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Beninese cyberactivist Steve Amoussou, accused of spreading false news and inciting rebellion, denied running an account critical of the government during a brief court hearing on Monday. Amoussou has been jailed in Benin since August 2024, after being "kidnapped" in neighboring Togo, according to his lawyers. His trial before the Court for the Repression of…

Bashir El-Rufai, son of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has publicly revised his opinion of Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, now acknowledging him as "a great potential President or VP." Bashir, who was previously critical of the former Anambra State governor, attributed his earlier negative views to influences within his former party, the…

Three journalists have been remanded in custody pending trial in Chad after being accused of colluding with a Russian paramilitary group, the public prosecutor and one of their lawyers said Monday. "They are suspected of working with the Russian paramilitary group Wagner," public prosecutor Omar Mahamat Kedelaye told AFP. One of their lawyers, Allahtaroum Amos,…

The Federal Road Safety Corps says eight passengers were burnt to death in a fatal road accident that occurred at Agbede community, along the Benin-Auchi road, Etsako West Local Government. Mr. Cyril Mathew, Edo Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), said this on Monday in Benin City Mathew said eyewitness accounts revealed…

A former commissioner of women affairs and social development in Kaduna State, Hafsat Mohammed Baba, has announced her resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC). She made this known in a letter addressed to the party chairman, enclosed with her membership slip. In the letter, she said, "The chairman may note that I came into…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Anambra State 2025 Gubernatorial Election Screening Committee, chaired by the former governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shehu Shema, has cleared all seven aspirants to contest in the upcoming Anambra Governorship Primary Election slated for Saturday, April 5, 2025. The aspirants cleared by the Committee are Sir Paul Chukwuma; High Chief…

Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, Ilorin, on Friday, March 7, 2025, convicted and sentenced two Chinese, Yang Chao and Wu Shan Chuan, to prison for illegal mining of solid minerals in Kwara State. In a statement, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said they were convicted along with their company, Crius…

The Edo Association of the Deaf has appealed to the state government for an employment for the wife of the murdered deaf and dumb man, Efe Ogbeide, to alleviate the burden on the young family he left behind. The association also urged the state government to provide free education for the children up to university…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kaduna Zonal Directorate, have arrested 31 individuals suspected of engaging in illegal mining activities in Jos, Plateau State. The arrests were made on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at the premises of Jiasheng Nigeria Limited, located at Dura Rayfield, Mangu Road, Jos. According to the EFCC, credible…

Tensions ran high at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigeria Archery Federation (NAF) as several delegates from 8 out of 10 recognized archery-active states were reportedly locked out of the venue by officials under the directive of Federation President Abdullah. The unexpected exclusion led to an uproar, with affected members protesting outside the…