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Court acquits Abba Kyari in NDLEA asset declaration case after a Federal High Court ruled that prosecutors failed to prove the 23-count charge beyond reasonable doubt.

Court acquits Abba Kyari, brothers in NDLEA asset declaration case

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A Federal High Court in Abuja has acquitted suspended police deputy commissioner Abba Kyari and his two brothers in a 23-count asset declaration case filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. The court ruled on Thursday that the prosecution failed to prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt. Delivering judgment, James Omotosho said criminal allegations […]

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ChubbieDivah allegedly sentenced for accusing Rudeboy of rape as unverified claims of a seven-year prison term spark mixed reactions on X, with no official confirmation yet.

X user, ChubbieDivah, allegedly sentenced to seven years for accusing Rudeboy of rape

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A claim circulating on X alleges that ChubbieDivah has been sentenced to seven years in prison for accusing singer Rudeboy of rape. The rumour relates to a 2025 controversy in which ChubbieDivah accused Rudeboy of rape and other offences involving his househelp. Rudeboy denied the allegations. The dispute later reportedly moved to court in Lagos,

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WW2 veteran pilot, Colin Bell, marks 105th birthday

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World War II veteran pilot Colin Bell has marked his 105th birthday after appearing on BBC Breakfast, where he reflected on his wartime service. Bell, believed to be the last surviving pilot of the de Havilland Mosquito bomber from World War II, joined presenters Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt during Thursday’s programme. His appearance came

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VIDEO: Wole Soyinka leads pyrates confraternity in final tribute to Biodun Jeyifo

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Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Tuesday led members of the Pyrates Confraternity in paying their last respects to Emeritus Professor Biodun Jeyifo, former President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), who was laid to rest. A video from the burial ceremony showed Soyinka and other members of the confraternity in solemn procession

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Oyo: 43-year-old man beats brother to death for ‘shooting him in his dream’

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A 43-year-old man, Lateef Suleiman, has allegedly killed his elder brother after accusing him of shooting him in a dream. The incident happened in the Sepeteri area of Oyo State. The spokesperson of the Oyo Police Command, DSP Alayande Olayinka, confirmed the development in a statement on Wednesday. According to the statement, Suleiman was said

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Israel launches attack on Lebanon, kills at least four

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Israel has carried out fresh air strikes in eastern Lebanon, killing at least four people in the city of Baalbek as cross-border fighting with Hezbollah intensifies. Lebanon’s state news agency NNA reported on March 4 that an Israeli strike hit a four-storey residential building in Baalbek, leaving four dead and six others wounded. Rescue workers

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Award-winning UK rapper, Ghetts, jailed for 12 years, after student killed in hit-and-run

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Ghetts has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for causing the death of a student in a hit-and-run crash in northeast London. The grime star, whose real name is Justin Clarke-Samuel, failed to stop after his BMW struck Nepalese national Yubin Tamang, 20, last October. The 41-year-old admitted causing death by dangerous driving. At

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Nigerian woman says dating is consented rape, sparking debate and backlash online over sex before marriage and modern relationship expectations.

‘Dating is consented rape,’ Nigerian woman on s*x before marriage

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A social media comment by Nigerian content creator Uju Amaeshi describing dating as “consented rape” has sparked widespread debate online. Amaeshi made the remark in a two-minute Instagram reel discussing expectations around intimacy in modern relationships. She used a lending analogy, suggesting that accepting dates and gifts could imply an expectation of s*x if there

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DSS nabs suspect linked to attack on Peter Obi in Edo

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The Department of State Services has arrested a man identified as Udeme Sunday Stephen in connection with the attack on former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Benin City, Edo State. Security sources said the suspect was taken into custody following an investigation into the February

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Wife of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei dies

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The wife of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has died after suffering injuries in the same US-Israeli airstrike that killed her husband. Al Jazeera reported that Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh died two days after Khamenei was killed at his compound in Tehran. Iranian state media said on Sunday that Khamenei’s daughter, grandchild, daughter-in-law and son-in-law were also killed

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