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February 19, 2026
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  • National

    2027: Tinubu signs 2026 Electoral Act into law

    Senate passes Electoral Act Amendment Bill after rowdy session

    NSA Phone-bug: DSS have grounds to arrest El-Rufai – security expert

    US freezes Kwankwaso, associates’ assets over religious war

    First batch of U.S. troops arrives Nigeria for counterterrorism support mission

  • Politics

    Senate mourns as Rivers Lawmaker Barinada Mpigi dies at 64

    Rivers assembly suspends impeachment move against Fubara, Deputy

    Two killed as APC ward congress turns violent in Ondo

    APC suspends Abia congresses indefinitely amid Otti’s alleged defection

    PDP candidate withdraws for APC rival in Abuja as Wike brokers last-minute alliance

  • Business
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    The Mind of the Entrepreneur: Always at Work

    Adedoyin Allen: A Trailblazer in Securities and Asset Management

  • Entertainment

    Uzor Arukwe threatens legal action over rumours tying him to BamBam, Teddy A’s alleged marital crisis

    2Baba denies claims wife controls his career, addresses marriage rumours

    Renowned American worship leader Ron Kenoly dies at 81

    Fashion designer Veekee James, husband expecting first child

    Obi Cubana accepts ‘City Boy Movement’ role, responds to critics

  • Travel

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    How to apply for UK evisa, as rolls out of digital visa application system begins

    China grants visa-free entry to British, Canadian citizens from Tuesday

    New Zealand to raise minimum wage to $23.95 an hour from April 2026

    FAAN raises cargo port charges to N20 after 18 years

  • Metro Life

    Nigerian woman dies in UK after arriving for son’s graduation

    11 killed as tree crushes bus, minivan in Enugu community

    Suspected toxic gas kills 37 miners in Plateau

    Six killed, two injured in Ogun tanker crash

    Police foil bandits’ planned attack on Oyo community, kill two

  • 21 New Articles
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    • 4 hours ago Two killed as APC ward congress turns violent in Ondo
    • 4 hours ago APC suspends Abia congresses indefinitely amid Otti’s alleged defection
    • 5 hours ago Police probe killing of monarch by suspected bandits in Ondo community
    • 21 hours ago 11 killed as tree crushes bus, minivan in Enugu community
    • 21 hours ago PDP candidate withdraws for APC rival in Abuja as Wike brokers last-minute alliance
    • 21 hours ago 2027: Tinubu signs 2026 Electoral Act into law
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    • 1 day ago Suspected toxic gas kills 37 miners in Plateau
    • 1 day ago Abdulsamad Rabiu’s net worth climbs to $12.3bn on BUA Foods, cement
    • 2 days ago Saudi Arabia announces start of Ramadan as crescent moon is sighted
    • 2 days ago Six killed, two injured in Ogun tanker crash
    • 2 days ago Police foil bandits’ planned attack on Oyo community, kill two
    • 2 days ago Bandits abduct six travellers in Benue, demand N100m ransom
    • 2 days ago Senate passes Electoral Act Amendment Bill after rowdy session
    • 2 days ago Police kill suspected armed robber, recover firearms in Anambra
    • 2 days ago Obi criticizes plan to power Aso Rock with solar
Breaking News
  • Senate mourns as Rivers Lawmaker Barinada Mpigi dies at 64

  • Dangote refinery expands maritime infrastructure, targets 600 vessels annually

  • Rivers assembly suspends impeachment move against Fubara, Deputy

  • Unity, Providus bank merger on track after court, regulatory approvals

  • Nigerian woman dies in UK after arriving for son’s graduation

  • Two killed as APC ward congress turns violent in Ondo

    Senate mourns as Rivers Lawmaker Barinada Mpigi dies at 64

    Rivers assembly suspends impeachment move against Fubara, Deputy

    2027: Tinubu signs 2026 Electoral Act into law

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