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(Copyright ElohimTov.com). *NEWSPAPER HEADLINES FOR THURSDAY 22ND JANUARY 2026* *THE NATION* Military operations resettled over one million households in Borno - Theater Commander Gov Sani visits community where bandits abducted 177 villagers Yusuf vows to sign death warrant for killers of Fatima, six children Bello Turji in panic, disarray amidst intensified onslaught -Military NNPP gives Yusuf green light to leave, demands resignation letter Why Auxiliary couldn't attend court on Tuesday- Agodi Correctional doctor Police arraign 11 over murder of Arise news journalist, security guard Adeyanju backs Wike over construction of Apo-Karshi road Senate lauds police for swift arrest of Kano mother, six children's killers Court restrains Wike, FCTA from revoking Maitama land  Troops discover mass grave of terrorists in Borno FG assures judiciary of continued support, harps on prompt justice delivery, accountability FCCPC clamps down on digital lenders, moves against non-compliant operators Imams hold special prayers for Tinubu, Namadi, national peace, unity How I joined Al-Barnawi's terror group, suspect tells court in UN building bombing trial Army rescues 62 hostages, neutralises two terrorists in Kebbi, Zamfara operations Alleged $9.7m terrorism financing: Bauchi Commissioner Adamu, three others get N100m bail each Awujale stool: Kingmakers reject imposition, insist on transparent selection process Fallen heroes: LASTMA families get 40m from LASG FULL LIST: Chagoury, Mordi, other foreign nationals with Nigeria's national honour Court sacks Abure, orders INEC to recognise Nenadi-led leadership of Labour Party FG moves to slash transport fares in Delta with CNG buses Police arrest 47-year-old man conducting illegal INEC voters' registration in Abia Wike appoints Sani Daura as SSA on protocol matters FG takes custody of arms surrendered by 80 repentant militants in Cross River Ojudu berates comparisons between Wizkid, Fela Kuti Lagos Taskforce raids BRT corridors, impounds 28 vehicles, 14 okada Alleged $9.7m terrorism financing: Bauchi commissioner Adamu, three others get N100m bail each Trump on Greenland: 'We'll work something out' Osimhen, Lookman, Bassey, others in AFCON 2025 best X1 DSS summons Awujale nominees as Ogun govt halts selection process again Court orders INEC to recognise Nenadi Usman as Labour Party leader No fewer  than 4,500 people killed in Iran Troops discover terrorists' mass grave in Borno *PUNCH* DNA tests cleared Davido in paternity dispute — Father Awujale stool battle: Ogun halts process, police storm palace Army, police agree on collaboration in Delta EFCC returns N1.28bn recovered from Sujimoto to Enugu Oyo unveils weeklong programme for 50th anniversary CBN grants Finlogic licence for int'l money transfers Osun poll: INEC sets March 11 for campaign kickoff AU, AFRIMA hail Sanwo-Olu, sponsors after awards NAHCON begs Saudi authorities for additional Hajj slots Abia leaders declare support for Otti's second term, dismiss opposition Opposition criticises Tinubu over Chagoury's GCON honour Committee promises April date for Akwa Ibom airport operations Lagos disburses N40m to families of dead LASTMA officers Era of corruption, impunity in tertiary institutions over - FG APC denies forcing Enugu workers to register as members LG chair endorses 10,000-man walk for Tinubu, Akpabio, Eno Ekiti poll: Oyebanji's camp rallies supporters as campaigns begin Court orders Bauchi finance commissioner to report to DSS weekly Soldiers, terrorists clash leaves many dead in Borno Varsity explains delay in release of students' results Otti's LP bloc seeks reconciliation as court sacks Abure Kidnappers hold 166 Kaduna worshippers, demand N29m deposit Transport agency reduces traffic offences in C'River Counter-terrorism campaign: FG moves to fast-track trial of 5,000 insurgents LASG plans Obalende bridge facelift, ejects squatters ICPC to arraign Ozekhome