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NUPRC Deploys Initiative To Assist Marginal Field Awardees In Field Development

Business
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), says a production based lending engagement is ongoing to assist the 2020 Marginal Field Bid Round licences...
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Election: UNICAL Announces New Resumption Date

Business
The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has announced March 20 as new resumption date for academic activities following the postponement of the Gubernatorial and state...

Naira Drops, Exchanges At N461.60 To Dollar

Business
The Naira on Wednesday exchanged at N461.60 to the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window. The figure represented a decrease of 0.06 per cent...

NLNG Begins Phase 2 Of Its Hospital Support Programme – Official

Business
Nigeria LNG (NLNG) has signed a Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with three Nigerian teaching hospitals in the second phase of its hospital support programme. Mr....

Fuel Subsidy Now Above N400bn Monthly – NNPCL

Business
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL) has disclosed that the amount being spent as subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly called petrol,...

Investigation

INVESTIGATION: Robbing Peter to Pay Paul: How Governor Emmanuel Pays Personal Loan with State Funds

Investigations
Postscript: The NEXT EDITION newspaper has launched an investigative series called, “Robbing Peter to Pay Paul,” as part of its accountability and transparency project,...
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Iniubong Umoren- Akwa Ibom Civil Society Forum Demands Explanation from Police over Shoddy Investigation

Investigations
The Guild of Community Development Advocates in Akwa Ibom State, Tuesday, called on the Nigerian Police to explain why it carried out a shoddy...

INVESTIGATION: DSS submits fresh report on murder of jobseeker, Iniubong Umoren to DPP

Investigations
The Department of State Security (DSS) has submitted a detailed report of fresh investigation into the murder of the jobseeker, Iniubong Umoren, to the...

INVESTIGATION: Iniubong Umoren: Finally, Police name Emem Emmanuel as accomplice; move him, others to Correctional Centre

Investigations
After months of denial and cover-up, the Akwa Ibom State Police command has admitted that Emem Emmanuel was an accomplice to the murder of...

INVESTIGATION: How Poor Toilet Facilities Threaten Menstrual Health Of Students In A’Ibom Public Schools

Investigations
Public schools of stench As you walk towards the tiny concrete buildings behind a long block of classrooms, a foul odor hits you square in...

Opinion

Alex Otti’s Abia Victory And Albatross

Opinion
Hearty congratulations to Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, who realised on 22 March 2023 his cherished goal of becoming the executive governor of Abia State...
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The Letterman – A Commentary on Obasanjo’s pastime

Opinion
Letters are usually written to convey feelings, thoughts , the attitudes or mindset of an individual towards another at the exact time of writing....

The scramble for Lagos

Opinion
If you were in Western Nigeria in the 1980s, you would remember a television drama with the title Fó'po mó'yò which featured Fadeyi Oloro,...

Now that we have arrived Rwanda

Opinion
Just before genocide broke out in Rwanda in 1994, a broadcaster on the Radio Television Libre des Mille Collines (RTLM) had said: "Someone must...

Bola Tinubu, oun t’o lóó dà lo dà yìí o

Opinion
The 2023 presidential election in Nigeria is not the worst in human history. That dubious reputation belongs in Liberia where, in 1927, the then...

Politics

APC Suspends NWC Member In Kogi Over Alleged Anti-party Activities

Politics
A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee in Kogi, Mr. Murtala Yakubu, has been suspended indefinitely with effect from Thursday. The...
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PDP Suspends Anyim, Fayose, Others, Refers Ortom To Disciplinary Committee

Politics
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. Pius...

We’ll Sue INEC Over Omission Of Party’s Logo — NNPP Cross River Guber Candidate

Politics
Amb. Wilfred Bonse, the governorship candidate, New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Cross River says the party will sue the Independent National Electoral Commission...

Apata Wins Somolu House Of Assembly Constituency 2

Politics
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Mr. Samuel Apata of the APC as the winner of Lagos State House of Assembly Constituency...

PDP Wins Ede South State Constituency Seat In Osun

Politics
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared PDP’s Olayiwola Olalekan winner of Ede South State Constituency seat in Osun. INEC Returning Officer Muritala Monsuru...

Features

As Christmas Approaches, Workers, Traders Lament High Prices Of Food Items

Special Reports
Nigerians, including workers and traders, on Wednesday, expressed concern over the rising prices of foodstuffs, especially as the 2022 Christmas celebration approaches. The respondents, who...
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Untold Story Of How Herdsmen Butchered Villagers In Benue Community

Special Reports
... Injuries Only Seen in War Situations ... CMD BSUTH Victims of herdsmen attacks on communities in Benue state say they are still suffering from...

