THERE was mild drama at Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, as two lawyers appeared for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in a suit filed by Senator Adolphus Wabara-led Board of Trustees (BoT) against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The suit, which is before Justice Salim Ibrahim, is seeking an order of the […]
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced 37-year-old Auwalu Samaila to death by hanging for his role in terrorism activities linked to the deadly 2014 Nyanya motor park bombing and other Boko Haram attacks.
Justice James Omotosho handed down the sentence after Samaila pleaded guilty to multiple terrorism-related charges, including membership of the outlawed Boko Haram group, receiving terrorist training, and participating in attacks that claimed the lives of civilians and security personnel.
In his confessional statement, Samaila admitted taking part in several terrorist operations and revealed that he transported female suicide bombers to target locations. He also confessed to participating in attacks in Damboa, Gombi, Hong, Chibok, Mubi, Michika and other communities.
The notorious Nyanya bombing of April 14, 2014, one of the deadliest attacks in Abuja’s history, killed dozens of commuters and injured hundreds at a busy motor park on the outskirts of the Federal Capital Territory. Boko Haram later claimed responsibility for the attack.
Besides the death sentence on terrorism counts, the court also imposed lengthy prison terms on other charges, bringing to a close another major terrorism prosecution by the Federal Government.
More than a month after the mass abduction of dozens of students in Oyo State, parents and authorities are worried they could signal a jihadist expansion into the previously safe region. French News Agency, AFP, reported that in their small, decrepit home in Yawota, in Nigeria’s southwestern Oyo state, sisters Deborah Oyedele and Abosede Ojedele […]
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Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has lamented that the UK authorities destroyed her reputation in a failed prosecution that left her traumatic.
Alison-Madueke said this on Friday in an interview with the BBC, stressing that the 13 year investigation by the UK’s National Crime Agency, NCA, could have been handled a lot differently.
Her remark came after after she was cleared of bribery charges at Southwark Crown Court on Wednesday.
“I’ve not been allowed to travel. I’ve not been allowed to work. They destroyed my reputation and my integrity,” she said.
Following a trial, the court found her not guilty of five counts of accepting bribes and conspiracy to commit bribery.
Recall that Alison-Madueke served as Nigeria’s oil minister between 2010 and 2015 and was the first female president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC.
She was first arrested in 2015 but not charged until 2023.
According to prosecutors, she received kickbacks from oil tycoons with government contracts, including £2 million worth of goods from Harrods, chauffeur-driven cars, and the use of properties in London and Buckinghamshire.
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The Federal Government has announced major update in Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, CDCFIB, recruitment.
The new update is contained in a statement by the Head of Press for the Secretary to the Board, Okeh Juliet, on Friday.
The Board advised applicants to disregard unofficial directives on dress code and document requirements ahead of the medical screening phase.
According to the Board, there is no prescribed dress code for candidates participating in the medical screening exercise scheduled to begin on Sunday, June 22, 2026.
It reiterated that applicants for positions in the Nigeria Correctional Service, NCoS, Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, Federal Fire Service, FFS, and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, have been advised to simply appear in normal and decent attire.
The Board, however, warned candidates against bringing any credentials to the screening venues, as no document verification will be conducted during the medical exercise.
“Any information directing candidates to wear a particular dress code or bring their credentials should be disregarded, as such directives did not emanate from the Board,” the statement read.
CDCFIB announces major update in ongoing recruitment exercise
Haiti became the first team to be eliminated from the 2026 World Cup.
The island nation suffered a 3-0 thrashing in the hands of Brazil on Saturday morning.
Cunha scored twice within 13 minutes for the Selecao, before Vinicius Junior slotted home his second goal of the World Cup.
It was Haiti’s second consecutive defeat at the tournament and sees them exit the tournament at the group stages.
Brazil’s victory puts them top of Group C on goal difference.
However, the top spot is wide open ahead of the final round of fixtures on Wednesday when they face Scotland, who were beaten by Morocco on Tuesday.
2026 World Cup: Haiti become first team to be eliminated from tournament
FOR the past few weeks, Adams Makinde, a father of three who lives in Aboru area in Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area of Lagos, has stopped cooking at home. He now prefers to eat out due to the rising cost of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), popularly known as cooking gas. At between N1,800 and […]
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