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Political rallies are often dismissed as spectacles that bear little relationship to election outcomes. History has shown that large crowds do not necessarily translate into votes, just as modest gatherings do not always signal electoral weakness. Yet, there are moments when a political event becomes significant not because of attendance figures but because of the message it sends about the direction of a political movement. The recent Kwara’ndupe rally in Ilorin deserves to be viewed through this lens. Coming just days after the All Progressives Congress (APC) concluded its governorship primary in Kwara State, the rally became one of the…

Bandits have killed at least nine farmers in a raid on a village in northwestern Nigeria’s Kaduna State and kidnapped “several” others, according to a security report seen by AFP on Sunday and a local source. Weeks into the annual rainy season, jihadists and criminal gangs — kidnappers for ransom and cattle thieves known locally as “bandits” — have stepped up attacks on farming communities in northern and central Nigeria that fail to pay the levies they impose. Kaduna is one of several states in northern and central Nigeria impacted by the gangs, who raid villages, kill and kidnap residents…

Nearly 1 million buyers of Official Trump (TRUMP), US President Donald Trump’s memecoin, have lost a collective $3.8 billion on the token as of the end of June, newly reported analysis shows.As of the end of last month, 988,905 TRUMP buyers, or around two out of every three buyers, have lost money on the memecoin, The New York Times reported on Saturday, citing a report by analytics firm Nansen.Those buyers lost a total of $3.81 billion, which includes those who have held on to the token at a loss.The report comes days after Trump’s annual financial disclosure, released on Tuesday,…

Shows in the Yellowstone franchise aren’t just set on ranches but filmed on them too — and some are owned by creator Taylor Sheridan. After getting his start as an actor, Sheridan started writing scripts for movies and then moved on to the small screen with Yellowstone, which aired from 2018 to 2024. Sheridan expanded his TV universe with prequels 1883 and 1923 as well as the upcoming spinoffs The Dutton Ranch, The Madison and Y: Marshals. Sheridan has also worked on original shows Landman, Mayor of Kingstown, Lioness and Tulsa King. This has allowed production to take place in…

Markets do not require perfect governments; they require credible institutions. The Presidency’s handling of allegations surrounding a so-called “ghost agency” – the Presidential Economic Advisory Council – and its self-styled Director-General, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, now risks undermining that credibility. The matter is further complicated by the reported involvement of President Bola Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, a former Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives. Left unaddressed, the controversy risks becoming less about the substance of the allegations and more about a deeper governance problem: the erosion of institutional trust. This issue risks creating a governance problem larger than…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has recovered N5.79bn in proceeds of crime between January and June 2026 as part of its anti-corruption drive aimed at strengthening accountability and national security. This is as the commission said, corruption continues to undermine Nigeria’s security architecture by diverting resources meant for critical public services. The anti-graft agency disclosed this in a performance report obtained by our correspondent on Sunday. The ICPC said, “Cash recovered within the review period amounted to N5,789,681,925.02.” The commission said the recovery formed part of broader efforts to safeguard public funds, strengthen institutional integrity and…

European regulators and central bankers have warned that rulemaking cannot keep pace with rapid advances in agentic artificial intelligence and have called for guardrails to protect the financial system. Bank of England deputy governor Sarah Breeden is one of several central bankers who have said that agentic AI could amplify volatility during bouts of market stress.Breeden questioned if guardrails are needed, “analogous to circuit breakers or kill switches that would limit or stop trading market-wide if faulty AI models cause market meltdown,” she said at the European Central Bank’s annual meeting in Sintra, Portugal, on Tuesday.US companies are leading in AI…

Prince George is all grown up and eye-level with his mom, Kate Middleton, in new pics shared by the royal family in the wake of the princess’ recent cancer update. “This time last week, completing the National Three Peaks Challenge,” the princess of Wales, 44, wrote via Instagram on Sunday, July 5, alongside a slew of photographs featuring the royal family at the mountaineering event, which takes place across various mountains located in Scotland, England and Wales. “A huge thank you to everybody who has supported The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity,” the princess continued in the caption. “To find out…

The police in Cross River State have commenced an investigation into the killing of a farmer and the shooting of another during an attack on farmland in Erei Community, Biase Local Government Area of the state. The police command in the state disclosed this in a statement on Sunday after responding to reports circulating on social media alleging that armed men attacked farmers from Orugbam Community. Police spokesperson, Eitokpah Akata, an assistant superintendent of police, said the incident occurred on Saturday at about 3:00 p.m. According to the police, two farmers, Nkeruwem Ikoh and Ukam Okpan, both from Orugbam Community…

After 53 years of its existence, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is to undergo a raft of operational, administrative and identity reforms, with the decision taken at the Federal Executive Council meeting last Monday. In a statement he personally signed on the policy shift, President Bola Tinubu said this is part of “creating meaningful opportunities for young Nigerians,” as part of his campaign promise to them. The NYSC scheme, established in 1973 by the General Yakubu Gowon administration as a post-civil war mechanism for healing the wounds of the 1967-1970 fratricidal conflict, has been fostering national unity, integration and…