The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday refused to admit an alleged terrorist and oil bunkerer, Ugochukwu Lucky Ibekwe, to bail. Justice Salim Ibrahim, in a ruling on Ibekwe’s application, held that though the defendant was said to be a kidney transplant patient, nothing was placed before the court …
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Spotify has partnered with Afro Nation Portugal as the festival’s official sponsor and exclusive streaming partner for the 2026 edition. The company said in a statement on Wednesday that the move is aimed at bringing the event to global audiences through its platform. Newsextra24 reports that the collaboration will create …
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The trial of the Chief Executive Officer of Onome Global Market Resources Limited and Lexicon Multi-concept Media Limited Osabohein Alex Ologbose and his wife Hope Onome Oghelemu continued on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 before Justice Ekerete Akpan of the Federal High Court, Abuja, with the Second Prosecution Witness, PW2, Modestus Uchenna Okafor, narrating …
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Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, adjourned the trial of the former Benue State governor, Gabriel Suswam till July 16, 2026 for adoption of final written addresses, as the 11-year-old case goes on the home stretch. Suswam, alongside his then Commissioner of Finance, Omadachi Okolobia …
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the operating licences of 46 Microfinance Banks across the country, with the decision taking effect from July 1, 2026. The announcement was made on Wednesday, in a statement signed by the Acting Director of the CBN Corporate Communications Department, Hakama Sidi-Ali. Newsextra24 …
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, permission to file fresh evidence of her acquittal by a UK court in her suit to reclaim forfeited assets. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order on Wednesday after Diezani’s lawyer, Godwin Iyinbor, moved a motion on …
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Government Day Secondary School, Lassa, in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State has released the identities of 36 students who are still in the custody of suspected Boko Haram insurgents following Monday’s deadly attack on the school. The victims were among candidates sitting for the ongoing National Examinations Council …
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The pastor of Universal Reform Christian Church (URCC), Samuel Gbinde also known as Nongu u Kristu u i Ser u sha Tar (NKST), and two members of his congregation have been abducted by gunmen in Benue State. The incident happened on Tuesday at the pastor’s residence located within the NKST …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is set to introduce “downloadable Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs” for voters who have misplaced or defaced their original cards. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this when he received the Director-General of National Orientation Agency, NOA, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, who paid a courtesy …
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Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued 13 kidnapped victims, neutralised five terrorists and arrested suspected gunrunners in coordinated operations across Kwara, Edo, Plateau, Bauchi and other states. This is contained in an operational report on military activities made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in …
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