loss injection market

INVESTIGATION: Gas flares, poisoned lives, regulatory failures in Nigeria’s oil fields

SPECIAL REPORT: Inside AI scam ads exploiting TikTok’s advertising system to defraud Nigerians

FACT-CHECK: Army’s video evidence for killing of ‘ISWAP media operator’ is seven years old

Nigeria arrested suspected terrorists returning from Hajj. But several questions are unanswered

SPECIAL REPORT: How soaring cooking gas prices are squeezing Nigerian households, businesses

EXCLUSIVE: 36 students still missing after Borno school attack

SPECIAL REPORT: IPOB-linked attacks, killings reduce since Simon Ekpa’s jailing
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Osun: Between political expediency and institutional independence, By Niran Adedokun

Nigeria is building a sustainable health financing future, By Muhammad Ali Pate

Nigeria’s condition in debate: Reviewing the Bishops–Presidency conversation, By Samuel Aruwan

Beyond concrete: Enugu’s bet on talent and the future, By Dakuku Peterside

Confessors, penitents, and the whole kablooey, By Uddin Ifeanyi

EDITORIAL: Purging the 2026 budget of its frivolities and graft bazaar
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Headline Stories

10 police officers, two civilians killed in Kebbi battle with bandits

byOgalah Dunamis

August 11, 2026

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Guinea in region

ANALYSIS: What Guinea must do to stop terrorism at its doorstep

August 11, 2026

Syria's ex-President Bashar al-Assad

UPDATED: Syria’s ex-President Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death

August 11, 2026

SSS frees, compensates man wrongly linked to Oyo schoolchildren abduction

August 11, 2026

SEEPCO oil spill in Imo

Ten oil spills recorded in Niger Delta in July

August 10, 2026

EU denies rejecting INEC invitation to observe Nigeria’s general elections

August 10, 2026

Picture of a rat used to illustrate a lassa fever story

Lassa Fever: 53 health workers infected as cases hit 1,000 in 2026

August 10, 2026

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Top News

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Tinubu seeks global cooperation to tackle emerging security threats

August 11, 2026

Passengers still stranded as airlines suspend, reschedule flights over aviation unions’ strike

Passengers stranded as airlines suspend, reschedule flights amid aviation unions’ strike

August 11, 2026

Davido

Osun 2026: Davido writes Trump, international community

August 11, 2026

Governor Adeleke during the Arise TV town hall programme in Osogbo

Osun ‘did’ several federal roads but yet to be reimbursed – Adeleke

August 11, 2026

APC national chairperson, Nentawe Yilwatda, delivering keynote address at the ongoing international conference on insecurity in Abuja

‘Churches, mosques should become centres of peace’ – APC chair

August 11, 2026

The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, psc (PHOTO CREDIT: @PoliceNG)

10 police officers, two civilians killed in Kebbi battle with bandits

August 11, 2026

Recover AK-47 rifle and neutralised suspected bandit.

Army foil bandits’ ambush, recover AK-47 in Plateau

August 11, 2026

Prominent Islamic cleric, Sani Jingir

NHRC demands Islamic cleric Sani Jingir’s arrest over APC’s Muslim-Muslim ticket remarks

August 11, 2026

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Oby Ezekwesili

2027: Ezekwesili endorses Peter Obi for presidency

August 11, 2026

Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)

NCAA urges aviation unions to suspend strike over alleged infractions by Air Peace

August 11, 2026

Governor Mbah

Emergencies: Enugu urges residents to take advantage of 112 toll free line

August 11, 2026

Nasarawa State University, Keffi

ASUU declares indefinite strike at Nasarawa varsity

August 11, 2026

Barrels of crude oil used to illustrate the story [PHOTO CREDIT: tradewheel.com]

53.7m barrels of crude oil, condensate supplied to local refiners in Q2 — NUPRC

August 11, 2026

The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal

Nigeria’s 650,000sq km rangelands threatened by degradation, desertification — Minister

August 11, 2026

Special Reports

A fisherman in Ikot Inua Eyet Community assesses the water depth before heading out to fish. Photo credit - Ntiedo Ekott

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: As climate change pushes fish into deeper waters, Nigerian coastal fishermen lose livelihoods

