Compiled by Demola Adefajo
The Nation
Interest rates cut likely as MPC meets today
Wike: Poll outcome has shown ruling party, real opposition
15% voter turnout an improvement on previous polls, says INEC
NAF boosts civil-military relationsin Akwa Ibom with CSR
Why youths must be empowered, by Tuggar
APC: victory in FCT, Rivers, Kano a referendum on Tinubu govt
Nigeria wins in $6.2million dispute with firm
Tinubu salutes Leo Stan Ekeh at 70
Your fasting and that mountain
Lagos deputy governor: use Ramadan for nation building
NAF boosts civil-military relations in Akwa Ibom with CSR
Lagos reaffirms support for Records Bureau to preserve state heritage
Mubarak Ahmad-Gumi declares Kaduna Assembly bid on APC platform
Voter turnout and improvement on previous elections, says INEC
FCT polls: Wike attributes victory to Tinubu’s dividends of democracy
EPL: Mac Allister’s goal seals late Liverpool victory at Forest
EPL: Jimenez double earns Fulham victory at Sunderland
NADDC begins import-deletion programme for motorcycle, tricycle components
LASEPA, UNIDO, Japan conclude cholera prevention capacity-building project in Lagos
Competence, inclusivity should guide Delta’s 2031 succession debate, says Kpokpogri
Electoral Act Amendment will end candidate imposition, improve credible polls – Ondo APC chieftain
Catholic Bishops back real-time transmission of election results from BVAS
Kano police bust car theft syndicate, recover three stolen vehicles
Matawalle hails Nigerian-made drones, boosts local defence production
National Assembly unveils key reforms in 2026 Electoral Act
Yilwatda hails FCT, Kano, Rivers election victories as endorsement of Tinubu’s reforms
APC poised for 2027 victory, says Gombe Gov. Yahaya
FCT Poll: PDP hails Gwagwalada victory, reaffirms status as credible opposition
Oyo govt dismisses rumours of kidnapping at Kishi nursing college
APC’s Danjuma wins Kuje Area Council chairmanship election
Obasanjo, Jonathan attend Imo business mogul Akagburuonye’s 60th birthday
FCT elections: Jubilation erupts as APC candidate floors PDP, ADC opponents in Nyanyan, Karu
FG assures mining investors of protection under Cape Town convention
Nigeria’s capital market value jumps 125% – SEC DG
FCT polls results signal PDP resurgence ahead of 2027 — Gbenga Hashim
NDLEA busts woman with drugs in fake pregnancy
I participated in BBNaija to launch entertainment career – Saga
Sarah Martins dismisses dating rumours after interaction with dispatch rider
Rwandan Police warn Nigerian content creator over road safety breach
Rapper Future expresses regret over past relationships
Congresses: Akpabio predicts APC victory in Essien Udim LGA for Tinubu, Eno
Oyo APC hails peaceful ward, LG congresses, eyes 2027 victories
Katsina APC congresses successful, no petitions filed — Appeal committee chair
‘Taskmaster’ Simeone demands defensive grit from Lookman
Onuachu fires 17th Turkish Super Lig goal
Ejiro Peters eyes global stage after Niget Delta Games Gold
Tinubu’s Sports Aid to Chair 2nd Newstap/SWAN 5-Star Awards
Will new National Industrial Policy bode well for economy?
