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February 26, 2026
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    El-Rufai arraignment collapses as DSS fails to produce ex-governor

    IGP Egbetokun resigns, former RRS chief, Tunde Disu slated as successor

    Lagos Accounts for 26% of states’ N4 trillion debts, DMO expresses concern

    Electoral Act 2026: Presidential campaign spending limit raised to N10bn

    FG to launch monthly revenue transparency dashboard to track FAAC allocations

  • Politics

    Fubara appoints new SSG, Chief of Staff

    Fubara pledges cooperation with Rivers assembly as APC wins bye-elections

    Attack on Obi, Oyegun, others fallout of ADC intra-party crisis – Edo Gov

    How we escaped assassination in Edo – Obi, Oyegun

    Akpata defects to ADC, cites Obi’s move, vision for new Nigeria

  • Business
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    The Mind of the Entrepreneur: Always at Work

    Adedoyin Allen: A Trailblazer in Securities and Asset Management

  • Entertainment

    Simi: Lagos DSV agency refers allegations over resurfaced tweets to police

    Eric Dane, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Star, dies at 53

    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

  • Travel

    Fire destroyed NiMet Equipment at MMIA Old Terminal — Keyamo

    Fire disrupts flights at Lagos Intl Airport, foreign airlines divert to Abuja

    Day 2 of Kenya aviation strike grounds flights, strands passengers

    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

  • Metro Life

    Suspected gunmen attack kebbi community, kill worshippers during prayer

    Five children die of suspected food poisoning in Taraba, eight hospitalized

    Six final-year nursing students die in tragic road crash en route to exams

    Truck Kills Lagos traffic officer, pedestrian in Badagry – LASTMA

    Three killed as truck runs out of control in Lagos

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    • 4 hours ago Pope Leo skips Nigeria in first major Africa tour of 2026
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    • 5 hours ago Gunmen kill palace chief, abduct two daughters in Edo community
    • 6 hours ago Saudi Arabia bans poultry, egg imports from Nigeria, 39 other countries
    • 6 hours ago Fubara appoints new SSG, Chief of Staff
    • 6 hours ago Five children die of suspected food poisoning in Taraba, eight hospitalized
    • 24 hours ago Police arrest man for alleged murder of girlfriend in Abia
    • 24 hours ago Tension rocks ISWAP faction after commander dies by own IED in Borno
    • 24 hours ago Fubara pledges cooperation with Rivers assembly as APC wins bye-elections
    • 1 day ago ICPC denies El-Rufai’s nosebleed claim, says ex-governor stable in custody
    • 1 day ago 2026 Budget boost as oil prices rises on U.S.–Iran tensions
    • 1 day ago Fresh Ondo church abduction sparks concerns
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  • Jersey lawmakers approve assisted dying bill for terminally ill patients

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  • Police arrest 113 suspected kidnappers in Edo security sweep

  • Simi: Lagos DSV agency refers allegations over resurfaced tweets to police

  • Ramadan: NDLEA arrests 19, dismantles drug dens in Kano

  • Suspected gunmen attack kebbi community, kill worshippers during prayer

    Islamist militant attacks on Niger, Benin and Nigeria border zone soaring, research shows

    Fubara appoints new SSG, Chief of Staff

    Owo Church Massacre: Most-wanted suspect arrested 4 years after

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