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SPECIAL REPORT: Why young Nigerians are losing faith in elections

INVESTIGATION: Oil companies violate Nigerian laws, flare gas, face no sanctions (1)

INVESTIGATION: How criminals exploited Benue’s conflicts to traffic children, women

INVESTIGATION: The multi-million dollar Norwegian scam and the role of a Nigerian

SPECIAL REPORT: How social media shapes reprisal violence in Plateau

SPECIAL REPORT: Some Nigerians turn to faith healers as HIV aid dries up

SPECIAL REPORT: Before they could finish school, Nigeria’s health system made them mothers

Akwa Ibom governor abandons assembly rehabilitation but pushes N248.83bn tourism projects

SPECIAL REPORT: In Jigawa communities, nutrition programmes offer hope amid child hunger
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Adversarial journalism: Rufai Oseni versus Lere Olayinka on Arise News, By Ehi Braimah

Kaleyewa: Reflections on a legacy, By Itote J Ifedayo

Afrilition: Blackness and the challenge of restoring complexity to completeness, By Adéwálé Àjàdí

Atiku’s presidential bid and the shadow of the US Siemens’ case, By Kayode Oladele

A friend’s letter to Abdulmumin at 50, By Ismaeel Ahmed

Adamawa and APC’s emerging season of discontent, By Jibrin Musa
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Headline Stories

Dry spell, unpredictable rain push back production of ofada rice in Ekiti

byPopoola Ademola

September 9, 2026

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Nigerian soldiers walks past military tanks prepared for deployment during a tour of the Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole by Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff at Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria, November 7, 2025. REUTERS/Ahmed Kingimi

Soldier injured as military repels ISWAP attack on military base

September 8, 2026

NDC Presidential Candidate Peter Obi during one of his engagement

Thugs disrupt Peter Obi’s visit to Benue for second time

September 8, 2026

Can Africa take ownership of the AU-US infrastructure deal?

September 8, 2026

Arrested child-stealing suspects. Credit: Oyo State Police Command

Oyo police uncover child-stealing syndicate, rescue 17 children as six die in captivity

September 8, 2026

Nigerian Immigration Service (PHOTO CREDIT: NIS on Facebook)

Nigerians in UK lament delays, extra fees, poor organisation at NIS passport centres

September 8, 2026

Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai

El-Rufai demands ₦10bn, apology from defence minister over Southern Kaduna allegation

September 7, 2026

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Top News

Katsina proposes ₦828.6bn 2027 budget

Katsina proposes ₦828.6bn 2027 budget, says 2026 capital spending at 26.6 per cent

September 9, 2026

Precious Oscar vs Spain (PHOTO CREDIT: FIFA Media)

FIFA U-20 WWC: Five things the Falconets must correct against China

September 9, 2026

Ofada rice. (PHOTO CREDIT: Popoola Ademola)

Dry spell, unpredictable rain push back production of ofada rice in Ekiti

September 9, 2026

Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele

Tinubu urges banks to turn recapitalisation into jobs, production

September 8, 2026

Peter Obi (CREDIT: @PeterObi X)

Why Peter Obi should stop ‘diplomatic approach’, embrace fierce resistance – Lawyer

September 8, 2026

Kogi State Map

2027: Security agencies strategise against election violence in Kogi

September 8, 2026

Roberts Orya, former Managing Director of Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM BANK)

Appeal court upholds 10-year jail term for ex-NEXIM Bank MD Orya

September 8, 2026

Prof. Adewole Adebayo

2027: SDP presidential candidate unveils blueprint to address poverty, insecurity

September 8, 2026

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Lagos opens inbound carriageway of AFA Bridge in Ikorodu

September 9, 2026

Bishop Francis Wale Oke (PHOTO CREDIT: Bishop Francis Wale Oke on Facebook)

Tinubu congratulates PFN president Wale Oke on 70th birthday

September 9, 2026

Police operatives

Police intensify manhunt for two armed robbery suspects in Delta

September 8, 2026

Cross River state

Customs officer dies in car crash

September 8, 2026

Insecticide treated net (Photo Credit: Guardian Nigeria)

Abia to distribute over 3 million insecticide-treated nets

September 8, 2026

A Nigerian police used to illustrate the story

Police arrest suspected drug peddler, recover illicit drugs in Delta

September 8, 2026

Special Reports

INEC Ballot box used for votes

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: Why young Nigerians are losing faith in elections

September 4, 2026

Gas flare at Heirs Energies facility at Umuechem

Headline Stories

INVESTIGATION: Oil companies violate Nigerian laws, flare gas, face no sanctions (1)

September 1, 2026

Children rescued from traffickers in Benue State.