FX reforms: Oil prices rally brightens naira, external reserves’ prospects
NSDC, Lee Group to establish sugar project in Niger
UNESCO, UK partner on loans for overseas students
Judicial corruption and reforms
Integrity of elections; the human factor
Fela’s Grammy
Wike wins north and south
The Punch
UniAbuja expels 28 students over misconduct, drug offences
2027: Real-time results transmission achievable, say telcos
Senate downplays ‘broke’ narrative over committee allocations
NNPP alleges intimidation of members in Kano
Peter Okoye admits co-signing Northside account, contradicts earlier claim
NNPC, NUPRC fear financial squeeze after Tinubu’s order
Foundation seeks transparent disbursement of disability funds
Lasaco retools strategy to capture evolving opportunities
Nigeria defeats UK tech firm in $6.2m arbitration
Rigging: INEC RECs risk two-year jail term
FCT poll: PDP drags APC to court after five-council sweep
2027: Ogun monarch backs Iyabo Obasanjo’s gov ambition
LASG applauds JOHESU for suspending strike
Lagos monarch hails new LASU chancellor
LG backs rehabilitation for juvenile offenders
Catholic bishops slam N’Assembly over new Electoral Act
10,000 Lagos residents to benefit from Obasanjo’s birthday healthcare mission
APC congresses: Akpabio, others predict victory ahead of 2027
APC wins by-election in Ogun ward
2027: Obi not under DSS, EFCC radar – Aide
Edo cracks down on vandalism, warns village heads
India deports over 2,356 Nigerians in five years
CJN swears in Oyewole as S’Court justice Wednesday
Ekiti unveils tribunal to check escalating house rents
Lagos pledges support for digital creatives
Oyo warns against self-help, vows prosecution for land grabbers
Awujale: Ruling family demands gov resume selection process
Troops foil B’Haram attacks, kill 29 in Borno, Yobe
Foreign minister pushes for youth engagement in nation-building
Atiku blames government for record low turnout in FCT poll
Terrorists behind killings in Nigeria are foreigners – FG
Awujale stool: I have never paraded myself, says lawmaker
VIDEO: Tinubu lifted restrictions to boost FCT voter turnout, Wike reveals
FULL LIST: Nigerians shine at 2026 BAFTA Film Awards
NYPD hunts killer of Nigerian inside US nightclub
How police stray bullet killed two in Lagos community -Eyewitness
Group decries displacement of traders as Lagos redevelops markets
Residents protest mining in Ogun community over environmental risks
African green projects seek $3.09bn funding – Summit
Pally Agro unveils expansion plan, strengthens distribution model
Bank secures N2.2bn MOFI boost for housing
Bayelsa’s next Deputy Gov: Behind-the-scenes moves, political calculations, intrigues
APC congratulates winners of Rivers constituency bye-elections
Top-four battle intensifies at Ajegunle U-14 League
Maiden Falcons call-up thrills Oloko
Athletics: Germany-born Schlueter boosts Nigeria’s multi-events
Expert urges decentralised cinemas, cheaper tickets to grow Nollywood
Editorial: Retiring into a life of misery
Tinubu’s Executive Order: Between old cabals and new sheriffs
On cash crunch and executive order on NNPCL accounts
Kwankwaso and the cost of constructive criticism
Nigeria cannot criminalise abortion while cutting contraceptive access
Accredited pension agents: Disrupting the old pension order
How Rivers fruit market killing sparked ethnic firestorm
ThisDay
Ahead Of 2027: APC Wins 5 Out Of 6 FCT Area Councils, ADC Mum
