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Mr Kanu, who is facing terrorism charges at the Federal High Court in Abuja, recently refused to open his defence on the basis that there were no valid charges against him. The court had initially dismissed his no-case submission. Nigerian lawyers have shed light on the implications of Nnamdi Kanu’s refusal to enter defence against terrorism charges filed against him …

As the people of Edo State continue to react to the recently inaugurated full complement of the Edo State Executive Council with 27 cleared commissioners and one still pending, which would be the largest in the history of the state, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Prince Kassim Afegbua has justified the new cabinet. According to Afegbua, it would bring …

By Eben Enasco In a chilling development, the Edo State Police Command has sounded the alarm over a sinister extortion scheme involving bomb threats in the state. It was learned that anonymous callers are targeting unsuspecting individuals, businesses, and corporate organizations, claiming that explosive devices have been planted in their premises and demanding money to prevent detonation. This brazen attempt …

By Eben Enasco Elders of the Oke-Oroma Community in Edo State, have raised concerns over alleged attempts by certain elements within the Edo State Geographic Information Service, Edo-GIS, to revive the outlawed Coral City template, a project initiated by former Governor Godwin Obaseki’s administration. They claimed that the clandestine move by these elements in EDOGIS is aimed at undermining and …

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced plans to expand its capacity from 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 1.4 million bpd, a move that will make it the largest refinery in the world upon completion. President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, disclosed this during a press briefing in Lagos on Sunday. He said the expansion work would commence …

Nigeria’s removal from the FATF grey list marks the end of two years of intense reforms. This report explains why the global watchdog greylisted the country in 2023 — and how sweeping policy actions secured its delisting in 2025. When the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) placed Nigeria on its grey list in February 2023, authorities described the move as …

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said today that he believes the US has reached a framework agreement with China to avoid imposing an additional 100% tariff on Chinese imports. “I think we’ve reached a substantial framework for the two leaders who will meet next Thursday … that tariffs will be averted,” Bessent said on ABC’s “This Week” from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where President …

President Bola Tinubu approved a major changes in the leadership of Nigeria’s Armed Forces, in a move aimed at strengthening the nation’s security architecture. Under the new appointments, General Olufemi Oluyede replaces General Christopher Musa as Chief of Defence Staff. Major-General W. Shaibu becomes Chief of Army Staff, Air Vice Marshal S.K. Aneke takes over as Chief of Air Staff, …

Ivorians waited for results on Sunday after voting for a new president ended the day before, with incumbent Alassane Ouattara likely to win a fourth term. Ouattara, 83, has led the world’s top cocoa producer since 2011, when the country began reasserting itself as a west African economic powerhouse. Nearly nine million Ivorians were eligible to vote, with the election marked …

Two suspects have been arrested over the theft of precious crown jewels from Paris’s Louvre museum, French media say. The Paris prosecutor’s office said one of the men had been taken into custody as he was preparing to take a flight from Charles de Gaulle Airport. Items worth €88m (£76m; $102m) were taken from the world’s most-visited museum last Sunday, …