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SPECIAL REPORT: Inside details of farmer-herder clashes in Abuja community

How mob brutally assaulted woman accused of witchcraft at church crusade

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

SPECIAL REPORT: The secrecy, unanswered questions about Akwa Ibom Assembly’s N15.47bn project

#EkitiDecides2026: A ballot without women candidates

How Nigerian terrorists use TikTok, exploit country’s digital governance gap

SPECIAL REPORT: Failing waste system leaves Lagos roads buried in trash

SPECIAL REPORT: Inside Sokoto’s fight against polio vaccine hesitancy

SPECIAL REPORT: Day Akwa Ibom market burned because a fire truck had no fuel
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Political parties, the courts and the path to 2027, By Reuben Abati

How to fight worry, fear and anxiety, By Sunday Adelaja

Fathers wake up, By Ayo Akerele

Why policy writers are critical to nation building, By Hadiza Bala Usman

How your village is following you everywhere, By Abiodun Adeniyi

Nigeria’s greatest asset: Why human capital must be at the centre of development, By Muhammad Ali Pate
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SPECIAL REPORT: Inside details of farmer-herder clashes in Abuja community

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Four suspected kidnappers arrested in connection with the abduction of two children in Ibarapa in Oyo State

Oyo kidnap suspects trade blame after arrest over abduction of two children in Oyo

Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and Peter Obi

NDC appeals court ruling nullifying its registration, uploads Peter Obi’s name on INEC’s portal

NYSC MEMBERS

Civilian DG, new uniforms, six-week orientation, other proposed changes to NYSC

President Bola Tinubu and President Donald Trump

US seized largest terrorist electronic intelligence cache since 9/11 during Nigeria raid – Official

Image of an anti-migrant protest in South Africa. (PHOTO CREDIT: Ihsaan Haffejee/REUTERS).

Did Nigeria spend $61 billion supporting South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle?

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EXCLUSIVE: EFCC charges former Port Harcourt, Warri refinery MDs with money laundering

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Universal Insurance

Galloping costs spur 49.2% drop in Universal Insurance’s annual profit

Borno state on map used to illustrate the story

Borno School Attack: Councillor says 35 students still missing

Broadcast media and mental health, By Margaret Uddin-Ojeahere

Nigeria launches first mental health policy tracker to monitor implementation of reforms

Governor Caleb Mutfwang (left) receiving the report from former Governor Joshua Dariye

Mutfwang receives Dariye panel report, seeks broader peace dialogue

Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). (PHOTO CREDIT: FAAN.gov.ng)

FAAN restores operations after flooding disrupts Lagos airport terminal

Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and Peter Obi

NDC appeals court ruling nullifying its registration, uploads Peter Obi’s name on INEC’s portal

Atlas Lions of Morocco (Credit: Achraf Hakimi on X)

UPDATED: World Cup: Morocco eliminate Netherlands as Paraguay edge Germany

BUA Group head office

NPFL: BUA Dismisses Kano Pillars Acquisition Claims

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Elon Musk

Elon Musk regains trillionaire status as SpaceX, Tesla shares surge

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

FG engages marketers as global oil prices decline

Brazil starting XI vs Japan (PHOTO CREDIT: Brazil National Team X Page)

World Cup: Martinelli seals dramatic Brazil comeback against Japan

Rep. Ayodele Adefiranye

2027: Ondo lawmaker lauds Tinubu, interior minister for APC ticket, pledges impactful representation

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN)

CIFCFIN frowns at ICAN’s certification of forensic accountants

Governor Soludo of Anambra State

Erosion: Anambra imposes five-hour lockdown for statewide drainage cleanup

Special Reports

Inside details of farmer-herder clashes in Abuja community

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: Inside details of farmer-herder clashes in Abuja community

Rev Usetu Bassey’s Ibogo for Christ crusade, Ibogo Community in Biase LGA, Cross River, Dec 2024

Headline Stories

How mob brutally assaulted woman accused of witchcraft at church crusade

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

Investigation/Special Reports

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

A roofless section of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly Complex

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: The secrecy, unanswered questions about Akwa Ibom Assembly’s N15.47bn project

Monisade Afuye, incumbent deputy governor of Ekiti State (APC)

