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Hardship, teenage pregnancies forcing A/Ibom girls out of schools

Girls preparing food at the fireplace is a common sight in any village setting, so it was not odd to find Ediomo Mboutidem at a makeshift kitchen in f

2024 budget: Questions over 25% capital component performance

There is disquiet over the revelation that the federal government has implemented only 25 per cent of the capital expenditure in the 2024 budget.  A r

INEC rejects N40bn allocation in 2025 budget, proposes N126bn

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected the N40 billion earmarked for it in the 2025 budget. Chairman of the Commission, Pro

Emirship tussle: Court of Appeal vacates order nullifying Emir Sanusi’s appointment

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has set aside the order nullifying Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II’s appointment as Emir of Kano. A three-member panel of

Obasanjo: How my inability to keep quiet landed me in prison 

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has revealed how his penchant for commenting on national and international issues landed him in jail under the mi