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How deceased former Yobe senator made Tinubu's ambassadorial list

Nigeria, Dec. 9 -- Facts have emerged on how Adamu Talba, a former senator who passed away on July 14, was nominated for ambassadorial appointment by President Bola Tinubu last week. The discovery of... Read More


Age-cheating allegations: AFN sets up special panel, NSC threatens to sanction culprits

Nigeria, Dec. 9 -- The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has constituted a special investigative panel to probe widespread age discrepancies that have plunged the federation into another round of ... Read More


Osun governor Adeleke rejects blame for JUSUN strike, says Chief Judge stalled judiciary

Nigeria, Dec. 9 -- Governor Ademola Adeleke has distanced himself from the ongoing strike by the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) in Osun State, insisting that finding a solution to the crisis ... Read More


'We'll take no prisoners': Eno's spokesperson says govt 'battle-ready' against governor's critics

Nigeria, Dec. 9 -- Ekerete Udoh, the spokesperson for Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, has stated that the administration is "battle-ready" to confront Mr Eno's critics. "Let me sound it loud and... Read More


Bandits collect N5m from Kano community for 16 kidnapped persons, but release only two

Nigeria, Dec. 9 -- Bandits who abducted 16 people from villages in the Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State have released only two of the captives after collecting the ransom they negotiated f... Read More


BOOK REVIEW: Inside Simon Reef Musa's '"Jerry Gana: Stewardship In Integrity"

Nigeria, Dec. 9 -- Presented at the 80th Birthday Celebration of Professor Jerry Gana, CON, delivered by PROFESSOR YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, GCON, Former Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Abuja, ... Read More


Nigerian Army, community give conflicting accounts on alleged killing of women protesters in Adamawa

Nigeria, Dec. 9 -- The Nigerian Army has denied media reports of the killing of seven women protesters on Monday by soldiers in the convoy of a brigade commander in Lamurde Local Government Area of Ad... Read More


Nigerian doctor previously acquitted of rape, remanded in the UK for recording sexual acts

Nigeria, Dec. 9 -- Olufemi Olaleye, a former medical director at the Optimal Cancer Care Foundation in Lagos, has been detained in the United Kingdom, facing three charges of voyeurism. Voyeurism is ... Read More


Coup: Senate grants Tinubu permission to deploy Nigerian troops to Benin

Nigeria, Dec. 9 -- The Senate on Tuesday approved President Bola Tinubu's request to deploy Nigerian troops to Benin Republic to help restore peace and defend democratic institutions threatened by an ... Read More


Prosecution witness' absence stalls Dasuki, others' N4.6 billion arms procurement fraud trial

Nigeria, Dec. 9 -- The N4.6 billion arms procurement fraud trial of former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki and his co-defendants stalled on Tuesday at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) ... Read More