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Edo violence: Hoodlums attack ADC supporters, Oyegun’s house 

Violence erupted in Benin City on Tuesday as suspected thugs attacked supporters of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) following the high-profile defection of...

Ex-NRC MD Fidet Okhiria Sent to Prison Over $385,000, N165.5m Fraud

A former Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Engr. Fidet Edetanlen Okhiria, was remanded in prison on Tuesday in Lagos following...

PSG Star Achraf Hakimi Faces Rape Trial in France Court

Achraf Hakimi, the Paris Saint-Germain defender who also captains the Moroccan national team, is scheduled to appear before a criminal court to answer...

Breaking: CBN Cuts Interest Rate to 26.5%

Nigeria’s apex bank has lowered its benchmark Monetary Policy Rate by half a percentage point, bringing it down from 27 per cent to...

Breaking: Ozekhome Cleared: Judge Strikes Out Forgery Suit as FG Withdraws

In a significant legal turn, the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) has withdrawn forgery charges against Senior Advocate of...

‘Christian Genocide’ in Nigeria: US Congress Submits Fresh Findings to Trump

After months of rigorous legislative inquiry, a detailed congressional report documenting the alleged persecution of Christian communities in Nigeria has been formally presented...

UEFA Cracks Down: Benfica’s Prestianni Provisionally Suspended Over Abuse Allegations

UEFA has handed Benfica attacker Gianluca Prestianni a provisional suspension that will keep him out of Wednesday’s high-stakes Champions League second-leg clash with...

FCT Polls: PDP Heads to Court to Challenge APC’s Five-Council Victory

Following an APC sweep of five out of six chairmanship seats in the FCT Council polls, the PDP says it has assembled a...

El-Rufai Hits ICPC With ₦1bln Suit Over Abuja House Invasion

Former Kaduna Gov. Nasir El-Rufai has instituted a ₦1 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences...

Gov. Aiyedatiwa’s Years of the Locusts

By Festus Adedayo Until last week’s bloody clash, governance in the Sunshine State of Ondo was the proverbial upholstery (timutimu) which shielded a...

EFCC Seizes ₦17.2m, Arrests 20 in FCT Vote-Buying Crackdown

At least, 20 suspects are in custody following an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission crackdown on electoral fraud during Saturday’s FCT council polls. ...

Simi Breaks Silence: Singer Admits to Controversial Resurfaced Tweets

Following sustained online backlash over resurfaced social media posts, singer and mother, Simi, has finally addressed allegations stemming from tweets she shared more...

Nigeria’s Eze and Gyokeres Spark Arsenal’s Dominant Derby Triumph Over Tottenham

After joining Arsenal for a combined £131.5 million last summer, Eberechi Eze and Viktor Gyökeres have overcome a quiet start to become central...

Onuachu Fires Trabzonspor to Narrow Win Over Gaziantep in Super Lig

Nigerian marksman Paul Onuachu proved the difference once again as Trabzonspor claimed a hard-fought 2-1 victory against Gaziantep in their Turkish Super Lig...

Cocaine Bust: Woman Fakes Pregnancy as Ivorian Trafficker Excretes 82 Wraps in Kano

The NDLEA has exposed “bizarre” smuggling tactics following the arrest of two traffickers attempting to move illicit drugs across Nigerian borders. In one...

Just In: APC Clinches Fifth Seat as Candidate Shekwolo Secures Kuje Chairmanship

Danjuma Shekwolo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared the winner of the Kuje Area Council chairmanship seat in Saturday’s Federal...