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NNPCL Assures Of Steady Fuel Supply, Ahead Of Yuletide

Business
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), Alhaji Mele Kyari has assured that in three months the country would...
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Abuja Airport shut down over runway incident

Aviation
The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, has been temporarily shut over an incident involving Aerocontractors aircraft which got stuck on the runway. The Director of...

Why Price Of Cooking Gas Is High — NLNG Boss

Business
The Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG) Ltd., says shortage of Foreign Exchange (FX), Federal Government’s import and Value Added Tax (VAT) are responsible for...

AfDB Implements $20bn Desert-to-Power Initiative To Develop Nigeria, Other Sahel Zones

Business
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and its partners, are implementing the 20 billion-dollar Desert-to-Power initiative to develop 10 GW of solar power across Nigeria...

NUPRC Has Zero Tolerance For Corruption, Operates Anti-corruption Philosophy – CCE

Business
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has said it operates anti-corruption philosophy and will continue to demonstrate zero tolerance for corruption in its...

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: From Feeding Bottle to Dining Table

Opinion
  By Michael Nwabueze On Sunday July 2, 2023 during the Thanksgiving Mass of the Deputy Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Austin...
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Etekamba Umoren: Hardwork, Humility and Loyalty Rewarded

Opinion
By Inyang Akpan   The postulation by Robert Frost has played out well with Sir Etekamba Udo Umoren, Knight of John Westley when he said “If...

Men give, women receive

Opinion
  By Funke Egbemode ([email protected])   Ola: Men are foolish, very foolish. Lola: Ah ah, what’s biting you? How can you just wake up and make such a...

Abobaku, japa and Tinubu ‘haters’

Opinion
By Lasisi Olagunju   "We sit here stranded, though we're all doin' our best to deny it." I do not know under what condition Bob Dylan...

STOP STALKING YOUR MAN

Opinion
  By Funke Egbemode ([email protected]) Nse has become a comic character in her husband’s office. Once she drives in through the gates, the staff, especially the...

Politics

PDP Directs Withdrawal Of All Intra-party Litigation

Politics
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday in Abuja directed all intra-party litigants to withdraw their court cases. The party gave the directive in a...
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Edo 2024: Female Guber Aspirant Promises To Prioritise Health, Education

Politics
  Dr. Loretta Oduware Ogboro-Okor, female aspirant in the Edo 2024 governorship race, has promised to give priority to technology, education and health care, if...

Appeal Court Upholds Alex Otti’s Election As Abia Governor

Politics
The Court of Appeal in Lagos has dismissed the appeals brought by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) and...

Ondo: Lawmakers Meet Today, May Declare Aiyedatiwa Acting Governor

Politics
Lawmakers in the Ondo State House of Assembly will meet today (Tuesday) to discuss the polity in the state, days after the peace meeting...

Tribunal Orders INEC To Provide Materials In Kogi’s Governorship Election Within 48 Hours

Politics
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Kogi has given INEC 48 hours to issue certified copies of electoral materials on the Nov. 11 off-cycle...

Features

Echoes of Akwa Ibom Inter-Ministerial Parley

Special Reports
The two-day inter-ministerial briefing which featured public engagements and enlightenment on government programmes and activities may have come and gone but its widespread impact...
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Akpet: Cross River Community Where Children Shun Education For Illegal Mining

Special Reports
Akpet is a community in Biase Local Government Area of Cross River it is blessed with commercial deposit of minerals such as limestone, lithium...

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...

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...

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

8 Died In Kwara Auto Crash

North Central
Eight persons died in an auto crash at Oke-Onigbin on the Omu-Aran-Ilorin Highway in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara on Friday. An articulated vehicle...
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We Inherited N307 billion Debt From Past Administration – Mutfwang

North Central
Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau says his administration inherited a debt burden of N307 billion from the immediate past administration in the state. The governor...

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...

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...

North-East

Police Neutralise 67 Kidnappers, Rescue 29 Victims In Bauchi

North East
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State on Monday confirmed that security operatives have killed 60 suspected kidnappers and rescued 29 victims in Tafawa Balewa...
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5 Die, 6 Survive In Boat Mishap In Kano

North East
The Kano State Fire Service on Sunday confirmed five persons dead while six others survived a boat mishap at Kanwa Dam in Madobi Local...

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...

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,...

North-West

Police Arrest Two Suspected Killers Of VON Reporter In Zamfara

North West
Zamfara Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the murder of Hamisu Danjibga, a reporter with the Voice of Nigeria (VON) in...
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KKSCHMA To Establish Clinics In All Social Welfare Homes Of Kano State

North West
In an effort to ensure the poor and vulnerable in the State access free healthcare under the equity programme, Kano State Contributory Healthcare Management...

