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    Isa Ashiru

    Mikati ‌supporters reject Ashiru’s ADC certificate of return

    A coalition of Idris Mikati supporters rejected the certificate of return issued to Isa Ashiru as the African Democratic Congress governorship candidate in Kaduna.

    Anti-Corruption

    Shiranthi Rajapaksa

    Sri Lanka’s ex-first lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa arrested for fraud

    Ms Rajapaksa was grilled for about two hours on Wednesday over 10 million rupees, equivalent to $30,300, in donations collected by the Siriliya Saviya charity.

    Rights

    DSVA

    No child can consent to sex, DSVA warns

    The DSVA said a child can not consent to sexual intercourse, citing the Nigerian Child Rights Act of 2003 and the Lagos State Child’s Rights Law of 2007.

    OPINION

    Only one of Nigeria’s 26 stadiums meets international standards; country needs a new model

    If Lionel Messi were to play in Nigeria tomorrow, there is only one venue in the entire country where the match could be sanctioned. One stadium. In a nation of 230 million people.

    Murder in Asaba

    There is something fundamentally wrong with treating the alleged killing of a citizen as though it were principally a disagreement within the public service.

    Incumbency power, religious sentiment can’t stop hungry, angry Nigerians from voting Tinubu out

    Across the country, the cost-of-living crisis is not an abstract economic debate.

    Azu Ishiekwene: Tinubu and his incredible ministers

    At a business lunch in December 2022, he said he shouldn’t be voted for a second term if he didn’t fix the electricity supply problem and end estimated billing in his first term.

    An open letter to a distressed priest

    Mr Soyinka said, “Public lies, like flies, beget maggots.”

    The Black Queen of Hearts: Why Mia Mottley captures the global spirit

    For Africa and its diaspora, Mottley now represents something larger than the politics of Barbados.

    Showbiz

    Euphoria 360 Hub

    Actor Femi Adebayo unveils entertainment hub in Lagos

    Nollywood actor and filmmaker, Femi Adebayo, on Tuesday unveiled an entertainment hub, a film and media production facility in Oregun, Lagos.

    Faith

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    Gov Idris buys house to relocate mosque in Malami’s Birnin Kebbi community

    Governor Nasir Idris approved the purchase of a building to relocate a temporary mosque in the Go-Slow Road area of Birnin Kebbi, a community near Abubakar Malami’s family house.