Ruling on El-Rufai’s bail application set for April 14

Officers of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Wednesday took a former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, into custody moments after bail application was taken at the Federal High Court in Kaduna. Standing trial over alleged corruption, El-Rufai, had just concluded a hearing on his bail application when he […]

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FIFA delivers ruling on Nigeria’s complaints against DR Congo

International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) on Wednesday confirmed the final line-up for the inter-confederation play-off tournament, naming DR Congo as Africa’s representative. The development by the football governing body has dashed Nigeria’s hopes of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. In an accreditation notice circulated to journalists ahead of the competition, FIFA detailed […]

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UK court sets aside ruling, orders deportation of Nigerian man over paternity fraud

An Upper Tribunal in United Kingdom has set aside a previous ruling that stopped the deportation of a 43-year-old Nigerian man, Olutobi Ogunbawo. The ruling is coming after Ogunbawo’s wife, Maria Adesanya, claimed that vitro fertilisation treatment was unavailable in Nigeria, a key argument in their defence. Ogunbawo, convicted in 2019 for immigration offences related […]

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