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January 25, 2026
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    National blackout as power grid suffers first collapse of 2026

    FG confirms N152bn payments to indigenous contractors

    Nigeria’s economy rebounds as growth tops 4%, inflation falls — Trade Minister

    FCTA, FCDA workers begin strike over unmet demands

    FG charges Ozekhome with alleged forgery over disputed London property

  • Politics

    APC holds ward congresses in Rivers to elect delegates for February bye-elections

    Shettima returns to Abuja after diplomatic, economic mission to Guinea, Switzerland

    Kano Gov Abba Yusuf resigns from NNPP amid prolonged internal crisis

    Rivers APC faction urges Fubara to convene stakeholders’ meeting

    Tinubu holds closed-door meeting with Makinde in Abuja

  • Business
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    The Mind of the Entrepreneur: Always at Work

    Adedoyin Allen: A Trailblazer in Securities and Asset Management

  • Entertainment

    Ondo palace warns against disrespectful address of 22yo monarch

    Hilda Baci bags third GWR with world’s largest serving of rice

    Davido’s father recounts 11-year DNA dispute as paternity controversy resurfaces

    Jerry Eze unveils $300,000 grants for young entrepreneurs

    Oversabi Aunty becomes fourth highest-grossing nollywood film after crossing N700m

  • Travel

    Canada faces immigration pressure as 1.8 million temporary permits near expiry

    Air Peace confirms network disruptions after bird strike at P’Harcourt airport

    Canada unveils new immigration pathways for Int’l doctors

    Qatar Airways plane makes safe emergency landing in Lagos

    Visa Shock Deepens: U.S. Freezes Visa Processing for Nigeria, Tightens Entry Rules Further

  • Metro Life

    Suspected Boko Haram attack, kills pastor, four others in Borno community

    One killed in Lagos multiple crashes on Otedola bridge

    Police probe death of woman after visit to boyfriend in Abuja

    Military intensifies operations as groups, leaders react to Kaduna abductions

    At least 39 killed as high-speed trains collide in Southern Spain

  • 21 New Articles
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    • 3 hours ago NDLEA arrests Brazilian woman with N3bn worth of heroin at Abuja airport
    • 1 day ago Troops foil bandit attack in Kaduna, neutralize suspected terrorist
    • 1 day ago Suspected Boko Haram attack, kills pastor, four others in Borno community
    • 1 day ago Landslide kills eight, leaves over 80 missing in Indonesia
    • 1 day ago Shettima returns to Abuja after diplomatic, economic mission to Guinea, Switzerland
    • 1 day ago Fresh bloodbath in Niger: Bandits ambush, kill 7 farmers
    • 1 day ago Nigeria nurse loses licence for sleeping on duty
    • 1 day ago Kano, Defections and the road to 2027
    • 2 days ago National blackout as power grid suffers first collapse of 2026
    • 2 days ago Kano Gov Abba Yusuf resigns from NNPP amid prolonged internal crisis
    • 2 days ago Ondo palace warns against disrespectful address of 22yo monarch
    • 2 days ago One killed in Lagos multiple crashes on Otedola bridge
    • 2 days ago Police probe death of woman after visit to boyfriend in Abuja
    • 2 days ago Rivers APC faction urges Fubara to convene stakeholders’ meeting
    • 3 days ago Canada faces immigration pressure as 1.8 million temporary permits near expiry
    • 3 days ago EFCC links bank, fintechs to N162bn cryptocurrency fraud
    • 3 days ago Tinubu holds closed-door meeting with Makinde in Abuja
Breaking News
  • Troops nabs 65yo woman for allegedly supplying drugs to Boko Haram fighters

  • Abba Yusuf to rejoin APC Monday after quitting NNPP

  • APC holds ward congresses in Rivers to elect delegates for February bye-elections

  • AFCON: Gueye reflects on Senegal walk-off, Morocco missed penalty

  • NDLEA arrests Brazilian woman with N3bn worth of heroin at Abuja airport

  • Troops foil bandit attack in Kaduna, neutralize suspected terrorist

    Abba Yusuf to rejoin APC Monday after quitting NNPP

    Fresh bloodbath in Niger: Bandits ambush, kill 7 farmers

    Kano, Defections and the road to 2027

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