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Donor cuts, govt inaction push HIV patients towards death, uncertainty in Rivers, Akwa Ibom (I)
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FCMB Group sustains performance, reports 99% growth in profit before tax to N157.3bn
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Commonwealth Games: Nigerian sprinters, weightlifters lead Day Five medal hunt in Glasgow
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Commonwealth Games: Nigeria holds top-four spot, leads Africa after Day Four in Glasgow
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EXCLUSIVE: Inside suspected coup plotters’ key regime agenda, motivational quotes driving alleged plot
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DR Congo records 3,200 Ebola cases, 1,405 deaths as outbreak worsens
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WAFCON 2026: We are here to defend our title and qualify for the World Cup – Madugu
Nigeria's women's team, coached by Justin Madugu, aims to retain the WAFCON title and qualify for the 2027 FIFA…
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Plateau records 441 suspected cholera cases, 14 deaths
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INEC reacts to PVC collection centre attack in Osun as governorship poll approaches
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Nnamdi Kanu officially sacks longtime lawyer, gives reason
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Amstel Malta launches campaign to back Super Falcons’ WAFCON title bid
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30 killed in Kaduna attack – SOKAPU
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FLASHBACK: ‘I leave my clothes and shoes with women who have my children’ — Kwam 1
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Petroleum minister commends NCDMB on community-focused interventions
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Present at birth, absent by policy: Inside Nigeria’s parental leave challenge
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Commonwealth Games: Lawal powers Nigeria to sixth gold with record-breaking display
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FCMB Group posts 90% surge in half-year profit
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WHO seeks youth input to shape Africa’s health strategy through 2035
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Alleged N44m Diversion: Ondo lawmakers suspend legislative duties indefinitely over demand for speaker’s resignation
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Gov Namadi affirms commitment to developing sports from the grassroots
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What WHA79 says about Nigeria’s health reforms, By Chinedu Moghalu
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PFIPC Probe: How forged State House letter paved way for fake agency – Accountant-General
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Amnesty International condemns Kaduna killings
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Osun 2027: Governor Adeleke declares Tuesday work-free day for PVC collection
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Nigeria’s Stanford warning: When institutions normalise the abuse of power, By Dakuku Peterside
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‘Africa is filled with untapped talents waiting to flourish’ – Awele Elumelu
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Fake Agency Probe: Reps panel gives police 48-hour ultimatum to produce alleged PFIPC DG
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Silver vs Gold: Which metal makes more sense to trade right now?
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Nigeria’s unending scandals: Time for a step aside option, By MJ Balogun
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2027: Suspense as Kano NDC senator meets Tinubu
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Glasgow 2026: Didih wins Nigeria’s fifth gold with record-breaking lift
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Segilola Resources Operating Ltd hands over commercial minibuses and upskills artisans in host communities
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Nigeria, AfDB push for African control of mineral wealth, local value addition
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Police dismantle illegal firearm-manufacturing network, arrest suspects
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Akwa Ibom NUJ names hall after former chairman
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Bayelsa APC chieftain, supporters return to PDP
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Group demands probe of Uche Nnaji’s continued drawing of salary despite exit as minister
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‘Airstrikes were our greatest threat, not bandits’ — Oriire principal details 56-day ordeal
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Gunmen kill former security chief in Rivers
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NASS Roundup: Senate’s eulogy for Tinubu’s campaigner, offices for social media platforms, other stories from Senate
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Three federal university students kidnapped in Nasarawa
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Peter and Obi challenges Tinubu’s resort to overusing proxies
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Earn more by becoming more, By Yemi Adetayo
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Entering into your season of rest (2), By Ayo Akerele
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Troops foil terrorist infiltration, evacuate students in Borno
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New Osun flyover defect sparks fresh political dispute ahead of the state governorship poll
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Refusing to take decisions is also a decision, By Sunday Adelaja
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Police arrest two, recover pistols and cocaine in Delta
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Police assures of investigation into Akwa Ibom pastor’s death
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