Screenshots of the five websites investigated

Headline Stories

INVESTIGATION: Social media, anonymous websites drive Nigeria’s poorly regulated weight-loss injection market

INVESTIGATION: Gas flares, poisoned lives, regulatory failures in Nigeria’s oil fields

Investigation/Special Reports

INVESTIGATION: Gas flares, poisoned lives, regulatory failures in Nigeria’s oil fields

Image illustration of how scammers use AI for deceptive ads (PHOTO CREDIT: ChatGPT)

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: Inside AI scam ads exploiting TikTok’s advertising system to defraud Nigerians

FACT-CHECK: Army’s video evidence for killing of ‘ISWAP media operator’ is seven years old

Headline Stories

FACT-CHECK: Army’s video evidence for killing of ‘ISWAP media operator’ is seven years old

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua International Airport, Katsina

Headline Stories

Nigeria arrested suspected terrorists returning from Hajj. But several questions are unanswered

Promoted Content

General Manager, Mikano Motors, Tarek Mostafa and Executive Director designate, Personal and Business Banking, United Bank for Africa, Chidi Okpala during a partnership signing ceremony between both parties, themed: ‘Drive Your Dreams Today’, a flexible vehicle financing solutions, at the Mikano Showroom in Victoria Island

UBA, Mikano Motors ease vehicle ownership with auto financing scheme

August 11, 2026

Coronation Insurance Plc and Coronation Life Assurance Limited

Coronation Insurance and Coronation Life Assurance successfully complete recapitalization

August 11, 2026

L – R: Tony Elumelu, Chairman, Heirs Life Assurance; Pastor Jerry Eze, incoming director, Heirs Life Assurance

Heirs Life Assurance appoints Pastor Jerry Eze as Non-Executive Director

August 10, 2026

How oil price swings are creating new opportunities for African traders

How oil price swings are creating new opportunities for African traders

August 10, 2026

Daktibe Community of Baule- Tula access to water

Baule District, Tula Chiefdom of Gombe State: A respectful appeal for inclusive development

August 10, 2026

Features and Interviews

Mustapha Inuwa (left) and Lawal Daura

Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: Inuwa returns to APC, Daura joins APM as Katsina ADC coalition unravels

byOgalah Dunamis

August 11, 2026

Aregbesola, Adeleke and Oyetola

Features And Interviews

#OsunDecides2026: What Osun residents say about Governor Adeleke’s stewardship

byOmotoyosi Idowu

August 10, 2026

Picture collage of Bola Oyebamiji, Bola Tinubu and Ademola Adeleke

Features And Interviews

Osun 2026: Tinubu Dilemma: Can president deliver ancestral home to his party, APC?

August 10, 2026

Kaduna 2027: Uba Sani, Ashiru, La’ah in new political battles

Features And Interviews

Kaduna 2027: Uba Sani, Ashiru, La’ah in new political battles

byMohammed Lere

August 10, 2026

A merged Image of Dr Jacob Udo-Udo Jacob and Dr Margee Ensign

Features And Interviews

Nigeria’s 2027 Election Will Be Fought in the Age of AI. Is the Country Ready?

byMargee Ensignand1 others

Collage of Abdul Jabar Adama, Edidiong Udo, Jami Schlueter, Nigeria's women's wheelchair basketball team and Chinecherem Nnamdi.

Features And Interviews

Unsung Heroes of Glasgow: The Team Nigeria stars who left without medals but won respect

byTunde Eludini

Business

News Reports

Passengers still stranded as airlines suspend, reschedule flights over aviation unions’ strike

Passengers stranded as airlines suspend, reschedule flights amid aviation unions’ strike

August 11, 2026

TMDK @ 25

TMDK Group celebrates 25th anniversary, vows to continue building Nigeria’s Energy, agro-industrial future

August 11, 2026

TMDK

In Kaduna, TMDK Group is strengthening Nigeria’s energy, food security

August 11, 2026

Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)

NCAA urges aviation unions to suspend strike over alleged infractions by Air Peace

August 11, 2026

Barrels of crude oil used to illustrate the story [PHOTO CREDIT: tradewheel.com]

53.7m barrels of crude oil, condensate supplied to local refiners in Q2 — NUPRC

August 11, 2026

Financial Inclusion

Sabina Mensah, deputy chief executive officer of the AfricaNenda Foundation

Financial Inclusion: Policy fragmentation, dollar dependence stall cross-border payments in Africa