Monday over UK property Monarch urges Nigerians to support indigenous products Stakeholders back govt on Stubbs Creek Forest Reserve Gambari doubts APC long rule, cites NPC, NPN, PDP cases NANS faults Daniel's endorsement, hails Abiodun Stakeholders advocate support for PWDs Death toll hits 29 in Pakistan mall fire, dozens missing *LEADERSHIP* Commission Resumes Continuous Voter Registration In Kebbi We're Operating In A Complex Digital Environment - Reps Kaduna Peace Model Studied, Adopted By Other States - Gov Sani Mompha's Associate Arraigned Over Alleged N206m Money Laundering Ezekwesili Seeks Emergency Shelter For Displaced Makoko Residents   Group Urges Parties To Back Sanan For Ankpa Rep Seat Commission Resumes Continuous Voter Registration In Kebbi We're Operating In A Complex Digital Environment - Reps Kaduna Peace Model Studied, Adopted By Other States - Gov Sani   Mompha's Associate Arraigned Over Alleged N206m Kaduna Peace Model Studied, Adopted By Other States - Gov Sani Mompha's Associate Arraigned Over Alleged N206m Money Laundering Ezekwesili Seeks Emergency Shelter For Displaced Makoko Residents Group Urges Parties To Back Sanan For Ankpa Rep Seat Commission Resumes Continuous Voter Registration In Kebbi We're Operating In A Complex Digital Environment - Reps Commission Arraigns Revenue Service Official, Banker Over Alleged N336m Fraud Ekiti Guber: Adhere To Electoral Laws, INEC Warns Parties, Candidates Kogi Police Command Gets New Spokesperson Plateau Council Shuts School Over Structural Defects Mutfwang Reaffirms Commitment To Peace As Army Chief Visits Plateau Conflict Early Warning Initiative Launched In Katsina, Others Plateau Official Laments Persistent Attacks On Farming Communities Fulani Group Gets New Leaders In Bauchi Police Nab 6 Armed Robbers Behind Attack On Bauchi Forestry Officers Northern Coalition Tasks Students On Leadership 2,050 Fresh Corps Members To Serve In Bauchi FCT Polls: INEC Kicks Off Distribution Of PVCs At Ward Level Ihonvbere, Muktar, Others Honoured For Leadership, Philanthropy Residents Hail Military For Neutralising Bandits Terrorising Kaduna Communities Sanwo-Olu To Support Law School To Improve Legal Education FCT Resident Doctors Applaud FCT Minister Over Payment Of Arrears UBEC Inaugurates Bilingual Education Boarding School In Kano Rector Urges Skills Acquisition, Industry Partnership Man Gets Life Sentence For Sexually Assaulting Wife's 6-Year-Old Niece Osinbajo, Late Tai Solarin, Wife To Be Honoured At Mayflowers 70th Anniversary Vice Chancellor Counsels Nursing Inductees On Innovation, Compassion Ohanaeze Celebrates Anyaoku At 93 Tinubu Urged To Emulate Atiku's Political Tolerance Nigerians Urged To Buy Local Products, Promote Heritage *THE SUN* Taraba: Kefas reiterates commitment to tackle insecurity Man arrested for molesting 12-year-old stepdaughter You are a priceless asset to Nigeria, Soludo hails Anyaoku on 93rd his birthday Kano offers welfare to father of murdered family UNTH staff undergo intensive training on emergency preparedness Gombe Agency issues one-week ultimatum on waste disposal, open defecation OPDS arrests 1,565 oil thieves, 136 tankers/trucks, destroys 925 illegal refineries Wizkid can't compare to Fela in ten lifetimes - Ojudu Eno inspects facilities at A/ Ibom Airport ahead of Int'l flight operations in April Sanwo-Olu approves appointment of 150 firefighters in Lagos Nigerian scientist unveils EcoGreenFX to clean soil, boost food production Rhema Christian Church sets for glorious year at Bethel Peace Day Service, prays for Nigerian Segun Festus Oluwaji: Redefining Agribusiness Leadership and Advancing Africa's Food Security Agenda GAF Will Revolutionise, Reposition Agriculture in Nigeria - AFAN President PINL: Beyond Security, an Economic Enabler in Nigeria UK-Based African Investor Leandra Mika Launches Platform to Bridge Funding Gap for Young African Entrepreneurs *VANGUARD* Ikeja Computer Village Fire: Traders appeal to