Bianca Ojukwu secures release of Nigerian pastor jailed in Benin Republic
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has secured the release of a Nigerian national, Pastor Benjamin Egbaji, incarcerated in the Republic of Benin.
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Former Premier League referee Coote gets suspended sentence for indecent image
Coote, 43, previously pleaded guilty to making an indecent moving image of a child of the most serious kind.
ATP reduces obligatory events after backlash from tennis players
The ATP said it was reducing the number of ATP 500 events players must take part in each year from five to four.
Nigerian man shot dead at Toronto bus terminal
According to the police, officers responded to reports of a shooting at about 7 p.m. on Sunday, January 4, 2026, at the Yorkdale GO Bus Terminal near Yorkdale Road and Allen Road.
Ebonyi police arrested 1,733 suspects in 2025, rescued nine kidnapped victims
Ukandu said the arrests comprised 1,624 male and 109 female suspects, while 462 cases involving 822 male and 22 female suspects were thoroughly investigated and subsequently charged in court.
Buratai slams N1bn defamation suit against Ali-Keffi over terrorism allegations
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusufu Buratai (retd.), has dragged a fellow retired senior military officer, Maj. Gen. Danjuma Hamisu Ali-Keffi (retd.), before the Kaduna State High Court, seeking N1 billion in damages over alleged defamatory statements bordering on terrorism. The suit, filed on January 8, 2026, at the […]
