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By Adedapo Adesanya The NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange weakened further by 0.53 per cent on Friday, August 28. Yesterday, the market capitalisation lost N13.57 billion in value to close at N2.542 trillion compared with the previous day’s N2.556 trillion, while the NASD Security Index (NSI) dipped further by 22.60 points to 4,235.91 points from 4,258.51 points. The bourse ended the trading session on Friday with two price gainers and three price losers, led by 11 Plc, which improved by 20 Kobo to quote at N220.20 per share from N220.00 per share, and Food Concepts Plc strengthened by 10 Kobo…

Niger’s ruling junta said Saturday it “gradually took back control” after mutinying soldiers attacked key sites around the capital including the presidential palace, after the city was rocked by hours of heavy gunfire. As the clashes broke out, soldiers blocked access to the presidential palace and national television, with Tele Sahel going off air for just over an hour on Saturday morning before being restored around 10:00 am (0900 GMT). “There was an attempt by insurgents from the Nigerien armed forces to enter the presidential palace,” a security source told AFP, adding that “they were pushed back by the presidential…

By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto Sokoto State Hisbah Board has dismissed as false and misleading allegations circulating on social media that the state’s religious enforcement agency has imposed restrictions on Christian worship and practices. The Board, in a strongly worded statement issued on Saturday in Sokoto by its Commandant, Dr. Usman Abdullahi Jatau, described the allegations as a deliberate attempt to distort the mandate of the agency, undermine public confidence and inflame religious sentiments in a state noted for its long-standing tradition of peaceful coexistence. The controversy followed claims circulated by a blogger identified as @radical.okoja.bia and others, alleging that the…

Former Super Eagles captain and goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama is celebrating his 44th birthday today, August 29, 2026, as Nigerian football fans continue to remember his remarkable career. Enyeama remains one of the most celebrated goalkeepers in Nigerian football history and is widely regarded as the last Super Eagles goalkeeper to enjoy a long and consistent spell as the national team’s first choice. His football journey began in 1999 with his hometown club, the now-defunct Ibom Stars, before he moved on to Iwuanyanwu Nationale and Enyimba in Nigeria. Vincent Enyeama His career later took him to Israel, where he played for…

Israeli authorities forcibly entered the Kalandia Vocational Training Centre on Tuesday, 24 August, and took control of the facility, according to the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA. The centre was the last UNRWA facility still operating in occupied East Jerusalem, after Israeli authorities closed the agency’s other schools and clinics in the city.The United Nations has strongly condemned those actions, saying that the entry of security forces into a UN facility without the Organisation’s permission or approval was unacceptable. Secretary-General António Guterres called for the Israeli Government to immediately cease its interference with UNRWA installations and to vacate, return and restore…

I never intended to join the cutting edge of electromechanical television. I just wanted to make a nice clock. But sometimes you have to go where the engineering takes you, and in my case it took me to the Scanwheel, a pocket-size wide-screen electromechanical TV with a resolution of 4,096 by 20 pixels. Yup, that’s 4K by 20. The 3D-printed drum [top] is spun by a motor controlled by a driver board [second row, from top]. The driver board, in turn, is controlled by a Raspberry Pi Pico [middle], which also controls the LEDs [second row, from bottom], which are…

Rescuers in Nepal and China were still battling on Saturday to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayan region, engulfing villages. The number of missing soared close to 3,000 on Saturday, latest figures from both countries showed, with 633 bodies recovered — and reports of some dead possibly swept downstream as far away as India. In an area home to vast energy infrastructure projects, Nepal’s disaster authority added 933 hydropower workers to a missing persons list already including trekkers and pilgrims to Tibet’s sacred Mount Kailash. Those who made…

By Adedapo Adesanya Oil prices settled lower on Friday as traders evaluated hints about the US Federal Reserve ​Bank’s inflation-fighting policy, with Brent crude futures down by 39 cents or 0.43 per cent to $89.31 ‌a barrel, and the US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures losing 13 cents or 0.16 per cent to trade at $83.40 a barrel. For the week, Brent lost more than 5 per cent and WTI by more than 4 per cent. Federal Reserve Chairman, Mr Kevin Warsh, said yesterday that inflation is still too high and suggested the central bank may have to raise interest…

Kenya’s rising debt, higher taxes and worsening economic conditions are fuelling frustrations among young people, while the government’s response is shrinking the space for citizens to protest and demand accountability, activists and human rights experts have warned. They spoke on Thursday in Nairobi, Kenya, during a panel discussion at the sixth African Conference on Debt and Development (AfCoDD VI), organised by the African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD). The session, organised by Amnesty International, brought together David Ngira, an economic, social and cultural rights researcher for East and Southern Africa at Amnesty International; Juliet Wanjiru and Brian…

By Dayo Johnson, Regional Editor, South West “Judicial rascality” is a harsh term which Nigerian appellate courts use when a lower court judge blatantly ignores a pending appeal or expressly defies an order from a higher court. In Nigeria, courts operate in a hierarchy. The Supreme Court is the highest court in the land which entertains appeals arising from Court of Appeal’s decisions while the Court of Appeal oversees lower courts like the Federal High Court and the State High Court. When someone appeals a lower court decision to a higher court, the lower court must therefore suspend further proceedings…