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Daud Olatunji An Adamawa State High Court has sentenced three men to death for their involvement in the kidnapping of two Catholic priests, Reverend Fathers Matthew Dutsemi and Abraham Sauman, in February 2025. The convicts, identified as Taledo Demiel, Namomai Medan and Mikaila Yusuf, were sentenced on Thursday by Judge Christopher Mapeo after being found guilty of multiple crimes related …

Amnesty International has strongly condemned the arbitrary arrest, detention and hasty sentencing of 23-year-old journalist Farida Isiak by authorities in Kaduna State. The group said his arrest and subsequent punishment were clearly due to his attempt to report police abuse. Sentencing a journalist to 4 years in prison after a sham trial is a travesty of justice. According to AI, …

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The Nigerian Senate has paid tribute to former Delta State Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, recognizing his contribution to peacebuilding in the Niger Delta, health development and regional economic cooperation. Uduaghan, who served as governor of Delta State between 2007 and 2015, died on Monday, October 19, 2026, just three days before his 72nd birthday. During Wednesday’s plenary session in Abuja, lawmakers …

Post views: 31 By Wakawaka Sports The President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi, has held a strategy meeting with the Deputy Commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA), Mark Tatum, at the NBA headquarters in the United States, as part of efforts to reposition Nigerian basketball for global competitiveness. The meeting focused on strengthening institutional …

President/Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has warned that allowing imported products to replace locally produced goods will deepen economic hardship and weaken domestic industry, in Africa. He argued that industrial development in Africa would depend on policies that protect local producers, strengthen productive capacity and maintain jobs on the continent. He revealed this in a conversation …

Toyyibat Qasim Africa’s richest industrialist Aliko Dangote has unveiled an ambitious plan to create a continent-wide oil distribution network, revealing that his conglomerate has acquired a 25% stake in Kenya’s petroleum products pipeline network as part of efforts to expand its presence in African energy markets. Dangote also revealed plans for oil storage terminals, tank depots and distribution corridors linking …

By Joseph Amedu, Lokoja The Kogi Police Command has arrested eight suspected cultists in Itobe, Ofu Local Government Area, and three suspected members of a fraudulent ATM card trading syndicate in Idah, recovering 59 ATM cards and other items in separate operations. The Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Command, CP Nezir Bello Kankarofi, disclosed this during a press conference held …

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Prices of onions and tomatoes have risen in major markets in Enugu, leaving families struggling with rising food costs and forcing some traders to reconsider their businesses. A market survey conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, showed that the prices of the two essential cooking ingredients had increased significantly compared to August and …