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    Armed bandits

    Another teenager killed in Plateau attack

    “Charles sustained injuries during the attack and was rushed to Jos University Teaching Hospital, where he later died,” he said.

    Agriculture

    Poultry farmers

    North-East poultry farmers seek govt intervention over threat of sector collapse

    In separate interviews with journalists in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, poultry farmers described rising input costs as a serious threat to productivity.

    OPINION

    Britain’s slavery apology is necessary but not enough

    An apology is necessary, but it is not the whole of justice. Britain must confront its past without hiding behind the passage of time.

    Rudolf Okonkwo: A Decade of Remembrance: Archdeacon Dr Dan Okpala

    Your service to humanity has been the template I struggle to emulate. I may never live up to it, but at least it has remained a guide.

    On a wing and prayer

    Tinubu was elected to govern the Federal Republic, not to lead a national prayer ministry from Aso Rock.

    Azu Ishiekwene: There is no other Stella for Ebola

    But the truest memorial to Adadevoh is not a plaque. It is a health system in which no doctor has to choose between personal safety and public duty.

    Rudolf Okonkwo: What if President Tinubu comes third in the 2027 election?

    For Tinubu to come third, rather than merely lose an election, something more dramatic would have to happen.

    In Bille, even home is no longer safe

    Bille is a community of human beings, people with names, voices, histories, children, dreams and the simple desire to live safely in the place they call home.

    Lagos

    Years after first going viral, Lagos serial thief robs guests again at Oriental Hotel

    About a decade after he went viral on social media for stealing at a public event, a notorious Lagos thief has robbed another guest at Oriental Hotel, sparking public reactions.

    States

    Troops

    Kidnapping: Troops rescue 108 livestock, nine hostages in Kebbi

    Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force North-West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have rescued nine kidnapped victims in Kebbi.