Lagos Residents Call For Stiffer Measures To Check Underage Access To Hotels, Alcohol

Special Reports
Lagos residents have called for stiffer measures to check the growing trend of underage persons being allowed access to hotels, alcohol and drugs. A cross-section...

 How Influential Politicians Are Getting Away With Corruption — Falana

Special Reports
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana SAN has condemned “the manipulation of the justice system to favour influential politicians facing corruption charges in Nigeria.” Falana stated...

Conflict Mgt: Persuasion, Social Intelligence Skills Training, A Prerequisite for Individuals, Groups, Organizations — Experts

Special Reports
Some experts say individuals, groups and organizations require special trainings on persuasive strategies, social intelligence skills, among other principles, to assist them in managing...

Columnists

80 Hearty Cheers To Professor Bolaji Akinyemi

Columnists
One is bound to be tempted to write on different issues today, specifically on those ones that tried men’s souls in 2021, a year...
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Naira Slides To 505/$ As CBN Stops Forex Sale To BDCs

Business
The naira fell slightly to the dollar at the parallel market few hours after the Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday announced the discontinuity...

THE HIJAB DIVERSION

Columnists
Kwara State Government is insisting on hijab in its schools for female Muslim students. But because the schools are missionary-founded, Christians last week said...

Not All Bandits Are “Criminals”

Columnists
Recently an aide of Governor Bello Muhammed Matawalle of Zamfara State, North West Nigeria, laboured to explain that if his principal ever made the statement that “not all bandits are criminals”, it...

UZODIMMA: THE GOVERNOR AS A QUISLING

Columnists
The idea of democracy is straightforward. “Democracy is government of the people for the people and by the people,” said Abraham Lincoln, the 16th...

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North-Central

NAPTIP Arrests 49-Year-old Woman over Alleged Abduction of Twin Babies in Benue

North Central
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Makurdi Zonal Command, has arrested a 49-year-old woman, Augustina Ikyor, for deceiving a...
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World Teachers’ Day: Governorship Candidate Rewards Teachers With Cars

North Central
Umar Bago, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Niger State, on Wednesday rewarded three teachers with cars for their commitment and exemplary...

Communal clash: Two killed, Three Abducted In Benue

North Central
Renewed communal clash, between the Iharev and Kparev people of Tse-Sho village in Tyomu, Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue state, has reportedly claimed...

Suspected Herdsmen Kill Three Persons In Benue

North Central
Gunmen suspected to be militia herdsmen has, again, killed three persons in a community in Guma local government area of Benue State. The Next Edition...

Makurdi Under Flood Threat… Environment Commissioner

North Central
The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources in Benue state, Dr. Godwin Oyiwona, disclosed that Makurdi, the state capital, is under threat of flood...

North-East

Wife Of Borno Governor Presents Xmas Gifts To Christian Widows, Less Privileged

North East
The wife of Borno Governor, Hajiya Falmata Umara-Zulum, on Friday donated food items to Christian widows and vulnerable persons in Maiduguri. Distributing the items, Mrs...
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Borno Bans Development Partners From Supplying Food, Non-Food Items To Resettled Communities

North East
Borno Government has banned organisations from distributing food and non-food items to resettled communities in the state. The ban was made known in a letter...

Insurgency: Borno To Close IDPs Camps By Dec. 31

North East
Borno State government says it will close all Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps located within the state capital, Maiduguri, by Dec. 31. The State Governor,...

Zulum Receives Women, Children Who Escaped From Boko Haram Bondage

North East
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno on Monday received six women and nine children who escaped from the bondage of Boko Haram terrorists. Presenting the women...

Zulum Orders Investigation Into Clash Between Task Force, Church Members In Maiduguri

North East
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has ordered investigation into the violent clash between a joint security task force operating with Borno Geographical Information System...

North-West

Court Dissolves Ganduje’s Daughter 16-Year-Old Marriage, Orders Return Of Dowry

North West
An Upper Shari’a Court sitting in Kano on Thursday dissolved the 16-year-old marriage between Asiya Ganduje and Inuwa Uba. Asiya is a daughter of the...
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Hisbah Clears Lady Who Allegedly Married Her Daughter’s Suitor

North West
The Kano State Hisbah Board has concluded investigation on Malama Khadija Rano, who was alleged to have dissolved her marriage to marry her daughter’s...

Matawalle Orders House-To-House Search To Flush Out Criminal Elements

North West
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has directed the task force on security to embark on house-to-house search to flush out criminal elements in the...

Bandits Burn Down 2 Health Centres, Shut 69 Others In Katsina— Official

North West
Katsina State Government says bandits have completely burnt down two primary health centres in Batsari Local Government Area of the state. Dr. Shamsudeen Yahaya, the...

