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UPDATED: Appeal Court affirms Adeleke’s election as Osun governor

byAmeh Ejekwonyilo

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Ademola Adeleke

UPDATED: Appeal Court affirms Adeleke’s election as Osun governor

Interview with Former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim

Ex-Senate President Anyim speaks on his suspension from PDP

APC presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Nigeria's president Muhammadu Buhari. [PHOTO CREDIT: Bashir Ahmad]

Buhari eager to hand over to Tinubu – Presidency

The Super Eagles of Nigeria

Nigeria’s Super Eagles lose at home to 118th-ranked Guinea Bissau

Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola

Supreme Court denies report of CJN meeting with Tinubu in London

Godwin Emefiele, governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

CBN speaks on evacuation of banknotes to commercial banks, orders weekend operation

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Top News

APC presidential flag bearer, Ahmed Bola Tinubu and his vice Kashim Shettima.

Appeal Court dismisses PDP’s suit against Tinubu, Shettima over alleged double nomination

Siminalayi Fubara, PDP governorship candidate in Rivers State

Alleged Suspension Plan: Court fixes date for judgement on Rivers governor-elect’s suit

Edozie Njoku [PHOTO: NAN]

Supreme Court upholds Edozie Njoku as APGA National Chairman

Former Katsina State Governor, Ibrahim Shema

Suspension: Ex-Katsina gov, Ibrahim Shema, writes Ayu, threatens to quit PDP

Russian President, Vladmir Putin

Putin’s visit a headache for South African govt

Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola

Supreme Court denies report of CJN meeting with Tinubu in London

Cfa Notes (PHOTO CREDIT: Dreamstime.com)

Central African countries want to dump colonial currency

Bus/Train Accident: 77 passengers discharged from Lagos hospitals — Sanwo-Olu

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PDP berates INEC for allegedly frustrating issuance of certified results

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari

Buhari approves reappointment of CEOs for two agencies

Interview with Former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim

Ex-Senate President Anyim speaks on his suspension from PDP

CBN Headquarters in Abuja

CBN debunks viral news suspending OPAY, PALMPAY

Emblem of Lagos State Government

Lagos govt identifies 349 distressed buildings, issues 90-day-ultimatum

Buhari felicitates Nigerian journalist Louis Odion@50

Special Reports

Director General, Nigerian Copyright Commission, Mr John Assien addresses the reporter in his office in Abuja.

Headline Stories

Book Famine: How policies in Nigeria limit visually impaired persons’ access to books

January 18, 2023

COVID-19 vaccination [PHOTO CREDIT: @UNICEF_Nigeria]

Headline Stories

COVID-19 ‘victory’, other major events in Nigeria’s health sector in 2022

January 17, 2023

Displaced persons in the Kuta IDP camp

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: In Niger State, schooling for pupils halted as terror victims take over classes

January 10, 2023

Facility where vaccination cards are obtained without jab

Headline Stories

INVESTIGATION: Lagos officials sell COVID-19 vaccination cards without jabs, sell fake but ‘authentic’ test results

January 7, 2023

Kano State COVID-19 Cases, Deaths, and Vaccination figures.

Headline Stories

How Pfizer disaster is discouraging some Kano residents from taking COVID-19 vaccines (2)

January 4, 2023

COVID-19 vaccinators at a centre in Tukuntawa area of Kano State

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: How religion spurred high COVID-19 vaccination in Kano (1)

January 3, 2023

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FG removes excise duty for telecoms services

Features and Interviews

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Features And Interviews

UPDATED: From Abia to Zamfara: How governing parties lost governorship elections

byIbrahim Adeyemi

Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle of the All Progressives Congress (APC). [PHOTO CREDIT: Twitter page of Mr Matawalle]

Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: How Zamfara governor squandered goodwill, lost to PDP

byMohammed Babangida

Seyi Makinde, Oyo state governor waving at citizens [PHOTO CREDIT: Twitter page of Makinde]

Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: How governorship elections were won and lost across 28 states

byIbrahim Adeyemi

Features And Interviews

Observers’ suppression, harassment characterise 18 March Nigeria gubernatorial election – CJID

byIretomiwa Dele-Yusuff

12:15pm: Electoral officials struggling to accredit voters duty to technical hitches in operating BVAS machine.

Features And Interviews

#NigeriaDecides2023: Lessons INEC must learn from presidential, National Assembly elections

byQosim Suleiman

The leading governorship candidates in Lagos

Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: How Lagosians may vote in governorship poll

byNicholas Ibekwe

Editorial Cartoons

Editorial Cartoon of the Day: SECURITY: Nigeria warns travellers to UK, US

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Activists dismiss Buhari’s anti-corruption vow after appointment of Bello-Koko named in Pandora Papers

February 21, 2022

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Headline Stories

Pandora Papers: Inside the crime-infested life of Diezani’s ally, Walter Wagbatsoma

November 27, 2021

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Features And Interviews

Pandora Papers and the power of open-source data

November 22, 2021

The Nigerian National Assembly, Abuja.

