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Deadline Tomorrow: N4.6trn banks’ recapitalisation sparks sectoral battle for funds

CBN retains monetary policy rate at 26.5%

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has voted to retain the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 26.5% following its 305th meeting.
Fubara withdraws from APC governorship primaries

Fubara withdraws from APC governorship primaries

Otedola to invest $100m in Dangote refinery

Otedola to invest $100m in Dangote refinery

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apc

APC declares primaries ‘most competitive in Nigeria’s history’

After a nationwide round of party primaries, the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday said that the exercise produced “the most competitive” contests in Nigeria’s history,

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Aston Villa end trophy drought with Europa League final win over Freiburg

Aston Villa end trophy drought with Europa League final win over Freiburg

Aston Villa ended their 30-year trophy drought in style as spectacular goals from Youri Tielemans and Emiliano Buendia inspired a 3-0 win against Freiburg in the Europa League final on Wednesday.

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APC primary: EDHA speaker wins return bid, deputy loses

APC primary: EDHA speaker wins return bid, deputy loses

The Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku on Wednesday won a third term bid to return to the house as he won the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of assembly for Owan West constituency.

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Amaechi

2027: I’ll replace indigeneship with citizenship — Amaechi

Former Minister of Transportation and presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Rotimi Amaechi, on Wednesday declared that he would abolish the federal character principle and replace indigeneship with citizenship if elected president in 2027, insisting that Nigerians should be judged by competence and performance rather than ethnicity, region or religion.

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Fubara withdraws from APC governorship primaries

Fubara withdraws from APC governorship primaries

Rivers state governor, Similayi Fubara has withdrawn from the All Progressives Congress, APC governorship primaries scheduled on Thursday, May 21.

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Trump says Iran talks could lead to deal or fresh strikes

Trump says Iran talks could lead to deal or fresh strikes

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that talks with Tehran were “on the borderline” between a deal to end the Middle East war and a resumption of strikes on Iran.

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My phone was blowing up – Mikel Obi reacts to Arsenal EPL win

My phone was blowing up – Mikel Obi reacts to Arsenal EPL win

Former John Obi Mikel has admitted that he woke up to a flood of messages from Arsenal F.C. fans after the Gunners clinched the Premier League title.

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World Cup hotels empty after FIFA cancels 70% of reserved rooms – report

World Cup hotels empty after FIFA cancels 70% of reserved rooms – report

The 2026 FIFA World Cup was expected to deliver a massive tourism windfall to the United States, but with just weeks to go before kickoff, hotel operators are warning that the promised boom may fail to materialise.

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I remain Lagos TUC Chairman — Aladetan

I remain Lagos TUC Chairman — Aladetan

According to him, his emergence as chairman followed due process and complied fully with the constitution of the congress.

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Rivers 2027: Tonye Cole withdraws from APC guber primaries

Rivers 2027: Tonye Cole withdraws from APC guber primaries

Barely 24 hours to the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship primaries in Rivers state, one of the key contenders in the race, Architect Tonye Patrick Cole has withdrawn from the race, citing the supremacy and love for Rivers state, as reasons behind the decision.

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Politics

SDP deputy gov

2027: Gabam-led SDP picks Akeem Atanda as presidential candidate

ABUJA – AHEAD of the 2027 Presidential and general elections, the Shehu Gabam-led Social Democratic Party, SDP, has elected Abimbola Akeem Atanda as its Presidential candidate for the forthcoming polls.
Desmond Elliot

APC: Desmond Elliot announces withdrawal from Lagos House of Assembly primaries

APC primaries: My supporters were denied access, Desmond Elliot cries out

APC primaries: My supporters were denied access, Desmond Elliot cries out

SUrulere Desmond Elliot Bakare

Lagos APC primaries: Group, Elliot bicker over planned violence in Surulere

2027: 'Presidential race is not computer game; I'll consult widely' - Jonathan

2027: Jonathan gets PDP waiver, emerges Turaki camp sole presidential candidate

Top Podcasts

Area boys’ can’t disturb registered filmmakers – Agbo, DGN President; ‘Not true’ – AMVCA winner

