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Ghana and Villarreal midfielder, Thomas Partey, on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to allegations of raping two women and sexually assaulting a third. Naija News reports that the 32-year-old, who left Arsenal in June after the expiration of his contract, faces five counts of rape and one charge of sexual assault relating to incidents said to have occurred between 2021 and 2022. Partey appeared before Southwark Crown Court, where he briefly confirmed his name and date of birth before entering not-guilty pleas to each charge. At the end of the short hearing, Judge Christopher Hehir confirmed that the trial would begin…

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Nigeria and Nottingham Forest defender Ola Aina has confirmed he has undergone successful surgery on the hamstring injury that has ruled him out of action since the international break. Ola Aina, 28, shared the news on Instagram on Tuesday, posting a video from his hospital bed. In the clip, the Nigerian international was seen with straps around his right leg before later taking a few steps with the aid of crutches. “I just finished having my first surgery and I want to say thank you for all the support and the messages. It is all in God’s timing, this is…

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Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has dismissed claims by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar that the level of hunger in Nigeria may lead to a revolution. He questioned whether Atiku was aware of the level of progress President Bola Tinubu’s administration has made since assuming office. Speaking during an appearance on TVC’s programme, Abuja Brief, the presidential aide insisted that available data suggests differently from Atiku’s claim. ‎He said, “National interest far outweighs the former boss or whatever, the most fundamental thing is the issues he has raised, does he have a valid point?…

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In what authorities have described as an intentional ‘act of Terror’, Donald Henson, has driven his car into a metal gate at the FBI’s Pittsburgh field office. According to FOX News, Henson, of Penn Hills, Pennsylvania, allegedly rammed the gate of the main entrance around 2:40 a.m. with a white Toyota sedan before getting out and then grabbing an American flag from inside the vehicle and throwing it over the gate. This was disclosed by FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Giordano at a press briefing on Wednesday morning. Giordano added that Henson fled on foot after the crash and may…

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the November 16, 2024, Ondo State election, Agboola Ajayi, has withdrawn his appeal at the Supreme Court challenging the victory of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Naija News reports that Ajayi, who served as Deputy Governor in the first term of the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, was the main challenger in a race that featured 16 other candidates. In a letter to the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court dated September 16, 2025, Ajayi confirmed that while an appeal had been filed on his behalf, he had resolved…

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Popular Nollywood actor and activist, Stanley Ontop, has accused the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) of allegedly trafficking children from Delta State to Kano. In a series of posts on his Instagram page on Tuesday, Ontop claimed that some NAPTIP officials stormed Happy Home Orphanage in Asaba on Sunday, June 15, 2025, and took away children aged between 13 and 17 without proper documentation. “Some group of notorious NAPTIP officials from Kano invaded an orphanage here in Asaba and carted away eight children. The government, women affairs, the SSAs, and the First Lady have not…

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Saudi Arabia authorities have released three Nigerian pilgrims who were detained in Jeddah, since last month following their arrest over alleged drug trafficking. Naija News reports that the three Nigerians who were freed from detention after four weeks in custody include: Mrs. Maryam Hussain Abdullahi; Mrs. Abdullahi Bahijja Aminu; and Mr. Abdulhamid Saddieq. Their freedom came following weeks of relentless engagements by the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), with the leadership of the General Directorate of Narcotics Control (GDNC) in Saudi Arabia, with the full support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…

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The Police Criminal Investigation Department, Alagbon, has reacted to claims that Nigerian singer Rema used its operatives to assault an interior decorator he contracted for a job. A Nigerian software artist, @software_artist, took to 𝕏 on Tuesday, September 16, to accuse the singer of using police officers to intimidate the interior decorator, identified as Amaka. The netizen claimed that the singer contracted Amaka to renovate his new house, but has allegedly refused to pay her outstanding balance even after she had completed the job. He subsequently accused Rema of intimidating Amaka because he didn’t want to pay for the services…

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The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof Nentawe Yilwatda, has expressed optimism that Nigerians would vote for President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Naija News reports that Yilwatda boasted on Wednesday, while featuring on ‘Sunrise Daily’, a programme on Channels Television. According to him, every member of the APC has endorsed Tinubu for a second term, and Nigerians will vote for him in the next election as they did in 2023. He said, “At the summit of the party, the governors, National Assembly members and the entire members of the party that attended that summit endorsed president…

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