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[Leadership] To deaden the pain of insecurity gripping the citizenry, Nigerians have resorted to their old pastime of gallows humour.

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[Leadership] The Speaker of the Nigeria House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has congratulated his Senior Legislative Aide and veteran journalist, Chooks Oko, on the occasion of his 60th birthday.

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[Leadership] Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State says he defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to align with the four former governors and the federal government in efforts to restore law and order in the state.

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[Leadership] In this report, TARKAA DAVID examines the success stories of Operation Safe Corridor and the challenges of reintegrating participants after the six-month De-radicalisation and Rehabilitation Programme

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[Leadership] The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has recommitted to sustainable transmission upgrades aimed at ensuring reliable power supply across the country.

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[Leadership] A former minister of sports development and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Niger State, Barrister Abdulrahman Gimba, has urged opposition parties to unite ahead of the 2027 general elections to unseat the ruling APC administration.

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[Leadership] Brent crude futures traded around $105.7 per barrel on Friday, officials and market analysts reported, marking a fifth straight session of gains and bringing the weekly advance to roughly 17 per cent as supply concerns remained elevated.

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[Leadership] The Presidency yesterday urged the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and its Forum of National Legislators to resolve their internal crisis and stop what it described as needless political noise.

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[Leadership] The recent endorsement of Senator Ahmed Wadada by Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has continued to generate reactions as a governorship aspirant on the platform of the APC in Nasarawa State, Prof. Mohammed Sani, has rejected the consensus arrangement adopted by stakeholders of the party across the three senatorial zones, declaring his intention to contest in the party's primaries.

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[Leadership] Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have intensified moves to consolidate control of party structures across states ahead of the 2027 general election primaries, triggering concerns among stakeholders over the conduct of the exercise.

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[Leadership] The Benue State All Progressives Congress (APC) women leader, Helen Agaigbe, has urged the party to consider 50 per cent inclusivity in elective positions in the 2027 general elections.

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[Leadership] Ibadan -- Nigeria's opposition parties have taken a major step toward political realignment ahead of the 2027 general elections, agreeing in principle to present a single presidential candidate to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

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[Leadership] Coordinator of Renewed Hope Ambassadors (RHA) in Anambra South Senatorial District, Prof. Joseph Ugboaja, says Nigeria is on the right path to greatness under President Bola Tinubu in spite of prevailing challenges.

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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] 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] 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] 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).