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Bandits set community ablaze after killing several residents in Zamfara • Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on US goods take effect Sept 8 • “I Don’t Hate Christians” – Sheik Jingir Claims Despite Calling Them Infidels • Otu assures SPAR fire victims of government assistance • Atiku, Lagos mourn veteran actor Ogogo • Zelensky rejects rival’s call for vote, says it would ‘split’ Ukraine • Magixx announces mother’s death, mourns painful loss • Army intercepts three disassembled canoes procured for terrorist leader in Zamfara • Hardship: TUC demands decent jobs, fair distribution of wealth • Kebbe terror attack: Displaced families battle hunger, trauma • 2027: Leadership positions not tickets to amass wealth illegally – UI don warns politicians • Scottie admits illness after flat BMW performance • The world lost a giant – Nigerian celebrities mourn Ogogo’s death • Niger State orders security forces to rescue abducted worshippers in Borgu • 2027: APC must acknowledge Nigerians’ pains, assure relief — Kawu • Fuel subsidy removal has pushed Nigerians into poverty, Tinubu ill-advised — Kenneth Okonkwo • Osun: Tinubu’s restraint helped Adeleke win — Imumolen • Osun guber: Adeleke’s Tinubu backing punctures opposition’s 2027 plan — Presidency • Onitsha traders demand removal of Ogbogwu market caretaker committee • Turkey: Salah scores first two goals for Trabzonspor in win over Istanbul Basaksehir • Bandits set community ablaze after killing several residents in Zamfara • Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on US goods take effect Sept 8 • “I Don’t Hate Christians” – Sheik Jingir Claims Despite Calling Them Infidels • Otu assures SPAR fire victims of government assistance • Atiku, Lagos mourn veteran actor Ogogo • Zelensky rejects rival’s call for vote, says it would ‘split’ Ukraine • Magixx announces mother’s death, mourns painful loss • Army intercepts three disassembled canoes procured for terrorist leader in Zamfara • Hardship: TUC demands decent jobs, fair distribution of wealth • Kebbe terror attack: Displaced families battle hunger, trauma • 2027: Leadership positions not tickets to amass wealth illegally – UI don warns politicians • Scottie admits illness after flat BMW performance • The world lost a giant – Nigerian celebrities mourn Ogogo’s death • Niger State orders security forces to rescue abducted worshippers in Borgu • 2027: APC must acknowledge Nigerians’ pains, assure relief — Kawu • Fuel subsidy removal has pushed Nigerians into poverty, Tinubu ill-advised — Kenneth Okonkwo • Osun: Tinubu’s restraint helped Adeleke win — Imumolen • Osun guber: Adeleke’s Tinubu backing punctures opposition’s 2027 plan — Presidency • Onitsha traders demand removal of Ogbogwu market caretaker committee • Turkey: Salah scores first two goals for Trabzonspor in win over Istanbul Basaksehir

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Geregu Power and bandit capitalism?, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

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Chidi Anselm Odinkalu writes that democracy without voters is the origin of Nigeria’s insecurity crisis.

...there are issues of fiscal governance. So, a senator and recent governor is paying off a reported ₦6 billion in debt to a company in which he is invested. How will that be taxed – as philanthropy, investment, or a write-off? In the case of Abdulaziz Yari, all this qualifies him to lead the campaign […]

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