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[Leadership] Stakeholders in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Borno State yesterday endorsed President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima as the party's presidential candidates for 2027.

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[Leadership] At the close of the 2026 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings 2026 in Washington DC, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, spoke on the takeaways from the meetings as well as growing international confidence in Nigeria's reform trajectory, progress in banking sector recapitalisation, efforts to boost diaspora remittances, and the resilience of external buffers amid heightened global uncertainty. BUKOLA ARO-LAMBO was there for LEADERSHIP Weekly.

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[Leadership] Homicide cases appear to be rising across Nigeria, with an increasing number occurring within families. In this report, SAMUEL ABULUDE and KINGSLEY OKOH examine a disturbing case in which siblings are accused of killing their brother, an incident that highlights the deep emotional and social toll such crimes inflict on families and communities.

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[Leadership] United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has crossed the N33.2 trillion total assets threshold in 2025, underlining the bank's pan-African scale and sustained growth momentum.

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[This Day] In the mission of raising awareness on the role of intellectual property (IP), World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) once again beams its searchlight on the ubiquitous world of sports, and its intersection with IP.

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[This Day] There are moments in the life of a polity when governance rises above routine administration and acquires a deeper symbolic resonance.

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[This Day] On the strength of her years at Netflix shaping international film strategy, the film executive, Funa Maduka, keeps her focus on stronger scripts as a way to elevate underrepresented voices in global cinema, Vanessa Obioha writes

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[This Day] The judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which recently affirmed the reinstatement of 455 retired police officers should serve as an opportunity for the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) to put a stop to the culture of not obeying court orders by the police and armed forces after unjustly terminating the services of their personnel, Davidson Iriekpen writes

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[This Day] Africa's big five economies have continued to host the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) in rotation. With Egypt, South Africa, Algeria, and now Nigeria, the circle needs one more nation to make the privileged class. With the signing of the hosting agreement between Nigeria and the IATF promoters a few weeks ago, Lagos2027 has arrived in Africa's biggest economic city centre, as the continent returns to Lagos 50 years after FESTAC77, this time for economic integration. Nik Ogbulie writes

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[This Day] Abuja -- The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its planned indefinite nationwide strike following fresh commitments by the federal government to address key welfare concerns, including the reinstatement of the reviewed Professional Allowance Table (PAT).

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[This Day] . Demand INEC chairman's resignation

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[Vanguard] ·Makinde says Nigeria's democracy under threat

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World Malaria Control Day, 25 April, was observed at the national level in Embaderho, Serejeka sub-zone, under the theme “Driven to End Malaria: Now We Can.

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Vantage Capital (www.VantageCapital.co.za), Africa's largest mezzanine debt fund manager, has provided $45 million of mezzanine debt funding to the

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On April 24, Yin Chengwu, Chinese Ambassador to Liberia, delivered a lecture entitled “How the Belt and Road Initiative(BRI) proposed by China could benefit

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Mr. Habteab Tesfatsion, Governor of the Southern Region, and Dr. Woldai Fitur, head of the Investment Center at the Office of the President, conducted a tour

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[UN News] There are reports of continuing clashes in Mali on Sunday, a day after a series of coordinated attacks across the landlocked African nation against Government forces by extremists and northern separatist rebels.

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[Premium Times] The deal between Nigeria and Meta, details of which have not been previously disclosed, is replete with concessions by Nigeria, including writing off the $32.8 million fine and softening the obligations it earlier imposed on Meta.

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[Premium Times] "That we shall work towards fielding one Presidential Candidate for the 2027 elections, which shall be agreed and supported by all participating opposition parties to rescue our nation and her long suffering masses," the communiqué states

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[Premium Times] The agreement was announced in a communique issued at the end of a national summit of opposition parties held in Ibadan, on Saturday.

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History has been made at the London Marathon, where Sabastian Sawe became the first man to officially break the two-hour marathon barrier.