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Governor Biodun Oyebanji, Oluwole Oluyede, Oluwadare Bejide and Opeyemi Falegan

#EkitiDecides: Over one million people to vote in Saturday’s governorship election

Civil society organisations, including Yiaga Africa and International Press Centre (IPC), cautioned against vote trading ahead of tomorrow’s governorship election in Ekiti.

OPINION

Aderonke Atoyebi:VAT hits N2.42 trillion as Tinubu’s tax reforms begin to deliver results

The latest VAT report released by the National Bureau of Statistics provides strong evidence that Nigeria’s tax and economic reforms are beginning to produce measurable results.

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.

Sport

Video: Watch Messi’s mesmerising hat-trick against Algeria

Lionel Messi scored a mesmerising hat-trick as defending champions Argentina opened their Group J 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign with a 3-0 win over Algeria.

Showbiz

FreeTV

FG launches FreeTV on Wednesday

The Nigerian government announced the launch of FreeTV, a national digital television platform.

Faith

Scripture union Nigeria and armed police men

Okigwe Eight: Scripture Union delegates kidnapped at Imo-Anambra border, police launch manhunt

Eight Scripture Union Nigeria members have been kidnapped. The police command in Imo disclosed that they were abducted on Sunday along the boundary between Imo and Anambra.