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Meta Platforms, Inc. has approached the Court of Appeal challenging a Lagos State High Court judgment awarding human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) $25,000 in damages over a video publication alleged to have violated his fundamental rights. The appeal, dated April 10, 2026, arises from Suit No. LD/18843MFHR/2025, wherein Justice O. A. Oresanya entered…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s comparison of Nigeria’s fuel prices with other African nations, insisting lower petrol costs do not reflect Nigerians’ economic hardship. The African Democratic Congress chieftain’s position came in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu….
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service to immediately withdraw and deactivate passports held by persons who have formally renounced their Nigerian citizenship. The directive, contained in a statement issued on Saturday by his Special Adviser on Media, Alao Babatunde, covers Nigerians whose renunciation requests have been formally approved…
Senegal’s Prime Minister, Ousmane Sonko, has described US President Donald Trump as a destabilising force, stating the world has become more dangerous since he assumed office. Sonko made the remarks at an international conference on sovereignty held at the Museum of Black Civilisations in Dakar. A video of his address was published by Al…
The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has publicly warned that hackers have gained unauthorised access to her personal email account, urging citizens to disregard any messages originating from the compromised address. In a security notice posted on X on Friday, Dabiri-Erewa identified the affected account as aodabiri@yahoo.com and cautioned…
A 32-hour temporary ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine for Orthodox Easter commenced Saturday afternoon, even as US-led diplomatic efforts to end the four-year conflict remain stalled. The Kremlin announced it had ordered a truce from Saturday at 4:00 pm (1300 GMT) until the end of Sunday. Russia’s Defence Minister Andrei Belousov and army chief…
Four astronauts safely splashed down off the California coast late Friday, completing the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years and marking a pivotal milestone for NASA’s Artemis programme. The spacecraft carrying three Americans and one Canadian returned without incident. Mission commander Reid Wiseman reported the crew — himself, Christina Koch, Victor…
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled April 14 for the hearing of a suit challenging the leadership of the African Democratic Congress under former Senate President David Mark and ex-Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1819/2025, was filed by Nafiu-Bala Gombe, a former deputy national chairman…
The World Bank has reported that poverty in Nigeria climbed to 63 percent in 2025, affecting an estimated 140 million people, even as headline inflation declined sharply from 34.80 percent in December 2024 to 15.15 percent in December 2025. The report shows poverty rising steadily from 56 percent in 2023 to 61 percent in…
The Nigerian Army has dismissed as “false, misleading and exaggerated” reports that Brigadier General Oseni Braimah was killed because his vehicle failed to start during an insurgent attack on a military base in Benisheikh, Borno State. It also rejected claims that 17 soldiers died, stating that the verified casualty figure stands at two officers…
