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March 16, 2026
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    Passengers injured as train accident disrupts Abuja-Kaduna service

    Tinubu swears in Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance

    Defence ministry urges military pensions board to prioritize retirees’ payments

    FAAC distributes N1.894tn February revenue to FG, States, LGs

    Troops kill ISWAP commander, 20 Boko Haram fighters in Yobe Raid – Military

  • Politics

    PDP reconciliation committee to meet Monday over lingering party crisis

    Peter Obi denies attempt to recruit Bwala into 2023 campaign

    Melaye denies viral quote questioning Peter Obi’s presidential ambition

    Court rules Aiyedatiwa ineligible to contest 2028 Ondo governorship election

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  • 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

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

    FAAN to enforce cashless payments at all airports from March 1

    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

  • Metro Life

    Fire guts India hospital, kills 10 critically ill patients

    Ex-Super Eagles midfielder Henry Nwosu dies at 62

    Gunmen kill POS operator in Niger

    Ogoni youths stage protest, accuse NNPCL of neglecting federal university

    Troops kill 45 bandits, lose three soldiers in Katsina gun battle

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    • 1 day ago NDLEA arrests 74yo man with 11kg cocaine at Abuja airport
    • 1 day ago Bandits kill 20 security personnel, vigilantes in Plateau ambush
    • 1 day ago Defence ministry urges military pensions board to prioritize retirees’ payments
    • 1 day ago NSCDC arrests orphanage owner, pregnant women over alleged child trafficking in Imo
    • 1 day ago CBN sets 18 as minimum age for BVN registration
    • 1 day ago PDP reconciliation committee to meet Monday over lingering party crisis
    • 2 days ago Ex-Super Eagles midfielder Henry Nwosu dies at 62
    • 2 days ago EFCC returns $225,895, N62.79m to US, South African fraud victims
    • 2 days ago FAAC distributes N1.894tn February revenue to FG, States, LGs
    • 3 days ago Bandits kill businessman, abduct pregnant wife in Kebbi
    • 3 days ago Teenager allegedly kills friend with father’s dane gun in Niger
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  • Chelsea fined £10.75m, handed suspended transfer ban over historical rule breaches

  • Police arrest UNIUYO graduate over alleged illegal arms factory

  • Passengers injured as train accident disrupts Abuja-Kaduna service

  • Tinubu swears in Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance

  • Fire guts India hospital, kills 10 critically ill patients

  • FIFA fines NFF, DR Congo FA over disciplinary breaches in controversial W’Cup play-off

    Tinubu swears in Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance

    Oil prices climb above $100 as Iran war enters third week

    Middle East war: Revenue windfall, inflation risk becloud Nigeria’s 2026 budget

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