•Street beggars Nigerians are well known for the tradition of giving alms to the needy. Many people believe that the needy, particularly beggars, are angels sent to test their act of giving, reports Vanguard. Others believe that when the barren gives to those with children, she will give birth to children of her own, while […]
•Tinubu and Afe Babalola Founder of Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti, ABUAD, Aare Afe Babalola, yesterday, took a swipe at the Tinubu-led federal government over the distribution of palliatives, describing it as an attempt to turn Nigerians to beggars and leading them to poverty. The Senior Advocate of Nigerian (SAN) also threw his weight beh...
•Some street sweepers in Lagos There is an allegation of street begging involving street sweepers in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital. The first time our correspondent encountered them several months ago, they were four middle-aged women in the familiar lemon-colour jumpsuit of street sweepers in Lagos, commonly known as street managers, re...

