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On a scorching Tuesday afternoon at the entrance of Obafemi Awolowo University, where Town-Gboro buses regularly drop off and pick up students and staff, a group of teenagers, aged between 11 and 17, darted between passersby, pleading for alms. The children were Kudus Ayomide, Ayomide Olabosun, Ezekiel Fajemila, Olabosun Daniel, and Toheeb Akinpelu. “Uncle, please help me—give me anything you …

Here are the top 10 stories throughout the country. 1. Tinubu held a closed meeting without notice with the Governor of Fubara In developments that have triggered speculation in all political circles, Bola President Ahmed Tinubu on Monday night held a closed meeting with the Governor of the State Rivers, Sir Siminaayi Fubara, at the President’s Villa in Abuja. Read …

Investors in the Nigerian equity market lost the N220 billion at the close of trade on Monday. This follows the decline in stock prices, Mcnichols PLC, Ikeja Hotels PLC, and FTN Cocoa, among others, on the trading floor. The Benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) fell to 141,498.44 points from 141,845.34 points recorded on the previous day. After five hours of trading …

In a development that has triggered speculation in all political circles, Bola President Ahmed Tinubu on Monday night held a closed meeting with the Governor of the State Rivers, Sir Siminaayi Fubara, at the President’s Villa in Abuja. Governor Fubara arrived at Aso Rock around 6:20 pm, wearing a traditional white kaftan and black hat, but the details of the …

The Socio-Economic and Accountability (SERAP) and Amnesty International projects have urged the President of the Tinubu Soccer to “direct the Attorney General Federation and the Minister of Justice MR Lateef Fagbemi, San to immediately withdraw accusations against activists Omoyle Sowore, x [formerly Twitter] and Facebook owner for MR Sowore’s post that is suspected to be critical and ‘anti-tinubu’ on the …

The controversial Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, has asked Nigeria’s authority to rehabilitate the bandit Fulani as they did in the Delta Niger militant if they want a sustainable peace agreement to have a significant impact. Islamic scholars based in Kaduna who made a call after a wave of peaceful meeting which was mediated by several communities between bandits …

The Catholic bishop of the diocese of Sokoto, most of the Matthew Pastor Hassan Kukah, said it was contrary to popular opinions, democracy did not die in Africa, but only experienced a decline that had to be opposed to develop. Bishop Kukah who is also the founder of the Kukah center in Abuja made a statement while delivering the main …

Here are the top 10 stories throughout the country. 1. 2027: Kwankwaso established conditions for the possibility of returning to APC Former Governor of Kano State and National Leader of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has indicated his readiness to return to the Congress of All Progressive (APC) if certain conditions are met. Read more …

The Nigerian equity market maintained the Bullish escape recently because investors obtained N822 billion in the new trading week that had ended. The market records profits in three of the five trading sessions. Market capitalization increased to N89,744 trillion from N88,922 trillion recorded in the previous week. Likewise, the All-Share Index (ASI) is valued by 0.92% to close the week …

The former Governor of Kano State and the new national leader of the Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has indicated his readiness to return to the Congress of All Progressive (APC) if certain conditions are met. Speaking at the NNPP stakeholder meeting in Kano on Friday, Kwankwaso said the potential for returns would require a clear recognition …