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Amnesty International sensitisation

Amnesty International sensitises FCT community to girls, women’s rights

Ms Magaji said Amnesty International recognised that many women and girls in rural communities are often unaware of their rights or the laws that protect them.

OPINION

Africa and the deadly dust from Iran

Who could have believed that after the U.S. and its allies destroyed Iraq in search of “weapons of mass destruction” and found none, history would repeat itself as a farce?

Modernising Nigeria’s Tax Administration: A new era under Zacch Adedeji

By combining institutional memory from the previous system with forward-looking reforms, the NRS is building on experience while embracing change.

How Nigerian lawyers became bagmen for judicial corruption

Every Nigerian lawyer now faces a moral crossroads: remain a custodian of justice or become a bagman of corrupt judges.

N10 billion ransom to Boko Haram shows how Tinubu govt arms Nigeria’s enemies

What appears easy in the short term compounds disaster in the long term.

Remembering Ambakina Moses Jitoboh

A country in a life-and-death struggle with insecurity could ill have afforded such waste of experience and expertise.

El-Rufai: What a good turn didn’t deserve

I’ve often joked that even if you beheaded El-Rufai and minced his skull, his tongue would still be wagging. Those who have been in his crosshairs might agree.

Lagos

Lagos filling stations hike fuel prices above N1,000 per litre 

The recent incessant increase comes amid the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, particularly involving the United States, Israel and Iran.

Abuja

Amnesty International sensitisation

Amnesty International sensitises FCT community to girls, women’s rights

Ms Magaji said Amnesty International recognised that many women and girls in rural communities are often unaware of their rights or the laws that protect them.

Sport

Lobi Stars vs. ABS FC

Nigerian National League: Lobi Stars FC defeats ABS 2-0

The match, played at Mcarty Stadium in Makurdi, produced exciting moments for fans as both teams battled for control from the opening whistle.

Showbiz

Showmax

Multichoice announces plans to shutter digital platform Showmax

MultiChoice has announced plans to discontinue its streaming platform, Showmax, highlighting the need to review its strategy amid growing competition in the streaming industry.

Faith

Jandor

Federal, state govts must be intentional about lifting people from poverty, says Jandor

Mr Adediran said the core purpose of leadership was to empower citizens, lift the poor, and bridge the gap between the rich and the less privileged.