Italy’s Salvini defiant as verdict due in migrant trial
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini was defiant Friday as he arrived for the verdict in his long-running trial for blocking a migrant rescue ship at sea, for which he…
Paul Pogba’s brother, 5 others sentenced to prison in extortion case
Six men including the brother of France international Paul Pogba were sentenced to prison terms of between three and eight years on Thursday after being convicted of extortion attempts targeting…
Appeal court in Nigeria rules it’s illegal for Customs Service to seize foreign rice from buyers in open markets or on highways, restricts enforcement authority to borders
Bella Ifasola KADUNA – A Court of Appeal in Nigeria’s Kaduna state has ruled that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has no right to confiscate foreign rice from buyers in…
High court in Nigeria’s capital grants Kogi’s ex-governor Yahaya Bello ₦500 million bail in ‘₦110 billion fraud’ case
Olayomi Koiki ABUJA – A high court in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has granted bail to Yahaya Bello, former Kogi state governor, in the sum of ₦500 million. Bello…
Chelsea confirms FA has contacted Mykhailo Mudryk after ‘adverse finding’ in player’s doping test
Agency Report Chelsea have confirmed Mykhailo Mudryk has been contacted by the FA over an apparent failed drugs test. The Ukraine international continues to prove an integral figure for Enzo…
Nigeria’s Kogi ex-governor Yahaya Bello granted ₦500m bail in alleged ₦80 billion fraud case
Olayomi Koiki ABUJA – Yahaya Bello, the immediate former governor of Nigeria’s Kogi State has been granted bail in the sum of ₦500 million. Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal…
Niger junta suspends BBC accusing it of ‘spreading false news’ in coverage of attack
Since seizing power in a July 2023 coup, the military government has banned several Western media outlets. NIAMEY – The ban on the BBC – accused of airing “erroneous information…
Sweden ends rape inquiry allegedly targeting Kylian Mbappe
An investigation into alleged rape and sexual assault in Stockholm which Swedish media said targeted Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe has been closed due to insufficient evidence, the Swedish prosecutor…
Chinese man arrested for US military base drone overflight
A Chinese citizen has been charged with flying a drone over Vandenberg Space Force Base in California where he is alleged to have recorded images of the military facility, the…
Suspect arrested after hunt for US insurance chief’s killer
NEW YORK, U.S. – A 26-year-old man was arrested Monday over the targeted killing of a health insurance executive on the streets of New York, with police crediting a McDonald’s…