Features And Interviews

INVESTIGATION: How criminals exploited Benue’s conflicts to traffic children, women

August 25, 2026

A collage of ethical hacker and Warri Flyover Bridge

Headline Stories

INVESTIGATION: The multi-million dollar Norwegian scam and the role of a Nigerian

August 23, 2026

Angwan Rukuba in Jos

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: How social media shapes reprisal violence in Plateau

August 22, 2026

An HIV/AIDS medicine product from Sarkin Lakanin Jihar Kano, a faith healer in Nigeria. (PHOTO CREDIT: Sarkin Lakanin Jihar Kano)

Investigation/Special Reports

SPECIAL REPORT: Some Nigerians turn to faith healers as HIV aid dries up

August 21, 2026

Promoted Content

L-R: United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Ms Amina Mohammed, receiving a plaque of honour from the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, during her visit to the State on Tuesday.

Abiodun says 100,000 Ogun women empowered to fight poverty, strengthen families

September 8, 2026

NCDMB to feature Nwabuikwu’s The Pain and The Promise in book reading session

September 8, 2026

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu (left) being presented a pack of palm oil refined by UPPL

Enugu United Palm Products invests N2.2m in palm oil refinery, begins commercial production

September 8, 2026

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu (left) being presented a pack of palm oil refined by UPPL

Enugu United Palm Products invests N2.2m in palm oil refinery, begins commercial production

September 8, 2026

Infinix GT 50 Pro

Why cooling is becoming a critical feature for serious mobile gamers

September 8, 2026

Features and Interviews

The newly commissioned Aiyetoro Road as part of the 21 Lagos-Ogun Boundary Network Roads in Alimosho Local Government by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday, April 2, 2018.

Features And Interviews

Aiyetoro: Ondo coastal community submerged, defrauded, betrayed

byIge Asemudara

September 8, 2026

Features And Interviews

Can Africa take ownership of the AU-US infrastructure deal?

byPaul-Simon Handyand1 others

September 8, 2026

From Mussa to Lassa: Key events between the 15 May abduction in Mussa and the 29 June attack on GDSS Lassa

Features And Interviews

SPECIAL REPORT: Two school abductions 45 days apart. What happened to Borno’s Safe Schools measures?

byOgalah Dunamis

September 8, 2026

Oluwaseun Ogunsakin

Features And Interviews

From Wimbledon to the US Open: How Oluwaseun Ogunsakin Is Rewriting Nigeria’s Tennis Story

byJan-Richfield Dongo

September 7, 2026

How erosion havoc destroys homes, farmlands in Kano community

Features And Interviews

How erosion havoc destroys homes, farmlands in Kano community

byMariya Shuaibu Suleiman

September 3, 2026

Nigeria's 2027 elections and religious-induced sentiment

Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: Nigerians confront politicians’ old tricks, rhetorics as 2027 campaigns begin

byAbubakar Ahmadu Maishanu

September 3, 2026

Business

News Reports

CBN Headquarters

CBN to prioritise terrorism financing supervision

September 9, 2026

Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele

Tinubu urges banks to turn recapitalisation into jobs, production

September 8, 2026

Learn Africa Plc

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji resigns as Learn Africa non-executive director

September 8, 2026

NITDA calls for unified regulatory framework to boost tech Investment in Africa

September 8, 2026

Bertine Kamphuis, Lead private-sector development specialist with the World Bank, delivering the keynote address at the ongoing CIBN19th annual conference in Abuja

Credit bypassing Nigeria’s job creators — World Bank Official

September 8, 2026

Financial Inclusion

The World Bank said economic activity in Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to edge up from 3.3 per cent in 2024 to 3.5 per cent in 2025

AI could help Nigeria, other developing economies achieve century of progress in decade – Report

August 20, 2026

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

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

Lagos opens inbound carriageway of AFA Bridge in Ikorodu

September 9, 2026

Ofada rice. (PHOTO CREDIT: Popoola Ademola)

Dry spell, unpredictable rain push back production of ofada rice in Ekiti

September 9, 2026

Governor Ademola Adeleke and Bola Oyebamiji

APC withdraws petition challenging Adeleke’s re-election

September 8, 2026

Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), vehicles used to illustrate the story.

