Author: Felix Duru Mbah

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Popular Egyptian TV Presenter, Others Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Drug Crime

Foreign

An Egyptian court sentenced a well-known television presenter and 11 others to death for manufacturing and trafficking narcotics in a sprawling drug case, official media reported today (Saturday). The presenter, Sarah Khalifa, 39, is best known for her programme Mission Impossible, which dealt with issues concerning security and crime. The state-linked Al-Ahram newspaper said a Cairo court sentenced “Khalifa and 11 other defendants to death by hanging on charges of forming an organised criminal gang specialising in procuring materials used in manufacturing narcotics, with the intent to traffic them, and possessing and carrying unlicensed firearms and ammunition." The verdict came…

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2026

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Angry Kurudu Estate Residents In Abuja Accuse AEDC, Soldiers Of Allegedly Extorting N3m For Transformer Repairs

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*Fire Petition To Chief Of Army Staff By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Residents of Post Army Housing Estate, Phase 3, Kurudu, Abuja, have petitioned the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, over alleged extortion and the use of soldiers to force payment for repair of a faulty transformer owned by Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) which serves their area. In a letter dated September 2026 and signed by Wale Adegoke on behalf of the 'Concerned Post Army Housing Resident Association', they accused the management of Nigerian Army Housing Estate Resident Association (NAHERA) of working “in cahoots” with AEDC…

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2026

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Traditional Rulers Should Unite For Nigeria’s Progress –Olubadan

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*Monarch Accepts To Attend Agidanyin Day Festival In Erinmo By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan The Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty Oba (Dr.) Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja (Arusa1), has, again, called on traditional rulers in the country to unite for the nation's peace and progress. This came on the heels of Oba Ladoja’s acceptance to attend Agidanyin Founder's Day Festival in Erinmo in Erinmo-Ijesa on Saturday, 7 November. The monarch’s acceptance speech was contained in a press release issued and signed by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Solomon Ayoade, on Thursday and made available to journalists in Ibadan today (Friday). According to…

Sep

04

2026

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After Four Matches, Mourinho’s Real Madrid Buckle As Parrott Wins It For Betis

Sports

*Barca Can Open Early 3-Point Gap With Victory At Valencia Republic of Ireland striker Troy Parrott came off the bench to score the winner as Real Betis beat Real Madrid today - with Kylian Mbappe missing an injury-time penalty. The Dubliner came on in the 68th minute and pounced to score from close range after Thibaut Courtois parried Nelson Deossa's header. This was his third appearance and his first goal for Manuel Pellegrini's Betis since his £17.1m move from Dutch side AZ Alkmaar. Carlos Espi thought he had rescued a point for the visitors with an acrobatic volley from Vinicius…

Sep

04

2026

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EPL: Chelsea Face Litmus Test Vs Arsenal, O’Reilly Steps Into Rodri’s Big Shoes, Other Things To Look Out For This Weekend

Sports

Can Wirtz Find His Best For Liverpool? Florian Wirtz is easing himself into his second season at Liverpool after a forgettable first. There were signs of promise against Nottingham Forest, where he set up the second equaliser and would have had a goal of his own if not for an offside in the buildup. It is clear the German needs to become more influential as a No 10 given the quality of players he has around him, especially after the expensive arrival of Bradley Barcola this week. Bruno Fernandes showed there is plenty of fun for an attacking midfielder to…

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2026

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‘Ember’ Months: Enugu CP Meets With Police Top Brass Over Tighter Security

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By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu With the year inching to a close, Commissioner of Police (CP), Enugu State Command, Mamman Bitrus Giwa, held a strategic conference with senior police officers as part of measures to strengthen security and public safety during the so-called'ember' months and the approaching festive period. In a statement by the Police Public Relations officer (PPRO) of the State Command, Daniel Ndukwe, the CP explained that the conference was to review the Command’s security strategies and ensure effective coordination of policing operations across the State. Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs), Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs), Area Commanders, Divisional…

Sep

04

2026

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What El-Rufai’s Administration Did To Southern Kaduna People -Defence Minister Musa

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By our reporter “Well, I don’t know if unhappy is an issue. I think if there’s anything worse than unhappy, we can never be happy with somebody who has deliberately planned for the killing of our people." These were pain-filled words from Defence Minister, Gen. Christopher Gwabin Musa, as he reflected on the administration of now-detained former Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai. El-Rufai was Governor from 2015-2023. General Musa made the allegation while fielding questions on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Thursday (yesterday). General Musa spoke in response to questions fired at him during the programme. The…

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2026

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How Borno Political Elite, Elders Profit From Boko Haram, ISWAP Crisis -Christian Cleric

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*It's A Money-Spinning Business, He Says By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Profiteers from the misery and death of others. That was the claim of Borno-based cleric and activist, Rev. Kallamu Musa Ali Dikwa, who alleged that some unidentified politicians in Borno State, elders and elites are complicit in prolonging the Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgency because it has become a “money-spinning business.” In a statement issued on 2 September, 2026, Dikwa, who is also the Director General (DG), Centre For Justice On Religious And Ethnicity In Nigeria, claimed that the conflict, which has reportedly cost thousands of lives and displaced many…

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2026

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2027 House of Reps: Hope High In Warri As Sheriff Mulade kicks Off Campaign

Politics

By Emma Ogoigbe, Warri As the political atmosphere gradually gathers momentum ahead of the 2027 general elections, Chief Sheriff Mulade, flag-bearer of Nigeria Democratic Party (NDP) for the Warri Federal Constituency, has officially kicked off his campaign with a message of hope, service and renewed commitment to the people. The kick-off, which held on 27 August, 2026, drew dignitaries from across the constituency's three dominant, often mutually suspicious ethnic nationalities of Ijaw, Itsekiri and Urhobo, merging them in a thrilling unity, started with cultural dancers performing to welcome the candidate and his entourage. Prominent stalwarts of Delta State chapter of…

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2026

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Not Easy To Show My Scars, But I’m Proud To Break Deadly Silence Around Nigeria’s Breast Cancer Crisis

Feature

By Gloria Chinyere Okwu I was told to keep my diagnosis private but I am determined to show the reality of breast cancer and reject the stigma that prevents women seeking treatment. ''Madam, this looks like breast cancer, and if it is, we will chop off your breast.” That was how the doctor welcomed me into the chaotic world of cancer in 2017 when I was 32 years old. He had his back to me, but kept on talking, peering into the specimen bottle. For a moment, I could no longer hear him. I thought of my three children, the…