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Tinubu Grants Full State Pardon, National Honours to Ken Saro-Wiwa and Ogoni Nine

ABUJA, Nigeria — President Bola Tinubu has posthumously granted full state pardons and conferred national honours on Ken Saro-Wiwa and the eight other members...

Aliko Dangote Retires as Chairman of Dangote Sugar After 20 Years

LAGOS, Nigeria — Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, is stepping down as Chairman of Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, ending two decades of leadership that...

Pope Leo XIV Appoints First Chinese Bishop, Upholding Controversial Vatican–Beijing Accord

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV has made his first episcopal appointment in China under the Vatican’s contentious 2018 agreement with Beijing, signalling continuity with...

U.S. Court Jails Nigerian for Sextortion Scheme That Led to Tragic Suicide

PHILADELPHIA, USA — A United States federal court has sentenced 25-year-old Nigerian national Samuel Abiodun to five years in prison for his role in...

About 242 Feared Dead as Air India Plane Crashes in Ahmedabad

AHMEDABAD, India — An Air India passenger aircraft bound for London’s Gatwick Airport crashed near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on Thursday,...

Dele Momodu Accuses Wike of Acting Like Nigeria’s ‘Founding Father’

LAGOS, Nigeria — A prominent member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dele Momodu, has criticised Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),...

Oshiomhole Denies Disrupting Airport, Accuses Air Peace of Extortion and Double Standards

ABUJA, Nigeria — Senator Adams Oshiomhole has denied allegations that he disrupted airport operations at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed Airport, claiming instead that he stood up...

Air Peace Accuses Senator Oshiomhole of Assault and Disrupting Airport Operations

LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigerian airline, Air Peace, has condemned what it described as the “unruly conduct” of Senator Adams Oshiomhole, following an incident that disrupted...

Ibas Defends ₦1.48 Trillion Budget, Says it Includes Provisions for Fubara

ABUJA, Nigeria — Ibok-Ete Ibas, the federally appointed sole administrator overseeing Rivers State, has said that the proposed ₦1.48 trillion 2025 budget contains allocations...

Tinubu Says APC Will Welcome Wike ‘With Open Arms’ if He Defects

ABUJA, Nigeria — President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, said the All Progressives Congress (APC) would welcome Minister of the Federal Capital Territory...

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