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The AUTHORITY NEWSPAPERS is published BY AUTHORITY MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS LIMITED with headquarters in Abuja - FCT. Our vision is to be the best newspaper in Nigeria and one of the best in Africa; operating as a viable business and serving the best interests of the citizens as the watchdog of the nation and defender of Nigeria's nascent DEMOCRACY. Founded 1st August 2015

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NESREA DG honours Baale, Green Fingers Wildlife International for leatherback turtle rescue

AuthorOctober 15, 2026October 15, 2026

October 15, 2026October 15, 2026

By Chuks Oyema-Aziken The Director-General of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Prof. Innocent Barikor, has honoured the Baale of Okun Igando...

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Jonathan, Diri, Others Harp On True Federalism As Enabler For Nigeria’s Unity, Development At Ekiye’s Book Launch

AuthorOctober 15, 2026October 15, 2026

October 15, 2026October 15, 2026

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, and Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State have underscored the need for true fiscal federalism as the key to resolving the...

Perspectives

The Money Behind the Smoke: Who Will Pay for Tobacco Control in Nigeria?

AuthorOctober 15, 2026October 15, 2026

October 15, 2026October 15, 2026

By Emmanuel Onwuka At just 16 years old, Abubakar Salau was receiving treatment for snuff addiction in the psychiatry ward of Karu General Hospital, according...

Business

NCC Calls for Stronger Collaboration on AI Governance, Online Safety

AuthorOctober 15, 2026October 16, 2026

October 15, 2026October 16, 2026

L- R: Mr. Dewole Ajao, Board Member, African Network Information Centre; Mrs. Seyi Onasanya, Chief Operating Officer, Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA); Engr. Abraham Oshadami,...

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2027 : GMI forecasts total victory for Tinubu, cites opposition disunity, regional vote splits

AuthorOctober 14, 2026October 15, 2026

October 14, 2026October 15, 2026

A non-governmental group, Grassroots Mobilisation Initiative (GMI) has identified divisions among opposition parties and the distribution of votes across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones as key...

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2027: I won’t travel round the country for campaigns — Tinubu

AuthorOctober 14, 2026October 15, 2026

October 14, 2026October 15, 2026

By Chesa Chesa President Bola Tinubu has said he would not accompany the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council to every state and local...

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2027: Leave your re-election campaign to us, Uzodimma tells Tinubu

AuthorOctober 14, 2026October 14, 2026

October 14, 2026October 14, 2026

By Chesa Chesa Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma has urged President Bola Tinubu to concentrate on governance and leave the task of securing his re-election...

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Oriire: Ansaru’s Abu Bara’a, Al-Nigeri, Top U.S., U.K. Most-Wanted Terrorists, FG tells Court *Group’s video clip of beheaded teacher, deacon admitted as exhibit

AuthorOctober 14, 2026October 14, 2026

October 14, 2026October 14, 2026

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, heard that two leaders of the Ansaru terrorist organisation, Mahmud Muhammad aka Abu Bara’a, Abbas Mukhtar, and...

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Donald Duke Wrong On Lagos- Calabar Coastal Road Project – Gov Diri

AuthorOctober 14, 2026October 14, 2026

October 14, 2026October 14, 2026

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has faulted the criticism of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road project by a former Governor of Cross River State,...

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NFIU, GIABA Train 100 Experts Ahead of Nigeria’s Anti-Money Laundering Assessment

AuthorOctober 14, 2026October 14, 2026

October 14, 2026October 14, 2026

By Jane Okeke The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), in collaboration with the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) and SecFIN...