Area boys’ can’t disturb registered filmmakers – Agbo, DGN President; ‘Not true’ – AMVCA winner

Ìwòye: Jigawa politician dies, doctor nearly lynched, EFCC visits Uyo hospital

Ìwòye: Jigawa politician dies, doctor nearly lynched, EFCC visits Uyo hospital

How church shaped, limited our music journey — Afrobeat pioneer, Twin-X

How church shaped, limited our music journey — Afrobeat pioneer, Twin-X

Peter Obi moves to NDC; Goodluck Jonathan caught in PDP’s quagmire

Peter Obi moves to NDC; Goodluck Jonathan caught in PDP’s quagmire

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Naira

Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, May 20, 2026

The Nigerian naira traded with mixed performance against the United States dollar on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, across the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) and the parallel market amid continued demand for foreign exchange.
Arsenal win Premier League title after 22 years

Arsenal win Premier League title after 22 years

Marital crisis: I refused to be tagged unfaithful wife, prostitute —Frank Edoho’s wife 

Marital crisis: I refused to be tagged unfaithful wife, prostitute —Frank Edoho’s wife 

Naira rises to N1,385/$ in parallel market

Naira rises to N1,385/$ in parallel market

Video: EFCC nabs convicted ex-minister Mamman over N33bn fraud

Video: EFCC nabs convicted ex-minister Mamman over N33bn fraud

Metro

Nigerian man extradited to US over alleged romance fraud scheme

Nigerian man extradited to US over alleged romance fraud scheme

A Nigerian man, Samuel Ugberaese, has been taken to the United States over alleged involvement in a romance scam and money laundering case targeting elderly victims.
bandits

Nigeria-US joint airstrikes kill 175 ISIS fighters – DHQ

Akwa Ibom

Two women escape jungle justice in Akwa Ibom

He has moved on and it hurts

NYSC member stabs father to death in Abuja

Video: Two construction workers fall from rooftop during site fight, one feared dead

Video: Two construction workers fall from rooftop during site fight, one feared dead

Columns

The terror messengers of the south-west, by Rotimi Fasan

The terror messengers of the south-west, by Rotimi Fasan

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Okoh Aihe

DSO: Before euphoria blinds reason and pain, by Okoh Aihe

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Northern Nigeria and a likely APC government in 2027: Negotiation or surrender? (Part 2), by Usman Sarki

Northern Nigeria and a likely APC government in 2027: Negotiation or surrender? (Part 2), by Usman Sarki

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Jonathan’s miserable déjà vu moment, by Ochereome Nnanna

Jonathan’s miserable déjà vu moment, by Ochereome Nnanna

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Elite capture and death of democracy, by Dakuku Peterside

Elite capture and death of democracy, by Dakuku Peterside

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Who else but Professor Benjamin Nwabueze (2), by Eric Teniola

Let Anioma, Ijebu, Ogoja, Ibadan and other states be (4), by Eric Teniola

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Red salute to Segun Osoba, leader of the Nigerian Left, by Owei Lakemfa

Red salute to Segun Osoba, leader of the Nigerian Left, by Owei Lakemfa

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Entertainment

Actress Sharon Ooja, husband welcome baby boy

Actress Sharon Ooja, husband welcome baby boy

Nollywood actress Sharon Ooja has announced the arrival of her baby boy, expressing deep gratitude to God, her husband, family, and friends for their support throughout her pregnancy journey.
AMVCA becoming more about fashion than films — DGN president, Uche Agbo

AMVCA becoming more about fashion than films — DGN president, Uche Agbo

I used to cry in Don Jazzy’s room during difficult moments  — Tiwa Savage

I used to cry in Don Jazzy’s room during difficult moments  — Tiwa Savage

Twitter,cubana chief priest

Tinubu doesn’t trust me – Cubana Chief Priest

Full List: Wizkid, Burna Boy, Asake, Tems bag 2026 BET Awards nominations

Full List: Wizkid, Burna Boy, Asake, Tems bag 2026 BET Awards nominations

Promoted

Yasam Ayavefe leads with founder-led discipline in modern entrepreneurship

Yasam Ayavefe leads with founder-led discipline in modern entrepreneurship

Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission clears Mikano International Limited of Financial Liabilities

Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission clears Mikano International Limited of Financial Liabilities

One-Year-Into-OPays-₦1.2-billion-10-year-Scholarship-Initiative-Whats-Next.jpeg

One Year Into OPay’s ₦1.2 billion 10-year Scholarship Initiative, What’s Next?

