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May 27, 2026
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    Nigeria cancels $717.7m World Bank power sector funding

    Eid-el-Kabir: JTF warns of possible Boko Haram, ISWAP attacks

    Kayode Are presents letter of credence to Trump

    Tinubu appoints Segun Aina as new JAMB registrar

    Nigerian, US joint operations kill 175 ISIS fighters in Northeast — DHQ

  • Politics

    Amaechi rejects ADC presidential primary results, alleges widespread irregularities

    Fubara’s withdrawal from Rivers APC primary not surprising – Wike

    Court rules Jonathan eligible to contest 2027 presidential election

    Tinubu sweeps APC presidential primary across states

    Ganduje’s son dumps APC, picks NDC Reps form

  • Business
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    The Mind of the Entrepreneur: Always at Work

    Adedoyin Allen: A Trailblazer in Securities and Asset Management

  • Entertainment

    Mr Eazi, Temi Otedola announce expectation of first child

    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

  • Travel

    FG warns Nigerians against travelling without valid documents

    U.S. orders green card applicants to apply from home countries

    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

  • Metro Life

    Barber sues police, DPO after losing eye during New Year raid in Abuja

    Family announces burial plans for late actor Alexx Ekubo

    Over 90 killed in deadly China coal mine explosion

    How two minors were sold for N18,000, forced into street hawking

    Woman demands justice after losing three children in Rivers crash

  • 21 New Articles
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    • 5 hours ago N25m fraud: EFCC arraigns man for allegedly impersonating presidential aide
    • 5 hours ago Barber sues police, DPO after losing eye during New Year raid in Abuja
    • 17 hours ago EFCC transfers ex-power minister to Kuje prison to begin 75-year jail term
    • 17 hours ago Police arrest three suspected kidnappers in Edo
    • 18 hours ago NDLEA re-arrests suspect declared dead by wife to evade prosecution
    • 18 hours ago Amaechi rejects ADC presidential primary results, alleges widespread irregularities
    • 1 day ago Fubara’s withdrawal from Rivers APC primary not surprising – Wike
    • 1 day ago Nigeria cancels $717.7m World Bank power sector funding
    • 1 day ago Court rules Jonathan eligible to contest 2027 presidential election
    • 2 days ago FG warns Nigerians against travelling without valid documents
    • 2 days ago Eid-el-Kabir: JTF warns of possible Boko Haram, ISWAP attacks
    • 2 days ago ASUU threatens fresh strike over delayed implementation of 2025 agreement
    • 2 days ago Police arrest two suspected drug dealers, recover illicit substances in Delta
    • 2 days ago Family announces burial plans for late actor Alexx Ekubo
    • 2 days ago Katsina govt confirms suspension of ex-aide linked to kidnap syndicate
    • 2 days ago Bandits burn Emir’s palace, abduct 10 in Kwara midnight attack
    • 2 days ago NSCDC arrests man over alleged N3m online car purchase fraud
    • 2 days ago Police nab two over alleged rape, murder of nursing student
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  • Police arrest 22yo man for alleged rape, blackmail of teenager

  • 30,000 armed Fulani militants operating across Nigeria -USCIRF report

  • Nigerian Air Force destroys terrorist hideouts in Borno airstrikes

  • N25m fraud: EFCC arraigns man for allegedly impersonating presidential aide

  • Barber sues police, DPO after losing eye during New Year raid in Abuja

  • EFCC transfers ex-power minister to Kuje prison to begin 75-year jail term

    EFCC transfers ex-power minister to Kuje prison to begin 75-year jail term

    Court rules Jonathan eligible to contest 2027 presidential election

    Tinubu appoints Segun Aina as new JAMB registrar

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