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A revealing exchange between activist Omoyele Sowore and a Fulani herder carrying a fortune in cash has crystallized a national dilemma: deep-seated public mistrust in institutions and the human cost of economic exclusion. The incident, recounted by Sowore from his 2018 presidential campaign travels, saw a herder explain that he was moving with his child and roughly 1,000 cows while physically carrying over 40 million naira. When Sowore suggested using a bank, the man's response was blunt and telling: "The banker is a thief. I don't want them to take my money." This vignette, shared widely on social media, points to a failure to integrate vast segments of the population into the formal economy. For the herder, the immense risk of traveling with cash was preferable to the perceived risk of financial institutions. From Activist to Presidential Candidate The story gains weight coming from Omoyele Sowore, a longstanding figure in Nigeri...

AWKA, Nigeria — In a shocking family dispute, the widow of late journalist Alphonsus Nweze is accusing her husband's brothers of selling a family land for N12 million just three days after his burial, a move she claims was done without her consent and strips her four children of their inheritance. The controversy erupted when Mrs. Chioma Nweze, a widow with four children, broke down in tears during a visit from her late husband's journalism colleagues. She alleged that her husband's younger brothers sold the land while the family was still in mourning. "Three days after my husband’s burial, two of his younger brothers went and sold Alphonsus’ land for N12 million. They didn’t consult me or my children," Mrs. Nweze said through sobs. Her husband, Alphonsus Nweze, a respected Anambra State correspondent who worked for Champion Newspapers and Apex News, died in a motor accident in early October. He was buried on November 14, 2025. Clashing Na...