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May 20, 2026
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    Nigerian, US joint operations kill 175 ISIS fighters in Northeast — DHQ

    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

  • Politics

    2027: Peter Obi cleared for NDC presidential primary

    APC omits Fubara allies, clears Wike loyalists for Rivers Assembly primaries

    Amaechi rejects consensus talks, insists on ADC presidential ambition

    2027: Obi appears before NDC screening panel

    Desmond Elliot explains signing Obasa’s impeachment notice

  • 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

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    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

    Snake invasion sparks fear at FGC Warri, students reportedly bitten

    Two killed as truck crashes into house in Niger community

    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

  • 21 New Articles
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    • 44 mins ago Nigerian oil firms boost drilling as crude prices rise
    • 5 hours ago APC omits Fubara allies, clears Wike loyalists for Rivers Assembly primaries
    • 6 hours ago Snake invasion sparks fear at FGC Warri, students reportedly bitten
    • 6 hours ago Amaechi rejects consensus talks, insists on ADC presidential ambition
    • 6 hours ago Two killed as truck crashes into house in Niger community
    • 7 hours ago Police arrest man, nephew over alleged kidnapping of relative
    • 7 hours ago Suspected kidnapper killed as police recover AK-47 in Delta forest operation
    • 7 hours ago 2027: Obi appears before NDC screening panel
    • 21 hours ago Nigerian, US joint operations kill 175 ISIS fighters in Northeast — DHQ
    • 21 hours ago Ogun police neutralise kidnap kingpin in forest hideout raid
    • 22 hours ago Alleged N33.8b fraud: EFCC arrests ex-power minister after 75-year sentence
    • 22 hours ago Desmond Elliot explains signing Obasa’s impeachment notice
    • 22 hours ago Oyo School Abduction: Investigators trace calls between bandits, informants
    • 23 hours ago Dangote refinery cuts aviation fuel price to N1,650 per litre
    • 23 hours ago 2027: Peter Obi emerges sole presidential aspirant for NDC
    • 1 day ago Manchester City braced for possible Pep Guardiola departure
    • 1 day ago Arsenal close in on Premier League title after narrow win over Burnley
Breaking News
  • 2027: Peter Obi cleared for NDC presidential primary

  • Man gets death sentence for killing teen who refused his advances

  • CBN retains interest rate at 26.5% amid inflation concerns

  • Meta begins global layoffs as AI expansion reshapes workforce

  • Nigerian oil firms boost drilling as crude prices rise

  • APC omits Fubara allies, clears Wike loyalists for Rivers Assembly primaries

    CBN retains interest rate at 26.5% amid inflation concerns

    APC omits Fubara allies, clears Wike loyalists for Rivers Assembly primaries

    Snake invasion sparks fear at FGC Warri, students reportedly bitten

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