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2027 elections: Your personal ambitions may hand Tinubu easy victory – Lukman warns Atiku, Obi

2027 elections: Your personal ambitions may hand Tinubu easy victory – Lukman warns Atiku, Obi

"Part of the arrogance and the audacity of APC leaders and President Tinubu is also the weakness of the opposition"
The return of Sani Abacha via his bagman

Abacha’s death: Fresh claims reignite 28-year mystery

2027: INEC rejects Jonathan’s candidacy as Turaki’s PDP insists on manual submission

2027: INEC rejects Jonathan’s candidacy as Turaki’s PDP insists on manual submission

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UEFA says Infantino has lost its confidence despite withdrawal of plan

UEFA says Infantino has lost its confidence despite withdrawal of plan

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has lost the “confidence” of European football’s governing body after his plan to allow private investment in the World Cup was withdrawn following a global backlash.

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Police nab alleged kingpin behind N1bn exotic car scam in Lagos

Police nab alleged kingpin behind N1bn exotic car scam in Lagos

The Police Command in Lagos State has apprehended a suspected kingpin of a vehicle fraud syndicate linked to the alleged fraudulent acquisition of 29 vehicles valued at over N1 billion.

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FG graduates 18 rescued Chibok girls in vocational skills

FG graduates 18 rescued Chibok girls in vocational skills

The Federal Government of Nigeria on Friday graduated 18 rescued Chibok girls, trained in the 1st batch of vocational skills acquisition scheme.

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Thousands begin journey home from Morocco border with Spain

Thousands begin journey home from Morocco border with Spain

The Spanish government announced on Friday evening that at least 48,000 of the 60,000 people who entered Ceuta in recent days had returned to Morocco.

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Meet Sankoh, first deaf black woman to earn a STEM PhD

Meet Sankoh, first deaf black woman to earn a STEM PhD

Fornah received her PhD in biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, on May 20, 2023.

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US Embassy warns Nigerians against using AI-edited passport photos

US Embassy warns Nigerians against using AI-edited passport photos

The US Mission in Nigeria has warned passport applicants against using artificial intelligence (AI) or digitally edited photographs for their applications, saying such images will not be accepted.

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Army rescues abducted lieutenant colonel, civilian in Enugu

Army rescues abducted lieutenant colonel, civilian in Enugu

Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued a kidnapped senior military officer, Lt.-Col. Ofor Amobi, and a civilian, Mr Ikechukwu Onwuanra, after a 10-day joint search-and-rescue operation in Enugu State.

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Iran military accuses US of ‘escalating tensions’ in region

Iran military accuses US of ‘escalating tensions’ in region

This week, Iran and the US resumed overnight exchanges of fire after a days-long lull in fighting although there were no reported strikes overnight Friday to Saturday.

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WAFCON 2026: Can Super Falcons stop free-scoring Zambia?

WAFCON 2026: Can Super Falcons stop free-scoring Zambia?

Nigeria will look to revive their Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title defence when they face Zambia in a pivotal Group C encounter at Stade Larbi Zaouli in Casablanca today.

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Man buried in mud, baby swept away, 10 perish as pains ‘rain’ in Calabar

Man buried in mud, baby swept away, 10 perish as pains ‘rain’ in Calabar

A family lost four children and another family,  a father was buried in the mud while trying to salvage his children from being swept away

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Politics

2027: Tinubu talks tough, ADC changes the conversation

2027: Tinubu talks tough, ADC changes the conversation

Instead of engaging such concerns directly, Tinubu dismissed critics as politicians “afraid of their own shadows"
How Delta Central APC meeting turned bloody

How Delta Central APC meeting turned bloody

Fuel subsidy

‘Stop blaming Buhari, others for your failures,’ Atiku berates Tinubu

2027: Vote Tinubu, not Obi, Umahi tells South-East, warns against ‘taking risks’

2027: Vote Tinubu, not Obi, Umahi tells South-East, warns against ‘taking risks’

Okonkwo tackles Tinubu over comment about INEC, says Nigeria in trouble

Okonkwo tackles Tinubu over comment about INEC, says Nigeria in trouble

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ONE VOTE: Where are the Senate and House of Reps candidates for 2027?