Gender

#EkitiDecides2026: A ballot without women candidates

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Headline Stories

How Nigerian terrorists use TikTok, exploit country’s digital governance gap

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The First Lady, Remi Tinubu flanked by the seven Northwest governors and a traditional ruler in Jigawa

Jigawa hosts northwest governors as Remi Tinubu launches food banks, NITDA’s AI, robotics lab

Ike Ekweremadu

State Police: Ekweremadu’s foresight, Tinubu’s courage, Mbah’s example, By Uche Anichukwu

AFNIS 2026: How Segilola Resources is helping to shape the future of responsible mining in Africa

AFNIS 2026: How Segilola Resources is helping to shape the future of responsible mining in Africa

inDrive unveils KieKie as Chief Wahala Officer

inDrive unveils KieKie as Chief Wahala Officer

L-R: Deputy Director, Schools Support Unit, Education District 3, Ikoyi, Lagos, Olubunmi Ajibola-Morebise; Director, Zone Development, Lagos Free Zone, Binay Saraf; Team Captain, Iwerekun Community Senior High School, Lakowe, Fawaz Alayo; Director and Chief Sustainability Officer, Lagos Free Zone, Vishal Shah and Visioneer, Tolaram Science Challenge, Olakunle Fadumiye, during the 10th edition of Tolaram Science Challenge held in Ibeju Lekki, Lagos.

Decade of Excellence in STEM Education: Iwerekun Community Senior High School wins 10th edition of Tolaram Science Challenge

Features and Interviews

Political map of Nigeria

Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: Many Nigerians want more states, but constitutional hurdles won’t make it happen

byBakare Majeed

House of Representatives, Federal Republic of Nigeria

Features And Interviews

EXPLAINER: State Police: The powers, safeguards, controversies in approved Bill

bySharon Eboesomi

Governor Namadi, Mustapha Lamido, Sule Lamido, Sabo Nakudu and Bashir Adamu

Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: 2027: Fragmented opposition gives ruling APC upper hand in Jigawa

byAbubakar Ahmadu Maishanu

A merger of the APC governorship candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: How defections, zoning, consensus deals shaped emergence of APC’s 28 governorship candidates

bySharon Eboesomi

Oscar Amaechina, President Afri-mission network

Features And Interviews

Why neither the poor nor the rich are sleeping peacefully in Nigeria – Missionary Oscar Amaechina

byTosin Omoniyi

Ricky Weir (Credit: theloba)

Features And Interviews

INTERVIEW: Illegitimately Blessed author Ricky Weir traces Nigerian roots, speaks on expanded FIFA World Cup

byTunde Eludini

Business

News Reports

Universal Insurance

Galloping costs spur 49.2% drop in Universal Insurance’s annual profit

Elon Musk

Elon Musk regains trillionaire status as SpaceX, Tesla shares surge

Unilever Nigeria Plc

Unilever Nigeria Plc appoints new executive director

Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). (PHOTO CREDIT: FAAN.gov.ng)

FAAN restores operations after flooding disrupts Lagos airport terminal

minister of solid minerals development, Dele Alake.

Nigeria’s lithium, copper reserves key to clean energy transition – Report

Financial Inclusion

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

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

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

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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

Four suspected kidnappers arrested in connection with the abduction of two children in Ibarapa in Oyo State

Oyo kidnap suspects trade blame after arrest over abduction of two children in Oyo

SPAHR said it intends to broaden its activities (Credit: SPAHR)

SPAHR expands focus on leadership training, institutional development

Danfo buses (PHOTO CREDIT: allafrica.com)

Bus conductor stabs Lagos traffic agency LASTMA’s officer

Rep Kolawole Akinlayo (PHOTO CREDIT: dailypost)

APC lawmaker challenges Ekiti primary result, cites Electoral Act violation

South South

A child fetching water from a corked oil in Okoritak. (PHOTO CREDIT: ActionAid Nigeria)

Akwa Ibom community hosting nine oil assets still drinks water from a corked oil well

Military personnel attempting to hit a protester during a violent clash in Bayelsa's community

Bayelsa women, soldiers in violent clash over arrest of youths

Nigerian Navy boat

Navy intercepts 22,870 litres of illegal diesel in Rivers

Nigerian Police officers on duty

Police arrest two over alleged self-kidnap

South East

Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and Peter Obi

NDC appeals court ruling nullifying its registration, uploads Peter Obi’s name on INEC’s portal

