Third on the continent by GDP, thirtieth by per capita income, twenty-ninth by human development — Nigeria’s economic story is a monument to extraction dressed as progress. TMN Editorial Board | May 2026 Nigeria has long worn the title “Giant of Africa” with ceremonial confidence. The numbers increasingly suggest something far less triumphant: a giant […]
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Nigeria’s security crisis has outgrown the capacity of conventional state institutions. From insurgency in the North-East to banditry in the North-West, kidnapping across the South-East and Middle Belt, oil theft in the Niger Delta, and urban criminality in major cities, the Nigerian state is confronted by a multidimensional threat environment that has stretched the Police,
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Kinshasa/Geneva — The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo a “public health emergency of international concern,” amid growing fears over cross-border transmission and the absence of approved vaccines or treatments for the strain involved. Health authorities say the outbreak has recorded: Eight laboratory-confirmed cases 246 suspected
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California — Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang has resigned after reaching a federal plea agreement in a case accusing her of acting as an unregistered foreign agent for China and promoting Chinese government propaganda in the United States. According to court filings, Wang admitted to activities carried out between 2020 and 2022 under the direction of
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Africa’s most populous nation sits atop the world’s ninth-largest gas reserves, basks in some of the continent’s most generous solar radiation, and still cannot keep the lights on. This is not bad luck. It is a choice — one made repeatedly, deliberately, and profitably by those with the power to change it. Nigeria runs on
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Abuja — The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has issued a critical cybersecurity alert warning that a new artificial intelligence-powered malware known as “DeepLoad” is actively targeting Nigerian government agencies, banks, businesses, and individuals. In an advisory released on Tuesday, the agency described DeepLoad as an advanced malware strain designed to infiltrate systems, steal
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Weeks of Silence: Ado-Ekiti Residents Exposed to Unidentified Air Pollution Before Government Spoke NEWS DISPATCH | ENVIRONMENT & PUBLIC HEALTH An official statement has confirmed unusual odours across Ekiti’s capital — but it arrives nearly two months after residents first noticed the smell, and conspicuously avoids naming the agro-industrial operations most likely at its source.
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Every economy has its statistics—growth rates, inflation figures, employment data. But behind every number is a person. A worker. A story. On International Workers’ Day, we move beyond the metrics to recognize the human engine of progress: the millions of Nigerians whose daily efforts keep homes running, businesses alive, and the nation moving forward—often against
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In Yoruba expressive logic, three figures often capture the spectrum of human response to unfolding events. Aperoro is the one who pretends to be asleep—not out of ignorance, but as a calculated withdrawal from responsibility. Alaimọkan is the inexperienced, lacking the depth or exposure to interpret events critically. Mọjẹ̀sìn (Mojesin), or Ìnèròbọ, is the impulsive
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Abuja, Nigeria President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday, April 16, met with a group of political grassroots mobilisers at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, reaffirming his stance against opposition criticism as political conversations around the 2027 general elections begin to gather momentum. The group, known as the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, was led by Imo State
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