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2 months ago Politics

Sowore in hot exchange with SAN over granting interview inside courtroom, NBA reacts

Human rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, engaged in a heated exchange with a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Musibau Adetunbi, at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday over his interaction with journalists inside the courtroom. The incident occurred while Mr So…

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Iranian media ridicules Trump, depicts him as Pinocchio in cartoons

Trump Iranian newspapers on Wednesday ridiculed what they called Donald Trump’s “lies” about ongoing diplomatic discussions to end the war, publishing cartoons of the US president styled as Pinocchio. A caricature of Trump with an elongated nose looming over a map of the Strait of Hormuz appeared o…

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2 months ago Politics

Iranian attacks amount to violation of sovereignty, Gulf states tell UN

Gulf states’ representatives have told the United Nations Human Rights Council that Iranian attacks on their territories amount to a gross violation of state sovereignty, as the UN’s rights chief warned that the Middle East is nearing an “unmitigated catastrophe” as the US-Israel war on Iran approa…

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2 months ago Business

Court voids CBN’s Union Bank shake-up, orders immediate reinstatement

Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday nullified the January 2024 dissolution of the board and management of Union Bank of Nigeria by the Central Bank of Nigeria, declaring the action ultra vires. In his judgment, Justice Aneke set aside all decisions take…

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2 months ago Politics

Labour group urges FG to provide social protection, relief for informal sector workers

By Favour Ulebor, Abuja Abuja – Workers in Nigeria’s informal sector have called on the Federal Government to introduce social protection and relief measures to improve living and working conditions for millions of Nigerians outside formal employment. The demand was made on Wednesday by the Federat…

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Fresh PDP reconciliation moves ongoing -Turaki

The Peoples Democratic Party governors-backed Tanimu Turaki (SAN)-led National Working Committee confirmed that a fresh reconciliation process aimed at uniting aggrieved factions within the party commenced today. Turaki, who disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday, said that f…

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Army arrests 18 Boko Haram logistics couriers in Borno

The Nigerian Army has arrested 18 individuals linked to the supply of logistics to Boko Haram terrorists in the North East, warning communities against collaboration with insurgents. In a statement shared by the agency on their official X account on Wednesday, the Army said the suspects were interc…

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2 months ago Technology

Israel army says struck Iran's submarine development site in Isfahan

Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike targeting the village of Arnoun in the southern Lebanese area of Marjeyoun on March 25, 2026. Israel launched strikes on south Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs on March 25, Lebanese state media said, as Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah said it kept up…

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2 months ago Politics

Democrat captures Florida House seat in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago district

Democratic candidate Emily Gregory is projected to win a special election for a Florida state House of Representatives seat that includes United States President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, in the latest sign of strain for Trump’s Republican Party. With almost all votes counted from the Tuesd…

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2 months ago Politics

President Tinubu felicitates longtime aide, Tunde Rahman, on 60th birthday

President Bola Tinubu has extolled Tunde Rahman, his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Special Duties, for his commitment to duty and loyalty over the years. President Tinubu used the occasion of his longtime aide’s 60th birthday to shower encomiums on him for his many years of unflinching dedi…

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2 months ago Politics

Ghana demands compensation for slavery in landmark UN General Assembly vote

Ghana demands compensation for slavery in landmark UN vote Slavery was the "most horrendous crime that took place in the history of mankind", Ghana's foreign minister has told the BBC ahead of a landmark vote at the UN General Assembly. Member states are set to vote on a resolution - led by Ghana -…

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2 months ago News

Dozens of bodies including children exhumed from mass grave in Kenya

Dozens of bodies including children exhumed from mass grave in Kenya Kenyan authorities have exhumed 32 bodies, including children and foetuses from a mass grave in the town of Kericho. Published On 25 Mar 2026 Dozens of bodies including children exhumed from mass grave in Kenya Kenyan authorities …

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Alleged Fraud: Court orders forfeiture of $13m traced to Lagos socialite, Achimugu

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA– The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered final forfeiture of the sum of $13 million that was linked to a Lagos socialite, Ms Aisha Achimugu and her company, Oceangate Engineering Oil & Gas Limited. The court, in a judgment delivered by Justice Emek…

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2 months ago Politics

‘Prolonged conflict wouldn’t make sense for US midterms’

‘Prolonged conflict wouldn’t make sense for US midterms’ Zeidon Alkinani of the Arab Perspectives Institute discusses Trump’s mixed signals over the war on Iran and what it means for US midterm elections in November. Published On 25 Mar 2026 ‘Prolonged conflict wouldn’t make sense for US midterms’ …

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2 months ago Sports

Why is Mohamed Salah leaving Liverpool, and where will he go next?

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has announced his exit from the Premier League club at the end of the season, but questions surrounding his next destination and the reasons behind his departure remain unanswered. The 33-year-old Egyptian star confirmed the news on Tuesday in a video message on soci…

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2 months ago Politics

Court orders final forfeiture of $13m linked to socialite Aisha Achimugu’s company

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered a sum of $13 million traced to businesswoman and socialite Aisha Achimugu’s firm to be permanently forfeited to the Nigerian government. Delivering judgement on the forfeiture application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the j…

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2 months ago Politics

Dangote Refinery receives only five crude cargoes monthly, CEO says

Dangote Refinery By Udeme Akpan The Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Petroleum Refinery, David Bird, has disclosed that the 650,000 barrels-per-day refinery currently receives only about five crude oil cargoes per month, significantly below its designed supply capacity. Bird explained that the re…

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2 months ago Sports

Asian Champions League quarterfinal sends Iran’s Tractor FC to Saudi Arabia

Iranian club Tractor FC is set to travel to Saudi Arabia for a playoff against Shabab Al-Ahli of Dubai for a place in the Asian Champions League Elite quarterfinals against Buriram United of Thailand. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) held the draw on Wednesday to determine the quarterfinal pa…

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2 months ago Technology

How Manual Rewriting Changes AI detector Output

Many people check a draft in an AI detector, change a few words, and expect the score to drop immediately. In many cases, that does not happen. The reason is simple. Detection systems usually notice sentence behavior more than vocabulary changes. If the structure stays the same, the score often sta…

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2 months ago Sports

Turkey friendlies: Super Eagles players to look out for

Maduka Okoye By Enitan Abdultawab As the Nigeria national football team prepares for international friendlies against Iran and Jordan in Turkey, attention would shift to a group of players expected to define the camp amid key absences and fresh opportunities. Head coach Eric Chelle opened camp in A…

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