By Adeyemi EKO. Wednesday, 08 July 2026
THE OTHER ABDUCTION Troops rescued six people in Chibok from a May abduction, while 36 students taken from Lassa on 1 July remained missing, and Oyo's pupils passed 54 days in captivity.
THE STATION THAT COULDN'T HOLD A mob dragged Ummulkhair Muhammad from police protective custody in Maraban Jos, Kaduna, on 21 June and burned her alive, and 24 suspects were arraigned on culpable homicide charges.
ONE MAN'S AFTERNOON Dangote Cement shareholders approved a record ₦753.8 billion dividend last week, raising the payout to ₦45 a share, with Aliko Dangote's 86.82% stake worth roughly ₦659 billion of it.
THE FEE NOBODY ANNOUNCED LOUDLY Ecobank added a 0.3% charge plus VAT on foreign currency transfers from 1 July, a quiet repricing that lands on remittances as the naira held near ₦1,370 to the dollar.
IT WAS A NORMAL DAY Aliyu Muhammad left for his Kaduna workshop on 21 June as usual, hours before a mob killed his wife, Ummulkhair, inside the police station meant to protect her.
FROM UNILAG TO ROSTOV Dr Dorcas Akanbi graduated from Rostov State Medical University this month with a 4.90 CGPA and delivered her valedictory address entirely in Russian.
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