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Police begin 'orderly room trial' of officers who demanded N100,000 from rape victim

Nigeria, Jan. 8 -- The police in Imo State have begun an orderly room trial of officers who allegedly demanded N100,000 bribe from 15-year-old rape victim in the state. The police spokesperson in Imo... Read More


"God kept me in the presence of great men" - Anthony Joshua mourns fallen brothers after tragic December crash

Nigeria, Jan. 8 -- The festive season ended in unimaginable grief for Anthony Joshua, a man used to surviving the harshest battles under the brightest lights. In late December, Joshua was involved in... Read More


AFCON 2025: Super Eagles land in Marrakech as focus shifts to Algeria test

Nigeria, Jan. 8 -- Nigeria's Super Eagles have arrived in Marrakech, Morocco, ahead of their quarter-final showdown against Algeria at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. The squad touched down on Thursd... Read More


ICPC to continue probe of Farouk Ahmed despite Dangote's withdrawal

Nigeria, Jan. 8 -- The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has announced that it will continue its investigation into the corruption allegations against the form... Read More


Professor Jeyifo at 80: Pedagogy for liberation - then and now, By Yaro Yusufu Mamman

Nigeria, Jan. 8 -- Happy 80th Birthday to Emeritus Professor Biodun Jeyifo (BJ). Professor BJ is a leading light in the study and world of literature in English. The theme of his birthday symposium, ... Read More


Crowd Violence: NWFL imposes heavy sanctions on Ibom Angels after mayhem in Uyo

Nigeria, Jan. 8 -- The Nigeria Women's Football League has drawn a hard line in the sand. Barely 24 hours after scenes of disorder rocked the NWFL Premiership in Uyo, the league body moved decisively... Read More


Amnesty International condemns unlawful arrest of man over online criticism

Nigeria, Jan. 8 -- Amnesty International has decried the unlawful detention of a man by the Nigerian Police for criticising a government official online. Amnesty International, via its official X han... Read More


Onakoya faults mass arrest of street kids in Lagos, as official defends enforcement

Nigeria, Jan. 8 -- Nigerian chess master and World Guinness Record holder , Tunde Onakoya, has criticised the Lagos State Government over the treatment of minors arrested during an enforcement operati... Read More


Chimamanda Adichie, husband lose son

Nigeria, Jan. 8 -- Renowned Nigerian author and activist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and her husband, Ivara Esege, a Nigerian-American doctor, have lost one of their twin sons, Nkanu Nnamdi, the Punch ne... Read More


You can't claim to love Tinubu, yet be ungrateful to Wike - Magnus Abe

Nigeria, Jan. 8 -- Magnus Abe, a former senator from Rivers State, has said that it is a contradiction for any person to claim to love President Bola Tinubu and yet be ungrateful to the Minister of th... Read More