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Supreme Court has upheld the final forfeiture of seven high-value properties linked to former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, overturning a Court of Appeal ruling that ordered a retrial. The five-member panel, led by Justice Ibrahim Saulawa, unanimously ruled in favor of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), affirming the earlier…
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Federal Government has filed a 10-count criminal charge against three men—Abdulrazak Umar, Yunusa Musa, and Shamsu Adamu Sani—in connection with the kidnapping of pupils and teachers from schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The charges were brought before the Federal High Court in Abuja today Friday. The defendants, all from Suleja…
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Federal Government has officially renamed the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway as the President Bola Tinubu Coastal Highway, in honor of the President’s long-term vision for the project. Minister of Works, David Umahi, announced this development on Thursday during a media briefing in Abuja, also revealing that President Tinubu approved a 400-kilometre extension of the Fourth Legacy…
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A severe fire has broke out near Ores in Spain’s northeastern Aragon region amid an intense heatwave, rapidly spreading across dry vegetation. Authorities evacuated at least five villages as thick smoke enveloped the area and flames threatened homes, farmland, and vital infrastructure. Military emergency units, including Spain’s Unidad Militar de Emergencias (UME), along with…
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FIFA is currently reviewing match reports following Argentina’s players displaying a banner reading “Las Malvinas son Argentinas” (The Falklands are Argentine) after their 2-1 win over England in the World Cup semi-final. The incident occurred in Atlanta, prompting a British government response; a British minister called for FIFA to investigate, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s…
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Nollywood actor and director Ikechukwu Mitchel Ogbonna, known as IK Ogbonna, has broken his silence on the death of his close friend and fellow actor, Alex Ekubo, who died on May 12, 2026, from complications related to metastatic kidney cancer. Recall Ekubo passed away at Evercare Hospital in Lagos after hours on life support. Throughout…
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World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that up to 45 percent of dementia cases could be prevented by addressing modifiable risk factors, as it unveiled updated global guidelines aimed at reducing the disease’s growing burden. Released on Wednesday, the new recommendations provide evidence-based measures for countries to prevent or delay cognitive decline and dementia across…
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United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commended the Federal Government for rescuing 39 pupils and five teachers abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. During a courtesy visit to First Lady Oluremi Tinubu at the State House in Abuja, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell praised the government’s efforts in securing the victims’…
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Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has denied any foul play in the death of Nurse Mary Habila, urging the public to stop politicising the incident. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, Umahi described Habila as “like a daughter” and said she had worked with him for three years. He revealed that…
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Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu of interfering in the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) election. While this was contained In a statement from his Media Office, Atiku stated that Tinubu has brought his “state-sponsored toxic politics of coronation” to influence the NBA election. Atiku further claimed…
