In this week’s edition of Week in Focus, Nigeria’s Supreme Court last Friday delivered judgements in governorship election disputes concerning seven states. Some of the judgements came as a shock to many.

Plus, Dangote Petroleum Refinery, with 650,000 barrels per day, has commenced the production of refined petroleum products. How will that help Nigerians? 

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The World Bank last week reported a 46% poverty rate in Nigeria for 2023, indicating 104 million individuals living in poverty. Some Young Nigerian professionals give their take on the figures. 

Plus, retail giant Shoprite are closing their doors to the Kano market. Is the economic climate in Nigeria becoming harsher? 

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Last week the Nigerian Army acknowledged their involvement in a bomb attack that killed more than 100 civilians who were celebrating Maulud Nabiy at Tudun Biriin in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. This is not the first time of such “mistakes” in Nigeria. 

We ask: Should someone be held to account? What needs to be done to prevent such tragic incidents in the future? 

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In this week’s edition, President Bola Tinubu presented the 2024 proposed budget to the National Assembly. How optimistic are Nigerians about the budget? 

Immediate-past president of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari has been receiving knocks from members of his Party. Latest is he was surrounded by “kleptocrats!” Why the criticisms now? 

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Last week President Bola Tinubu was in Berlin, Germany where he attended the G20 Compact with Africa (CWA) Conference. What does this mean to Nigeria.

In the focus again this week is the Court of Appeal judgement on the Kano gubernatorial election debacle. Is a “clerical error” in the Certified True Copy (CTC) judgement an indictment of the Nigerian judiciary?

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Last week the Court of Appeal in Abuja sacked the Kano State governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and declared Nasir Gawuna as winner of the February 2023 elections. We look at the aftermath of the judgement. 

Also in this edition: Did the Nigeria Labour Congress achieve their goals following a few days strike? 

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Recently, the Kano State Hisbah Board - which is a local morality police force - launched a coordinated raid on some hotels in the metropolis, where it arrested about 190 young girls and boys. 

This week our panel looks at whether arrests and detention alone are the right approach to rid Kano of immorality.

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Is it practical to continue conducting weddings at the expense of the taxpayer? Our discussants look at the Kano State mass wedding.

They also highlight the complexity of the Israeli Palestine conflict; Finally is BBC right to clear President Tinubu on the Chicago certificate forgery allegation?

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Dozens of female students from two academic institutions in Northern Nigeria were abducted last week. We ask today: does the Tinubu government really have a grasp over the security challenges in the country? 
We also add our voice to the raging debate over President Bola Tinubu's certificate from the Chicago State University.  

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“Strike action is for the benefit of Nigerians”. “No, it is detrimental to the already rickety and struggling economy”. 

Some young professionals give their take on the proposed indefinite strike that’s been called by the labour unions and which is planned to take off on 3rd October, 2023.  

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