Governor Soludo of Anambra State

Erosion: Anambra imposes five-hour lockdown for statewide drainage cleanup

Mobile phones used to illustrate the story [PHOTO: cnet.com]

Why you shouldn’t charge phone on bed while asleep – Expert

Police operatives

Police rescue kidnap victim in Imo forest

North West

FRSC Officials on duty

Collision on Funtua-Katsina highway claims 8 lives

Nigerian Police officers on duty

Police arrest seven suspected robbers, recover stolen items

Armed herders

Four arrested over deadly Kebbi farmers-herders clash

Governor visits family of lynched Kaduna woman

Governor pays condolences, vows justice, lifelong support for survivors of lynched Kaduna woman

North East

Borno state on map used to illustrate the story

Borno School Attack: Councillor says 35 students still missing

Map of Borno

Boko Haram abducts students writing NECO at Borno school

Gombe State on map

Group disburses N290m education grant to indigent students

Nigerian soldiers (army)

Borno denies sponsoring former Boko Haram terrorists for enlistment in Nigerian Army

North Central

Governor Caleb Mutfwang (left) receiving the report from former Governor Joshua Dariye

Mutfwang receives Dariye panel report, seeks broader peace dialogue

Map of Niger state used to illustrate the story

Five die, eight injured in Niger road crash

Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto

Sultan demands impartial probe into killing of Miyetti Allah leader

Nigerian Army

Troops foil terrorist attack, recover arms at Benue yam market

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Civilian DG, new uniforms, six-week orientation, other proposed changes to NYSC

NYSC MEMBERS

Civilian DG, new uniforms, six-week orientation, other proposed changes to NYSC

Headline Stories

Hajj pilgrims

UPDATED: Nigeria arrests seven Boko Haram, ISWAP commanders returning from Hajj, Minister says

Headline Stories

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, today assented to the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act 2026.

Tinubu signs NIMC Act 2026 into law

PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU

My govt is laying foundation for Nigeria’s prosperity – Tinubu

Time: 10:37 a.m. Polling Unit: 013 Ejigbo, Ayede North Ward/RA: 9 Oye LGA Voters are gathering at this polling unit waiting to cast their votes.

Ekiti Election: Yiaga Africa confirms INEC results, raises concerns over vote buying

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International

Farmers and CPC members work side by side to plough the fields and plant crops in Gaojiu Village in Guizhou on October 8, 2023. [Photo: VCG]

In foreigners’ eyes: What galvanizes young people in a changing China

South African protesters (CREDIT: theconversation)

Xenophobia: Lessons from Africa on costs of South Africa’s migration approaches

Lebanon Explosion (PHOTO CREDIT: Twitter @fairygordon

Israeli strikes: Lebanon counts over 4,246 dead since March; Trump frown at toll

Venezuela Earthquake in picture [Photo Credit: Bloomberg.com]

32 killed, 700 injured in Venezuela twin earthquakes

Nigerian national, Ayodeji Ajayi

US to deport Nigerian over domestic violence, other convictions

Sports

Frank Onyeka (Credit: Brentford FC on X)

Onyeka completes permanent transfer to Coventry City from Brentford

Carlo Ancelotti (Credit: FIFA Media)

World Cup: Ancelotti hails Brazil’s mental strength after dramatic comeback victory over Japan

Atlas Lions of Morocco (Credit: Achraf Hakimi on X)

UPDATED: World Cup: Morocco eliminate Netherlands as Paraguay edge Germany

BUA Group head office

NPFL: BUA Dismisses Kano Pillars Acquisition Claims

Brazil starting XI vs Japan (PHOTO CREDIT: Brazil National Team X Page)

World Cup: Martinelli seals dramatic Brazil comeback against Japan

Arts & Entertainment

ex-Miss Nigeria, Ezinne Aku

Ex-Miss Nigeria Ezinne Akudo launches second season of ‘Beyond with Ezinne’ podcast

Davido, has announced that his sixth studio album, Oriadé

Davido announces sixth studio album ‘Oriadé’

Livestreamer Carter Efe

Babcock disowns certificate linked to Carter Efe, warns of legal action

Nigeria’s beauty queen, Chidimma Adetshina

South Africa begins Chidimma Adetshina’s deportation process

Throwback photograph of Cubana Chief Priest from his days as a junior seminarian

Cubana Chief Priest reflects on childhood dream of becoming Catholic priest

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Reuben Abati writes about Plateau, Tsiga and Trump.