Sanwo-Olu for financial support, blame power surge Insecurity hits all faiths, not a religious war Presidency insists AFCON 2025: CAF sanctions Algeria over post-match incidents against Nigeria FCCPC begins clampdown on digital money lenders Protest rocks INEC HQ over Warri re-delineation Obi urges immediate action after Kaduna church abductions, Enough Is Enough Osun APC, Accord bicker over Adelekes teachers recruitment Lagos CP leads raid on kidnappers hideout, apprehends 13 Why Nigeria cant become a one-party state Prof. Gambari We no longer have land for next generation Abia community cries to Otti Kano Governor pledges justice for murdered family, offers support to bereaved father Nigeria shows strong recovery, says Oduwole at World Economic Forum Obasanjo asked ex-minister to add N11bn to money appropriated for Mambilla project witness Military intensifies operations to boost oil production, protect critical national assets DDMO Legal reforms powered Nigerias biggest crackdown on fake drugs, unsafe foods NAFDAC DG Abure-led LP faction vows to appeal court ruling recognising Nenadi Usman committee Lagos revamps transfer stations, material recovery plants to boost waste management value chain Kaduna: CAN faults police statements, demands rescue of worshippers ZEMA records over N2.9bn in property losses, disburses N981m to victims I have 14 grandchildren, Davidos dad breaks silence amid sons paternity saga Man City players to refund fans after Bodo/Glimt debacle CBN unveils new industry-wide war on e-fraud Banks record 51% fall in fraud losses to N25.9 billion Niger State raises teachers retirement age to 65, restores PTA 2027: North Central PDP chairmen endorse Gbenga Hashim UNICROSS explains delays in student results, cites migration to new digital system Ikwuano stakeholders pledge unwavering support for Otti, reject former governors threats Im not a criminal Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine in hiding Prince Harry accuses tabloids of making Meghans life absolute misery US Congress targets Clintons in Epstein contempt fight Suspect tells court how he joined Al-Barnawis terror group, Ansaru FCCPC removes defaulting digital lenders as compliance window closes COAS advocates youth empowerment for national development, peace 2027: Lagos APC guber aspirant Jandor launches official website Norway rejects Trumps offer to join Board of Peace Air component commander reveals sophisticated tactics of Niger Delta oil thieves Pope invited to Trumps Board of Peace, Vatican says Democracy not built on serial defections, APC tells Atiku, Obi Awujale selection: Were consulting with govt Kuku Man, 45, allegedly abuses two minors in Port Harcourt What Senegals players earned from their 2025 AFCON win 11 ships laden with aviation fuel, petrol, others arrive Lagos ports Canada lives because of the United States Trump Lagos Government disburses 40m relief fund to families of fallen LASTMA officers FG to scrap HND dichotomy, empower polytechnics to award degrees 5 Asian countries that give Nigerians visa easily Catholic Bishops urge Tinubu to give Nigerians Time to adjust to tax reforms Full list of teams eliminated from 2025/26 Champions League Tinubus aide launches drive to reintegrate Almajiri pupils, renovate schools in North West Unpaid pensions, welfare: Electricity workers picket KEDCO headquarters Delayed payments threaten jobs and economic growth, contractors warn Catholic Bishops endorse federal insecurity fight, call for human-centred tax reforms Senate hails Police on swift arrest of murderers in Kano I wont use force to take Greenland Trump 2027: Goronyo, Yilwatda rally North-West political appointees, youths for Tinubu LG administrators in S-East failing rural people Indigenes UNILAG graduates 89 first class engineering students Bayelsa community hands over man to police over alleged sexual abuse of minor Afe Babalola warns against cultism at ABUAD *THISDAY* Nigerian Army Launches Technology-Driven