NUT Chapter Urges Kaduna Govt To Reverse Teachers’ Sack

North West
Alhaji Babangida Sa’idu, Vice Chairman, Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) Sokoto State Chapter, has urged the Kaduna State Government to reverse its decision on ...

South-East

Communal Crisis: Gov Umahi Orders Arrest Of State APC Chairman, Reps Candidate

South East
Gov David Umahi of Ebonyi has ordered the arrest of the state All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman, Chief Stanley Okoro-Emegha and a party Chieftain,...
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Insecurity: Anambra Demolishes Suspected Kidnappers’ Hideout

South East
The Anambra government has demolished a building, allegedly being used as a hideout for gang of kidnappers in Okpuno-Ifite village, Oba, Idemili South Local...

Enugu CP Says No Cause For Alarm Over Suspected Natural Gas-Induced Fire

South East
Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr. Lawal Abubakar, has assured  residents and Caritas University community that ‘there is no cause for alarm’ over...

New Year- 4 Die In 2 Auto Crashes In Ebonyi -FRSC  

South East
No fewer than four persons died and several others injured in two separate ghastly auto accidents along Abakaliki-Enugu expressway in Ebonyi on New Year...

NDLEA Warns Against Drug Abuse, Trafficking In Ebonyi

South East
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ebonyi Command, on Saturday reiterated it commitment to fight against drug abuse and trafficking in the state,...

South-West

Makinde Presides Over Exco Meeting In Saki, To Flag Off Ido-Eruwa Road

South West
…says he has fulfilled his electoral promises to Ibarapa North, Central Oyo State governor and standard-bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the March...
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Adeleke Appoints Samuel Aina As Head Of Service

South West
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has appointed Mr. Samuel Aina as the new Head of Service. This is contained in a statement by Adeleke’s Spokesperson,...

Oyo To Partner British Gov’t On Economic Development

South West
…as Makinde hosts British Deputy High Commissioner Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, said that his administration will continue to collaborate with development partners...

Lagos Assembly Summons Lands Bureau, Others Over Ogudu Community Land Dispute

South West
The Lagos State House of Assembly has summoned the Lands Bureau and the Land Grabbers Office to appear before it over a land dispute...

350m Passengers Boarded BRT Buses In 7 Years

South West
The Managing Director, Primero Transport Service Limited, Mr. Fola Tinubu, said the company had transported over 350 million passengers in the last seven years...

South-South

Fish out killers of APC Chieftain Frank-Oputu, Diri urges Police

South-South
Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa state has condemned the assassination of Mr. Sunday Frank-Oputu, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in his...
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Medical Doctor Arrested Over Alleged Rape Of Housemaid In Delta

South-South
The Police Command in Delta has confirmed the arrest of a medical practitioner, Dr. Christian Osakwe, over alleged rape of his housemaid in Asaba. The...

We Will Provide Opportunities For Youths To Be Wealth Creators – Okowa

South-South
Delta Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, on Tuesday, said his administration would continue to provide opportunities for youths in the state to be self-employed and...

Police Kill 4 Suspected Pirates In A’Ibom

South-South
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom said its officers killed four suspected pirates who specialised in terrorising fishermen in Ibeno waterways in the state. The...

Bayelsa Primary Healthcare Workers Suspend Strike

South-South
The Bayelsa State Chapter of Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) on Sunday said it has suspended the industrial action embarked upon...

Editorial

Sports

Sack Peseiro From Super Eagles Job Now, 3 Sports Writers Urge NFF

Sports
Three sports journalists based in Abuja on Sunday urged the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to relieve Jose Peseiro of his Super Eagles Head Coach...
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Zamalek Sack Coach Ferreira Again

Sports
Egyptian champions Zamalek have parted ways with Portuguese coach Jesualdo Ferreira for the second time in less than two months. Zamalek announced the termination of...

PSG ‘Not A Team’ Yet, Says Lahm

Sports
Former Germany captain Philipp Lahm has alleged that Paris Saint-Germain was “not a team” yet, but more like “a luxury department store” of their...

Referee In Egypt Disallows Goal After Watching Replay On Mobile Phone

Sports
It is bizarre but true, that a referee ruled out a late goal after using a mobile phone to review an incident during a...

SPORTSFLAKES: MABO: THEY HAVE FORGOTTEN ME

Sports
Those who organised a reception for Super Falcons, 1999 set in what was tagged the NFF/ AITEO Awards in 2021 took Ismaila Mabo closer...

World

2 Cambodians Charged With Insulting Royals On Facebook

World
Two Cambodians were charged under the country’s lese majeste law with insulting King Norodom Sihamoni for posts made on Facebook about a photograph of...
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Russia Has Written Off African Countries’ $20bn Debt – Putin

World
Russia has written off African countries’ debt amounting to more than $20 billion, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin said this on Monday at...

