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The High Criminal Court of Cyprus, sitting in Nicosia, has sentenced a Nigerian student, Obasi Chimezirm Princewill, to 14 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman and recording the act without her consent. The court found the defendant guilty on all counts following a trial into the incident, which occurred between March 25 and the early hours of March …

Prince Charles Dickson Ph.D Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti’s Coffin for Head of State wasn’t simply a song. It was a funeral procession disguised as music, an indictment brought to the saxophone, anger, memory and ancestral stubbornness. Published in 1981, he emerged from the wound of the 1977 military attack on the Kalakuta Republic and the subsequent death of his mother, Funmilayo …

*Holds a solidarity demonstration for the re-election of the Governor Ahead of the start of his campaign tour of local government areas scheduled for Monday, the people of Ikogosi Ekiti, hometown of Governor Biodun Oyebanji, on Saturday, held a solidarity rally where a donation of N25 million was made to his electoral council. Residents of the community, including members of …

BENUE Governor of the State, Rev. p. Hyacinth Alia, has moved to quell the growing political tensions within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, confirming that he has personally invited the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, and other key stakeholders to a reconciliation meeting aimed at unifying the party ahead of the 2027 …

By Salihu Pirkusu, Maiduguri Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) of the Joint Task Force (North-East) have rescued 6 women among others abducted by suspected Bo]ko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Ngoshe village, Gwoza Local Government Area of ​​Borno State. Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, Joint Task Force, Media Information Headquarters, North Eastern Task Force for Operation HADIN KAI, said on Friday evening …

A distinguished public administration scholar, Professor Ehiyamen Mediayanose Osezua, will deliver the 11th inaugural lecture of the Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Ondo State. Titled “Governing Without Results: Public Administration, Leadership and Institutional Failure in Nigeria. Quo Vadis”, the lecture which will be chaired by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Temi E. Ologunorisa, will be held at …

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has called for the immediate reopening of several unsolved cases of murder and extrajudicial killing across Nigeria, warning that continued silence and inaction threaten justice and public trust. Falana made the call on Saturday during an interactive session organized by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project in Ikeja, Lagos, where he charged the media to …

By Salihu Pirkusu, Maiduguri Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, came to a standstill on Friday as thousands of cheering supporters gathered to welcome Governor Babagana Umara Zulum and his anointed governorship candidate, Engr Mustapha Gubio. The gigantic crowd stretched from the Muhammadu Buhari International Airport to major roads leading to the metropolis. Governor Zulum and his entourage were returning from …

The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Ojo Adekimi, has expressed shock and grief over a deadly attack by bandits on the Police Mobile Force (PMF) camp in Tenebo village, Kaiama Local Government Area of ​​the state.This is contained in a statement issued on Saturday in Ilorin by the spokesperson of the command, SP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi.Ejire-Adeyemi quoted Adekimi as saying the …

…Salako says the emergence of Adeola consensus is historic for Ogun West Daud Olatunji Coalition support groups within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yewa North Local Government Area of ​​Ogun State on Friday staged a solidarity parade in Ayetoro, mobilizing grassroots support for the re-election bid of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the governorship ambition of Senator Solomon Olamilekan …