Inspection Framework to Boost Accountability, Efficiency The $9m Mirage: Why Nigeria is Chasing Ghostly Influence in Washington Kekere-Ekun, Fagbemi, Fashola Seek Stronger Court Administration FG to End Long-Standing Dichotomy, Set to Empower Polytechnics to Award Degrees Delta Court Adjourns Ologbotsere Suspension Case To March 16 EU Announces 557m Aid Package for West, Central Africa in 2026 Budget Alleged Terrorism Financing: Bauchi Finance Commissioner Gets N100m Bail Military Raises Alarm Over Oil Thieves Use of Chemicals to Process Crude intoAdulterated Petroleum Products Ex-Lawmaker, Nwogu, Felicitates Aviation Minister on Milestone Troops Eliminate 20 Terrorists As Soldiers Pay Supreme Price During Fierce Encounter Ogun Halts Awujale Selection Process over Petitions, Security Reports INPRAISE OF FAIRNESS,EQUITY, AND JUSTICE Court Sacks Abure, Recognises Esther Nenadi Leadership of Labour Party FRSC Redeploys Senior Officers To Strengthen Operational Delivery Solad Powers OML34s Critical Operations with Solar APC Chieftain Recounts Life Journey to Success Federal Fire Service Warns against Electrical Overloading Abiodun Commissions Wole Soyinka Train Station Road, Set to Inaugurate 20 More Roads Enugu APC Strives to Meet Mbahs Two Million Membership Target Nwajiuba Declares for 2027 Presidential Race on ADCs Platform ADC Rejects Planned Release of 70 Bandits in Katsina Army: Military Operations in Niger Delta Enabled Improved Oil Production Stop Bashing Obi, Atiku Tells Supporters, As Buni Committee Moves to Resolve APC Conflicts In Boost for Nigerias Energy Sector, 300 MMscfd ANOH Gas Project Records First Gas Senegal Revokes Arthur Ezes Oil Licence over Unmet Operational, Financial Commitments FG Seeks Climate-smart Livestock Feeding to Cut Emissions, Boost Productivity Farmers Rake in N9.17bn Through OGSTEP Aquaculture Support Davos: Wale Tinubu Joins World Leaders, Set to Highlight Africas Energy Priorities NCC Upbeat about Improved Telecoms Service with More Spectrum 6GHz, 60Ghz Information Minister: Nigerias Poor Reputation Rating, Call to Action FG Mulls Review of Employers Contribution to Employees Compensation Scheme Greenland: Trump Leaks Private Chat with Macron, Threatens French Wines with 200% Tariffs Abiodun Inaugurates Wole Soyinka Train Station Road, to Inaugurates 20 More Roads Asaba Residents Protest Illegal Erection of Gas Plant in Neighbourhood Foundation Organises Forum To Strengthen Compassionate Care, Emergency Preparedness in UNTH Chevron, Sages and Scribes Convene High-Level EAP Conference on Employee Wellness Umo Eno: Charting A Novel Pathway for LG Governance Solad Powers OML34s Critical Operations with Solar, Cuts Carbon Emission Parallex BankBacks Future Africa Leaders Awards Heirs Insurance to Reward University Students NIA Highlights Role of Insurance in National Development BII Provides $1bn for Allianzs Blended Finance Fund Dalu Ajene Emerges Standard Chartered CEO Africa Survey Reveals Rising Appetite for Loans as Banks Rebuild Balance Sheets HP Unveils New Devices Designed to Power Creativity Gains in Zenith Bank, 38 OthersLiftStock Marketto Positive Territory FCMB Clears National Capital Threshold, Sets Sights on International Expansion Staco Insurance Board Appoints New Managing Director Prudential Zenith Life Insurance Celebrates Performing Staff ICBA Condemns WHOs 2025 Global Report on Sugar-sweetened Beverage Taxes Adeboye Calls on Nigerians to Emulate Moroccans on How to Support National Teams What Tax Laws Offer Manufacturers Despite Reduction of MPR to 27%, Maximum Lending Rises to 29.69% Why Leadership Feels Unfamiliar, and How We Reclaim It 2026 Aurora Tech Award: Top 30 finalists emerge Igoche Mark Feliciates with Olumide Oyedeji over Historic IOC Feat. Anthony Joshua:Drivers Case Adjourned Till February 25 Ohanaeze President Salutes Eric Chelle for the Turnaround of Eagles Galatasaray Boosted by Osimhens Return Ahead Atletico Clash Tonight *DAILY