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4 Dec
Tobi Adegboyega, a Nigerian pastor based in the United Kingdom, has lost his appeal against deportation following allegations of financial misconduct within his church, The Telegraph reports. Adegboyega, 44, who is also the cousin of Star Wars actor John Boyega, led SPAC Nation, a controversial church that was shut down after failing to properly account…
11 Jun
Teesside University in England has offered to assist with funding flights home to Nigeria for crisis-hit students, it reported to the Home Office. The students were ordered to leave the UK after a currency crisis left them struggling to pay tuition fees. Following protests and the intervention of the Nigerian government, the university told the…
28 Apr
The United Kingdom's Home Office will launch an operation to detain asylum seekers in preparation for their deportation to Rwanda, The Guardian UK reported on Sunday. The surprise operation would start a week earlier than expected across the UK. The Guardian reported that officials would begin to detain asylum seekers who show up for routine…
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The head of UK Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has sparked fresh identity controversy after saying she identifies herself as Youruba
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The Kremlin said Friday that US President-elect Donald Trump's opposition to Ukraine's use of US weapons to hit Russia "fully aligned" with Moscow's position, hours after it launched a massive aerial barrage on Ukraine.
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President Paul Kagame announced on Friday Rwanda would bid to host a Formula One race in the capital Kigali.
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The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, granted the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, bail in the sum of N500 million with two sureties in like sum. This was after the former governor had pleaded not guilty to the 19-count charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. He…
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Germany's central bank on Friday sharply downgraded its growth forecasts for next year and 2026, predicting a prolonged period of weakness for Europe's biggest economy as it battles multiple headwinds.
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Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru has announced a Christmas bonus of 150,000 each for workers in the state.The Chief Press Secretary
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A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting at Mapo in Ibadan on Friday sentenced an ex-convict, Kayode Sodik, 23, to a total of two years in prison over theft of amplifier, some cables and Church bell. Delivering judgment, the Magistrate, Mrs O.O. Latunji, said that the sentence is based on evidence tendered before her by the police,…
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The Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has disclosed that the weak primary healthcare system in the country contributes substantially to the rising mortality rate among Nigerian citizens. Bamidele said most citizens often died of treatable diseases on account of poverty and poor access to robust medicare, saying this propelled him to offer free medical intervention…
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The Attorney-General of Lagos State and the Commissioner for Justice, Mr Lawal Pedro (SAN), says the Human Organ and Tissue Transplantation Bill has been signed into law to prohibit ilegal organ harvesting. READ ALSO:Bauchi lecturers declare two-week warning strike over new minimum wage Pedro disclosed this on Thursday at the Ministry of Justice in Alausa,…