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‘One year after four-year-old Zinachukwu Ugwu was gruesomely murdered by a co-tenant in their house at Umunwanwa, a quiet village in Nsukka, Enugu State, her family is still waiting for justice. They accuse the Nigerian Police Force of mishandling the case and allowing the wheels of justice to grind too slowly. What was supposed to be a straightforward investigation into a …

Activist Aisha Yesufu has criticized the Director General of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-iweala, for his statement praising the President of the Tinubu ball for stabilizing the Nigerian economy. This came after a similar comment by a former Labor Party President candidate, Peter Obi who also blamed the comments by Okonjo-iweala. In a post on X on Sunday, Yesufu …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the Chairperson of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas to “immediately refer the accusations paid by members of parliament to parliament members. Absorbing urged Mr. Akpabio and Mr. Abbas “to mention anyone who might be involved in the alleged bribery and to ensure the recovery …

Here are the top 10 stories throughout the country. 1. NSA thousand confirms the arrest of 2 top leaders of Ansaru National Security Advisor (NSA), Nuhu thousand, on Saturday confirmed the arrest of two top leaders of the Ansaru terrorist group by security forces. Read more 2. The Nigerian government rejected the decision of the Canadian court which appointed PDP, …

The federal government said the state and local government had received significantly higher funds under the current government, which led to a combined surplus of around 7.1 trillion. The Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister for Economic, Wale Edun, made this known to the Press Briefing in Abuja on Thursday, noting that the funds included legal allocation and refund …

The federal government has rejected a decision by the Canadian Federal Court which appointed certain Nigerian political parties as a terrorist organization, describing the decision as a careless and unacceptable interference in the country’s internal affairs. In a statement issued on Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the decision emerged from a case involving Nigerian citizens, Douglas Egharevba, who …

National Security Advisor (NSA), Nuhu thousand, on Saturday confirmed the arrest of two main leaders of the Ansaru terrorist group by security forces. Thousand told reporters in Abuja that the operation led by intelligence carried out between May and July beheaded the group leadership related to Al-Qaeda and handled “the most decisive blow to them.” He said the operation was …

The Nigerian equity market snapped at the 5 -week bullish sentiment to record the loss of N713 billion in the new trading week which had just ended. The market records profits in two of the five trading sessions this week. Market capitalization declined to N91,502 trillion from N92,215 trillion recorded in the previous week. Likewise, the All-Share Index (ASI) appreciated …

Here are the top 10 stories throughout the country. 1. Ripplesmetrics: Trends in Nigerian debt services to the GDP ratio to the administration Nigerian debt service obligations increase at speeds that exceed economic growth, with data that shows the state is projected to spend a record of 15.1 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) on debt services in 2025. Read …

The Nigerian equity market closed the red trading week on Friday because investors lost the N425 billion at the close of trade. This follows a decrease in stock prices such as Linkage Assurance PLC, International Energy Insurance, and Lasaco Assurance PLC, among others, on the trading floor. The Benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) fell to 144,628.2 points from 145,300.01 points recorded …