*Tinubu: Successful conduct of polls in nation’s capital, Rivers, Kano has strengthened our democratic culture, institutions *Yilwatda: Our victories are clear testament to grassroots strength *Outcome has exposed emergency democrats, declares Wike *Southern Govs, Lagos hail president, party *PDP wants INEC to release results of two wards
Michael Prest’s BONI Triumphs Over Bank Of Zambia In Investrust Dispute
Mothers Of Chibok: The Inspiring Story Of Women Who Refused To Be Broken
Lassa Fever: 30 Cases Reported In Edo With Six Fatalities
Mirroring Monetary Policy, Maximum Lending Rate Droped To 29.32% In December
Analysts Project Rate Cuts As Cooling Inflation, Stronger Naira Give CBN Room To Ease
Agama: Capital Market’s N68.8trn Growth Lifts GDP Contribution To 33%
‘It’s Unconstitutional’, SERAP Asks Tinubu To Stop Phone Tapping Rules
Nigeria Not Ready For Full E‑Transmission, I Support 2026 Electoral Law, States Plang
At APC Congress, Akpabio Forecasts 180,000 Votes For Tinubu, Eno In Essien LG
NGO Launches Action Plan To End Violence Against Women With Disabilities
‘Alleged N13.7bn Fraud Perpetrated Under Oyetola’s Govt, His Payroll Was Audited’
Mirroring Monetary Policy, Maximum Lending Rate Droped To 29.32% In December
EATL, NUPRC’s Joint Move To Curb Oil Losses, Boost Revenue
As UBA Redefines Diaspora Banking
Stock Market Gains N8.14trn On Buy Interest In MTN Nigeria, Dangote Cement
Ike Chioke: CBN Should Ensure Banks Does Not Invest Fresh Capital In Stock Market
DISRUPTING THE OLD PENSION ORDER
Bi-Courtney Enhances Inclusive Passenger Experience
NDPA: Infrastructure Stability Key To Unlocking Nigeria’s Oil Revenue Potential
Nigeria’s Corruption Score Stalls At 26 As CPI 2025 Exposes Deep Structural Failures
Wolves Stand By Tolu Arokodare After Racial Abuse In Premier League
Iwobi On Target As Fulham End Three-Match Losing Streak
Ejiro Peters Sees Niger Delta Games Gold As Springboard For Brighter Future
Lagos Legends Pay Courtesy Visit To Mayor Okeowo, Seek Collaboration
LSSC Drives New Era At Dolphin Swimming League
Tinubu’s Aide, Adeboye, To Chair Newstap/ SWAN Five-Star Award
Dirty Tricks Boots Are Also Here
EDITORIAL: US BOOTS ON NIGERIAN GROUND
Leadership
Bandits Demand N100 Levy From Kebbi Preachers
Driving Growth Through Sustainability: FirstBank’s Commitment
APPRECIATION
Ejiro Peters Sees Niger Delta Games Gold As Springboard To Future Glory
Intruder Shot After ‘Unauthorised Entry’ At Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Residence
ADC Candidate Alleges Intimidation, Vote-Buying In AMAC Poll
NSIA, JICA Launches $50m Innovation Fund To Empower Startups
FCT Polls: Announce Kuje Council Results, Turaki-led PDP Tells Amupitan
Dikko To Chair Nigerian Sports Yearbook Launch In Lagos
FCT Polls: Turaki-led PDP Congratulates Party’s Successful Candidate, Starts Petition Process
Arsenal Reclaim 5-point Lead After Dominant North London Derby Victory
Ensure APC’s Victory In Sokoto, Governor Aliyu Tells New LG Excos
Southeast Blackout Not Grid Failure: Transmission Fault Fixed, NISO Says
How SEC Can Achieve 20m Investors’ Target – Don
CISLAC, TMG Condemn Apathy, Irregularities In FCT, Rivers, Kano Polls
FG Commits 5% Of GDP To Industrial Development Financing
After A Decade In Darkness Aba Power Begins Power Supply To Etche LGA
Dangote–NNPC Alliance To Redefine Nigeria’s Energy Security, Deepen Industrialisation – Ojulari
NDLEA Nabs Female Drug Courier With Fake Pregnancy, Arrests Others In Major Drug Busts
Ronaldo’s Ex-girlfriend Reveals Lucrative Offers To ‘Tarnish’ His Image
FCT Polls: Keyamo Upbraids Opposition, Says Nigerians Are Not Fools
Is The Quest to Cure Sickle Cell in Nigeria Finally Yielding Results?