Columns

Political parties, the courts and the path to 2027, By Reuben Abati

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What makes the Yoruba tick (1), By Sunday Adelaja

How to fight worry, fear and anxiety, By Sunday Adelaja

The clash between empires and the Kingdom, By Ayo Akerele

Fathers wake up, By Ayo Akerele

Hadiza Bala Usman, Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination is tasked with service delivery in the federal civil service.

Why policy writers are critical to nation building, By Hadiza Bala Usman

How your village is following you everywhere, By Abiodun Adeniyi

How your village is following you everywhere, By Abiodun Adeniyi

Nigeria’s greatest asset: Why human capital must be at the centre of development, By Muhammad Ali Pate

Nigeria’s greatest asset: Why human capital must be at the centre of development, By Muhammad Ali Pate

Editorial

A collage of Trump and Iran President

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

FILE: Court and justice symbols used to illustrate the story

EDITORIAL: Party deregistration: Judicial rascality must stop!

Super Eagles (Credit: NFF Media)

EDITORIAL: Another World Cup without Super Eagles

Editorial digital portrait of Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV and Artificial Intelligence

EDITORIAL: Pope Leo and the global charge for AI regulation

2026 APC Primaries

EDITORIAL: 2027: When imposition of candidates is cloaked as consensus

Community High School, Ahoro-Esiele

EDITORIAL: Oyo schools’ kidnappings: Stopping a regional contagion now!

Health

News Reports

Broadcast media and mental health, By Margaret Uddin-Ojeahere

Nigeria launches first mental health policy tracker to monitor implementation of reforms

Ebola airlines

DRC Ebola cases rise to 1,274, 96 health workers infected – Africa CDC

A Nigerian police used to illustrate the story

Police probe teacher’s death after alleged school assault

World Health Organisation (WHO)

Europe records over 1,300 heat-related deaths amid scorching temperatures- WHO

Investigations

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

A group of VCMs at Primary Healthcare Centre Kofar Rini, before going out for outreach. Picture_ Qosim Suleiman

SPECIAL REPORT: Inside Sokoto’s fight against polio vaccine hesitancy

Postpartum haemorrhage

PT HEALTH WATCH: Why fibroids, multiple pregnancies raise risk of postpartum haemorrhage – Expert

Health Specials

Rate of infants born with sickle cell disease annually. Infographics (PHOTO CREDIT: Fortune Eromonsele)

PT HEALTH WATCH: Sickle cell disease persists in Nigeria despite decades of awareness

Women in their late 40s and above

PT Health Watch: Menopause increases risk of bone loss, fractures, says expert

An image used to illustrate cataract

PT HEALTH WATCH: Delayed treatment of childhood cataracts can lead to irreversible vision loss – Expert

Image Credit: Africa Studio / Shutterstock

PT Health Watch: Why sleep paralysis feels like a spiritual attack — Expert

Features

Eva Chukwunelo is a creative and disability inclusion advocate

Limb Loss Awareness: Why Nigeria must move beyond kindness to real inclusion — Eva Chukwunelo

A health worker collects a blood sample from a suspected Lassa fever patient at the MSF-supported treatment centre in Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi. (CREDIT: MSF)

Misdiagnosed as Malaria: The hidden cost of delayed Lassa Fever detection in Nigeria

Dansarai entrance junction (PHOTO CREDIT: Ogalah Dunamis)

Inside Katsina PHCs, where night services falter amid staffing and power gaps

Polio vaccination

INTERVIEW: Old narratives surrounding polio vaccines still haunt eradication initiatives in Sokoto – Official

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]

Want to know about vaccine rollouts in Africa? Click on a country here and find out

October 2, 2021

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

INFOGRAPHICS: Buhari has spent 200 days in UK for treatment since assuming office

Children waiting for treatment at a treatment centre in Ringim LGA.

INFOGRAPHICS: Despite govt actions, 4,000 children died from malnutrition in Jigawa

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