TRUST* REVIEW: Skills Rather Than Just Degrees by Prof. Isa Pantami PHOTOS: Project Evolution, West Africas first AI-powered Newsroom, unveiled PHOTOS: The Unveiling of Project Evolution, West Africas first AI-powered Newsroom My son not the father of your child, Davidos dad tells strange woman UN Building Bombing Trial: How I Joined Al-Barnawi in Boko Haram Suspect Digital Newsroom: Weve Built an Institution That Will Outlive Us Kabiru Yusuf Media Trust Digital Newsroom goes live FG launches free technical college admissions, textbook reforms Man jailed for stabbing, pouring hot oil on wife Court issues bench warrant against alleged Turjis allies Lagos gives quit notice to squatters under Obalende bridge Payment delays undermine economic development Contractors REVEALED: Identities of 177 worshippers abducted from Kaduna churches DSS summons contestants as controversy over Awujale stool thickens Abure loses again as court reaffirms Usman-led exco BREAKING: Boko Haram bombers hit military convoy in Borno Kaduna: Police finally confirm abduction of worshippers, Deploy Tactical Units JUST IN: Ogun Govt halts Awujale selection process, cites security reports, petitions Fire guts 34 classrooms at Kano animal health school NRS moves to quell VAT panic as Nigerians raise alarm over banking charges Tunji-Ojo warns against illegal charges for passport Kwara poly shut as police teargas students over NYSC camp relocation NBTI attracted over 1.5m investment for innovators in one year DG NEDC, NALV train 600 Tsangaya teachers in N/East Opral Benson in Liberia, not missing Family Emir Sanusi II resumes at Kano varsity EFCC grills Benue officials over alleged N4.6bn scam Over 70 bandits neutralised in Kaduna Bandits kill 1, abduct many in Katsina community FCT NSCDC nabs 112 vandals, 50 illegal miners in 2025 5 soldiers, 1 police officer killed in Zamfara ambush 11 killed in Edo auto crash Why EU removed Nigeria from high-risk jurisdictions for money laundering NFIU Father, son remanded over alleged murder NIGERIA DAILY: May 29, 1999: May 29, 1999: The Day General Abdulsalami handed Power To Obasanjo Kwarapoly closed as students protest NYSC camp relocation Abduction: Kaduna villagers recount ordeal AI development and disruption in Nigerias Fourth Republic Atiku wades in as supporters, Obidients clash over ADC ticket Negative self-perception hurting Nigerias global standing Fashola Defection talks ongoing, no decision yet Kano govs aide PDP: Court dismisses Anyanwus suit after withdrawal INEC starts ward PVC distribution in FCT The consequences of politics of betrayal ASUU deal: The maths does not add up A wake-up call on road safety Why Nigeria cannot reform backwards NSCDC arrests 112 suspected vandals in FCT in 2025 None of our demands met, striking workers reply FCTA Abuja residents hail FGs intervention as food prices drop FCT polls: Labour Party to support candidates of other parties Uganda presidents son vows to kill opposition leader, Bobi Wine Davos: Tinubus reforms driving Nigerias job-creation strategy Tuggar UK unemployment at near five-year high: official Road to bigger banks: 7 lenders may scale down licences We are exploring ways to reduce borrowing Finance minister Seplat achieves first gas at 300mmscfd ANOH plant SUNU Group reaffirms growth, recapitalisation drive BII anchors Allianz $1bn blended climate fund in emerging markets *NEW TELEGRAPH* APCs Performance Responsible For Mass Defection Ex-Minister Enugu Govt Recovers 1.28bn From Sujimoto LASG Awards N40m In Support Of Families Of Late LASTMA Officers Adamawa Govt Mourns Dumne Grain Market Fire Victims Health Workers Migration: Unions Demand 15% Funding In Africa UDUS Best Graduating Student Receives 2026 Hajj Seat Sokoto Gov FRC Lauds NDIC For Prompt Remittance Of Operating Surplus Out-Of-School Crisis: NSGF Chairman Calls For Bold Action On Education Kaduna Church Kidnappings: Obi Questions Initial Denials, Calls For Decisive Natl Action Kaduna Church