KAROTA Operatives, Tricycle Riders Clash In Kano, Scores Injured

North West
Some operatives of the Kano State Road and Traffic Agency (KAROTA) on Tuesday clashed with tricycle riders on Zaria road close to Kofar Nasarawa...

Restructuring: Gov Lawal Reduces Zamfara Ministries To 16

North West
Gov. Dauda Lawal of Zamfara state on Thursday signed an executive order reducing the state ministries from 28 to 16 to improve quality services. This...

Zamfara: Police Comply With Court Order, Return Ex-gov’s Vehicles

North West
The Zamfara Police Command on Saturday said it had returned all vehicles it seized from former governor of the state, Bello Matawalle. The command’s Police...

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

Why Fubara Wants To Revoke Andoni Road Contract Project Awarded By Wike

South-South
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has said that the State Government would revoke and re-award the Andoni section of the Ogoni/Opobo/Nkoro/Andoni Unity Road...
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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...

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...

Editorial

Sports

Morocco 2024: Super Falcons Wallop Cape Verde 5-0 In Abuja

Sports
The Super Falcons on Thursday walloped their counterparts from Cape Verde 5-0 in the first leg of their 2024 Women Africa Cup of Nations...
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Haaland Hits New Record, But Manchester City Lose Top Spot To Arsenal

Sports
Haaland Hits New Record, But Manche Manchester City striker Erling Haaland claimed another English Premier League (EPL) goal-scoring record on Saturday. However, Haaland could not extend...

U-17 W/Cup: Mali Maul Mexico To Cruise Into Quarter-Finals

Sports
Mali made light work of Concacaf champions Mexico in the last 16 of the FIFA Under 17 World Cup Indonesia 2023 to cruise into...

Rwanda Beat South Africa 2-0, Lead Nigeria’s 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Group

Sports
Hosts Rwanda on Tuesday in Butare beat visiting South Africa 2-0 to shoot to the top of Group C table in the 2026 FIFA...

45-Year-Old Wins 8th Lagos Women Run For Veterans

Sports
Forty-five-year-old Helen Mamman on Saturday emerged winner of the 8th Lagos Women 10-kilometre Run in the Veterans’ Category with a time of 50 minutes,...

World

French Poisoning Themselves In Efforts To Kill Bed Bugs

World
People seeking to ward off a plague of bed bugs in France are running the risk of poisoning themselves with illegal insecticides, the authorities...
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Niger, Burkina Faso Pull Out From G5 Sahel

World
The transitional government of Burkina Faso and the Republic of Niger have announced their withdrawal from the G5 Sahel. The two parties made their decision...

War Resumes In Gaza After Truce Expires

World
Israeli warplanes resumed the pounding of Gaza, Palestinian civilians fled for shelter, and rocket sirens blared in southern Israel on Friday as war resumed...

Israeli Ex-hostage Says She Confronted Hamas Chief Yahya Sinwar In Gaza Tunnel

World
An 85-year-old Israeli woman abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7 and set free two weeks later said she met its Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar...

Gaza Truce Starts Friday, 13 Hostages To Be Initially Released – Qatar

World
A four-day truce agreed by Israel and Hamas is due to begin at 7 am (0500 GMT) on Friday, mediator Qatar said. The beginning of...

Health

HPV Vaccine Is Safe, Serves As Lifelong Prevention Against Cervical Cancer — Pate

Health
Prof.  Ali Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, says the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine is safe for girls and serves...
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Lagos Medical Director Bags Life Imprisonment For Child Defilement

Health
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, on Tuesday, sentenced the Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Dr. Olufemi Olaleye, to double...

Healthy Sex Life Can Improve Mental Well-being, Self-esteem, Says Neuro-psychiatrist

Health
The impact of sex on mental health can be positive and negative depending on a range of factors, a Consultant Neuro-psychiatrist, Dr. Maymunah Kadiri,...

Cancer Cases In Younger People Rising Globally – Researchers

Health
Factors such as obesity and alcohol consumption are contributing to a worrying rise in global cancer cases among younger people, a study suggests. Researchers estimated...

Anthrax: Stakeholders Seek Strict Supervision Of Abattoirs

Health
Stakeholders have called on the Federal Government and state governments, to ensure strict supervision of abattoirs across the country to check the spread of...

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

Diet, Lifestyle Key To Management Of Erectile Dysfunction – Gynecologist

Lifestyle
A consultant Gynaecologist, Dr. Ayodele Ademola, has advised people with erectile dysfunction to be more conscious of what they eat, as diet and lifestyle...
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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...

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...

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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