Financial Inclusion

Nigeria’s tax reform may strain Financial Inclusion gains

February 8, 2026

Robert Ochola, CEO of the AfricaNenda Foundation

Instant payment transactions in Africa hit $1.9trn in 2024 — Report

November 16, 2025

The launch of the State of Instant Payment Systems (SIIPS) 2025 report

Financial Inclusion: Nigeria’s NIBSS emerges as the only African Payment system to reach matured inclusivity level

November 13, 2025

Instant Payment Systems (SIIPS) 2025 report

Payment Systems: Central bankers, regulators, converge on Eswatini for SIIPS launch

November 12, 2025

Analysis & Data

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CREDIT: CBN X handle)

Why some bank dividends are paused and what it means for investors

Logos of Zenith Bank, First HoldCo, Access Holdings Plc, UBA, FCMB Group, Stanbic IBTC, Wema Bank, Sterling Holdco, and Ecobank

Banks grow earnings and income streams despite impact of 2025 provisions

Lagos City (PHOTO CREDIT: Lagos Insider)

ANALYSIS: Is Lagos the New Silicon Valley of Africa?

October 26, 2025

A photo of Nigerians using their phones (Subscribers)

Nigeria’s digital payment boom faces rising cybersecurity threats

October 22, 2025

A towering six-meter sculpture—the thinker’s burden, designed by Benjamin Von Wong, to challenge negotiators in Geneva.

Recycle or Cut Production: The Politics of Plastics Economy

September 8, 2025

Regional

South West

Governor Adeleke during the Arise TV town hall programme in Osogbo

Osun ‘did’ several federal roads but yet to be reimbursed – Adeleke

August 11, 2026

Atiku, Mark Aregbesola rally Osun electorate for ADC (PHOTO CREDIT: @atiku)

Atiku, Mark Aregbesola rally Osun electorate for ADC ahead of Saturday’s governorship election

August 10, 2026

Nigerian Law School

Nigerian Law School confirms student’s death at Lagos Campus

August 10, 2026

AMOTEKUN security trucks.

Victim dies as Amotekun hunts kidnappers in Ondo forest

August 10, 2026

South South

Nigerian Police in abuja

Gunmen kill 85-year-old community leader in Benin

August 11, 2026

Governor of Delta State, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori

Delta govt suspends works commissioner, gives reasons

August 10, 2026

SEEPCO oil spill in Imo

Ten oil spills recorded in Niger Delta in July

August 10, 2026

NDLEA

NDLEA, army seize 604.5kg cannabis, hunt suspected drug kingpin

August 10, 2026

South East

Governor Mbah

Emergencies: Enugu urges residents to take advantage of 112 toll free line

August 11, 2026

Nigeria Police Force

New police commissioner assumes duty in Anambra

August 11, 2026

Nigerian Police Officers on patrol

Security operatives rescue kidnapped Catholic seminarian, one other worshipper

August 11, 2026

SEEPCO oil spill in Imo

Ten oil spills recorded in Niger Delta in July

August 10, 2026

North West

The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, psc (PHOTO CREDIT: @PoliceNG)

10 police officers, two civilians killed in Kebbi battle with bandits

August 11, 2026

Mustapha Inuwa (left) and Lawal Daura

ANALYSIS: Inuwa returns to APC, Daura joins APM as Katsina ADC coalition unravels

August 11, 2026

Former Secretary to the Katsina State Government, Mustapha Inuwa

Mustapha Inuwa quits ADC, directs supporters to join APC in Katsina

August 10, 2026

Kaduna 2027: Uba Sani, Ashiru, La’ah in new political battles

Kaduna 2027: Uba Sani, Ashiru, La’ah in new political battles

August 10, 2026

North East

Nigerian troops

Soldiers repel midnight terror attack in Borno

August 10, 2026

Hausa singer Rarara’s new song on Pantami attracts backlash

Hausa singer Rarara’s new song on Pantami attracts backlash

Troops of the Nigerian Army

Troops foil terrorist infiltration, evacuate students in Borno

The surrendered insurgent and his sons

Senior ISWAP finance chief, sons surrender to army in Borno

North Central

Recover AK-47 rifle and neutralised suspected bandit.

