By Prisca Sam-Duru The 2026 edition of the Nigeria Prize for Literature nears its climax parading three poets, three different obsessions, but one common urgency — to hold a mirror to Nigeria. James Ngwu Eze writes against fear and silence. Tares Oburumu interrogates the colonial name we still be...
government
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential running mate, Rotimi Amaechi, has warned Nigerians that President Bola Tinubu’s presidency is a choice of death. Amaechi urged Nigerians to vote for the ADC’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, who, he said, represents life....
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Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said President Bola Tinubu is not the problem of the presidential candidates of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, and the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi. Keyamo claimed that Atiku ...
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Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, and chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Babachir Lawal, has accused the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, of manipulating the ADC presidential primary, saying t...
parks
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Abductors who seized 19 graduates travelling from Ibadan, Oyo State, to their National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, orientation camp have demanded N950 million for their release. The victims were travelling in two b...
safety
By Evelyn Usman On February 25, 2026, IGP Olatunji Disu took charge of the Nigeria Police Force with a solemn promise not to squander the confidence reposed in him. Today, that pledge is being tested against the hard realities of policing Nigeria , the crimes fought, the reforms ...
safety
By Prisca Sam-Duru A 33-year-old Cameroonian woman living in the UK recently shared an experience that stayed with me. Thirty weeks pregnant and home alone, she felt what she thought was labour pain and dialled UK a emergency number. In less than three minutes, she said, four med...
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By Sola Ogundipe For men undergoing surgery for prostate cancer, removing the tumour may solve the immediate threat, but it can leave behind another deeply personal problem: erectile dysfunction. Read Also: Mental Health Summit: US-based behaviour specialist to spotlight youth ad...
Local
By Sola Ogundipe A US-based addiction and behavioural health specialist, Dr Daniel Ikpechukwu, is among the experts billed to feature at the 4th Vanguard Mental Health Summit in Lagos, where he will examine Nigeria’s response to young people caught between substance dependence an...
business
By Hector Igbikiowubo The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has finally put a number to the black hole that has swallowed Nigeria’s oil wealth for years. In its 2025 audited financial report, the company casually disclosed that it spent a mind-boggling N11.2 trillion to...
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By Dele Sobowale “What does corrupting time not diminish? Our grandparents brought forth feebler heirs; we are further degenerate; and soon will beget progeny more wicked.” Homer, 65-8 BC Read Also: NIGERIA @ 66: Scandalised? – How NJC’s hammer fell on judges, justices In 1960, n...
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By Henry Ojelu, Assistant Judicial Editor In this interview, former Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, President, Dr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, examines the state of Nigeria’s judiciary, 66 years after independence. He discusses public confidence in the courts, conflicting judgments, judic...
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A former CAN President, Rev Samson Ayokunle, has urged President Bola Tinubu to take decisive action to address the hunger and insecurity in Nigeria. Read More: https://punchng.com/ex-can-president-asks-tinubu-to-tackle-hunger-insecurity/...
