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How Imoudu became ‘Labour Leader Number One’, By Ahmed Aminu-Ramatu Yusuf

From myths to mindfulness: Embracing simple habits for a mentally healthier 2026, By Margaret Uddin Ojeahere

Friday Sermon: Rajab, Sha’aban and the preparation for Ramadan!, By Murtadha Gusau

15 January, 1966 and the legacy of the military, By Jibrin Ibrahim

2027: Tinubu and Ndigbo, By Majeed Dahiru

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UPDATED: Nigeria beat Egypt on penalties to win AFCON 2025 bronze

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January 17, 2026

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Egypt vs Nigeria LIVE UPDATES: Super Eagles battle Pharaohs for AFCON bronze

January 17, 2026

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UPDATED: Uganda’s Museveni, in power for 40 years, wins another presidential election

January 17, 2026

Simon Moses of the super eagles, who will win his 95th cap for Nigeria if he plays on Saturday, flows past Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi on Wednesday.

Egypt vs Nigeria PREVIEW: Super Eagles target ninth AFCON bronze against Pharaohs

January 17, 2026

Lagos govt investigates death of twins day after vaccination

January 17, 2026

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Impeachment: Real reason Fubara didn’t respond to gross misconduct allegations – Aide

January 17, 2026

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AFCON 2025: Five players Chelle may need to unleash to trouble Egypt

January 17, 2026

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Oyo State on the Nigerian map

Gunmen attack Oyo factory, abduct Chinese expatriate

January 17, 2026

Oriyomi Hamzat, CEO of Agidigbo 88.7 FM in Ibadan (IG @iamoriyomihamzat)

Popular radio broadcaster Oriyomi Hamzat declares for Oyo governorship on Accord platform

January 17, 2026

Trump

Trump imposes 10% tariff on UK, France, Germany, five others over Greenland

January 17, 2026

A collage of Trump and Machado

Nobel committee says peace prize non-transferable after Machado gives medal to Trump

January 17, 2026

Lagos govt investigates death of twins day after vaccination

January 17, 2026

Lagos govt arrests 281 street urchins

Lagos govt arrests 281 street urchins in statewide crackdown

January 17, 2026

Edo state map

Edo residents raise N40m ransom as kidnappers threaten to kill victims

January 17, 2026

The entrance of Bayero University, Kano (BUK)

BUK expels 60 students over examination malpractice

January 17, 2026

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Tinubu Traveling

Tinubu returns to Nigeria from Abu Dhabi

January 17, 2026

Nigerian soldiers

Nigerian soldiers foil kidnapping attempt, rescue victims in Taraba

January 17, 2026

SSS

SSS rescues abducted pastors, busts arms trafficking network in Kaduna–Niger axis

January 17, 2026

45 million people ‘teetering on the edge of famine’ globally – WFP

After fresh attacks on Benue communities, lawyers’ group call for US, Israel military intervention

January 16, 2026

List of officials for the Egypt vs Nigeria clash Credit: CAF Media

AFCON 2025: CAF names Moroccan referee for Egypt, Nigeria third-place clash

January 16, 2026

Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour

Rhodes-Vivour alleges assault, illegal detention during Lagos demolition exercise

January 16, 2026

Special Reports

Mr John Chukwuemeka Anozie

Headline Stories

Horror of Police Brutality: A Nigerian widow’s pain mirrors victims’ agonies

January 6, 2026

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Headline Stories

Left to Leak: Inaccessible healthcare leaves women in rural Niger with fistula

December 13, 2025

Mega Internally Displaced Persons Camp in Benue State. Photo_ Qosim Suleiman

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: How conflict is driving child malnutrition in Benue

November 29, 2025

A shrinking water body on the road to Ikuru in Rivers State, where fishermen still cast their nets, is a sign of the climate crisis compounding other threats (including piracy) facing Nigeria's fishers. (Credit: Ini Ekott))

Features

How changing weather is reshaping life for a Nigerian fishing community (III)

November 26, 2025

A battery breaker in Lagos, Nigeria, uses a machete to hack open the plastic casing of a car battery. (CREDIT: Grace Ekpu for The Examination)

