Stella Assange
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.
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Gospel singer Mercy Chinwo has filed a N1.1 billion defamation lawsuit against blogger Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The lawsuit follows a series of social media posts in which the blogger allegedly made false and damaging statements against Chinwo, accusing her of being…
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Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has urged Christian faithfuls to see the 2025 Lenten season as a time for forgiveness, penitence, charity, empathy, and sacrifice. Mbah made the call during a Holy Mass to mark Ash Wednesday at the Government House Chapel, Enugu. “For us as Christians, this is a journey of 40 days…
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The police, on Wednesday, arraigned a 63-year-old man, Rotimi Osho, before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged conspiracy and attempt to kill a traditional ruler, Oba Adebayo Mummini, the Attah of Ayede-Ekiti. The defendant, who resides on Longe Way in Ayede-Ekiti, is standing trial on a three-count charge of conspiracy, attempt to kill and…
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said it uncovered rifles, live cartridges, and other weapons hidden by unknown persons at the Ogbo-Ogwu Drug Market in Onitsha, Anambra. Its South-East Zonal Director, Dr Martins Iluyomade, disclosed this while addressing journalists on Wednesday, as part of the agency’s ongoing enforcement exercise aimed…
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The Chief Imam of Benin, Mallam Abulfatai Enabulele, has urged wealthy Muslims to extend kindness and share food with the less privileged in the society at Ramadan. Enabulele made the call on Wednesday in Benin while receiving members of the Edo chapter of the Muslim Media Practitioners of Nigeria (MMPN). He said that Ramadan was…
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The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria (COCSON) has described the sexual harassment allegation against the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as a calculated political attack aimed at removing Akpabio as Senate President. Speaking at a world press conference on Wednesday in Abuja, Segun Okeowo, COCSON Director, described the…
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Renowned economists Bismarck Rewane, Dr Abiodun Adedipe and others are billed to attend 2025 Edition of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Christ the Lord Parish, Lekki Economic Summit which is scheduled to hold on Saturday 15th March in Lagos. Rewane, the CEO of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, who is the keynote speaker is…
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The Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan in Kaduna has confirmed the death of its priest, Rev. Fr Sylvester Okechukwu, just a day after he was kidnapped. Okechukwu was the pastor of St Mary Catholic Church, Tachira, Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A statement signed by the Chancellor of the Diocese, Rev.Fr. Jacob Shanet, said…
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The House of Representatives Committee on Environment has directed the immediate clean-up of impacted communities affected by an oil spill and fire incident at Well 8, Buguma, Degema Local Council of Rivers State. The directive by the Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Julius Pondi, followed the hearing over a petition against the activities of NNPC…
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The controversy over the leadership crisis rocking local government councils in Osun has taken a new dimension as the state chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) filed a suit before an Osun State High Court, Ikirun Division, against the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Inspector General of Police (IGP), and the…