Headline Stories

Pandora Papers: Inside the secret assets of a Nigerian lawmaker, and how he serially broke the law

October 30, 2021

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INVESTIGATION: #SuisseSecrets: German who bribed top Nigerian officials had secret Credit Suisse accounts

February 21, 2022

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#SuisseSecrets: Historic Leak of Swiss Banking Records Reveals Unsavory Clients

February 21, 2022

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#SuisseSecrets: Credit Suisse banked, financed Zimbabwean fraudster in deal that saved Mugabe

February 20, 2022

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What is #SuisseSecrets? Everything you need to know about the Swiss Banking Leak

February 20, 2022

Business

News Reports

CBN Headquarters in Abuja

CBN debunks viral news suspending OPAY, PALMPAY

Nigeria Air to begin operation before May 29 — Minister

House of representatives during plenary. [PHOTO CREDIT: Official Twitter handle of House of Reps.]

Naira Policy: Reps urge CBN to commence overhaul of online banking platforms

Jaiz Bank gets acting chairman

Minister Isa Pantami ... the minister says data protection will be a game changer in Nigeria.

Nigerian govt exempts digital economy from 5% excise duty – Pantami

Financial Inclusion

Gosa market, Abuja

Abuja market traders groan as naira scarcity persists

February 19, 2023

Among underserved Nigerians, awareness of health insurance remains poor but insurtech offers hope

December 26, 2022

CBN Headquarters in Abuja

What to know about CBN’s national domestic card scheme

October 25, 2022

Venue of the Nigerian Economic Society annual conference taking place at Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria, Kano.

NES 2022: What Nigerian govt must do to improve women’s economic empowerment – Experts

October 2, 2022

Nigeria, Indonesia, five others home to half of world’s unbanked population

August 25, 2022

Analysis & Data

How CBN loans to Buhari govt climbed 2900% in seven years in violation of law

How CBN loans to Buhari govt climbed 2900% in seven years in violation of law

January 2, 2023

President Muhammadu Buhari presenting the 2023 budget before the National Assembly [PHOTO: Presidency]

Amid revenue squeeze, Nigerian govt to increase running cost 40% to over N1 trillion

October 11, 2022

CBN Headquarters in Abuja

Nigeria’s FX crisis deepens as gap between naira’s official, black market rates widest in six years

September 26, 2022

Crude oil theft in seven months

ANALYSIS: How broke Nigeria lost $10 billion to crude oil theft in seven months

September 8, 2022

Chicken feeding on poultry feed (PHOTO CREDIT: Poultry Facts)

Poultry feed prices in Nigeria surge 164% in three years

Regional

South West

Ademola Adeleke

UPDATED: Appeal Court affirms Adeleke’s election as Osun governor

Emblem of Lagos State Government

Lagos govt identifies 349 distressed buildings, issues 90-day-ultimatum

Bus/Train Accident: 77 passengers discharged from Lagos hospitals — Sanwo-Olu

FILE PHOTO: INEC adhoc staff (corp members) attending to a voter during the just concluded presidential election in Ogun

Police arrest 30 for election violence, vote buying in Ogun

South South

Nyesom Wike, the executive govenor of Rivers state. [PHOTO CREDIT: Official Twitter handle of Gov. Wike]

PDP: Wike speaks on moves to discipline Benue governor, others

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike

Rivers govt issues 48-hour demolition notice to AIT/Ray Power

2023: Akwa Ibom to have highest number of female state lawmakers since 1999

Senator Bassey Otu

2023 Election: APC wins 19 seats in Cross River Assembly

South East

Interview with Former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim

Ex-Senate President Anyim speaks on his suspension from PDP

Secretary to the Government, Boss Mustapha. [PHOTO CREDIT: Channels TV]

Adamawa APC voids Boss Mustapha’s suspension

Obi Cubana to deliver speech at UNN 50th convocation

Labour Party Flag

Labour Party rejects Enugu governorship election results

North West

Former Katsina State Governor, Ibrahim Shema

Suspension: Ex-Katsina gov, Ibrahim Shema, writes Ayu, threatens to quit PDP

PDP constitutes Caretaker Committee for Katsina

PDP supporters protest in Kaduna, say APC rigged governorship election

Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle of the All Progressives Congress (APC). [PHOTO CREDIT: Twitter page of Mr Matawalle]

