Wednesday, June 17, 2026

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Mark faults ruling ordering INEC to   deregister ADC, Accord, three other parties 

Mr Mark said, “The ADC is not on trial. Rather, it is the judiciary that is on trial and the nation is waiting to see how the National Judicial Council will handle this situation.”

Agriculture

BOA, ministry partner on financing of women farmers

Ms Sulaiman-Ibrahim emphasised the need to expand women’s access to finance, land ownership opportunities and agricultural inputs.

OPINION

Lipuo Mokhesi: Protecting girls, women from genital mutilation

This solution strengthens early risks, improves survivor care, and transforms health facilities into prevention hubs.

Africa’s share in $950 billion animation boom

Global audiences do not want cultural odorlessness: a clean, sterilised visual style stripped of its native identity to fit a safe, generic Western structure.

From Matawalle’s mouth to God’s ears

One wonders what conception of God permits such convenient arrangements.

Rudolf Okonkwo: Bayo Onanuga and the full weight of bad judgment

If writing satire comes too easily, you are probably writing bad satire.

Nigerian political elite’s indifference to abducted Oyo schoolchildren

For a public that has grown increasingly desensitised to the country’s recurring crises, the mass abduction has sparked an unusually fierce wave of outrage and collective action.

Three years of reform, three years of hardship

When Bola Tinubu assumed office in May 2023, he embraced a neoliberal economic agenda built around market liberalisation, subsidy removal, currency devaluation, and fiscal austerity.

Lagos

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Lagos doctor apprehended over sale of baby for N2.5 million

The police command in Lagos has nabbed a medical doctor, a traditional birth attendant and a couple for the alleged sale of a newborn baby.

Abuja

Newly inaugurated homes for judges in Abuja

My govt providing housing for judicial officers to strengthen vital pillar of democracy, says Tinubu

Mr Tsoho commended Messrs Tinubu and Wike for the bold steps taken despite criticism in the media to provide befitting accommodation to judges and improve the welfare of judicial officers.

States

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APC confident of winning Enugu North senatorial by-election

The Independent National Electoral Commission cleared seven candidates from different political parties to participate in the election.