Iran’s School Poisonings Affected 13,000 With 100 Still Hospitalised

World
The mysterious poisonings of schoolgirls in Iran that started in November has resulted in 13,000 suspected cases, including 100 children who were still being...

China’s Communist Party Confirms Xi To Unprecedented 3rd Term As President

World
The people’s congress in China on Friday handed Xi Jinping an unprecedented third term as president. The congress further gave the green light to his...

10-Year-Old Turkish Boy Rescued After 100 Hours Under Rubble

World
Rescuers in southern Turkey rescued a 10-year-old boy from a collapsed house, four days after an earthquake caused devastation across large parts of the...

Health

Malnutrition: Lagos State Accounts For 2,000 Stunted, 200,000 Wasted Children— UNICEF

Health
Lagos State accounts for about 2,000 children with stunted growth as a result of malnutrition, Mrs Ada Ezeogu, United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) Nutrition...
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1.5bn People Live With Hearing Loss, Says WHO

Health
The World Health Organisation says an estimated 1.5 billion people globally live with hearing loss. The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, made...

Genotype: Expert Recommends Multiple Lab Tests

Health
Dr. Ayo Agbabiaka of Kwara State University (KWASU)’s Medical Services has recommended testing in multiple laboratories for genotype to get accurate results. Agbabiaka gave the...

COVID-19 Remains International Health Threat, WHO Warns

Health
World Health Organisation (WHO) has again, warned that COVID-19 is still a global health threat and that it is not time to declare the...

75% Of Human Ailments Comes From Animals – Veterinarian

Health
Dr. Olatunji Nasir, the President of Common Wealth Veterinary Association (CVA), says about 75 per cent of all human ailments come from animals. Nasir made...

Fashion

Nigerians React As Nudity Trends As Fashion

Fashion
Mixed reactions have continued to trail how nudity is becoming a fashion trend as Nigerians differ on their perspective of what fashion truly portends. A...
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Ananse.com Partners MasterCard Foundation, DHL To Connect 1,000 African Fashion Designers, Artists To Global Markets

Fashion
Ananse Africa, a startup ecommerce platform, launched recently in Johannesburg and Lagos, has begun the business of connecting African designers with local and international...

120 Compete For Mr, Miss Nigeria International

Fashion
A total of 120 contestants is jostling for the 2020 Mr and Miss Nigeria International (MMNI) as contestants from 10 countries compete for Mr...

Former Big Brother Naija Housemate Cee C Becomes Ambassador

Fashion
Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Cynthia Nwadiora, popularly known as Cee C, has been announced as the Getfit newest brand ambassador by the Getfit...

How To Wear Makeup With Glasses

Fashion
If you wear glasses on a daily basis and love putting on makeup, you probably understand the struggle of doing your makeup in a...

Lifestyle

Nigerians React As Nudity Trends As Fashion

Fashion
Mixed reactions have continued to trail how nudity is becoming a fashion trend as Nigerians differ on their perspective of what fashion truly portends. A...
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Your Handbag Should Not Define Your Life, Adejumo Tells Ladies

Lifestyle
Female Enthusiast and Transformational Coach, Funke Felix-Adejumo, has encouraged women not to allow material things define who they are in life. Speaking to women during...

Valentine’s Day: Does Red Really symbolise Love?

Lifestyle
Some memorable days are often symbolised with certain colours and asides Christmas, Valentine’s Day is another special day that sees a spike in the...

‘This Is How We Dress,’ Afghan Women Overseas Pose In Colourful Attire

Lifestyle
Afghan youth rights activist Wazhma Sayle says she was shocked to see a photograph online, apparently of women dressed in black all-enveloping niqabs and...

HOW YOUNG IS TOO YOUNG?

Lifestyle
Hello everyone, how are we doing? Personally, I’ve been low key but living. Anyways, enough about that, let’s talk about someone that we have...

Relationships

10 Obvious Signs That Tell Your Girlfriend Is The One You Should Marry

Relationships
What could be better than marrying the girl you love? You may have heard people getting married to the love of their lives. This...
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Lovers Discover They Are Siblings Days To Their Wedding (photos)

Relationships
Two Kenyan lovers who have been in a romantic relationship for quite some time, have expressed shock of discovering they are siblings days to...

How Long Is Too Long Before Proposing

Relationships
It is expected that individuals should date before venturing into the permanent relationship of marriage. The dating period allows partners to get to know each...

Can You Propose To Your Boyfriend?

Relationships
Have you been waiting for your boyfriend to take your relationship to the next step? If he's foot-dragging, can you and should you take the...

Ways to Make Sex More Intimate and Romantic

Relationships
A great sex life among couples has been shown to be one of the ways to successful relationships. Couples who are happy in this area...

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