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Mr Kanu is being prosecuted for terrorism by the Nigerian government at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has vowed that he will never stand trial again before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja. Mr Kanu, who faces terrorism charges at the Federal High Court in …

Officials of the Dangote refinery have said the controversial fuel allegedly bought from a filling station belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited did not emanate from the refinery. The officials, who spoke to Sunday PUNCH on condition of anonymity, said Nigerians testified to the quality of the Premium Motor Spirit from the Dangote refinery because they knew its difference from fuel …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Olayemi Cardoso, to use his “leadership position to immediately withdraw the patently unlawful, unfair, unreasonable and unjust increase in Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transaction fees.” SERAP urged him to “ensure that the exercise of CBN statutory powers and functions does not inflict misery …

Iran ‘behind everything that threatens peace’ in Middle East, … CNN — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday to “finish the job” against Iran with the support of US President Donald Trump. Netanyahu was speaking alongside US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is visiting Israel in his first official trip to the region since assuming the role. “Over the …

16th February 2025 President Bola Tinubu [Credit: X | #DOlusegun] Northern leaders have been divided over the possible re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Findings by Sunday PUNCH revealed that the once monolithic North is now split, with core northerners determined to oust Tinubu in 2027, while northern minorities support his re-election. Our correspondents noted that although core northerners complain about the …

CNN — Iryna Danilovich disappeared while returning from work in April 2022. It would be two weeks before Russian authorities admitted she was in their custody. The human rights activist and nurse was detained in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea, accused of illegal possession of explosives and sentenced to seven years in prison. In her trial, Danilovich testified that she was tortured during …

One Yetunde Lawal, a female final year student of the Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, has been gruesomely murdered, by a suspected son of prominent Islamic cleric, throwing the academic community and family of the victim into mourning. Vanguard reliably gathered that the victim went missing on Monday, February 10, after attending a naming ceremony where she allegedly received …

•Horrified husband: It was like a cruel joke. I watched helplessly as my wife was left to die at LASUTH A hospital bed is more than furniture as it is a vital tool in a patient’s recovery.But how available is this vital tool in hospitals across Nigeria? The chronic lack of the three-letter word – bed – has turned many …

Deputy Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon. Philip Agbese, has strongly denied allegations of bribery leveled against him by Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan, demanding that he provide evidence or retract his claims within seven days or face legal action. Gambaryan had alleged that Agbese was among those who demanded a $150 million bribe from Binance. In response, Agbese issued …

The Canadian High Commission in Nigeria has spoken after reports that the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa and other senior Nigerian military officials were denied visas. Nigerians have been reacting to the development, with many seeing it as a slight on not just Musa but the country as a whole. Speaking in a statement released on Friday, …