Kidnapping: CAN Slams Police Over Abduction Denial Don Urges Legal Reforms To End Discrimination Against Polygyny In Nigeri Shippers Council Reiterates Call For Stakeholder Engagement BIPC Funds: Benue Govt Recovers Additional Properties CRiver CP Receives Controller Of Correctional Centres Digital Lending Rule: FCCPC Goes After Violators Ogun Govt Suspends Awujale Selection Process Over Security Concerns Military: Illegal Refiners Now Mix Chemicals With Crude Oil Charly Boy Weighs In On Wizkid-Seun Kuti Debate Over Felas Legacy FG Offers N900bn In Bonds At January Auction Sokoto Ranks Third In CVR With 162,299 New Voters INEC Troops Kill Boko Haram Terrorists In Timbuktu Triangle Zamfara/Kebbi: Troops Eliminate Terrorists, Rescue 62 Hostages 2027: INEC Intensifies Election Preparations With Communication, Misinformation Monitoring Training FX Loss Of N2.04bn Hits NEM Insurance Q4 Profit Despite Revenue Surge Edo: Bus Driver Arrested Over Girlfriends Death 11 Die In BeninAsaba Highway Crash Mahmoud Alfa Joins Kogi East Senatorial Race 2027: FUTA Teaching Hospital Will Enhance Tinubus Re-Election Fasoranti Felas Legacy Transcends Music Sani Insecurity: CSOs Laud Police Operations In Kogi MTN Foundation Kicks Off ICT Business Skills Training For Over 2,000 Young Nigerians 2027: INEC Intensifies Election Preparations With Communication, Misinformation Monitoring Training Flooding: Otti Begins Construction Of 10-Kilometre Underground Canal Report: Global Tourism Records 1.52bn Intl Tourist Arrivals In 2025 2027: Were Ready For Campaign APC Oborevwori Greets Festus Keyamo At 56 US Mission Nigeria Condoles Abdullahis Passing 2027: INEC Intensifies Election Preparations With Communication, Misinformation Monitoring Training WCO, WBG Train Customs On Post-Clearance Audit Adamawa APC Secretary Defects To SDP Stakeholders Task FG On Protection Of Lives 2027: INEC Intensifies Election Preparations With Communication, Misinformation Monitoring Training 2027: INEC Intensifies Election Preparations With Communication, Misinformation Monitoring Training UNICROSS Denies Delaying Students Results Centre Charges Women On Cervical Cancer Screening For Early Detection, Treatment Why Tinubuve Not Issued Proclamation For National Census FG 2027: INEC Intensifies Election Preparations With Communication, Misinformation Monitoring Training NASC Confirms Emmanuel Odo Senate Clerk, Sidi Acting House Clerk Obi On Kaduna Abduction: Nigeria Is Not At War, Yet We Count Victims Like One Denzel Akogwu: Driving Africas Resource Revolution Through Vision, Strategy PDP Crisis: Ajadi Lauds Court Ruling, Says Party Has Regained Stability Police Confirm Abduction In Kajuru Community, Deploy Tactical Teams To Rescue Victims 77,792 Drug Offenders Arrested, 14,847kg Of Narcotics Seized In 5-Year NDLEA Boss Orji Kalu Distributes Free School Uniforms To Pupils In Abia North Tunji-Ojo Warns Immigration Officials Against Overcharging Passport Applicants Burna Boy, Sporty Group Unveil New Single For Everybody, Visual Tribute Celebrating Africas Vibrant Sports Heritage Burna Boy, Sporty Group Unveil New Single For Everybody, Visual Tribute Celebrating Africas Vibrant Sports Heritage Burna Boy, Sporty Group Unveil New Single For Everybody, Visual Tribute Celebrating Africas Vibrant Sports Heritage Natl Assembly Confirms Odo As Senate Clerk, Sidi As Acting House Clerk *BLUE PRINT* UEFA Champions League: Manchester City players to refund fans after Bodo/Glimt debacle Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine speaks from hiding UEFA Champions League: Monacos Nigerian Forward Ilenikhena breaks Kanus record Emir Sanusi begins studies as 200-level law student in Kano UBEC inaugurates model smart school in Jigawa Deji Adeleke speaks on Davidos paternity rumours North Koreas Kim Jong Un sacks Vice President, compares him to a goat Japan to restart worlds largest nuclear power plant Impersonation: Tonto Dikeh threatens legal action over TikTok scam