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Judgment marks latest legal victory for Nigeria in long-running efforts to prosecute figures linked to the controversial P&ID gas contract scandal A Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted British businessman James Nolan, a director of Process and Industrial Developments (P&ID) Ltd, in absentia on multiple counts of money laundering,…

FCT Minister claims party structure favoured Atiku as efforts begin to heal divisions after contentious presidential primary By Anselm Odiegie, Abuja The controversies from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primary continued on Monday, with Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, arguing that former Rivers State governor,…

By Didimoko A Didimoko, Warri Leaders of the Ijaw and Urhobo ethnic groups in Delta State have threatened to petition the National Judicial Council (NJC) against the chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), accusing him of failing to implement a Supreme Court-backed delineation of the Warri Federal Constituency.…

Photo: Gen Christopher Musa (retd) Defence Minister At least two people were killed and several others injured after a clash between soldiers and participants in the Echane Masquerade Festival in Kogi State, residents said on Monday, prompting authorities to suspend the event across Ebiraland. The violence broke out on Sunday…

Protesters took to the streets of Ibadan on Monday over worsening insecurity in Oyo State and the continued captivity of abducted pupils and teachers, as public schools across the state remained largely shut following an indefinite strike by teachers. Members of the Take-It-Back Movement gathered at major junctions in the…

The Imo State Police Command has arrested three students of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) in connection with the alleged killing of a 21-year-old undergraduate, Chinedu Chibuzor Christogonus. Christogonus, a 100-level Cyber Security student and member of the university’s Man O’ War organisation, reportedly died after he was…

A high-powered Federal Government delegation on Saturday visited Ogbomoso in Oyo State to meet with community leaders and families of teachers and pupils abducted from schools in Oriire Local Government Area, as authorities intensify efforts to secure the release of those still in captivity. The delegation comprised the National Security…

Suspected armed bandits have abducted retired Major General Rabe Abubakar, a former Director of Defence Information, and his wife in Katsina State. The incident reportedly occurred on Saturday along the Katsina–Matazu road while the retired senior military officer and his wife were travelling. According to sources, armed men intercepted their…

A Nigerian-born Roman Catholic priest, Anthony Odiong, has been convicted by a jury in Texas, United States, for sexually assaulting women under his spiritual care, following a trial that exposed allegations of abuse of clerical authority. Odiong, 57, was found guilty on one count of first-degree sexual assault and two…

The Abia State Police Command has arrested two suspects for alleged conspiracy, attempted child theft, assault, and possession of suspected hard drugs in Umuahia. The suspects, identified as Nzubechi Chinagorom, 24, and Chinonso Chibundu, 25, both residents of Olokoro in Umuahia South Local Government Area, were apprehended following an incident…