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A Kaduna State High Court has rejected the bail application of former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai, ruling that the gravity of a nine-count charge against him and credible fears of witness interference were sufficient grounds to deny his release pending trial. Justice D.H. Khobo of the Kaduna Judicial Division delivered the ruling on April…
Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal has suffered a hamstring injury to his left leg, though the Spanish club says the teenage sensation is expected to recover in time for the 2025 FIFA World Cup, which opens on June 11. The club confirmed the injury on Thursday following medical tests. “Tests have confirmed that first-team player…
President Bola Tinubu has formally approached the Senate for authorisation to secure a $516,333,070 syndicated loan from Deutsche Bank AG, a facility intended to bankroll the initial sections of the Sokoto–Badagry Super Highway. The request, contained in a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and read during Thursday’s plenary, marks the administration’s latest…
Iran has begun reaping cash from its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz, with a senior parliamentary official confirming on Thursday that the first toll fees imposed on commercial shipping have been deposited into the country’s Central Bank. “The first revenue received from the Strait of Hormuz tolls was deposited into the Central Bank…
The family of John Arum Azi, a student of the University of Jos (UNIJOS), has confirmed his release from captivity following 10 days of gruelling negotiations and the payment of a N6 million ransom to his abductors. Azi, who studies Early Childhood Education at the institution, was abducted while travelling from Jos, Plateau State, to…
The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Nenadi Usman, has stated that it is now procedurally too late for former presidential candidate Peter Obi to return and contest the 2027 general election on the party’s platform, citing statutory deadlines governing voter register submission. Usman made the remarks Wednesday during an appearance on Prime Time on…
A special envoy to United States President Donald Trump has asked world football governing body FIFA to replace Iran with Italy at the 2026 World Cup, a proposal that immediately reignited debate over politics, merit, and the integrity of the tournament. Paolo Zampolli, an Italian-American businessman and former modelling agent who claims to have…
A new frontline service hub established within the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation is set to dismantle decades of bureaucratic friction that have slowed access to workplace injury compensation for federal workers. The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, under Managing Director Oluwaseun Falaye, commissioned an Employees’ Compensation…
A total of 3,463 Nigerian nationals were granted refugee protection by Canadian authorities in 2025, even as over 21,000 applications from the country remain unresolved and pending final determination. Data updated by Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Board on February 13 and reviewed Thursday shows that Nigerians filed 6,765 asylum claims between January and December…
A United States senator has levelled serious allegations against Nigerian government officials, accusing them of complicity in attacks against Christians, even as a former Nigerian minister dismissed claims of religious genocide as “fake news” during a separate engagement in the United Kingdom. Senator Ted Cruz made the assertion during a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee…