Hilda Baci becomes 3-time Guinness World Record holder FIFA opens priority visa system for 2026 World Cup ticket holders Mbappe equals Ronaldos record Transfer: Turkish club Trabzonspor submit offer for top Super Eagle Shina Peters reacts to Pastor Ashimolowos comparison with Jim Ovia CAF names 3 Super Eagles players in AFCON 2025 Best XI Trump rules out use of force to take Greenland FRSC redeploys senior officers, intercepts suspected child trafficking in Abuja Awujale: Ogun suspends selection process, cites security report, petitions 2027: Yilwatda, Goronyo, ministers strategise for Tinubus re-election Ogun: Police intensifies enforcement against illegal plate numbers Senate hails Police on swift arrest of k!llers in Kano LP crisis: Abure reveals next action moments after court ruling Over 3,000 Athletes, officials for 2nd Niger Delta games in Edo Labour Party: Court judgement victory for democracy, rule of law Nenadi Usman UEFA Champions League: Arsenal pip Inter, Bodo shock Manchester City, Real Madrid thrash Monaco Court dismisses Anyanwus suit over PDP national secretary position Leeds United sign Nigerian teenage defender Leonard Ngenge AFCON 2025: When a House refuses to become a Home Chinas vision for an open world economy in a turbulent era Communities hail Dangote Cement Obajana plant director over impactful CDA, CSR projects Court strikes out criminal charges against Ghanaian investors as AGF Fagbemi discontinues case Out of school children: UBEC commissions IsDB bilingual education boarding school in Kano Why El-Rufai/Ashiru ADCPDP plot will fall flat in Kaduna Shehu Sani Alleged $9.7m terrorism financing: Bauchi finance commissioner gets N100m bail NIN registration and the pain of Nigerian students TCN, Lagos govt, stakeholders meet on Ibeju-Lekki power improvement project Ex-Milad Onoja thumbs up APC chair Yilwatda, Gov. Alia on partys e-registeation Breaking: Court sacks Abure, orders INEC to recognise Nenadi-led excos Africas anxiety over shrinking foreign aid One year on: NBTI secures statutory funding, charts new course for growth Right communication infrastructure: The missing link in our smart metering initiative for liquidity Dangote outlines new strategy to drive Africas economic expansion, industrial development The U.S critical military supplies to Nigeria 2027: Niger South, Ndarani and the Senate Cutting aid to Africa to boost Ukraine: Europes double standards Avoiding water supply shortage in FCT Group cautions against narratives that escalate industrial unrest at NEPC FG calls for collective action to strengthen Nigerias global reputation Nigeria:35.2 percent score mirror to act positively- Idris Access Bank: Cash still indispensable in Nigerias digital economy DIMDEX 2026:Nigerias indigenous DICON-D7G defence platform debuts in Doha Domestic equities gain N93bn CBN warns as loan defaults mount APC chieftain dumps party, embraces ADC in Enugu Land racketeering: Court remands 49-year-old man in Osun Police arrest drug peddler disguised as dispatch rider in Enugu Oba of Benin approves installation of Odionwere in Okponha community Namadi lifts 400,000 Jigawa residents with training, skills Jos North council shuts down school over safety concerns, poor infrastructure *GUARDIAN* Kano govt to prosecute suspected killers of housewife, six children NEDC trains ophthalmic nurses, doctors, optometrists to boost eye care Chief Imam of Ilorin dies at 75 Zamfara APC chieftain raises concerns over membership e-registration LASTMA, Fire Service avert fire disaster after tanker accident in Apapa Former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby to deliver lecture at ABU 2027: Aborisade, Oyo ADC leaders urge cohesion to capture governorship seat Tribute to Dr Alexander Aristotelis Thomopulos Court adjourns Anyanwus N550m defamation suit against Ohakim to March 17 Cyberbullying: Police drag Ogun govs critic, Onajobi, to court, begin manhunt for her Poverty of prestige: Why Nigerian