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A man whose shop was reportedly forcefully taken and auctioned by the Sharia Court of Appeal in Abuja has finally recovered his property following widespread public outrage. The man, who had earlier gone viral in a video lamenting the loss of his shop, expressed deep gratitude to Nigerians who raised their voices in solidarity during his ordeal. He said the …

The Republican Mayor of Blanco, Texas, Mike Arnold, has condemned Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, accusing him of lying on international television to defend the government amid global outrage over alleged Christian killings in the country. Arnold, who made the comments on his verified X account on Wednesday, reacted to Idris’s recent CNN interview, where the …

The administration of President Bola Tinubu has again denied widespread reports alleging a coup plot in Nigeria, insisting that no such attempt occurred. Speaking during an interview on TVC on Tuesday, the Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication to the President, Sunday Dare, said the Presidency aligns fully with the position of the Nigerian military, which has already denied …

The administration of President Bola Tinubu has again denied widespread reports alleging a coup plot in Nigeria, insisting that no such attempt occurred. Speaking during an interview on TVC on Tuesday, the Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication to the President, Sunday Dare, said the Presidency aligns fully with the position of the Nigerian military, which has already denied …

The presidency has released a fresh list of inmates granted Presidential Clemency. Bayo Onanuga, Presidential spokesman, released the fresh list on Wednesday. It was observed that many names were struck off the list. Earlier in the month, Onanuga had announced that the president pardoned some persons. However, the names of some convicts, who were on death sentence, life imprisonment, for …

A new list of those granted clemency by President Bola Tinubu has emerged from the Presidency. The list contained about 15 Nigerians pardoned by the Tinubu administration. Another four persons, whose death sentences were commuted to life imprisonment and fifteen others granted clemency, were also listed Pardon: Mrs Anastasia Daniel Nwaobia Barr. Hussaini Alhaji Umar Ayinla Saadu Alanamu Hon. Farouk …

Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has attributed dominance of long-serving African leaders to institutional weaknesses and a lack of democratic accountability. His remarks come amid recent developments in Cameroon and Ivory Coast, where aging leaders secured extended ternues Biya, now 92, and 83-year-old Alassane Ouattara were announced winners in controversial circumstances. But speaking at the Democracy Union for Africa Forum …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has succumbed to public opinion by ordering the removal of those who were convicted of serious criminal offences ike murder from the list of people granted pardon under his prerogative of mercy A release signed by Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga on Wednesday read as follows;President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has executed the relevant instruments of release …

Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi central, has asked the high court of the federal capital territory (FCT) to strike out the criminal defamation charge filed against her, describing it as unconstitutional, defective, and politically motivated. BACKGROUND On February 20, Akpoti-Uduaghan engaged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, in a heated debate over seating arrangements in the upper legislative chamber. The lawmaker …

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested one Innocent Chukwuma who used his social media handle to rally the military to overthrow the current government. DSS Operatives arrested Chukwuma in Oyigbo, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Posting on his “X” handle “@TheAgroman,” Chukwuma stated that a coup was needed in Nigeria and called on the military to “suspend the Nigerian …