LAWMA to arrest buyers patronising illegal roadside traders in Lagos

September 8, 2026

South South

Police operatives

Police intensify manhunt for two armed robbery suspects in Delta

September 8, 2026

Gun and rope recovered by the police during foiled planned kidnap operation in Akwa Ibom

Police foil planned kidnap operation, recover arms in Akwa Ibom

September 8, 2026

Cross River state

Customs officer dies in car crash

September 8, 2026

A Nigerian police used to illustrate the story

Police arrest suspected drug peddler, recover illicit drugs in Delta

September 8, 2026

South East

Peter Obi (CREDIT: @PeterObi X)

Why Peter Obi should stop ‘diplomatic approach’, embrace fierce resistance – Lawyer

September 8, 2026

Insecticide treated net (Photo Credit: Guardian Nigeria)

Abia to distribute over 3 million insecticide-treated nets

September 8, 2026

igeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, (CREDIT_ @KukoyiBusola X)

Anambra: First Lady’s visit to strengthen collaboration on food security – Official

September 8, 2026

Bamachy Onyemachi

Abia director petitions Otti over unpaid 20 months salaries

September 8, 2026

North West

Katsina proposes ₦828.6bn 2027 budget

Katsina proposes ₦828.6bn 2027 budget, says 2026 capital spending at 26.6 per cent

September 9, 2026

Prison cells used to illustrate the story

Prison Congestion: ‘Over 250 inmates sleep on floor at Jalingo custodial centre’

September 8, 2026

Former Kano State deputy governor, Nasir Gawuna

Kano 2027: Gawuna rejects APC overtures despite failed governorship ambition at NDC

September 8, 2026

Gunmen/Bandits used to illustrate the story

Bandits attack Sokoto community days after troops foiled advance

September 8, 2026

North East

Nigerian soldiers walks past military tanks prepared for deployment during a tour of the Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole by Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff at Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria, November 7, 2025. REUTERS/Ahmed Kingimi

Soldier injured as military repels ISWAP attack on military base

September 8, 2026

Danjuma Specialist Eye Hospita

Danjuma Foundation offers 50 Taraba children specialist eye care

September 8, 2026

From Mussa to Lassa: Key events between the 15 May abduction in Mussa and the 29 June attack on GDSS Lassa

SPECIAL REPORT: Two school abductions 45 days apart. What happened to Borno’s Safe Schools measures?

September 8, 2026

Nigerian soldiers in the Northeast

Soldiers foil terror attack in Borno, recover weapons — Official

September 8, 2026

North Central

Kogi State Map

2027: Security agencies strategise against election violence in Kogi

September 8, 2026

NDC Presidential Candidate Peter Obi during one of his engagement

Thugs disrupt Peter Obi’s visit to Benue for second time

September 8, 2026

Justice symbol used to illustrate the story.

Nasarawa judiciary workers issue seven-day ultimatum over demands

September 8, 2026

Governor Caleb Mutfwang

Mutfwang urges northern leaders to tackle Almajiri problem through education

September 8, 2026

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Xenophobia: Nigeria urges AU to take stronger action against South Africa

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Xenophobia: Nigeria urges AU to take stronger action against South Africa

President Bola Tinubu (PHOTO CREDIT: X @aonanuga1956)

UPDATED: Tinubu suspends three permanent secretaries over fresh fake agency, orders alleged promoter’s arrest

Headline Stories

Osun State’s governor, Ademola Adeleke presents his certificate of return to President Bola Tinubu

Adeleke meets with Tinubu, presents certificate of return to president

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike

UPDATED: Abuja Flood: Wike vows to demolish houses blocking water channels

NDLEA organises public destruction of illicit drugs by burning at Navy Town in Ojo, Lagos State.

UPDATED: NDLEA destroys N301 billion worth of illicit drugs in Lagos

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International

Can Africa take ownership of the AU-US infrastructure deal?

September 8, 2026

Nigerian Immigration Service (PHOTO CREDIT: NIS on Facebook)

Nigerians in UK lament delays, extra fees, poor organisation at NIS passport centres

September 8, 2026

Former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma and former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan

Ex-Sierra Leone president returns home from Nigeria after treason case discontinued

September 6, 2026

Niger’s junta leader General Abdourahamane Tchiani

Failed Coup: Niger blames France, neighbouring countries, threatens international action

September 6, 2026

Pastor Enoch Adeboye

Xenophobia: RCCG donates N352 million for repatriation of Nigerians from South Africa

September 4, 2026

Sports

Precious Oscar vs Spain (PHOTO CREDIT: FIFA Media)

FIFA U-20 WWC: Five things the Falconets must correct against China

September 9, 2026

Flanked by Nigeria Pitch Awards President, Shina Philips, and NFF Deputy General Secretary, Ademola Olajire, Lagos State Commissioner of Police Tijani Fatai receives a Special Recognition Award on behalf of the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu.