ANALYSIS: How Zamfara governor squandered goodwill, lost to PDP

North East

Ex Gombe Speaker, Nasiru Nono

Former Gombe speaker dies in auto crash

Secretary to the Government, Boss Mustapha. [PHOTO CREDIT: Channels TV]

APC suspends SGF for failing to win polling unit – Report

Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri (Photo Credit: Facebook)

Why I am confident of winning Adamawa rerun election- Governor Fintiri

Senator Danjuma Goje

APC probes ex-Governor Danjuma Goje for alleged anti-party activities

North Central

Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq [PHOTO CREDIT: AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Facebook]

#KwaraDecides2023: Gov AbdulRazaq, senators-elect visit opponent

Why I will ‘leave outcome of elections to God’ – Kwara PDP governorship candidate

Umar Bago, a member of the House of Representatives, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger State.

APC’s Umar Bago wins Niger governorship election

Fr Hyacinth Alia

Catholic priest Hyacinth Alia wins Benue State governorship election

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#NigeriaDecides2023: Amidst cheers by supporters, Tinubu, Shettima receive certificates of return

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International

Russian President, Vladmir Putin

Putin’s visit a headache for South African govt

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Central African countries want to dump colonial currency

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Idris Elba, Mo Abudu announce partnership to promote African storytelling

Sports

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Nigeria’s Super Eagles lose at home to 118th-ranked Guinea Bissau

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Arts and Entertainment

Buhari felicitates Nigerian journalist Louis Odion@50

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Afrobeats singer Phyllis drops new single ‘Life is Hard’

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Friday Sermon: Ramadan: Month of mercy, repentance and charity, By Murtadha Gusau

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Votes, violence and validity: Nigeria’s 2023 sub-national elections, By Jibrin Ibrahim

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Editorial

Editorial Cartoon

EDITORIAL: The highs and lows of Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election

EDITORIAL: The President-elect and the job on his lap

EDITORIAL: An anxious wait for the President-elect and the tasks ahead

February 27, 2023

Navigating Nigeria's Elections: A Citizens’ Guide

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February 23, 2023

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EDITORIAL: Katsina massacre and limits of vigilante groups in counter-insurgency

February 20, 2023

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EDITORIAL: Buhari, Emefiele and the assault on the rule of law

February 17, 2023

Health

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Ekiti doctors set to commence strike midnight Friday over poor welfare

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Chrisland: Court adjourns inquest into student’s death

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Student’s Death: Chrisland school denies alleged exhumation request, apologises

Investigations

Facility where vaccination cards are obtained without jab

INVESTIGATION: Lagos officials sell COVID-19 vaccination cards without jabs, sell fake but ‘authentic’ test results

January 7, 2023

Drums of Methylene Chloride Chemical

Sukurdai: The toxic, unregulated drug killing Northern Nigerian youth

November 13, 2022

Illegal refining site in Tai LGA

INVESTIGATION: Respiratory illnesses worsen, water pollution confirmed as Port Harcourt residents battle with soot

Boy carrying a bucket of water in front of Katanmi PHC

INVESTIGATION: Four years after Buhari’s promise, Sokoto primary health centres still in ruins

Health Specials

COVID-19 vaccination [PHOTO CREDIT: @UNICEF_Nigeria]

COVID-19 ‘victory’, other major events in Nigeria’s health sector in 2022

January 17, 2023

Kano State COVID-19 Cases, Deaths, and Vaccination figures.

How Pfizer disaster is discouraging some Kano residents from taking COVID-19 vaccines (2)

January 4, 2023

COVID-19 vaccinators at a centre in Tukuntawa area of Kano State

SPECIAL REPORT: How religion spurred high COVID-19 vaccination in Kano (1)

January 3, 2023

SPECIAL REPORT: In Akwa Ibom, Buhari govt’s initiative is revitalizing rural healthcare facilities

December 25, 2022

Features

Threats, trauma trail GBV reporters in Nigeria

SPECIAL REPORT: Threats, trauma trail GBV reporters in Nigeria

February 11, 2023

COVID-19 vaccination [PHOTO CREDIT: @UNICEF_Nigeria]

EXPLAINER: What you need to know about Diphtheria

January 31, 2023

Nigeria COVID-19 cases, deaths and vaccination figures

COVID-19: Two years after vaccination flag-off, Abuja residents still hesitant

January 24, 2023

COVID-19 vaccination [PHOTO CREDIT: WHO]

How Nigerian states, regions fare in COVID-19 vaccination

January 15, 2023

Data & Infographics

President Muhammadu Buhari

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

November 12, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine vials [PHOTO CREDIT: BioWorld]

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October 2, 2021

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

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