Headline Stories

INVESTIGATION: Poor oversight, regulatory failure expose Nigerians to slow death from battery recycling (2)

November 26, 2025

PHC Kafina Madaki, Ningi LGA (PHOTO CREDIT: Qosim Suleiman)

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SPECIAL REPORT: Bauchi communities struggle to access healthcare as govt fiddles with funding priorities

November 23, 2025

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Governor Radda congratulates Super Eagles on clinching AFCON bronze medal

Governor Radda congratulates Super Eagles on clinching AFCON bronze medal

January 18, 2026

A cross section Of Muslim faithful who attended Maulud in Katsina on Saturday

Governor Radda hosts 40th Maulud of Sheikh Ibrahim Inyass, urges interfaith harmony

January 17, 2026

Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, has participated in the All Progressives Congress (APC) e-membership registration and revalidation exercise

Gov Radda undergoes APC e-membership registration in Katsina

January 16, 2026

L-R: Executive Secretary, Primary Health Care Development Board, Dr Elijah Ogunsola, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Kayode Oladeinde, Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof Abayomi Arigbabu, Ogun State Deputy Governor and Chairman Task force on Primary Healthcare, Mrs Noimot Salako-Oyedele, Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, Special Adviser to Governor on Information and Strategy, Mr Kayode Akinmade, Chairman Odeda Local Government, Hon Folasade Adeyemo and others during the Taskforce on Primary Healthcare meeting in Abeokuta.

Ogun govt pledges adequate funding, logistics for measles–rubella campaign

January 16, 2026

Olam Agric

Olam Agri Nigeria recognised as Top Employer 2026 for sixth consecutive year

January 16, 2026

Features and Interviews

National security strategy

Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: What Trump’s new US National Security Strategy means for Africa

byKelly E Stone

January 15, 2026

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Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: 2025: The year PDP, Africa’s former ‘largest party’, unravelled

byAbdulqudus Ogundapo

January 14, 2026

U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary Nick Checker touring Sovereign Metals facilities in Lilongwe. Sovereign Metals Limited is developing the Kasiya Rutile-Graphite Project in Malawi to produce a battery mineral essential for the Energy Transition. (CREDIT: @USEmbassyLLW / X

Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: Former CIA analyst now top US Africa official at State Department

January 13, 2026

ANALYSIS: How Uba Sani’s ex-campaign DG, Bello’s exit could shape Kaduna APC’s 2027 fate

Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: How Uba Sani’s ex-campaign DG, Bello’s exit could shape Kaduna APC’s 2027 fate

byMohammed Lere

January 12, 2026

The semi finalist at AFCON 2025 Credit CAF

Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: AFCON semi-final fixtures revive enduring West–North Africa rivalry

byTunde Eludini

January 12, 2026

DR Congo

Africa

MONUSCO’s rigid mandate hinders civilian protection in eastern DRC

byHoinathy Remadjiand1 others

January 12, 2026

Business

News Reports

International Monetary Fund [IMF]

IMF welcomes Nigeria’s December inflation easing, backs new CPI methodology

January 16, 2026

Geregu Power Plc

Geregu Power plans N22.5 billion dividend

January 16, 2026

LIRS demands 31 January deadline for employers’ annual tax returns filing

January 16, 2026

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NUPRC unveils ambitious reforms to boost Nigeria’s oil output

January 16, 2026

The Dangote Refinery is located in one of the Free Trade Zones in the country.

Dangote Refinery’s domestic petrol supply rose sharply in December – NMDPRA

January 16, 2026

Financial Inclusion

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

L-R: Munir Bello - Nigeria Country Lead, Inclusive Financial Systems at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Angela Wambugu - Director, Advisory Services Africa at Women's World Banking, Uche Uzoebo - Chief Executive Officer, Shared Agent Network Expansion Facilities Limited, Dr Nurudeen Zauro - Technical Advisor to the President on Economic & Financial Inclusion, Elizabeth Gathai - Regional Head, Africa at Women's World Banking, Dr Stephen Ambore - Policy Director, Africa, Women's World Banking.

