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  • Politics

    Obi and Kwankwaso movement

    OK movement urges parties to prioritise grassroots mobilisation

    The OK Movement has underscored the importance of grassroots mobilisation, strategic planning and organisational capacity in determining the success of political campaigns ahead of the 2027 general

    Economy

    American Express

    Credit card company American Express to fire 3,500 workers over AI use

    Multinational financial services company American Express plans to lay off 3,500 employees worldwide as it expands the use of artificial intelligence to take on more roles.

    Health

    Nigerian Medical Association

    Borno ​‌⁠​‍‍⁠⁠‍‌‌‌​⁠⁠​​‌​NMA sets up committee to check quackery

    The NMA chair said that suspected cases of quackery would be reported to the appropriate authorities for investigation and necessary action.

    Education

    Katsina schoolgirls

    AGILE improves learning conditions for 778,000 students in Katsina

    The World Bank-supported Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project has improved learning conditions for 778,000 students in Katsina.

    OPINION

    Super El Niño is coming, but hunger got here first

    Nigeria’s own Super El Niño has been unfolding in the markets, homes and streets where ordinary people struggle to survive.

    Why opposition eyes can’t see the colours of a rainbow

    It is also Tinubu’s fault that the dominant APC is the party seeking to forge a rainbow coalition, rather than the other way around.

    Tobechukwu Diolu: Nigeria’s floods keep returning. Where are the ecological funds going?

    What exactly are our governments doing with the ecological funds they receive?

    Abdul Mahmud: The president who loves us too much to campaign

    A leader confident in his record should ordinarily welcome the campaign trail, where he can explain what he has achieved and answer questions about what remains unfinished.

    Will a Nobel solve the world’s Trump problem? The president thinks so

    It’s a tragedy that the Trump White House is wantonly destroying the world order of peace and security and damaging institutions that the U.S. was at the forefront of building.

    Omoyeni Disu: What it takes to build an African luxury brand for a global market

    Being African, in itself, does not make a brand globally competitive…customers ultimately need reasons to choose those products beyond where they come from.

    Lagos

    The 14 Chinese nationals and one Nigerian

    14 Chinese nationals arrested in Nigeria for operating illegal lithium processing plants

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested 14 Chinese nationals and one Nigerian for illegally operating four lithium processing plants in Ogun.

    Abuja

    El-Rufai in court

    ‌‌Phone-tapping: El-Rufai’s woes continue as court dismisses no-case submission

    The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, on Monday dismissed a no-case submission filed by former Governor Nasir El-Rufai in his phone-tapping trial.

    States

    Courtroom

    Ogun man arrested, arraigned for stealing iron rods

    A 23-year-old man, Michael Gbadero, stood before an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court in Isabo on Monday, accused of stealing iron rods worth N460,000.

    Sport

    Burna Boy performing

    Burna Boy headlines NFL’s first regular-season game in France

    The performance marked the return of Burna Boy to the Stade de France after he headlined a sold-out 80,000-capacity concert at the venue last year.

    Showbiz

    Chris Brown

    Chris Brown sentenced for London nightclub attack

    Brown,37, had repeatedly struck Abe Diaw with a tequila bottle in the VIP section of Tape, a nightclub in London on February 19, 2023.