Saturday, August 22, 2026

ADEFEMOLA AKINTADE

January 19, 2024

Adebutu loses as Supreme Court affirms Abiodun as Ogun governor

Mr Adebutu’s “unmeritorious” was dismissed for lack of substantial evidence.

Dapo Abiodun and Ladi Adebutu
January 16, 2024

Canada denies asylum to PDP chieftain over spelling blunders in Nigerian opposition party’s name

Mosunmola Awonuga’s application for a judicial review of the denial was dismissed.

Canadian judge and PDP national chairman Umar Iliya Damagum
January 15, 2024

Mr Woodberry asks U.S. appeals court to slash eight-year prison sentence in multimillion-dollar fraud conviction

Prosecutors, however, maintained that Olalekan Jacob Ponle’s penalty was consistent with similar cases decided in the past.

MR WOODBERRY
January 13, 2024

Taiwanese voters call China’s bluff, elect Lai Ching-te as president

“I want to thank the Taiwanese people for writing a new chapter in our democracy,” Mr Lai said on Saturday.

Lai Ching-te
January 13, 2024

Taiwanese voters call off China’s bluff, elect Lai Ching-te as president

“I want to thank the Taiwanese people for writing a new chapter in our democracy,” Mr Lai said on Saturday.

Lai Ching-te
January 13, 2024

Tinubu has powers to use Supreme Court against me but didn’t: Governor Mutfwang

He acknowledged that the ruling on Friday was clear evidence that Mr Tinubu held no sway over the judiciary.

Caleb Mutfwang and Bola Tinubu
January 12, 2024

Nigeria, Somalia, Libya’s passports among worst globally: Report

The Nigerian green passport was ranked among the world’s bottom 10, alongside insecurity-battered Libya, Somalia, Syria and Afghanistan.

NIGERIA, SOMALIA, LIBYA, BURUNDI, AFGHANISTAN, ITALY PASSPORTS
January 10, 2024

CBN assumes control of Titan Trust, Union, Polaris, Keystone banks

“In fact, Cornelis Vink and Rahul Savara have never presented themselves to the Special Investigator since 28th August 2023 when they were first invited for interview.’’

Olayemi Cardoso
January 10, 2024

EFCC grills Edu, Umar-Farouq for hours, seizes passports

Umar-Farouq was grilled for more than 12 hours at the commission.

Betta Edu and Umar-Farouq
January 8, 2024

Pope seeks ban on surrogacy; says it’s despicable, commercialised

“The path to peace calls for respect for life,” the Catholic head said on Monday.

Pope Francis