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Former Senator Elisha Abbo has disproved reports of him sexually assaulting a 13-year-old secondary school pupil. On Thursday, reports that the former lawmaker was in police custody over claims of raping a minor on June 29, 2025, went viral. Addressing the allegation, which was said to be filed by the alleged victim’s mother, Abbo called it baseless, unfounded and mischievous. …

Former Nigeria Labour Congress president and senator, Adams Oshiomhole, has criticised the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria for escalating its disagreement with the Dangote Refinery into a nationwide shutdown of oil facilities, describing the move as hasty and unfair to other workers. Speaking in an interview with Arise Television on Friday, Oshiomhole said while unions have …

U.S. District Court Judge Arun Subramanian sentenced Sean Combs to 50 months behind bars. Prosecutors had sought an 11-year, three-month prison term for his Mann Act conviction, while the defense was aiming for a 14-month sentence, which would have amounted to time served. Combs, 55, was taken into custody in September last year so he’ll have more than a year of credit …

Hamas has agreed to release all the remaining Israeli hostages but says it wants further negotiations on a number of key points outlined in the US peace plan. In a statement, the group said it agreed “to release all Israeli prisoners, both living and dead, according to the exchange formula contained in President Trump’s proposal” – if the proper conditions …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has set an 18-month grace period, effectively giving food companies until early 2026 before facing full enforcement of regulations to eliminate industrially produced Trans-Fatty Acids (TFA). The Director-General of NAFDAC, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye (6th from L) and other stakeholders at the event on Trans-Fatty Acids. | Credit: NAFDAC. The initiative, …

In Benin City, the cultural heartbeat of Nigeria, residents are in preparation to host the much anticipated Edo Carnival 2025 in December. According to the press statement made available to newsmen, the event which has been scheduled for four days, starting from December 21 to 24.  The historic city will transform into a vibrant stage of cultural expression as thousands …

. South-east Judaism adherents plead Kanu’s release Three United States-based advocacy groups have criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over his recent Independence Day speech in which he reportedly equated the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) with the Boko Haram insurgency. In a joint statement yesterday, which was made available to journalists in Kaduna, the organisations-Advocates for Victims of Injustice and Discrimination …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed what he found out about the Boko Haram insurgents, and why the problem continues to persist years after the terrorist group’s major attack in the country. The former President said this on Friday while giving remarks as the Chairman at the launch of ‘Scars: Nigeria’s Journey and the Boko Haram Conundrum’, a book by …

US President Donald Trump has given Hamas a deadline to accept a US peace plan for Gaza or face “all hell”. Image caption, The 20-point peace plan is the latest attempt to end the conflict in Gaza Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Friday that an agreement must be reached by 18:00 Washington time (22:00 GMT) on Sunday. …

By Idahosa Musa All Progressives Congress, APC, State Youth Leader, Mr Tony Adun, AKA Tony Kabaka has secuered a whooping N914m compensation from the Edo State Government for the demolition of his hotel by the past administration of Governor Godwin Obaseki. Governor Monday Okpenholo of Edo State, recently announced the approval of the compensation amount. It was gathered that the …