Group seeks financial inclusion for women in Nigeria

August 29, 2025

From left, Olajumoke Daramola, Specialist, Advisory Services Africa, Ngozi Ndefo- Associate Advisory Services, Africa, Angela Wambugu- Director, Advisory services Africa, and Jenn

Group advocates smart lending to empower women entrepreneurs in Nigeria

February 14, 2025

Analysis & Data

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

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

An AI generated image to illustrate a story

Nigeria’s economy stabilises. But Nigerians are still hungry

August 19, 2025

Wale Tinubu, chairman Oando Clean Energy

Oando Achieves 63% production growth, posts ₦1.72 trillion revenue half year 2025

Regional

South West

Oyo State on the Nigerian map

Gunmen attack Oyo factory, abduct Chinese expatriate

January 17, 2026

Oriyomi Hamzat, CEO of Agidigbo 88.7 FM in Ibadan (IG @iamoriyomihamzat)

Popular radio broadcaster Oriyomi Hamzat declares for Oyo governorship on Accord platform

January 17, 2026

Lagos govt arrests 281 street urchins

Lagos govt arrests 281 street urchins in statewide crackdown

January 17, 2026

Fire incident used to illustrate the story. [Photo credit: The Nation]

Fire kills 103-year-old woman in Lagos

January 17, 2026

South South

Fubara and Assembly complex

Impeachment: Real reason Fubara didn’t respond to gross misconduct allegations – Aide

January 17, 2026

Edo state map

Edo residents raise N40m ransom as kidnappers threaten to kill victims

January 17, 2026

Rivers State House of Assembly

Rivers assembly says chief judge received request to probe Fubara despite court order

January 17, 2026

Many militants surrender sophisticated arms in Cross River State

Many militants surrender as sophisticated arms, ammunition are recovered in Cross River

January 17, 2026

South East

Gunmen used to illustrate the story

Gunmen attack police team, kill two officers

January 16, 2026

Imo State athletes at one of the registration centres Credit: NDG Media

Imo Commissioner declares State ready for 2nd Niger Delta Games

January 16, 2026

Nigeria Police Force

Police detain masquerader over alleged attack in community

January 14, 2026

Former Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji (PHOTO CREDIT: Uche Nnaji's Facebook Page)

Certificate Forgery: Court to hear UNN’s objection in ex-minister Uche Nnaji’s suit

January 14, 2026

North West

The entrance of Bayero University, Kano (BUK)

BUK expels 60 students over examination malpractice

January 17, 2026

Aminu Lamido and Sule Lamido

Supreme Court affirms conviction of ex-governor Lamido’s son for false currency declaration at airport

January 16, 2026

Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido,

Supreme Court reverses ex-Jigawa governor Lamido’s acquittal in N1.35bn fraud trial

January 16, 2026

Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State (CREDIT: Uba Sani Xpage)

Kaduna’s $200mn mega poultry project will generate $450mn annually – Governor

January 15, 2026

North East

Nigerian soldiers

Nigerian soldiers foil kidnapping attempt, rescue victims in Taraba

January 17, 2026

Nigerian Police officers

Police foil bandit raid in Gombe

January 15, 2026

Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Tanimu Yakubu

Federal budget office refutes claims of N246bn ‘salaries budget’ for NEDC

January 15, 2026

Theophilus Danjuma

Why T.Y. Danjuma withdrew N1bn defamation case against Taraba cleric

January 15, 2026

North Central

SSS

SSS rescues abducted pastors, busts arms trafficking network in Kaduna–Niger axis

January 17, 2026

45 million people ‘teetering on the edge of famine’ globally – WFP

After fresh attacks on Benue communities, lawyers’ group call for US, Israel military intervention

January 16, 2026

Yahaya Bello

Kogi tax agency transferred N1.1bn to firm in eight months during Gov Bello’s administration – Witness

January 16, 2026

Abdullahi Abubakar, chief imam of Nghar village in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area,

Imam who sheltered 300 Christians during Plateau killings dies at 92

January 16, 2026

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Nigeria signs economic agreement with UAE, to co-host Investopia

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Tinubu hails Buhari’s integrity, legacy at biography launch

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International

Trump

Trump imposes 10% tariff on UK, France, Germany, five others over Greenland

January 17, 2026

Tinubu Traveling

Tinubu returns to Nigeria from Abu Dhabi

January 17, 2026

A collage of Trump and Machado

Nobel committee says peace prize non-transferable after Machado gives medal to Trump

