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By Momodu Favour Turkish champions Galatasaray booked their place in the UEFA Champions League last 16 after edging past Juventus 7-5 on aggregate in a dramatic encounter that went to extra time on Wednesday night. Despite carrying a commanding three-goal aggregate advantage into the second leg in Turin, Galatasaray were pushed to the brink […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday adjourned indefinitely the trial of Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, who is facing allegations of terrorism financing and money laundering. Justice Mohammed Umar announced the adjournment after informing the parties that the prosecution team, led by M.O. Adebayo, had formally written to the Chief Judge […]
A United States District Court has sentenced former Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation official, Paulinus Okoronkwo, to 87 months in prison for his role in a $2.1 million bribery scheme linked to oil drilling rights in Nigeria. US authorities disclosed in a statement on Monday that the court also ordered Okoronkwo to pay $923,824 in restitution […]
Justice Chinyere E. Nwecheonwu of a Federal Capital Territory High Court, Kuchiako, Kuje, Abuja, on Wednesday admitted additional documents tendered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in the ongoing trial of former National Health Insurance Scheme boss, Professor Usman Yusuf. The documents were presented by the second prosecution witness, James Balami, Director of Procurement […]
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called for the immediate release or arraignment of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over his continued detention by security agencies. El-Rufai has been in custody since February 16, 2026, after honouring an invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Although the EFCC granted him bail on […]
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a Cameroonian and a Nigerian accomplice for allegedly trafficking 197 sachets of tramadol across the Nigeria–Cameroon border. Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Wednesday, saying the suspects were intercepted during a routine operation by operatives of the Border Patrol Unit […]
A mother and her son narrowly escaped death on Monday morning after a Lexus SUV overturned multiple times at the NYSC Bus Stop along the LASU–Isheri Expressway in Lagos. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Wednesday by its Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment, Adebayo Taofiq. According […]
