Tinubu to Nigerians: ‘I promise better future’
"By now if we didn't take over, if we didn't do what we did, we will be using the wheelbarrows to move our naira about because it will have become valueless"
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Trump: Lesson for Nigeria, by Stephanie Shaakaa
None of this means that Democrats have secured a permanent realignment of American politics. Nor does it automatically determine who will win the next presidential election
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From open pavilion to nation of orderlies: Is Zik’s ‘fear-free’ Nigeria still possible?
The inauguration took place on November 16, 1960, at Tafawa Balewa Square, barely six weeks after independence. It was also Zik’s 56th birthday.
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Daddy Showkey: Vanguard Award will be the biggest of my lifetime
“At 13, in 1983, I started following Danladi Bako of NTA. I was always at his office on Lagos Island. He would give me a voucher to go and eat, and made me comfortable in his office”
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Police rescue 10 stolen children in Abia
Police also arrested 109 suspects, comprising 89 males and 20 females, in connection with 211 criminal cases between September 11 and November 6
04:41 am
‘Sort out your internal mess’, APC tells Atiku, ADC after court judgment
APC has told the Senator David Mark-led faction of ADC to go sort out its internal mess and quit its “senseless rants”
04:37 am
I’ll ask my father, by Stephanie Shaakaa
With four words, the room undergoes an immediate climate change. The man sitting at the table, the one who pays the rent, fixes the water heater, covers the tuition fees
04:32 am
Scientists turn cancer cells into weapons against tumours
What if, instead of flooding the entire body with powerful drugs, scientists could persuade cancer cells to manufacture destructive chemicals from within?
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Nigeria is losing $1.6bn yearly to avoidable blindness — Aghaji
Almost on a daily basis, across Nigeria and much of Africa, millions of people wake up to a world they cannot see clearly
04:23 am
Naira would’ve been worthless, moved with wheelbarrow if we didn’t act – Tinubu
Tinubu said that Naira would have been so worthless, it would be moved about by wheelbarrow if not for his economic policies
04:06 am
ADC Crisis: What becomes of Atiku, Mark, Gombe if Supreme Court decides party’s fate?
If the court upholds Mark-led leadership’s nullification, the former Vice-President’s presidential nomination could become legally untenable
Politics
‘Sort out your internal mess’, APC tells Atiku, ADC after court judgment
APC has told the Senator David Mark-led faction of ADC to go sort out its internal mess and quit its “senseless rants”
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From open pavilion to nation of orderlies: Is Zik’s ‘fear-free’ Nigeria still possible?
The inauguration took place on November 16, 1960, at Tafawa Balewa Square, barely six weeks after independence. It was also Zik's 56th birthday.
Metro
Police arrest four over murder of 50-year-old man in Nasarawa
By Edwin Philip, Lafia The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with the alleged murder of a 50-year-old man, Jude Thaddeus, popularly known as Musa, whose decomposed remains were recovered from a dry well at his residence in Aku Village, Base 5, Karu Local Government Area of the state. The remains […]
Entertainment
Daddy Showkey: Vanguard Award will be the biggest of my lifetime
"At 13, in 1983, I started following Danladi Bako of NTA. I was always at his office on Lagos Island. He would give me a voucher to go and eat, and made me comfortable in his office"
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Police rescue 10 stolen children in Abia
Police also arrested 109 suspects, comprising 89 males and 20 females, in connection with 211 criminal cases between September 11 and November 6
Business
CBN updates guidelines for stablecoins operation
CBN sett minimum capital requirement of N10 billion and N15 billion for Classes 1 and 2 issuers, respectively.
Sports
Red-hot Barry strikes twice as Everton sink Coventry
Thierno Barry extended his red-hot streak with a double as Everton beat Coventry 3-1 to climb into fifth place in the Premier League on Friday.
Special Report
Can 142m Nigerian youths change 2027 elections narrative?
“Until youths agree on three nonnegotiable demands — Electoral reform, Jobs, Security — every party will use us and dump us”
Peter Obi’s Bayelsa visit triggers political realignment as Ijaw leaders demand devt, unity
“The political contest should not be about who organises the largest rally, commands the biggest political following, displays the most billboards or attracts the greatest number of traditional boats during a regatta”
APC 2027 Presidential Candidate: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Tinubu is seeking a second and final four-year term in office after being formally endorsed as APC sole presidential candidate
Can Tinubu’s education reforms rescue a generation? – Inside Alausa’s ambitious agenda
With nearly 46m children captured in education data system, 250,000 Nigerians undergoing training and one million out-of-school children back in classrooms…
Technology
‘Grand Theft Auto’ set for blockbuster return after 13 years
Fans of the violent “Grand Theft Auto” video game franchise are just two weeks away from getting their hands on the latest edition, which has taken almost a decade to make and has become the most expensive title in history.
POCO joins big-battery smartphone race with 7,500mAh C95 Pro
By Prince Osuagwu Hi-Tech Editor The battle for bigger smartphone batteries is heating up, with manufacturers increasingly pushing battery capacities beyond the traditional limits in a bid to win over power-hungry consumers. From REDMI’s 10,000mAh offering to realme’s 8,000mAh device, the competition is gathering momentum. Now, POCO has joined the race with its newly unveiled […]
Nigeria operation drives Airtel Africa’s customer base to 193.9m, as revenue rises 28.2%
…invests $657m in network expansion, adds 4,200 sites by Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor The Nigeria operation of Airtel Africa has pushed the network’s customer base to 193.9 million in the half-year ended September 30, 2026. This represents 11.6 percentage growth. This is also as the volume of data the region consumes and mobile money services […]
Why unverified phones could affect consumers, networks
By Juliet Umeh A buyer can inspect a phone’s screen, camera and casing, but it may be harder to tell whether the device meets the technical standards required for use on Nigerian networks. The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, is urging consumers to check a device’s status before paying for it. The scale of the market […]
Education
Data, collaboration key to sustaining non-state schools — Summit
*Half of Nigeria’s Private Schools Are Invisible — FG By Elizabeth Osayande & Marvelous Allen LAGOS — The Federal Government has revealed that out of 110,000 private schools in Nigeria, only 57,000 have submitted their data to the national education database, making over half of private schools in the country invisible for planning and intervention […]
When teachers’ reward is also enjoyed on earth
•Adeyemo wins car, house, cash in MTOY award By Adesina Wahab A teacher’s reward is in Heaven, goes the saying. However, it is while on earth that a teacher can work and there is nothing bad if he enjoys part of his reward while alive. To make teachers enjoy the reward of their sweat, a […]
100 orphaned SSS-3 students benefit from MCF’s three-year scholarship
By Ben Ngwakwe GOMBE: No fewer than 100 Senior Secondary one to three (SSS 1-3) students from five schools in Abuja and Gombe have been offered a three-year Scholarship by MATINAAH Care Foundation’s (MCF). All the vulnerable students now have their school fees settled from their SSS1 class to SSS3 class. Others in SSS2 and […]
NAPPS Lagos marks 2026 Day, says members rescuing destinies, building equitable Lagos
By Elizabeth Osayande Private school owners in Lagos State are not merely managing schools but rescuing destinies, building tomorrow’s leaders and laying the foundation for an equitable Lagos State. That was the declaration of the Lagos State President of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, NAPPS, High Chief Alaka-Yusuf Lukman, at the 2026 […]