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Court awards N10m in damages against police

24 July 2025

The suit was filed by applicants who participated during the fourth anniversary of the #ENDSARS peaceful memorial procession. Delivering the judgment, Justice M. Kakaki held that the applicants were unjustly harassed and their rights infringed upon. The suit was filed against the police by Hassan Taiwo Soweto, Uadiale Kingsley, Ilesanmi Kehinde, Osopale Adeseye, Olamilekan Sanusi, […]

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“Let’s not abandon ship in need of repairs” — Bukola Saraki

24 July 2025

Saraki made the appeal in a heartfelt statement posted on his social media page, after attending a PDP Consultative Conference convened by one of the party’s founding fathers, Jerry Gana. “It was an honour to join the founding fathers and stakeholders of our great party, the Peoples Democratic Party, today at the Consultative Conference,” Saraki […]

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Bird strike forces Air Peace flight to emergency return

24 July 2025

In a statement released by the airline, the affected aircraft, Flight P47100 operating the Lagos to Enugu route, was forced to make an emergency return to base shortly after takeoff due to a bird strike that compromised safety. According to the airline, the decision to return was made as a precautionary measure to allow engineers […]

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Senator Natasha reportedly stopped at Abuja Airport

24 July 2025

The incident allegedly took place while the Kogi Senator was trying to board a flight to the UK The senator was said to be traveling with her husband to attend the graduation ceremony of her stepson in the UK when the incident happened. According to report, Natasha was stopped and informed she could not travel […]

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Barcelona cancel Japan friendly, cite contractual breaches

24 July 2025

The Spanish giants had been due to play J-League side Vissel Kobe on Sunday before travelling to South Korea to face FC Seoul on July 31 and Daegu FC on August 4. Barcelona announced in a statement on Wednesday, “Barcelona announces that it has been obliged to suspend its participation in the game scheduled for […]

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Defecting Osun senators fell for APC’s trap

24 July 2025

While featuring on National Television, Bamiji, stated that the lawmakers, Francis Fadahunsi, Osun East and Olubiyi Fadeyi, Osun Central, were misled by rumours that Governor Adeleke planned to defect to the APC. “Maybe what I can say is a kind of miscalculation on the part of the lawmakers. The rumour perhaps overwhelmed them, thinking that […]

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Neighbour kills photojournalist in Kogi

23 July 2025

‎‎Ayo was said to have been killed by his neighbour, who resides in the same compound housing the Inside Story office. ‎An eyewitness who works with Inside Story testified that he was in the office with the victim, doing some video and photo editing, when the suspect called the victim to help him out on […]

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Court strikes out N12.3bn fraud case against Otudeko

23 July 2025

The EFCC had in suit No. FHC/L/20C/2025, filed 13-count charges against Otudeko, former First Bank Managing Director Olabisi Onasanya, former Honeywell board member Soji Akintayo, and Anchorage Leisure Limited. The defendants were accused of conspiring to fraudulently obtain N12.3bn from First Bank of Nigeria under the guise of credit facilities for V-TECH Dynamic Links Ltd. […]

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Two senators dump PDP for APC

23 July 2025

The Senators are Sampson Ekong, senator representing Akwa Ibom south, and Aniekan Bassey, the Akwa Ibom north-east. Senate President Godswill Akpabio read their letters of defection during the plenary. While several political bigwigs dumped the party for the African Democratic Congress, ADC, others have found solace in the APC. The two Akwa Ibom Senators, according […]

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NNPCL reduces fuel price

23 July 2025

It was observed that the state-owned oil firm has adjusted its petrol price to N890 per litre from N895. This represents an N5 per litre downward price review when compared to its earlier N895 pump price. NNPCL retail outlets along Kubwa Expressway, Gwarimpa, Wuse Zone 4, and others in Abuja have adjusted their pumps to […]

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