After two years, detained Nigerian journalist Jones Abiri freed
The journalist was released on Wednesday evening after he met his bail conditions.
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Top News
Why almajiri system needs reform – Ribadu
Mr Ribadu says children from the almajiri schools easily fall victims during violent conflicts.
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Man seeks justice over son’s death aftermath SARS brutality
Mr Abdullahi says police ignored a court judgement to pay his family N10 million compensation
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Special Reports
INVESTIGATION: Nigeria drivers’ licence fraud, how officials manipulate processes (2)
From Lagos to Ogun, Oyo and Kwara, officials have designed various ways of making illegal money by cheating the system.
CommentSPECIAL REPORT: Forgotten Communities: How displaced children, other IDPs suffer in Lagos (2)
For former residents of Otodo Gbame, it is a seemingly unending tale of hunger, suffering and abandonment.
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Regional
South West
Lagos light rail project dragging too long — PDP
The party says the project has almost become a drain pipe consuming the state's resources.
CommentSouth South
Police lose 30 officers in one month – Commissioner
The commissioner laments that Nigerians are focusing on a few bad elements that dent the image of the force.
CommentSouth East
FEC approves additional N5.4bn for Enugu/Onitsha road
The latest approval raises the total cost of the project to N15.7 billion from N10.3 billion.
CommentNorth Central
Petty traders defy death trap, return to building after fire incident
Most of the traders are small scale traders who squeeze into spaces to transact their petty businesses.
CommentNorth East
Sallah: Rams scarcity looms in Borno over military’s ban on livestock importation
Market operators call for lift of the ban.
CommentNorth West
Jigawa to recruit 1,736 teachers
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Out of the 1,736, the state government had already picked 868.
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Opinion
Latest
The World Is Uniting Against Buhari’s Second Term Bid, By SKC Ogbonnia
The future of the ruling APC and Nigeria belongs to a younger generation of leaders.
CommentEditorial
Editorial: Mischaracterising the Nigerian Youth Issue
The president needs to learn that foreign trips should not be the occasion to demarket Nigeria.
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Tech Girls: Of Over-celebrated Villains and Underrated Heroes, By Zainab Suleiman Okino
In a country so polarised, the feat achieved by these youngsters is a symbolic rallying point.
CommentDaura: The Conundrum of Authority, By Dele Agekameh
The timing of executive actions like that which the vice president performed last week ought to be right.
CommentV.S. Naipaul: The End of An Enigma, By Isa Sanusi
Beyond his many contradictions, V.S. Naipaul was the kind of writer who became an institution, charting his own path.
CommentUnderstanding Ketosis and Ketogenic Diet, By Mukaila Kareem
The truth remains that weight loss is quite easy but weight maintenance has always be the big issue.
CommentArts & Entertainment
Nollywood
Photos: AMVCA nominees cocktail party holds in Lagos
The 6th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards a few weeks away.
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Kannywood
INTERVIEW: Cancellation of proposed film village bad for Kannywood – Ummah Shehu
Actress says Kannywood would have been a world class entertainment label if proposed film village was established.
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Music
Davido, Wizkid excite fans in Namibia, New York
Both ace singers made sure that the Afro-beat genre message spread to the ever going audience.
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Lifestyle
Triple pill treatment may effectively lower blood pressure: study
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The Triple Pill consist of the blood pressure medications telmisartan (20 mg), amlodipine (2.5 mg), and chlorthalidone (12.5 mg).
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Arts & Books
LIVE UPDATES: Books on social disorder, ethnic polarisation unveiled in Abuja
The two books explore the subject of religious polarisation.
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Nollywood
Photos: AMVCA nominees cocktail party holds in Lagos
The 6th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards a few weeks away.
CommentKannywood
INTERVIEW: Cancellation of proposed film village bad for Kannywood – Ummah Shehu
Actress says Kannywood would have been a world class entertainment label if proposed film village was established.
CommentMusic
Davido, Wizkid excite fans in Namibia, New York
Both ace singers made sure that the Afro-beat genre message spread to the ever going audience.
CommentLifestyle
Triple pill treatment may effectively lower blood pressure: study
The Triple Pill consist of the blood pressure medications telmisartan (20 mg), amlodipine (2.5 mg), and chlorthalidone (12.5 mg).
CommentArts & Books
LIVE UPDATES: Books on social disorder, ethnic polarisation unveiled in Abuja
The two books explore the subject of religious polarisation.
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Sports
Football
Atletico beat Real Madrid to win third UEFA Super Cup
This was the fourth all-Spanish Super Cup in five years.
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Foreign
Africa
Libyan court sentences 45 to death for killing protesters in 2011
Another 54 were sentenced to five years in prison and 22 others acquitted.
CommentWest Africa
Mali election witnesses low turnout due to security fears, others
Turnout is usually about 40 per cent in Malian elections.
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