Army foil bandits’ ambush, recover AK-47 in Plateau

August 11, 2026

Nasarawa State University, Keffi

ASUU declares indefinite strike at Nasarawa varsity

August 11, 2026

Rescued kidnap victims inside a military vehicle after their recovery in Kogi State

Security forces rescue 16 kidnap victims in Kogi State

August 11, 2026

Ummul Mohammed, Director-General of Niger State Child Rights Protection Agency

192 children trafficked, violated in Niger in eight months

August 11, 2026

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Tinubu commends his economic team, NGX for stabilising Nigeria’s economy

President Tinubu, Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group @ngxgrp , Alhaji (Dr.) Umaru Kwairanga, the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Temi Popoola, and other members of the Board and Management at The Aso Villa.

Tinubu commends his economic team, NGX for stabilising Nigeria’s economy

ICPC submits interim report to Tinubu

PFIPC Probe: ICPC submits interim report to Tinubu, uncovers two more fake agencies

Headline Stories

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu receives in audience with Oyo State Traditional Rulers led by Olubadan of Ibadanland, Imperial Majesty Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, with them are Chief of staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; Minister of Power, Joseph Olusunkanmi Tegbe; Executive Chairman, Nigeria Revenue Service, Dr. Zacch Adedeji; SSA to the President on Public Communication, Sunday Dare other Obas from Oyo State held at the Presidential Villa Abuja on Thursday.

UPDATED: Tinubu tackles governors, says they’re building needless flyovers

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Norwegian jazz musician Audun Aschim and Nigerian singer DOTTi The Deity

How Norwegian jazz musician found common ground with DOTTi The Deity

Catholic Bishops meet with Tinubu (PHOTO CREDIT: @aonanuga1956)

Catholic Bishops meet with Tinubu, call for free, fair elections

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International

Guinea in region

ANALYSIS: What Guinea must do to stop terrorism at its doorstep

August 11, 2026

EU denies rejecting INEC invitation to observe Nigeria’s general elections

August 10, 2026

AES criticises Tinubu’s comment on regional security

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defence agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Pakistan sign joint defence agreement

Team Australia finished top at Glasgow 2026 (Credit: Australian High Commission Facebook Page)

Glasgow 2026: Australian High Commission congratulates Team Nigeria on historic campaign

Sports

Credit: WoliG Ólùyà

Despite defeat to Cameroon, World Cup remains our target – Super Falcons’ Christy Ucheibe

August 11, 2026

D’Tigress (Credit: FIBAWBWC on X)

China eye D’Tigress clean sweep after second straight Pre-World Cup victory

August 11, 2026

Credit: Kenethlyons on IG

Another Nigerian star moves to Turkey ahead of historic Super Lig campaign

August 11, 2026

Standing Still: No surprises, the Falcons have fallen

Standing Still: No surprises, the Falcons have fallen

August 10, 2026

Justin Madugu (CREDIT: WoliG Ólùyà)

WAFCON 2026: Madugu takes responsibility as Super Falcons face World Cup playoff after Cameroon defeat

August 10, 2026

Arts & Entertainment

John Fashanu and daughter, Amal

Defamation Row: John Fashanu apologises to daughter, announces divorce from wife

August 11, 2026

Dimbo Atiya

Dimbo Atiya: Plateau creative community mourns filmmaker, to preserve his legacy

August 10, 2026

Peter Okoye wears red ZR cap in the video series

P-Square Feud: Mr P gains 1 million YouTube subscribers, sells 3,000 caps in one week

August 10, 2026

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Funke Akindele sets another December box-office test with ‘The Four’

August 10, 2026

Frank Edoho

‘I’m definitely not finding any woman, ever’ — Frank Edoho

August 10, 2026

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Niran Adedokun; writer of The Danfo Driver in All of Us

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August 11, 2026

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Dr Muhammad Ali Pate, CEO of Gavi Alliance. [PHOTO CREDIT: Twitter handle of Atiku Abubakar]

Nigeria is building a sustainable health financing future, By Muhammad Ali Pate

August 11, 2026

National security reflections on Maitatsine, Bullum-Kuttu and Boko Haram uprisings, By Samuel Aruwan

Nigeria’s condition in debate: Reviewing the Bishops–Presidency conversation, By Samuel Aruwan

August 11, 2026

Dakuku Peterside writes about the Mokwa flood.

