Julian Assange
20 May 2024
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday won a bid to appeal against a UK court ruling that approved his extradition to the United States to face trial for breaking national security laws.
11 Apr 2024
Julian Assange's wife said on Thursday it was a "good sign" that US President Joe Biden was "considering" dropping the WikiLeaks founder's prosecution, five years on from his arrest and detention.
10 Apr 2024
President Joe Biden said Wednesday the United States was "considering" a request by Australia to drop the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on espionage charges. Australia's parliament passed a motion in February with the prime minister's support calling for an end to the legal saga surrounding Assange, who is currently held in Britain while…
26 Mar 2024
Two UK judges delayed a decision on Tuesday on whether to grant WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a last-ditch appeal against extradition to the United States, giving Washington three weeks to provide further "assurances" in the case. The US wants the 52-year-old Australian citizen to stand trial there for WikiLeaks' publication of hundreds of thousands of…
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No fewer than 31 graduates of Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Ondo State, bagged First Class
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No fewer than six persons died when a truck carrying foodstuffs lost control and fell on the Ugwu-Onyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway in Enugu State on Thursday. Mr. Franklin Agbakoba, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Enugu State Command, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on…
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The Police in Ondo State say they have arrested two suspected armed robbers who have been terrorising residents of Akure in recent months. CSP Funmilayo Odunlami, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Akure. Odunlami identified the suspects as Amubieya Emmanuel ‘m’…
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Apart from the arrest of four kidnapping suspects on Wednesday, the police in Plateau State said it has arrested more suspects. The arrest of four suspected kidnappers in the foiled kidnapping incident took place along Little Rayfield Road in Jos. The police, in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Alfred Alabo,…
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The Police Command in Enugu State says it has repelled an armed robbery attack, neutralized one armed robber and detained another suspect in multiple operations within the state. The command Spokesman, SP Daniel Ndukwe, said on Thursday in Enugu that the police recovered one cut-to-size double-barreled gun with three live cartridges and two stolen Toyota…
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The Ijaw Progressive Union of Aborigines (IPUA) has on Thursday regretted that Chief Edwin Clark passed on at a time when the Ijaw nation
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Thursday, warned students in Oyo State to avoid alcohol and substance abuse, warning that drug abuse can lead to death, mental health disorders and other adverse effects. NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, made the call during the "Catch-Them-Young" inauguration of the NAFDAC Consumer…
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A High Court in Yola, Adamawa State, has ordered the imprisonment of M.K. Tijjani, counsel to sacked Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner, Hudu Ari Yunusa, for contempt of court. Justice Benjamin Lawan Manji on Thursday sent Tijjani to Yola Correctional Centre for what the judge described as "insolence and dishonorable conduct" during…
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Residents of Jabi-Dakibiyu in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, on Thursday, expressed outrage over an alleged demand by a supposed Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) community agent to pay ₦17 million for a transformer, despite enduring a two-month power outage. A source, who spoke to The Guardian, said that residents have continued to receive…