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Drug trafficking: Court sentences South African woman to 25 yrs in prison
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday sentenced a 38-year-old South African woman, Will Ann, to 25 years’ imprisonment for smuggling 5.75kg of heroin into Nigeria. Justice Obiora Egwuatu,
Amnesty raises concern over arrests, prosecution of critics in Nigeria
Amnesty International has raised concerns over the arrest, detention and prosecution of journalists, activists and other Nigerians expressing dissent, saying such actions affected freedom of expression in the country. The
2027: Opposition coalition moves to accept more parties
By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja The Central Leadership Committee of the G100-backed coalition of opposition parties has resolved to expand its membership to accommodate other opposition parties interested in joining the
Beware of APC Govs with Fake Political Clout, Tinubu Told
Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in Enugu As the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, compete for political relevance, President Bola Tinubu has been warned
Jibrin warns APC govs against embarrassing Wike
By Omeiza Ajayi A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC and federal lawmaker, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin, has warned aggrieved governors within the party against publicly embarrassing the Minister
Nigerian newspapers review: Tinubu must intervene in Wike, APC govs’ feud – PCC
In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) urging President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the
Canada alliance plan ‘not against anyone’, EU says after Trump threat
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen’s proposal to make Canada an “associate member” of the bloc is not aimed against the United States, the European Commission said Thursday after President
Photos: “Stop giving loans to Nigeria”, ActionAid, others protest Nigeria’s rising debt, borrowing
ActionAid Nigeria, market women, university students and other civil society groups on Thursday staged a protest at the gate of the Federal Ministry of Finance over Nigeria’s rising debt stock
Boehly and Walter sell Chelsea stake to Clearlake Capital
Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly and director Mark Walter have sold their stakes in the Premier League side to majority owner Clearlake Capital, which has assumed full control, the club announced
Lagos 2027: ‘I will campaign in Yoruba’ — GRV
By Bayo Wahab The Lagos governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has said he will campaign in Yoruba ahead of the 2027 election. Rhodes-Vivour, who contested