Beyond concrete: Enugu’s bet on talent and the future, By Dakuku Peterside

August 10, 2026

Uddin Ifeanyi writes about the two-state solution as the best pathway to peace for Israel and Palestine.

Confessors, penitents, and the whole kablooey, By Uddin Ifeanyi

August 10, 2026

Tinubu signing (PHOTO CREDIT: @officialABAT)

EDITORIAL: Purging the 2026 budget of its frivolities and graft bazaar

August 10, 2026

Editorial

Tinubu signing (PHOTO CREDIT: @officialABAT)

EDITORIAL: Purging the 2026 budget of its frivolities and graft bazaar

August 10, 2026

National Judicial Council (NJC)

EDITORIAL: When will the NJC be ready to punish criminal judges?

School pupils used to illustrate the story

EDITORIAL: Reconsidering the rash dismantling of Nigeria’s 6-3-3-4 system

Electronic voting iREV copy

EDITORIAL: Enhancing the integrity of the 2026 Electoral Act

National Youth Service Corps members (PHOTO CREDIT: X @officialnyscng)

EDITORIAL: For a repurposed NYSC, we need a national dialogue

A collage of Trump and Iran President

EDITORIAL: US-Iran war: For global peace, let this rapprochement be

Health

News Reports

Picture of a rat used to illustrate a lassa fever story

Lassa Fever: 53 health workers infected as cases hit 1,000 in 2026

August 10, 2026

Stakeholders at a press conference on the proposed amendment to Nigeria’s tobacco control law in Abuja on Monday. (PHOTO CREDIT: PREMIUM TIMES)

Groups urge Tinubu to reject tobacco control amendment, demand fresh legislative review

August 10, 2026

World Health Organisation (WHO)

WHO recommends clinical trial of Ebola vaccine against Bundibugyo virus

Front entrance of General Hospital in Minna

Niger records 124 diphtheria cases, 17 deaths — Commissioner

Investigations

Screenshots of the five websites investigated

INVESTIGATION: Social media, anonymous websites drive Nigeria’s poorly regulated weight-loss injection market

SPECIAL REPORT: Inside fragile chain holding Kano, Gombe’s immunisation systems together

SPECIAL REPORT: Inside fragile chain holding Kano, Gombe’s immunisation systems together

INVESTIGATION: Commissioned But Locked: How an idle hospital is failing women in Akwa Ibom

INVESTIGATION: Commissioned But Locked: How an idle hospital is failing women in Akwa Ibom

A group of volunteer staff at Damare PHC (1)

In Adamawa, rural PHCs rely on volunteers due to staffing shortages

Health Specials

An AI image of a mother and her infant

PT Health Watch: What new mothers should know about postpartum care before leaving hospital

Image: A Nigerian expectant woman with a glass of zobo drink (Photo credit: AI)

PT Health Watch: Beyond refreshment, understanding the risks of zobo during pregnancy

Ota Akhigbe, Director of Partnerships and Programmes at eHealth Africa during her address at the Learning Forum (ILF) 2026, eHealth Africa’s flagship digital health conference held in Abuja

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An image showing the difference between good and bad cholesterol in the artery

PT Health Watch: Why high cholesterol is easy to miss but dangerous to ignore

Features

Managing Director of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Yemisi Edun.

FCMB, stakeholders set out roadmap to move Nigeria’s health sector from survival to scale

August 10, 2026

Fidson

Fidson dominates Nigeria’s Pharma sector first-quarter 2026

INFOGRAPHICS: Sources of Funding for HIV/AIDS Response in Nigeria

Donor cuts, govt inaction push HIV patients towards death, uncertainty in Rivers, Akwa Ibom (I)

An AI generated picture of a family

Present at birth, absent by policy: Inside Nigeria’s parental leave challenge

Data & Infographics

President Muhammadu Buhari

2022 Budget: Despite losing major international funding, Nigerian govt refuses to fund Family Planning

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President Muhammadu Buhari on arrival to London [PHOTO CREDIT: @TheAsoVilla]

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