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  A Hong Kong court sentenced pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison on Monday for national security crimes, a punishment rights groups condemned as “effectively a death sentence” and a symbol of the city’s shrivelling press freedoms. Lai, a British citizen and founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper, was found […]

Former Minister of Sports and Youths Development, Solomon Dalung, has said there are many people who can challenge President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Dalung said Tinubu’s strategies are well known to the opposition, adding that there is nothing new the All Progressives Congress, APC, can do. Speaking while featuring on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Dalung

Pope Leo XIV has condemned the recent wave of violent attacks across Nigeria, expressing sorrow over the loss of lives and calling on authorities to act decisively to protect citizens. “It is with sorrow and concern that I learned of the recent attacks against various communities in Nigeria, leading to a heavy loss of life.

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has said his side became more direct and active as they beat Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday. City came from behind to win 2-1 at Anfield, thanks to a late Erling Haaland penalty. Dominik Szobozslai put the Reds in front with a sensational free-kick, before Bernardo Silva equalized

Erling Haaland’s stoppage-time penalty earned Manchester City a dramatic 2-1 win at Liverpool on Sunday to reduce Arsenal’s lead at the top of the Premier League back to six points. City were heading for defeat at Anfield with six minutes to go before Bernardo Silva cancelled out Dominik Szoboszlai’s stunning free-kick to spark an incredible

Paul Ibe, spokesman to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday said Nigerians know the “wuru wuru” that the Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau did in replacing electronic transmission” with “electronic transfer.” Ibe said Nigerians won’t be intimidated and allow the Senate to mortgage their democratic rights. Posting on X,

One person has died following an attack by gunmen in the Koro community of the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State. ‎ The attack from suspected terrorists on Sunday afternoon threw the residents of the community into panic. They stormed the community, heavily armed, shooting sporadically and forcing residents to flee their homes in