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February 21, 2026
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    Nigeria spends N10.81trn on debt servicing in nine months

    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

  • 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

    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

    Fashion designer Veekee James, husband expecting first child

  • Travel

    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

    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

    At least 30 killed as gunmen attack Zamfara village

    Fire again razes 50 shops in Kano days after singer market inferno

    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

  • 21 New Articles
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    • 21 mins ago Police arrest two over suspected murder, nab robbery suspects in Oyo
    • 3 hours ago Man arrested for allegedly slitting wife’s throat in Rivers community
    • 3 hours ago DSS to arraign El-Rufai over alleged cybercrime, phone interception
    • 4 hours ago Trump slaps fresh 10% tariff on imports after Supreme Court blocks key trade powers
    • 4 hours ago Court remands man over alleged sexual abuse of six-year-old daughter
    • 4 hours ago Trump slams Supreme Court after 6–3 ruling strikes down tariffs
    • 5 hours ago At least 30 killed as gunmen attack Zamfara village
    • 5 hours ago Nigeria spends N10.81trn on debt servicing in nine months
    • 19 hours ago U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Trump tariffs in major blow to white house trade policy
    • 22 hours ago Nigerian jailed nine years in Ireland for forcing ex-girlfriend to terminate pregnancy
    • 24 hours ago Eric Dane, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Star, dies at 53
    • 24 hours ago Troops arrest terror suspects, recover drones in Adamawa, Borno operations
    • 1 day ago Fire again razes 50 shops in Kano days after singer market inferno
    • 1 day ago Chelle demands 24-hour power, $130,000 monthly pay, in proposed Super Eagles contract
    • 1 day ago FIFA report deepens uncertainty over Nigeria’s World Cup petition
    • 1 day ago Senegalese fans to face up to two years jail term over AFCON finals unrest
    • 1 day ago ICPC searches El-Rufai’s Abuja residence amid ongoing probe
    • 2 days ago Senate mourns as Rivers Lawmaker Barinada Mpigi dies at 64
    • 2 days ago Dangote refinery expands maritime infrastructure, targets 600 vessels annually
    • 2 days ago Rivers assembly suspends impeachment move against Fubara, Deputy
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  • Senegal slams Moroccan Court’s jailing of 18 fans over AFCON finals unrest

  • Police arrest two over suspected murder, nab robbery suspects in Oyo

  • Man arrested for allegedly slitting wife’s throat in Rivers community

  • DSS to arraign El-Rufai over alleged cybercrime, phone interception

  • Trump slaps fresh 10% tariff on imports after Supreme Court blocks key trade powers

  • Court remands man over alleged sexual abuse of six-year-old daughter

    U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Trump tariffs in major blow to white house trade policy

    Fire again razes 50 shops in Kano days after singer market inferno

    Senate mourns as Rivers Lawmaker Barinada Mpigi dies at 64

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