ONE VOTE: Where are the Senate and House of Reps candidates for 2027?

06:45 pm
Ìwòye: NSCDC gba àwọn akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ ọgọ́jọ sílẹ̀ ní ilé ẹ̀kọ́ gíga ayédèrú; Ilé ẹjọ́ dá ẹjọ́ ikú fún òjíṣẹ́ Ọlọ́run, Ubong Basi, tó pa ọmọ ẹ̀ nítorí àìlera

Ìwòye: NSCDC gba àwọn akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ ọgọ́jọ sílẹ̀ ní ilé ẹ̀kọ́ gíga ayédèrú; Ilé ẹjọ́ dá ẹjọ́ ikú fún òjíṣẹ́ Ọlọ́run, Ubong Basi, tó pa ọmọ ẹ̀ nítorí àìlera

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BBNaija contestants who fail to plan for life after show will fall by road side – Seyi Awolowo

BBNaija contestants who fail to plan for life after show will fall by road side – Seyi Awolowo

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Favour pa ara rẹ̀ nítorí pé arákùnrin Ifáyín Ọ̀gbọ́nnà fi ipá bá a lòpọ̀ ní Ìpínlẹ̀ Delta; Musbau pa ìyàwó rẹ̀ nítorí oúnjẹ ní Ìpínlẹ̀ Nasarawa

Favour pa ara rẹ̀ nítorí pé arákùnrin Ifáyín Ọ̀gbọ́nnà fi ipá bá a lòpọ̀ ní Ìpínlẹ̀ Delta; Musbau pa ìyàwó rẹ̀ nítorí oúnjẹ ní Ìpínlẹ̀ Nasarawa

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ONE VOTE: Your Vote Starts Before Election Day

ONE VOTE: Your Vote Starts Before Election Day

05:36 pm
Ìwòye: Dókítà Wisdom, agùnbánirọ̀ ní ìlú Port Harcourt pàdánù ẹ̀mí rè lẹ̀nu iṣẹ́; ìjàmbá ọkọ̀ ṣẹlẹ̀ si gbajúgbajà agbórin-lárúgẹ, Sam Larry

Ìwòye: Dókítà Wisdom, agùnbánirọ̀ ní ìlú Port Harcourt pàdánù ẹ̀mí rè lẹ̀nu iṣẹ́; ìjàmbá ọkọ̀ ṣẹlẹ̀ si gbajúgbajà agbórin-lárúgẹ, Sam Larry

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ONE VOTE: Why Nigeria’s 2027 Election just entered a new phase

ONE VOTE: Why Nigeria’s 2027 Election just entered a new phase

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electricity

Electricity: No tariff increase for now, says Power Minister

Tegbe, who took over leadership of the power sector as the minister 50 days ago, also gave insight on the grid audit
Nationwide protest

New Army Divisions: Veterans split over timeline, funding fears

Video: ‘I borrowed £75k in UK to invest in Nigeria; everything gone’ – Abuja businessman laments

Video: ‘I borrowed £75k in UK to invest in Nigeria; everything gone’ – Abuja businessman laments

Nigerian newspapers review: FG, Labour clash over use of fuel subsidy removal savings

Nigerian newspapers review: FG, Labour clash over use of fuel subsidy removal savings

Naira

Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, July 31, 2026

Osun election

Osun election: IGP deploy Etaifor as Osun commissioner for election

Osun election: IGP deploy Etaifor as Osun commissioner for election

Osun State, the Inspector General of Police, Tunji Disu, has deployed CP Election, Mr Erale Samuel Etaifo, to the State to oversee the security architecture for the election.
Osun election: Winner will emerge through ballot – Amupitan

Osun election: Winner will emerge through ballot – Amupitan

Revitalizing leadership decay in Nigeria

Osun Election: Ballot stronger than bullet, Accord tells APC, Police

Osun election: Imole Campaign demands release of Adeleke supporters, alleges unlawful arrests

