Why Sunday Igboho hasn’t been released from detention

The battle to get Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, released from detention is delayed by the vacation embarked upon by judges in Benin Republic. This is according to the spokesperson for the Umbrella body of Yoruba Self-Determination Groups, Ilana Omo Oodua, Maxwell Adeleye, on Tuesday. The PUNCH had reported that the Beninese Court had ordered …

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Football: See List Of Europe’s 15 Biggest Summer Spenders

Arsenal’s near £160million summer spending spree has catapulted them into ninth in the list of Europe’s most expensive playing squads. The Gunners shelled out the hefty sum to bring in six players this summer yet still find themselves currently rock bottom of the Premier League. Ben White’s arrival for £50million was their blockbuster signing, while deals for Martin Odegaard (£30m), …

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BBNaija: I’ll give Tega a second chance – Husband

The husband of Big Brother Naija Season 6 evicted housemate, Tega, has said that he is ready to forgive his wife if she apologizes.  Boma and Tega, alongside Peace and Michael were evicted on Sunday during the live eviction show. Tega, who is married, stated that her relationship with Boma was a script and her husband will understand. Boma and Tega’s …

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Alpha Conde and the Coup in Guinea – Reuben Abati

On Sunday, September 5, 2021, President Alpha Conde, 83, of Guinea Conakry was deposed by a team of former elite military forces led by Lt. Col. Mamady Doumbouya. Conde does not deserve anyone’s sympathy and that does not necessarily amount to an endorsement of the military coup in that unfortunate country. Indeed, Conde is the architect of his own misfortune, …

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‘Only God Can Release Me From Here’—Sunday Igboho Speaks From Beninese Prison

Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, better known as Sunday Igboho, says he has accepted his detention at a prison facility in the Republic of Benin as his “journey in life between me and God.” On July 20, Igboho and Ropo, his wife, were arrested at the Cadjèhoun Airport in Cotonou by Benin Republic’s security forces while he was trying to …

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2023: Why APC Bigwigs Have Eyes On Jonathan

Pundits have given reasons why the All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders are keeping an eye on former President Goodluck Jonathan to dump the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and pitch tent with the ruling party. Since the visit of APC governors led by Yobe State governor and chairman of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Mai Mala Buni, on the occasion …

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NNPC Reveals Why Nigeria’s Petrol is Smuggled to Neighbouring Countries

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that petrol smuggling to neighbouring nations is being aided by differential prices in Nigeria and other countries. This was disclosed by the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari in a statement signed by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Garba-Deen Muhammad. According to the statement, Kyari said …

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Bureau De Change Operators Groan Under CBN’s Forex Policy

One month after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced discontinuation of foreign exchange allocation to Bureau De Change firms, operators and traders in the parallel market have bemoaned the implications of the policy on their businesses and livelihood. Our correspondents who visited some of the parallel markets in Abuja, Kano and Lagos report a bleak atmosphere as traders loiter …

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CJN to Probe 7 Chief Judges Today

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Mohammad will today grill seven Chief Judges over conflicting court orders that emanated from their various states. Although only six of them were initially summoned by the CJN over the issue, the summon has equally been extended to the Chief Judge of Delta State. Those to be quizzed are the Chief Judges of …

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