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Again, tragedy struck the Birnin-Gwari Emirate of Kaduna State, Saturday afternoon, when armed bandits attacked local communities, killing at least nine farmers and abandoning an unspecified number of villagers. The attacks reportedly began around 3 p.m., when local peasants were tending to their crops. According to local sources, the bloodshed was triggered by a failed robbery attempt in which two armed bandits had attempted to snatch a farmer’s motorcycle. A resident, Ibrahim Garba, said the incident ended in the death of one of the bandits. “The other bandit fled and returned with a heavily armed gang that unleashed a ruthless…

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The Federal Government has dismissed claims that it spent more than ₦8 trillion outside the approved budget, insisting that it does not operate a “shadow budget” and that all public expenditures are carried out within the framework of the Constitution and relevant laws. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, described recent public commentary suggesting that about two per cent of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was spent outside legislative approval as inaccurate and misleading. The minister said the claims, reportedly linked to references made by the International Monetary…

“Group project, but make it 1776.” That’s how a new commercial for Google Workspace opens. And things only get cringier from there. The clip imagines what it would be like if the founding fathers turned to Google’s collaboration tools and Gemini to help them draft the Declaration of Independence.Ben Franklin texts Thomas Jefferson to check on the status of a draft, who takes a photo and uses AI to transcribe it into a Google Doc. Franklin and Adams hop in to make edits in suggestion mode, Gemini finds them a meeting time, takes notes during a Google Meet call, and…

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru Comrade Ayodele Wisdom Olawande is the Minister of Youth Development. In this interview, he highlights President Bola Tinubu’s administration, focusing on economic reforms, infrastructure development and youth empowerment. He says that despite the hardship from the ongoing reforms, the administration aims to create a sustainable economy and provide jobs. On the 2027 elections, he says the All Progressives Congress (APC) has a brighter chance if it continues to deliver on its promises. Excerpts: President Tinubu is three years in office. What is your assessment of his administration? Thank you very much. That is a very good question. Priorities depend…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 67-year-old Nigerian-British grandma following the discovery of 13kg of cocaine in her luggage at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. This was contained in a statement issued by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday. in Abuja. The anti-drug agency said the drugs were concealed in peels of plantain, which appeared as real plantains and were packed among other food items. Mr Babafemi said the suspect, who works as a caregiver in the UK, was arrested at the departure hall of Terminal 2 of the…

For the first time in more than three decades, Nigeria will once again be represented in the singles draw at Wimbledon. History was made in London this week as Aurum Tennis Academy star and Nigeria’s brightest tennis prospect, Oluwaseun “The Shark” Ogunsakin, secured qualification for the Wimbledon Junior Championships. On Thursday, 3 July, the teenager booked his place in the main draw, becoming the first Nigerian since 1990 to compete in the singles event at Wimbledon and the country’s first singles representative at any Grand Slam in more than a decade. The feat marks another milestone in what has already…

Robert Richardson, christened “Big Bad Bob” by Brad Pitt, took time of his insanely busy schedule to spend his July 4 weekend in the Czech Republic. The occasion was the world premiere of Robert Richardson: The White Devil, an eye-opening documentary directed by Czech filmmaker Jana Hojdová. The film began life as a student project in 2016, with Hojdová writing a letter on spec, not expecting a reply. But not only did Richardson reply, he invited the director to visit him in the States — little realizing that the imminent COVID epidemic meant that his houseguest would be staying a…

Following the completion of The Three-Month Sprint series, our editorial roadmap dictated a sharp turn into a four-part methodology series exploring the inner workings of the Decoupling Sovereignty Index (DSI). That exploration will still come. However, the remarkable public interest generated by our detailed account of the 91-day journey that yielded a macro-theoretical trilogy prompted an unexpected, yet necessary, detour.  Readers were intrigued not only by the three analytical constructs themselves, but by the process that made them possible. How did an independent newsroom develop three original analytical constructs in just 91 days? What institutional philosophy made such an experiment…

The Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education is expected to announce the FBISE Inter Results 2026 during the last week of August. The new tentative schedule applies to both HSSC-I and HSSC-II examinations. This means students awaiting their first-year and second-year results could receive their marks before the end of August. However, the board has not yet disclosed separate dates for Classes 11 and 12. It has also not confirmed the exact time for the result announcements. Therefore, students should wait for a formal FBISE notification before treating the schedule as final. Results Important for University Admissions The HSSC-II…