Osun election: Imole Campaign demands release of Adeleke supporters, alleges unlawful arrests

Osun election: Tension as INEC holds stakeholders meeting

Osun election: Tension as INEC holds stakeholders meeting

Metro

Man buried in mud, baby swept away, 10 perish as pains ‘rain’ in Calabar

Man buried in mud, baby swept away, 10 perish as pains ‘rain’ in Calabar

A family lost four children and another family,  a father was buried in the mud while trying to salvage his children from being swept away
How an Imo monarch’s homecoming ended in tragedy

How an Imo monarch’s homecoming ended in tragedy

Blood on Oghara Farm Road: Delta’s kidnap kingdom, where trip to harvest cassava could cost your life

Blood on Oghara Farm Road: Delta’s kidnap kingdom, where trip to harvest cassava could cost your life

Lagos Govt intervenes after alleged threats against widow, arrests suspect

Lagos Govt intervenes after alleged threats against widow, arrests suspect

C’River LG workers storm governor’s office over 11 months’ unpaid salaries

C’River LG workers storm governor’s office over 11 months’ unpaid salaries

Columns

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Carrying coal to Nescastle, by Muyiwa Adetiba

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Can Tinubu Advice Governors On What He Controls? By Emmanuel Aziken

Can Tinubu Advice Governors On What He Controls? By Emmanuel Aziken

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Zelensky, Netanyahu and Trump: A prostrate world at their feet, by Owei Lakemfa

Zelensky, Netanyahu and Trump: A prostrate world at their feet, by Owei Lakemfa

07:10 am
What Ishaq Oloyede’s tenure says about JAMB, by Azu Ishiekwene

What Ishaq Oloyede’s tenure says about JAMB, by Azu Ishiekwene

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Donu Kogbara

Arrogance Personified, by Donu Kogbara

07:26 am
Economy improving for Tinubu, worsening for the people, by Adekunle Adekoya

Economy improving for Tinubu, worsening for the people, by Adekunle Adekoya

07:08 am
Olu Fasan

Tacking poverty in Nigeria: Onus on crony billionaires, not self-made musicians! By Olu Fasan

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Entertainment

Portable apologises to fans after Charles Okocha boxing drama

Portable apologises to fans after Charles Okocha boxing drama

The singer expressed regret over the abrupt end to the highly anticipated bout and apologised to everyone affected by the incident.
50 yrs on stage: How Ajegunle, 'Dyna', Vanguard, Eko Hotels shaped my journey - Daddy Showkey

50 yrs on stage: How Ajegunle, ‘Dyna’, Vanguard, Eko Hotels shaped my journey – Daddy Showkey

Tyla removes Lagos from world tour after backlash

Tyla removes Lagos from world tour after backlash

2Baba: Annie still in love?

2Baba: Annie still in love?

Why I quit Okocha rematch mid-fight – Portable

Why I quit Okocha rematch mid-fight – Portable

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Assetrise Holdings Launches AssetPremium Homes with 57 Residential Units to Drive Urban Regeneration

Nigeria’s First SEC-Licensed Exchange, Quidax, Expands Stablecoin Infrastructure to Over 21 Countries

Nigeria’s First SEC-Licensed Exchange, Quidax, Expands Stablecoin Infrastructure to Over 21 Countries

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Agusto & Co. and GCR Ratings Upgrade Globus Bank’s Credit Ratings

Globus Bank Receives Inaugural Fitch Ratings

Globus Bank Receives Inaugural Fitch Ratings

Videos

Don’t shake hands indiscriminately with men

Don’t shake hands indiscriminately with men

People Talk: If You Could Ask President Tinubu One Question Today, What Would It Be

People Talk: If You Could Ask President Tinubu One Question Today, What Would It Be

VIDEO: An accusation. A mob. A young life cut short

VIDEO: An accusation. A mob. A young life cut short

Xenophobia: How they turned Nigerians to slaves in South Africa – Princewill, returned after 17 yrs

Xenophobia: How they turned Nigerians to slaves in South Africa – Princewill, returned after 17 yrs