alumni must trade nostalgia for economic development Appeal Court president holds special sitting in Lagos, lists 16 panels to tackle 360 backlog cases NCC unveils spectrum roadmap to power Nigerias $1tr digital economy Army refutes mutiny threat over soldiers salaries APC youth warn Tinubu against dropping Shettima ahead of 2027 Enugu-Onitsha highway: FG confident on April 28 deadline, praises MTN work CPPE charges NBS on CPI data credibility to build confidence Harry arrives at London court for battle against UK newspaper Sowores trial for alleged cyberstalking of Tinubu set for Jan 22 Julio Iglesias challenges abuse case, says Spain has no jurisdiction *SAHARA REPORTER* EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Export Promotion Council Hit By Internal Revolt Over N72Million Redeployment Scandal EXCLUSIVE: Kaduna Police Commissioner Visits Abducted Worshippers Church, Orders Phones Switched Off As Escaped Victim Narrates Ordeal EXCLUSIVE: Inspector-General Egbetokun Flouts Tinubus Order, Approves Police Escorts For INEC Commissioners, RECs, Directors BREAKING: Terrorists Attack Adamawa Governor Fintiris Hometown, Kill Two Forest Guards, Abduct One BREAKING: Ogun Pastor Kayode Olawoye Detained For Demanding Good Roads Released By DSS BREAKING: Nigerian Army Directs All Personnel To Submit NINs For Tax Exemption Amid Tinubus Reforms EXCLUSIVE: How 26 Pro-Wike Rivers Lawmakers Received N350Million Each For Constituency Projects Never Executed EXCLUSIVE: Were Treated Like Slaves: Nigerian Army Trainers At NATRAC Kontagora Allege Starvation, Poor Living Conditions, Withheld Allowances EXCLUSIVE: Full List Of REC, HODs, 27 Electoral Officers Sponsored By Imo Gov Uzodimma On Jerusalem Pilgrimage DSS Detains Ogun Pastor 'Over Campaign For Good Roads' As Governor Abiodun Clamps Down On Critics BREAKING: Terrorists Kill Five Nigerian Soldiers, One Police Inspector In Zamfara Ambush, Others Injured BREAKING: Governor Hope Uzodimma Sponsors Imo REC, 27 Electoral Officers On Pilgrimage To Jerusalem BREAKING: Former Attorney-General Malami Finally Surrenders To DSS After Days Of Standoff At Kuje Prison BREAKING: Ilorin Chief Imam, Sheikh Bashir Soliu, Dies At 75 EXCLUSIVE: IGPs Son, Victor Egbetokun, Accused Of Receiving N100Million From Anambra Security Vote Amid Rising Insecurity BREAKING: Bandits Kidnap More Than 100 Churchgoers In Kaduna Community *PREMIUM TIMES* CPPE warns against sugar tax, cites threat to manufacturing, jobs Labour Party Crisis: Abure to appeal judgement recognising Nenadi Usman-led caretaker committee Whistleblowing: Of law, justice, and the guardians in between,By Chido Onumah Court upholds exclusion of Labour Party candidates from FCT council polls Shina Peters slams Pastor Ashimolowo for comparing his progress in life with Jim Ovia Court halts Wike, others plan to take over prime land from Abuja hotel DNA: Anu isnt my grandchild; Kemi Olunloyo has been after my son for years- Davidos dad, Adeleke, alleges Court orders arrest of suspects linked to terrorist leader Bello Turji Nigerias new tax regime: A reality check on monumental confusion, By Cheta Nwanze Leaked govt memo counters Akwa Iboms position on disputed forest reserve Lagos Polo Club announces 2026 international tournament, unveils expanded line-up US-led world order is false, dying Canadian PM Ondo coaches charged to select best athletes for Niger Delta Games Community releases names of Kaduna abducted worshipers How Mortal Inheritance made me famous 31 years ago- Omotola Jalade Ekeinde Jigawa governor applauds APC chieftain, Farouk Aliyu, for grassroots economic initiatives Journalists at risk as Guinea-Bissau junta bans unauthorized press conferences Ex-NMDC DG, associates face corruption charges in Jos Again, Ogun govt halts Awujale selection process, gives reasons Wizkid Vs Seun Kuti: Reactions continue to trail feud days after Five soldiers, police officer, killed in 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