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Okpe Union Slams Orodje’s ‘Distortion of History’, Rejects Claim that Okpe Is Urhobo

December 7, 2025 Newsmakers

Matilda Omonaiye/ A major rift has erupted in Delta State as top Okpe leaders have openly rejected the recent declaration by the Orodje of Okpe Kingdom, HRM Orhue I, asserting…

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Nigeria Says Air Force Operated in Benin Under ECOWAS Mandate as Coup Bid is Foiled

December 7, 2025 Editor

Pat Stevens/ Nigeria’s Air Force says it operated in Beninese airspace under the authority of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) during Sunday’s attempted coup in Benin Republic,…

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Uncertainty Over Tigri Fuels Speculation Coup May Not Be Fully Neutralised in Benin

December 7, 2025 Editor

Femi Ashekun/ Uncertainty continues to surround the fate and whereabouts of Lieutenant Colonel Pascal Tigri, hours after he was declared the face of an aborted military takeover in Benin, with…

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Nigeria Deploys, Withdraws Fighter Jets as Benin Republic Foils Coup Attempt

December 7, 2025 Newsmakers

Matilda Omonaiye/ Nigeria on Sunday deployed fighter aircraft into the Republic of Benin as part of an emergency surveillance mission after soldiers in Cotonou announced that they had seized power…

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U.S. Court Jails Nigerian Fraudster Adekoya 20 Years for Orchestrating $2m Nationwide Bank-Fraud, Money-Laundering Ring

December 7, 2025 Newsmakers

Matilda Omonaiye/ A U.S. federal court has sentenced Oluwaseun Adekoya, a Nigerian serial fraudster who operated under multiple aliases while running a sprawling nationwide bank-fraud and money-laundering enterprise, to 20…

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Detained Turkish President’s Strongest Rival Faces Possible 2,352-Year Prison Sentence

Segun Atanda/ Turkish prosecutors have filed sweeping new charges against jailed Istanbul Mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, a leading rival to President…

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Okpe Union Slams Orodje’s ‘Distortion of History’, Rejects Claim that Okpe Is Urhobo

Nigeria Says Air Force Operated in Benin Under ECOWAS Mandate as Coup Bid is Foiled

Uncertainty Over Tigri Fuels Speculation Coup May Not Be Fully Neutralised in Benin

Nigeria Deploys, Withdraws Fighter Jets as Benin Republic Foils Coup Attempt

U.S. Court Jails Nigerian Fraudster Adekoya 20 Years for Orchestrating $2m Nationwide Bank-Fraud, Money-Laundering Ring

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Okpe Union Slams Orodje’s ‘Distortion of History’, Rejects Claim that Okpe Is Urhobo

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