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The invitation added that the selected Ogoni leaders had been invited for a two-night stay at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, beginning from Monday, January 20, 2025. The President Bola Tinubu-led  Nigerian government through the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, is set to hold a secret meeting with prominent Ogoni leaders in Abuja to discuss the resumption of oil exploration in …

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has offered N1 million to any Nigerian law student who can find any precedent on stay of execution in a criminal proceeding in the country. Mr Kanu’s legal team led by his special counsel, Aloy Ejimakor disclosed this during a press conference in Abuja on Thursday. Emma Powerful, the IPOB spokesperson, forwarded …

The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has stated that the country will not proceed with a ceasefire in Gaza until it receives a list detailing the captives who are set to be released by Hamas as part of a phased deal. Netanyahu’s made this known in a statement released on Saturday via X handle. The deal, which aims to bring …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON A United States of America-based Social Media Influencer, Mr. Semi Eriyo has initiated steps to take Dr. Kassy Chukwu, an Edo man, to court over comments made in a video he allegedly produced and widely circulated across various social media platforms in December 2024. The video with some unprintable and unprofessional expressions allegedly contains false accusations, and …

The US Supreme Court has upheld a law that bans TikTok in the US unless its China-based parent company ByteDance sells the platform by this Sunday. TikTok had challenged the law, arguing it would violate free speech protections for the more than 170 million users it says it has in the US. But that argument was rejected unanimously by the …

President Bola Tinubu has expressed his appreciation for the Nigeria Governors’ Forum following their unanimous endorsement of the four Tax Reform Bills currently under consideration by the National Assembly. A statement issued on Saturday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President (Information and Strategy) said Tinubu lauded the governors for their “bold leadership and commitment to fostering unity among …

The decision, according to DHS, was made due to ongoing armed conflict and other extraordinary and temporary conditions in Sudan that prevent individuals from safely returning. The United States’ Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced an 18-month extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Sudan, extending the designation from April 20, 2025, to October 19, 2026.  The decision, according …

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reaffirmed Barr Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). The three-member panel, in a judgment delivered on Friday by Justice Hamma Barka, based its decision on a prior ruling made on November 13, 2024. This declaration arose from two separate appeals. In the first appeal, marked CA/ABJ/CV/1217/2024, Senator Esther …

Young Palestinians in Gaza have described a mixture of hope, relief and terror ahead of the ceasefire agreement, which was agreed on Wednesday and is expected to come into effect on Sunday. -Palestinian boys stand near a damaged tent for displaced people, after an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Friday.Hatem Khaled/Reuters Scenes of jubilation emerged across the Palestinian …

The death has been formerly announced of Chief Mathias Chidi Anohu, a former Commissioner and Permanent Secretary in Anambra State. This was contained in a statement issued on behalf of the family by Sir Victor Anohu on Friday. The statement read, “With profound gratitude to the Almighty God for an exceptional sojourn on earth, the Anohu Family of Umuezedam Ubahu …