ICYMI

‘Picking Atiku as vice president greatest mistake of my life’ – Obasanjo

‘Picking Atiku as vice president greatest mistake of my life’ – Obasanjo

"I would say the greatest mistake I made was picking Atiku Abubakar as my vice president in 1999," he said.
2027 elections: Your personal ambitions may hand Tinubu easy victory – Lukman warns Atiku, Obi

2027 elections: Your personal ambitions may hand Tinubu easy victory – Lukman warns Atiku, Obi

End killings, casual butchery – Wole Soyinka tasks Tinubu

End killings, casual butchery – Wole Soyinka tasks Tinubu

We’ve arrested over 80 perpetrators of Afrophobia — SA Envoy

We’ve arrested over 80 perpetrators of Afrophobia — SA Envoy

‘We know the forest’ — Tinubu explains refusal to pay ransom over Oriire abduction

‘We know the forest’ — Tinubu explains refusal to pay ransom over Oriire abduction

Today’s toons

Cartoon: 'The bet cut abi e no cut?'

Cartoon: ‘The bet cut abi e no cut?’

Cartoon: ‘Chief, choose between those shoes and your office’

Cartoon: ‘Chief, choose between those shoes and your office’

Cartoon: ‘Experience is the best teacher’

Cartoon: ‘Experience is the best teacher’

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Business

Digital Finance growth outpaces confidence — Bridgforte

Digital Finance growth outpaces confidence — Bridgforte

The rapid growth in digital finance is outpacing public confidence in the financial ecosystem, prompting the Bridgforte Centre for Global Impact to launch a new governance framework and the Trust Lab to strengthen trust in platform-led finance.
Enoh hails Dangote as Nigeria’s industrial champion

Enoh hails Dangote as Nigeria’s industrial champion

Femi Otedola appointed chairman First Bank Holdings

Otedola acquires additional N222bn FirstHoldco shares, now controls 26%

ATM transactions rise 208% to N89trn

ATM transactions rise 208% to N89trn

ATM transactions rise 208% to N89trn

ATM transactions rise 208% to N89trn

Health

Beyond Surgery: Can nutrition and lifestyle help prevent uterine fibroids?

Beyond Surgery: Can nutrition and lifestyle help prevent uterine fibroids?

Mentoring Key to Stem Nigeria’s Brain Drain — Ogunsola

Mentoring Key to Stem Nigeria’s Brain Drain — Ogunsola

Expert demands urgent action as hypertension surges among young Nigerians

Expert demands urgent action as hypertension surges among young Nigerians

Social health insurance: GIFSHIP targets Nigeria’s uninsured millions

Social health insurance: GIFSHIP targets Nigeria’s uninsured millions

Sports

UEFA says Infantino has lost its confidence despite withdrawal of plan

UEFA says Infantino has lost its confidence despite withdrawal of plan

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has lost the "confidence" of European football's governing body after his plan to allow private investment in the World Cup was withdrawn following a global backlash.
WAFCON 2026: Can Super Falcons stop free-scoring Zambia?

WAFCON 2026: Can Super Falcons stop free-scoring Zambia?

Iran asks FIFA to ban Israel over war in Gaza

FIFA scraps private investment plan after backlash

Nigeria’s “Market Women” administrators in Glasgow 2026

Nigeria’s “Market Women” administrators in Glasgow 2026

‘I’m looking forward to sharing the pitch with Rogers’ — Palmer

‘I’m looking forward to sharing the pitch with Rogers’ — Palmer

Relationships

Baby-hungry single women are the reason some men are having the snip!

Baby-hungry single women are the reason some men are having the snip!

The toy-boy that was the best thing to happen to this cougar!

The toy-boy that was the best thing to happen to this cougar!

No regret for consoling his best friend’s fiancée!

Dear Bunmi, is it possible to orgasm together?

No fool like an old fool!

No fool like an old fool!