Moffi Nearing FC Porto Starting XI, Says Farioli
Ruthless Alcaraz Wins Qatar Open Title In Under 50 Minutes
Yelewata Massacre Survivors Demand Justice As Trial Of Suspects Begins
Lenacapavir: The Twice-Yearly Injection That Could End HIV in Nigeria
Tinubu Mourns Ex-UBA Chairman Ogbue
Federal Government Assures Catholic Bishops Of Commitment To Justice, Security Reforms
New Supreme Court Justice Oyewole To Take Oath Of Office Wednesday
NPFL: Kwara United Suffer Double Injury Blow Ahead Of Abia Warriors Clash
Catholic Bishops Decry Nigeria’s ‘Endless Bleeding’, Call For Electoral Integrity, Moral Leadership
Aston Villa Are Still In Premier League Title Hunt, Abraham Insists
CBN Approves 100 New BDC Licenses Post-recapitalisation—Operators
:Trump Declares Ronaldo the ‘Greatest Ever’, Urges Move to America
Atletico Coach Hails Lookman’s Goal-Scoring Instinct, Urges Defensive Improvement
Angry Passengers Lambast Norwegian Cruise Line’s ‘Idiotic’ New Dress Code
Elvis Presley’s Ex-Girlfriend Opens Up On EPiC Concert After Being ‘Erased’ From Biopic
Miss Nigeria 2026 Kicks Off with Star-Studded Beauty & Fashion Fair At Eko Hotel
A Fela Portraiture Valued @ N500,000 Goes Missing
ANA To Mark Acclaimed Nigerian Playwright Femi Osofisan’s 80th Birthday
Wiki Loves Mother Tongue Launches 2026 Campaign
ADC Candidate Alleges Intimidation, Vote-Buying In AMAC Poll
FCT Polls: Announce Kuje Council Results, Turaki-led PDP Tells Amupitan
FCT Polls: Turaki-led PDP Congratulates Party’s Successful Candidate, Starts Petition Process
CISLAC, TMG Condemn Apathy, Irregularities In FCT, Rivers, Kano Polls
2027: Abia APC Formidable – Deputy Speaker, Kalu
Kano By-elections: NNPP Explains Absence From Ballots
FCT Polls: PDP’s Kasim Clinches Gwagwalada Chairmanship Seat
Governor Yusuf Hails INEC, Security Agencies For Peaceful Kano Bye-Elections
Electoral Act: Osuntokun Urges Nigerians To Hold INEC Accountable
Ejiro Peters Sees Niger Delta Games Gold As Springboard To Future Glory
NPFL: Kwara United Suffer Double Injury Blow Ahead Of Abia Warriors Clash
Aston Villa Are Still In Premier League Title Hunt, Abraham Insists
Atletico Coach Hails Lookman’s Goal-Scoring Instinct, Urges Defensive Improvement
World Cup 2026: Iroha Expresses Concern Over FIFA’s Delay On NFF Petition Against DR Congo
Zidane Poised To Take Reins Of French National Team After 2026 World Cup
Tennis Star Sloane Stephens Announces Divorce From Husband, Altidore
Allister’s Late Strike Snatches Victory For Liverpool At Forest
Iwobi Scores To Help Fulham Thrash Sunderland 3-1
After A Decade In Darkness Aba Power Begins Power Supply To Etche LGA
CBN Approves 100 New BDC Licenses Post-recapitalisation—Operators
Federal Govt, 10 Others List N1.175trn Securities On NGX
Unemployment Crisis Looms As Nigeria, Others Face Youth Bulge—World Bank
The Sun
APC convention: Party may settle for consensus arrangement –National chairman
AfCFTA: Nigeria’s preparation shaky, risks being dumping ground, experts warn
Nnamdi Kanu: It’s time to renegotiate Nigeria’s unity
Electoral Act: Expert unveils technology to protect results
Tinubu hails APC victory in FCT, Kano, Rivers polls, urges winners to cherish ‘sacred trust’
CISLAC, TMG raise alarm on voter apathy, irregularities in FCT, Rivers, Kano polls
AMAC election: ADC chairmanship candidate thanks voters, Obi, others
APC congress: Kogi chairman hails peaceful, rancour-free exercise across 239 wards
FCT polls: Obidient Movement decries IReV’s non-display of uploaded election results
AfCFTA: Nigeria’s preparation shaky, risks being dumping ground, experts warn
Heavyweight stocks drive historic N8.14trn weekly gain in equities market
Oil revenue reform’ll strengthen capital market liquidity –Experts
MOFI’s N1trn housing fund deepens market presence with NGX listing
Nnamdi Kanu: It’s time to renegotiate Nigeria’s unity
Electoral Act: Expert unveils technology to protect results
5 missing children recovered in Ebonyi
Not loving harder is my biggest regret – Rapper Future
Regina Daniels takes delivery of ₦150m 2026 GAG Trumpchi M8
Atlético faces wage dilemma in Pursuit of Osimhen as Barcelona monitors situation
Why Nigeria should not be at 2026 FIFA World Cup – Sodje
Team Imo in Para Powerlifting medal push
Team Bayelsa, in Benin City to Compete, says Igali
Editorial: Nigeria’s new industrial policy
My glass house Lord Himself buildeth
Nigeria in the past tense, the case for equity
Fears for 2027 election
Why’s the conqueror scared stiff?
