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May 19, 2026
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    Gumi faces backlash over comments on kidnappers’ funding

    NAPTIP records double victory in human trafficking cases

    Customs hands over stolen luxury vehicles traced to Canada after Lagos port interception

    FG corrects Tinubu official appellation, warns against title errors

    Court dismisses Sowore’s no-case submission in alleged cyberbullying trial

  • Politics

    APC revises disqualification list, removes Ben Murray-Bruce ahead of senatorial primaries

    Cubana Chief Priest reaffirms loyalty to APC, Tinubu after Imo Reps primary

    Amaewhule, other Wike loyalists sweep Rivers APC Reps primaries

    Desmond Elliot apologises to Femi Gbajabiamila over political rift

    2027: Wike dismisses PDP-APM alliance, accuses Makinde of ‘political 419’

  • Business
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    The Mind of the Entrepreneur: Always at Work

    Adedoyin Allen: A Trailblazer in Securities and Asset Management

  • Entertainment

    Frank Edoho breaks silence as marriage drama with estranged wife deepens

    Veekee James, husband welcomes first child

    Nollywood in mourning as Alex Ekubo dies at 40

    AMVCA 2026: Big Wins, bigger statements at Africa’s biggest film night

    AMVCA ushers in new era as Osakioduwa steps aside for Bovi, Mbatha

  • Travel

    Final Boarding Call: What the Collapse of Spirit Airlines Reveals About a Decade of Airlines Failure

    Keyamo urges airlines to hold fares amid jet fuel price surge

    Two pilots killed, passengers wounded as plane crashes into vehicle

    U.S. Embassy reschedules visa appointments in Abuja over planned protests

    FAAN to enforce cashless payments at all airports from March 1

  • Metro Life

    Police mourn 17 officers killed in terror attack in Yobe

    Five dead, 11 injured as three-storey building collapses in Abuja

    Delta PFN secretary killed as suspected assassins strike in Asaba

    Ilebaye’s father breaks silence on family clash, calls for reconciliation

    Windstorm ravages Niger communities, destroys over 1,000 homes

  • 21 New Articles
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    • 9 hours ago Court grants El-Rufai N100m bail over alleged phone tapping charges
    • 9 hours ago Oyo kidnap crisis: Teacher dies in captivity, six suspects nabbed
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    • 1 day ago Cubana Chief Priest reaffirms loyalty to APC, Tinubu after Imo Reps primary
    • 1 day ago Amaewhule, other Wike loyalists sweep Rivers APC Reps primaries
    • 1 day ago NDLEA intercepts cocaine shipments to UK, Australia, destroys 65,000kg of cannabis in Nationwide crackdown
    • 2 days ago Police mourn 17 officers killed in terror attack in Yobe
    • 2 days ago Five dead, 11 injured as three-storey building collapses in Abuja
    • 2 days ago Semenyo’s stunning strike fires Manchester City to 2026 FA Cup glory
    • 3 days ago Frank Edoho breaks silence as marriage drama with estranged wife deepens
    • 3 days ago Six suspected ISWAP bomb makers killed in Borno explosion
    • 3 days ago Trump announces killing of ISIS deputy in joint U.S.-Nigeria operation
    • 3 days ago Boko Haram invades Borno school, abducts scores of students
    • 3 days ago Desmond Elliot apologises to Femi Gbajabiamila over political rift
    • 3 days ago Gunmen abduct principal, students in Oyo school attack
    • 4 days ago EFCC Arraigns Blessing CEO over alleged N36m fraud
Breaking News
  • AFRICOM confirms fresh Nigeria-U.S. airstrikes against ISIS in North-East

  • APC revises disqualification list, removes Ben Murray-Bruce ahead of senatorial primaries

  • Jury begins deliberations in Alison-Madueke bribery trial in London

  • EFCC probes two suspects over undeclared $461,600

  • Gumi faces backlash over comments on kidnappers’ funding

  • Court grants El-Rufai N100m bail over alleged phone tapping charges

    AFRICOM confirms fresh Nigeria-U.S. airstrikes against ISIS in North-East

    Semenyo’s stunning strike fires Manchester City to 2026 FA Cup glory

    Boko Haram invades Borno school, abducts scores of students

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