Pitch Awards: Philips backs Tinubu’s reforms as Osimhen, Iwobi, others win top honours

September 8, 2026

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Eguavoen named interim Super Falcons coach ahead of Olympic qualifiers

September 8, 2026

Governor Monday Okpebholo and fans Credit: Edo Queens Media

Gov. Okpebholo rewards WAFU-B Champions Edo Queens with N50m

September 8, 2026

Oluwaseun Ogunsakin Credit: Nigeria Tennis Live Facebook Page

US Open Juniors: Ogunsakin bows out to South Africa’s Doig in three-set thriller

September 8, 2026

Arts & Entertainment

A cllage of Ilaro Chief Imam abd Ogogo

Why Ogogo entrusted me with ₦25 million before his death — Ilaro Chief Imam

September 9, 2026

Igho “Tiny” Ubiribo

Tiny Ubiribo had five penis enlargement treatments before death — Thai clinic reveals

September 9, 2026

Papi Urhobo

Singer Papi Urhobo dies after severe illness

September 8, 2026

Italian Sandro Ferretto and Sharon Jepng'ok (PHOTO CREDIT_ Kenya Times)

TRENDING: Italian priest quits priesthood after 12 years, marries Kenyan woman

September 8, 2026

Colours of My Mind

“Colours of My Mind”: A citizen’s chronicle of Nigeria in real time

September 8, 2026

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Onítèmi: The bridge into light; fierce and deeply graceful, By Adéwálé Àjàdí

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Editorial

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EDITORIAL: Fuel subsidies: Sifting through the federation accounts

September 7, 2026

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Prof Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB registrar.

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The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. [PHOTO CREDIT: Ehud Kaduna]

EDITORIAL: Unpacking the CBN’s purported expenditure efficiency

August 13, 2026

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?

Health

News Reports

CEO, OneBarrow International Limited,Yemi Ajao

Health leaders to tackle Nigeria’s policy implementation gap at October conference

September 8, 2026

Tobacco used to illustrate the story

Smoking raises infertility risk by 40% in women – WHO

September 8, 2026

A young man wearing a face mask, standing in a bus

Plateau buses make face masks compulsory as diphtheria outbreak worsens

September 8, 2026

Factory smokestack emitting smoke

Climate, clean air action could prevent 144 million premature deaths by 2050 – Report

September 7, 2026

Investigations

Agbinpa Primary Healthcare Centre in Ede South Local Government Area of Osun State

INVESTIGATION: Despite billions of naira spent in the health sector, challenges remain in Osun’s rural PHCs

September 2, 2026

An HIV/AIDS medicine product from Sarkin Lakanin Jihar Kano, a faith healer in Nigeria. (PHOTO CREDIT: Sarkin Lakanin Jihar Kano)

SPECIAL REPORT: Some Nigerians turn to faith healers as HIV aid dries up

August 21, 2026

Kangire PHC

SPECIAL REPORT: In Jigawa communities, nutrition programmes offer hope amid child hunger

August 17, 2026

Screenshots of the five websites investigated

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

Health Specials

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PT Health Watch: Common cancer risk factors that should not be ignored

September 5, 2026

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PT Health Watch: Frequent heartburn may signal more serious condition, expert warns

August 29, 2026

A pregnant woman

PT Health Watch: Sex during pregnancy is usually safe, but some risks remain – Expert

August 22, 2026

Available family planning commodities at Omi Eran Primary Health Centre, Osun State. Credit: Fawaz Adebisi

SPECIAL REPORT: Before they could finish school, Nigeria’s health system made them mothers

August 20, 2026

Features

Donor cuts, govt inaction negatively impact HIV patients in Rivers, Akwa Ibom (3)

Donor cuts, govt inaction negatively impact HIV patients in Rivers, Akwa Ibom (3)

September 6, 2026

Jos-University-Teaching-Hospital

Jos University Teaching Hospital’s psychiatric facility stretched as mental health cases rise

September 5, 2026

Governor Dikko Radda inaugurating the committee

Katsina Survey: 88% of households consume 1–3 food varieties daily, 61% of recent births occurred at home

August 26, 2026

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

Donor cuts, govt inaction push HIV patients towards death, uncertainty in Rivers, Akwa Ibom (2)

August 20, 2026

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