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The Akwa Ibom House of Assembly has dismissed as false and misleading, a viral social media report alleging plans to pass a bill criminalising sexual relationships with married men. The rebuttal is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Uyo and signed by the Chairman, House Committee on Information, Mr Jerry Otu. Otu, in the statement, described the report …

The appeal trial of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen against her conviction in a case involving the alleged misuse of European Union funds is set to begin on Tuesday. A Paris court will reopen the case against Le Pen, 11 other defendants and her National Rally party. It is a make-or-break moment for the popular politician, as the outcome …

By Idahosa Musa do State Police Command has arrested an 18-year-old-girl for allegedly staging her own abduction in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State. This is even as a coordinated security operation according to the command also led to the arrest of 11 suspected members of a kidnapping syndicate and the recovery of firearms and other dangerous …

civil rights advocacy group, the Vanguard for the Independence of the Judiciary, has raised concerns over the continued detention of hundreds of Nigerians who have not been convicted of any offence but remain in custody due to what it described as excessive and unattainable bail conditions imposed by some judges of the Federal High Court. The group said this in …

President Donald Trump said any country doing business with Iran would face a tariff rate of 25 per cent on any trade with the U.S.. Trump’s threat is coming as Washington weighs a response to the situation in Iran which is seeing its biggest anti-government protests in years. “Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran …

s the Edo community in Boston celebrated the 2025 Igue, an annual indigenous festival, the host committee has called for the unity of the Edo people and more supports for the continuity of the festival in the State of Massachusetts, the United States of America. At the festival, which was held in Boston on December 27, 2025, the Chairman of …

When Yoweri Museveni seized power in Uganda in 1986, he said “the problem of Africa in general and Uganda in particular is not the people but leaders who want to overstay in power.” The 81-year-old president and former rebel is seeking a seventh term in office on Thursday after nearly four decades leading the East African nation, the vast majority …

The U.S. Government says it has revoked more than 100,000 visas within the past one year of President Donald Trump’s second term in office. This is contained in a statement posted by the U.S. State Department on its official X handle on Monday. It explained that the visa revocation affected about 8,000 student visas and 2,500 specialised work permits. The …

The message Mr Trump has very clearly sent across the world is that powerful countries can bully their weak, hapless neighbours without scruples. he unexpected abduction of President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela, and his wife, Cilia Fores, by the United States in an invasion on 3 January, has sent shock waves around the world. It is a grave assault on …

he Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday demanded the immediate release of 52 people remanded in prison custody for protesting against kidnapping in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area which allegedly turned violent. The 52 suspects, mostly students, were remanded at the Ubiaja Correctional Centre after the Edo State Criminal Court II in Benin City …