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Bandits can be won over by showing them respect and understanding, says controversial Islamic cleric Ahmad Gumi. Mr Gumi, a self-appointed mediator for the brigands that have been wreaking havoc in many northern states, says his interaction with the bandits have been easy because he always “go(es) through the door.” …

The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has told the ECOWAS Court that simply having the Twitter app on one’s mobile device in Nigeria constitutes the offence of sedition under the strict penal code applicable to Northern Nigeria. Mr Malami’s argument was part of a 17-page defence document filed …

A three-term House of Representative member representing Nnewi North and South Federal Constituency, Chris Azubogu, was on Thursday kidnapped and his driver killed by gunmen at Nnewi Anambra State. Nigerian Tribune gathered that Azubogu, a former PDP gubernatorial candidate, defected to the All Progressive Congress (APC) on Wednesday, in Abuja. …

Amara Nwankpa @Nwankpa_A, the Director of Public Policy Initiatives at Yar’adua:s foundation replies Federal Lawmaker, Ibrahim Obanikoro on his call for CBN to close all Domiciliary Accounts in Nigeria. Recall that Ibrahim Obanikoro, a House of Representatives member, had tweeted: “I am not the CBN Governor but at this moment, I’m of the opinion …

Davido reveals during a chat with Trevor Noah that he had to leave the country for lending his voice to the protest. He explained how his song, FEM, being used as an anthem by End SARS protesters got him into trouble.

The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has expressed sadness over what she termed as ‘brutal killing’ of Dr Chike Akunyili, husband of the late Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dora Akunyili. Newsextra24 reported that Akunyili was murdered by unknown …

The death toll from a riot at one of Ecuador’s largest prisons has risen to 116, Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso said on Wednesday, adding that he would send additional security forces and free up funds to avoid a repeat. Inmates during the riot Guns recovered Policemen take control of the …

  15 YEAR OLD JSS 2 STUDENT CHIOMA CHINEDU HYPNOTIZED AND ABOUT TO BE MARRIED TO A SUITOR IN KADUNA STATE. Because it’s us, this will not make headline. The story of Chioma Chinedu, 15 year old JSS 2 student from Enugu State, abducted and converted to Islam in Anchau …

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was handed a one-year prison sentence by a Paris court on Thursday after being found guilty of illegal campaign financing over his failed 2012 re-election bid. Sarkozy, 66, is unlikely to go to jail. He is expected to appeal the sentence, a move that will …

The governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the November 6, 2021 election in Anambra State, Obiora Agbasimelo, is missing, fuelling speculations that he has been kidnapped. As at the time of going to press, the whereabouts of Agbasimelo was unknown. The emergence of the lawyer and brother to …