January 17, 2026

President Yoweri Museveni 2

UPDATED: Uganda’s Museveni, in power for 40 years, wins another presidential election

January 17, 2026

Passport and Visa

UPDATED: US suspends immigrant visa processing for Nigeria, 74 other countries

January 14, 2026

Sports

Stanley Nwabali was voted Man-of-the-Match Credit: Super Eagles X Page

UPDATED: Nigeria beat Egypt on penalties to win AFCON 2025 bronze

January 17, 2026

Super Eagles (CREDIT: Super eaglesng X)

Egypt vs Nigeria LIVE UPDATES: Super Eagles battle Pharaohs for AFCON bronze

January 17, 2026

Simon Moses of the super eagles, who will win his 95th cap for Nigeria if he plays on Saturday, flows past Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi on Wednesday.

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January 17, 2026

Onuachu and Bright Osayi (PHOTO CREDIT: Super Eagles Facebook Page)

AFCON 2025: Five players Chelle may need to unleash to trouble Egypt

January 17, 2026

Victor Osimhen against Morocco (Credit: Super Eagles X Page)

Why Nigeria must beat Egypt in AFCON third-place match

January 17, 2026

Arts & Entertainment

Nigerian classics turning 26 in 2026

Class of 2000: ‘Konkon Below’, Jagbajantis, ‘You and I’, other Nigerian classics turning 26 in 2026

January 17, 2026

Pastor Chris Okafor

Lagos Police explain decision to suspend sexual assault investigation involving Chris Okafor

January 17, 2026

UNBOUND

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January 17, 2026

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January 16, 2026

James Akaie

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January 16, 2026

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Margaret Isioma Uddin Ojeahere writes about no gree for anybody and mental health in Nigeria.

From myths to mindfulness: Embracing simple habits for a mentally healthier 2026, By Margaret Uddin Ojeahere

January 17, 2026

Friday Sermon: Nyesom Wike, AM Yarima and the display of bravery, courage and self-respect!, By Murtadha Gusau

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January 16, 2026

Professor Jibrin Ibrahim asks who is afraid of the ADC coalition.

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Majeed Dahiru writes about the Uromi killings and need for holistic justice.

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Editorial

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Nigerians on the street

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President Bola Tinubu with other ECOWAS leaders

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December 15, 2025

National Assembly complex

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An AI-generated image of Nigerian Police Officers

EDITORIAL: Police withdrawal from VIPs charade must end

December 1, 2025

Health

News Reports

Lagos govt investigates death of twins day after vaccination

January 17, 2026

Lassa Fever: Rats used to illustrate the story.

Lassa Fever: Nigeria records 1,148 confirmed cases, 215 deaths in 2025

January 16, 2026

Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate,

Nigeria establishes task force to tackle medical errors, improve patient safety

January 16, 2026

Some caregivers at the Accident and Emergency section of the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital queuing to make payment

Patients stranded across Nigeria as health workers’ strike enters third month

January 16, 2026

Investigations

Samuel Akpan tapping raffia palm

Palm Wine Scarcity (2): Declining number of tappers contributes to shortage, rising costs

December 14, 2025

illustration of a woman leaking urine. Photo Credit_ Raise Foundation_

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Kwadabe

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November 27, 2025

Health Specials

File photo of Resident Doctors protesting

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January 4, 2026

Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Nigeria, Muhammad Pate

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December 31, 2025

2025 National Health Dialogue

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An AI illustration of a man with Prostate Cancer

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Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Nigeria, Muhammad Pate

PHC reforms, disease outbreaks, other events that shaped Nigeria’s health sector in 2025

December 31, 2025

Blood Bank

Dark truth behind Nigeria’s blood trade

December 3, 2025

HIV/AIDS Symbol

Strengthening Nigeria’s HIV response amid global funding uncertainty

November 30, 2025

Luchit Daniel returned from a distant farm field in Labondo, Adamawa State, northeastern Nigeria. (PHOTO CREDIT: Yahuza Bawage)

Families displaced by Boko Haram face starvation after being resettled in new Adamawa homes

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President Muhammadu Buhari

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