Peluxiv Review 2026: Truth Explained!

Peluxiv Review 2026: Truth Explained!

Videos

My Swollen Eyes Have Become A Stigma; But I’ve Been Referred To Indian – Susan, Makeup Artist

My Swollen Eyes Have Become A Stigma; But I’ve Been Referred To Indian – Susan, Makeup Artist

Why attempts to turn Nigeria to one-party state won’t work – Bucknor-Akerele, ex-Lagos Dep Gov

Why attempts to turn Nigeria to one-party state won’t work – Bucknor-Akerele, ex-Lagos Dep Gov

Trump’s Visa Policy ‘We can’t leave our adopted child behind’ – Wilsons, US couple stuck in Nigeria

Trump’s Visa Policy ‘We can’t leave our adopted child behind’ – Wilsons, US couple stuck in Nigeria

‘I Need Help To Save My Arm And Kidney’ — 31 Year Old John Harrison

‘I Need Help To Save My Arm And Kidney’ — 31 Year Old John Harrison

ICYMI

Former-Vice-President-Atiku-Abubakar

Atiku’s US lobbyist alleges political intimidation, threatens to brief Trump

A United States-based lobby firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C., hired by former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has said it was engaging the US government over alleged human rights concerns in Nigeria, including claims of political intimidation, arrests of government critics, and weakening democratic freedoms, ahead of the 2027 elections. In a statement posted on its official X […]
Video: EFCC nabs convicted ex-minister Mamman over N33bn fraud

Video: EFCC nabs convicted ex-minister Mamman over N33bn fraud

EFCC

UUTH, EFCC end face-off in Akwa Ibom

Kidnappings: Senate vows to fast-track state police as IGP visits Oyo

Kidnappings: Senate vows to fast-track state police as IGP visits Oyo

Ebola: DRC to declare outbreak over in 6 days — WHO

Ebola: NCDC activates emergency surveillance

Today’s toons

Cartoon: Your turn next time with Renewed Hope

Cartoon: Your turn next time with Renewed Hope

Cartoon: ‘Bend down select, sorry, come and elect’

Cartoon: ‘Bend down select, sorry, come and elect’

Cartoon: ‘Oya, come and collect renewed punch’

Cartoon: ‘Oya, come and collect renewed punch’

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Business

Olokola Seaport Dangote

Dangote activates Olokola seaport plan in Ogun

The Olokola seaport project has already received backing from host communities, whose leaders expressed optimism over its economic potential
Capital market: T+1 settlement cycle takes off June 1 — SEC

Capital market: T+1 settlement cycle takes off June 1 — SEC

OPEC

Nigeria’s oil exploration declines 41.7% as rig count falls — OPEC

FGN bonds record 32% oversubscription in May auction

FGN bonds record 32% oversubscription in May auction

Textile industry

FG unveils plans to revive textile sector, targets 1.5m jobs

Health

Malaria vaccine

New Ebola outbreak has no approved vaccine, WHO warns

‘Scale and speed’ of Ebola outbreak worry WHO

‘Scale and speed’ of Ebola outbreak worry WHO

Damaturu Specialist Hospital performs first lower jaw surgery

Damaturu Specialist Hospital performs first lower jaw surgery

‘Next pandemic could be worse than COVID’

‘Next pandemic could be worse than COVID’

Sports

Aston Villa end trophy drought with Europa League final win over Freiburg

Aston Villa end trophy drought with Europa League final win over Freiburg

Aston Villa ended their 30-year trophy drought in style as spectacular goals from Youri Tielemans and Emiliano Buendia inspired a 3-0 win against Freiburg in the Europa League final on Wednesday.
My phone was blowing up – Mikel Obi reacts to Arsenal EPL win

My phone was blowing up – Mikel Obi reacts to Arsenal EPL win

World Cup hotels empty after FIFA cancels 70% of reserved rooms – report

World Cup hotels empty after FIFA cancels 70% of reserved rooms – report

UEFA introduces two-tier qualifying process for 2030 World Cup

UEFA introduces two-tier qualifying process for 2030 World Cup

10 footballers born into rich families

10 footballers born into rich families

Relationships

love

Learning to love that man you married once again

He burnt his fingers replacing his menopausal wife with a bombshell!