FCT Polls: EFCC nabs 20 for alleged electoral fraud, recovers N17.2m cash
APC wins Kuje Area Council chairmanship poll
FCT polls: Maikalangu wins in AMAC
Tribune
Most terrorists killing Nigerians are foreigners — FG
Electoral Act: What changed in the new law — Senate Leader
APC’s victories in FCT, Kano, Rivers endorsement of Tinubu’s reforms — Yilwatda
Electoral Act 2026: A rejoinder to Bamidele and an appeal to Amupitan’s INEC
Ecobank Nigeria fully repays $300m Eurobond as Fitch upgrades ETI outlook
Vote buying: The recall of Ghana’s High Commissioner
Simi breaks silence after her 2012 post ‘sexualising’ four-year-old boy resurfaced online
Why banks may not lend more to FG at current leverage levels —CFG Advisory
50 Ramadan Kareem wishes for your Muslim friends
Standard Chartered, Stanbic IBTC Lead Capital importation into Nigeria in Q3 2025
TAJBank earns A1 credit ratings by Agusto, Datapro
Simi breaks silence after her 2012 post ‘sexualising’ four-year-old boy resurfaced online
Rates ease on mixed inflows as CBN tightens liquidity
US: Armed man killed after entering secure perimeter of Trump’s residence
Outrage as Simi’s 2012 post ‘sexualising’ four-year-old boy resurfaces online
Editorial: Vote buying: The recall of Ghana’s High Commissioner
N68.83trn surge lifts capital market’s GDP contribution to 33%
Wike breaks silence on FCT council polls
APC congresses in Kogi, demonstration of clear unity — Gov Ododo
Delta APC declares LG congress peaceful, denies parallel exercises
APC congress: Appeal committee to sit as officials emerge across 18 Ondo LGs
Columns
Tinubu, the budget, and democracy dividends
Vanguard
2027 polls: APC, 4 parties ready, 16 others in candidates’ crisis
Raw materials export soars, despite push for local processing
How APC dominated FCT council polls
Ramadan 06: Be disciplined, avoid lying, vain talk, backbiting, abuse
Vandalism of public property: Village heads to be held responsible — A-Ibom govt
Beyond the Corn: FCT voters have rejected ‘emergency democrats’ – Wike
Democracy under siege: Tinubu’s chokehold suffocating Nigeria — Atiku
Mexico’s most wanted drug lord, ‘El Mencho’, killed in military operation
Family demands justice as vigilante shot dead by fellow operative in Jos
Gunmen kill 2 herders, slaughter 3 cattle in Plateau
One dies, 25 terrorists killed, several others wounded in Borno clashes
Raw materials export soars, despite push for local processing
How APC dominated FCT council polls
FCT Polls: APC wins 5 Councils, PDP one
Tinubu congratulates FCT, Kano, Rivers election winners, hails Wike
APC’s Maikalangu wins AMAC chairmanship election
FCT Polls restrictions halt Karu Market trading as traders count losses
‘I’ve never been depraved in my life’ – Simi addresses online backlash
Simi, family owe me an apology – Samklef
Video: Peller, Carter Efe face backlash after destroying each other’s cars
Thrashing Spurs dragged Arsenal out of title hell – Arteta
Barcelona return to La Liga summit after 3-0 win over Levante
Mac Allister snatches late winner as Liverpool edge Nottingham Forest 1–0
What I want from Lookman aside scoring goals – Simeone
Meet 16-yr-old Nigerian Jared Ejiasian who broke world record in 60m hurdles
