An Osun State High Court sitting in Iwo has sentenced an Islamic cleric, Kabiru Ibrahim, to death by hanging for the murder of one Adeleke Lukman, in what was described by the court as a ritual killing disguised as spiritual consultation. Presiding judge Justice Lateef Adegoke found the accused guilty on a three-count charge of […]
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Agency Report US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, on Tuesday ordered a suspension of student visa processing in the latest swipe at foreign students in the country. The White House is cracking down on foreign students at US universities, revoking visas and deporting those involved in protests against the war in Gaza, accusing them of […]
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A group of legislative lawyers under the aegis of the Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners has filed a suit before the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal, seeking to compel Nigerian senators to refund a significant portion of their salaries and allowances earned since 2023, citing poor legislative performance. The lawyers are also […]
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Former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has petitioned the Court of Appeal in Abuja to overturn a judgment granting the government full control of an estate in Abuja comprising 753 housing units. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had earlier obtained a court order to seize the estate, situated in the Lokogoma district […]
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The presidency on Wednesday dispelled widespread misconceptions surrounding President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent correspondence to the National Assembly regarding Nigeria’s 2025–2026 borrowing plan. Contrary to reports suggesting that the President is seeking to borrow a lump sum of $20 billion, the special assistant to the president on social media, Dada Olusegun, clarified that the communication […]
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Nigeria, long known as Africa’s biggest importer of refined petroleum products, has ceded that position to South Africa, marking a dramatic shift in the continent’s energy landscape. The development follows the operational ramp-up of Aliko Dangote’s massive oil refinery, which began large-scale production in 2024 and is already reshaping trade flows across sub-Saharan Africa. The […]
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has unveiled its long-term vision to transform the organisation from an “ECOWAS of States” into an “ECOWAS of the People: Peace and Prosperity to All” by the year 2050. The plan aims to empower the region’s estimated 300 million citizens to take ownership of the vision and […]
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disowned the misleading messages circulating via a spoofed version of its 66019 short code A statement on Wednesday by its Public Communication Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, said that these fraudulent messages intended to sow confusion.are not from JAMB. The statement said the messages instruct candidates, some of […]
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An Ondo State Magistrate’s Court sitting in Akure on wednesday freed on bail three Ikale indigenes who were arraigned before it over a lingering land dispute involving the Okitipupa Oil Palm Company (OOPC). Magistrate Damilola Sekoni granted the defendants to bail in the sum of N500,000 with one surety in like sums. The three including […]
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Two persons died and nine others were injured in a fatal road crash on Tuesday on the Afin-Okeagbe road in the Akoko Northwest Local Government Area of Ondo State. Eyewitnesses said the tragedy involving a Toyota Sienna bus traveling to Abuja, occured when the driver lost control and the vehicle somersaulted following a burst tyre. […]
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