Special Report

Memoirs: How I confronted Joe Garba on his plot to overthrow me — Gowon

Gowon’s book of barefaced lies

Colonel Zakari Maimalari was to lead the northern group of officers to restore the dignity of the northern-led Federal Government

Untold story behind 124,000 repentant terrorists, soldiers who paid supreme price

Untold story behind 124,000 repentant terrorists, soldiers who paid supreme price

According to the President, more than 124,000 Boko Haram and ISWAP fighters and their dependants have laid down their arms through Operation Safe Corridor since 2023.

Menace of open defecation: Nigeria’s silent sanitation emergency

Menace of open defecation: Nigeria’s silent sanitation emergency

YET, consider this: Right inside the major car park on inner Marina on Lagos Island, stretching from directly opposite the UBA Headquarters Building to the Old Kingsway Building (just before Oando gas station), is a public toilet. Five years ago, it had eight pit latrines and four urinaries. The stench oozing forth from inside is […]

‘Operation Safe Corridor’ under the spotlight: Success, failure, search for accountability

‘Operation Safe Corridor’ under the spotlight: Success, failure, search for accountability

“So it creates this uneven approach where the perpetrators get full government attention, while the victims are left to languish in IDP camps.”

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Technology

Telecom operators seek stronger infrastructure protection to sustain Nigeria’s digital growth

Telecom operators seek stronger infrastructure protection to sustain Nigeria’s digital growth

By Juliet Umeh & Islamiyyah Adekanbi For more than two dec-ades, Nigeria’s telecommunications operators have powered one of the country’s biggest economic success stories, connecting millions of people, driving financial inclusion and providing the digital infrastructure that supports banking, education, healthcare, commerce and governance. However, they have come out to demand stronger government support, policy […]

Why laptops may become more expensive in Nigeria

Why laptops may become more expensive in Nigeria

…Global PC shipments fall 4.9% to 68.2m units in Q2 2026By Juliet Ume For many Nigerians preparing for a new academic session, entrepreneurs running digital businesses and professionals working from home, owning a laptop is no longer a luxury. It has become an important tool for learning, work and running a business. However, buying one […]

Dangote, Zenith, others make 2026 Top 50 Companies of Impact list

Dangote, Zenith, others make 2026 Top 50 Companies of Impact list

By Juliet Umeh Dangote Industries Limited, Zenith Bank Plc, Wema Bank Plc and several other organisations have been named among The Industry Newspaper’s 2026 Top 50 Nigerian Companies of Impact for their contributions to economic growth, innovation and national development. The annual ranking, now in its fourth edition, recognises companies that have demonstrated resilience despite […]

Aptech, Middlesex University offer Nigerian students 50% scholarships on data analytics, 3D Animation

Aptech, Middlesex University offer Nigerian students 50% scholarships on data analytics, 3D Animation

By Islamiyyah Adekanbi Nigerian students wish-ing to make a career in some information technology fields, including Computing and Data Analytics, Animation or 3D Animation for Games and Films may have the opportunity to do so easily and cost effectively because an IT training institution, Aptech, is slashing the cost by 50 per cent. The initiative […]

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Education

JAMB

We’ll deploy everything lawful to protect JAMB’s integrity- Aina

Oloyede declared that he was leaving behind “a stronger, more transparent and globally respected institution”

WAEC drags NASU to court over strike; NYCN, union differ on causes

WAEC drags NASU to court over strike; NYCN, union differ on causes

The petitioner claimed WAEC CEO was being targeted because he is a northerner leading an organisation populated by staff from South-West

Wrong to assume all women sleep upward — Lafiaji-Okuneye, LASUED VC

Wrong to assume all women sleep upward — Lafiaji-Okuneye, LASUED VC

‘They will say: “Oh, you see? To be a VC, do you know how many people that one had to sleep with?” But you don’t have to be discouraged’

Parents, teachers, must build responsible future leaders — Isamotu

Parents, teachers, must build responsible future leaders — Isamotu

By Adesina Wahab Public relations practitioner and education advocate, Moshood Isamotu, has called for stronger collaboration between parents, schools and students, describing the relationship as the foundation for raising responsible citizens and building a prosperous nation. Speaking at the 2025/2026 Graduation Ceremony of Mayode Schools, Lasunwon Estate, Ikorodu, on Friday, Isamotu said no child could attain […]

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