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Alleged $4.5bn Fraud: Emefiele's co-defendant admits lying in EFCC statement

Nigeria, March 7 -- Henry Omoile, co-defendant in the alleged $4.5 billion fraud case involving former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele, has told the Lagos State High Court in Ik... Read More


PHOTOS: IWD: Food aid brings smile to Makoko women's faces

Nigeria, March 7 -- About 30 widows in Makoko, a waterfront community in Lagos, received food items from IDA Beauty on Thursday, as part of activities marking International Women's Day. This year's c... Read More


For centuries, "Anonymous" was black, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, March 7 -- More than three decades have passed, yet his figure remains vivid in my memory. Professor Singh, whose middle name now escapes me, was tall, almost gaunt, animated in gesture, and ... Read More


Iran's President: Neighbouring countries won't be targeted anymore unless US attacks from there

Nigeria, March 7 -- Iran's President, Masoud Pezeshkian, announced on Saturday that Iran would no longer target neighbouring countries unless the United States or Israel attacks from there. Al Jazeer... Read More


Nigeria appoints ambassadors to Iran, Israel amidst war

Nigeria, March 7 -- President Bola Tinubu has appointed Nigerian ambassadors to Iran and Israel amidst ongoing violence and escalating war in the Middle East. The presidency on Friday announced the p... Read More


MTN CHAMPS: Ethiopia's Wachiso wins men's 400m as more champions emerge in Calabar

Nigeria, March 7 -- Ethiopia's Merdekios Wachiso delivered a standout performance to win the men's 400 metres on Day 2 of the MTN CHAMPS Athletics Classics in Calabar, underlining the growing internat... Read More


Persistent blackout at UCH sparks outrage, raises concerns over Nigeria's healthcare infrastructure

Nigeria, March 7 -- The recurring blackout at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has once again drawn public attention to the fragility of critical infrastructure in Nigeria's health secto... Read More


Chief Ozekhome and the "Tali Shani" fraudulent passport, By Gideon Christian

Nigeria, March 7 -- When a senior and respected lawyer appears before a foreign tribunal bearing official-looking documents from his home country, the court is entitled to presume that those documents... Read More


Kenya court strikes down 'fake news' sections of cyber law, upholds other problematic provisions

Nigeria, March 7 -- Kenya's Court of Appeal described sections of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act that criminalized 'fake news' as so broad that they were "akin to unguided missiles, and likel... Read More


EFCC opens N8.7bn money laundering trial against ex-AGF Malami, wife, son

Nigeria, March 7 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday opened its case in the money laundering trial of a former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, at the F... Read More