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The August 2026 inflation numbers, By Uddin Ifeanyi

Nigeria, Sept. 21 -- Do the National Bureau of Statistics' (NBS) numbers on the economy's performance still count for much? No, if we are to take seriously the Tinubu government's spokesperson on matt... Read More


NBS' August 2026 numbers: Is inflation really trending down?, By Uddin Ifeanyi

Nigeria, Sept. 21 -- Do the National Bureau of Statistics' (NBS) numbers on the economy's performance still count for much? No, if we are to take the Tinubu government's spokesperson on matters econom... Read More


"Judge Me on a Blank Page": Poetry that defies the norm

Nigeria, Sept. 21 -- Fatai Kehinde's Judge Me on a Blank Page raises an age-long question about poetry: whether a poem must conform to a certain lyrical structure or whether it is allowed to take the ... Read More


Gift Orban shines, Bassey, Lookman impress: How Nigerian players fared abroad

Nigeria, Sept. 21 -- Nigerian players were in action across Europe's major leagues and beyond over the weekend, with Calvin Bassey, Ademola Lookman, Gift Orban, Rafiu Durosinmi and Ibrahim Olawoyin am... Read More


My wife miraculously woke up after six months in coma - Akpabio

Nigeria, Sept. 21 -- Unoma Akpabio, wife of Nigeria's Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, was in a coma for six months at a German hospital before she was miraculously healed through the intercession ... Read More


EXCLUSIVE: EFCC sets up team to investigate Atiku, Malami, others named in ICC ruling on Mambilla deal

Nigeria, Sept. 21 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has set up a team to investigate individuals named in alleged shady deals in the Mambilla Power Project, involving Leno Adesany... Read More


Remembering Olatunji Akinwande Braithwaite (1933-2016), By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Nigeria, Sept. 21 -- The contest for the presidency of Nigeria in the election on 11 August 1979 was between five candidates. Nnamdi Azikiwe of the Nigerian Peoples Party was born on 16 November 1904.... Read More


Nine killed in Plateau communities, troops arrest 11 suspects

Nigeria, Sept. 21 -- At least nine people have been killed in separate attacks in Plateau State, while troops of Operation Enduring Peace arrested 11 suspected kidnappers and rescued two victims in se... Read More


NPFL Roundup: Enyimba sink to the bottom as Kano Pillars thrash Doma United

Nigeria, Sept. 21 -- Nine-time champions Enyimba are still searching for their first point of the 2026/27 NPFL season after suffering a third consecutive defeat, while Doma United remain top of the ta... Read More


EDITORIAL: Defence minister, terrorists not yet defeated

Nigeria, Sept. 21 -- Nigeria's Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa's recent claim that terrorists have been defeated sounds like a fairy tale. If that had been the case, President Bola Tinubu would ... Read More