He burnt his fingers replacing his menopausal wife with a bombshell!

You can have great sex at 40

You can have great sex at 40

It pays to enjoy being a merry widow!

It pays to enjoy being a merry widow!

Special Report

City Boy Movement empowers 1,000 FCT women, backs Tinubu’s re-election

City Boy Movement empowers 1,000 FCT women, backs Tinubu’s re-election

By Peter Oyedele, Abuja No fewer than 1,000 women in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have benefited from an empowerment programme organized by the Women Wing of the City Boy Movement, CBM, as the group reaffirmed support for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The large-scale empowerment initiative, organized by […]

Obidients and the Gambo Sawaba constant 

Obidients and the Gambo Sawaba constant 

Mrs. Margaret Ekpo (1914-2006) knew the road, as did Mrs. Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900-1978), who mentored both Sawaba and Ekpo

It is a mirror held before the Nigerian republic itself -  a republic still searching for institutional maturity, ideological coherence, and moral steadiness

Obi’s Political Pilgrimage: Struggle to reconcile power with moral purpose, politics with conscience 

It is a mirror held before the Nigerian republic itself –  a republic still searching for institutional maturity, ideological coherence, and moral steadiness

How informants help Oyo kidnappers during, after operation - Police

Rewriting Police Story: IGP Disu’s battle for trust, discipline 

Inside many police barracks across Nigeria, officers continue to battle poor healthcare, inadequate living conditions, and limited post-service support

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Technology

Why courts can’t remain detached from tech devts — CJN

Why courts can’t remain detached from tech devts — CJN

Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, yesterday, said the courts can no longer remain detached from technology developments

How Fintech fuels Nigeria’s gaming boom

How Fintech fuels Nigeria’s gaming boom

For regulators, fintech integration may also solve one of the industry’s oldest headaches: transparency. Real-time transaction monitoring, automated reporting systems

Digital procurement to the rescue as Africa’s boardrooms battle fraud, waste

Digital procurement to the rescue as Africa’s boardrooms battle fraud, waste

Analysts say the conversation is timely particularly as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and data analytics reshape enterprise operations globally

Vitel Wireless, OPay, Moniepoint move to solve airtime, data access gaps nationwide

Vitel Wireless, OPay, Moniepoint move to solve airtime, data access gaps nationwide

By Juliet Umeh In a move aimed at addressing persistent challenges around access to mobile connectivity and digital services in Nigeria, Vitel Wireless has partnered with leading fintech platforms, Opay and Moniepoint, to simplify how millions of Nigerians purchase airtime and data directly from their bank accounts or mobile walletsThis collaboration, according to Vitel Wireless’ […]

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Education

what it described as the “failure of management to engage in further negotiations concerning our demands.”

UNILAG medical lecturers begin indefinite strike

… after what it described as the “failure of management to engage in further negotiations concerning our demands.”

WAEC assures candidates, parents on hitch-free WASSCE; union insists on strike today

WAEC assures candidates, parents on hitch-free WASSCE; union insists on strike today

The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has stated that talks are ongoing to address the grievances of staff threatening strike

NECO

NECO: How Nigeria’s indigenous examination body became global assessment powerhouse

When the National Examinations Council, NECO, was established in April 1999, many Nigerians viewed it as an ambitious experiment. Critics questioned

N250bn hostel rollout: Adopting PPP to tackle student accommodation problems 

N250bn hostel rollout: Adopting PPP to tackle student accommodation problems 

With over 40,000 student population, there is no doubt that about 8,000 bed spaces are not enough and securing an official accommodation on campus is a Herculean task

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