The London’s Southwark Crown Court on Wednesday, 17 June, 2026, acquitted Diezani Alison-Madueke, of all six bribery charges leveled against her. Alison-Madueke, who served as minister from 2010 to 2015 under former President Goodluck Jonathan, faced five counts of accepting bribes and one count of conspiracy to commit bribery. She denied all charges.Prosecutors alleged that Alison-Madueke, 65, was given “a life of luxury” in London by oil and gas industry figures seeking lucrative contracts in Nigeria, a country that has long struggled with corruption and mismanagement. However, the former Minister, who also briefly served as President of the Organization of…
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Spanish the La Liga Giants, Real Madrid on Wednesday, 17 June, 2026 announced that mercurial Portugal midfielder, Bernardo Silva has signed a two-year deal with the club. The club said his contract runs until June 30, 2028. Silva had departed English Premier League giants Manchester City after nine trophy-laden years when the 31-year-old’s contract expired at the end of last season. He made at least 459 appearances for City in total, scoring 76 goals, since joining from Monaco in 2017. He has won 15 major trophies with the club, including four successive Premier League titles from 2021-2024, the treble featuring…
Hull City’s return to the Premier League could be overshadowed by the threat of a points deduction, with the newly-promoted club reportedly needing to raise funds before the end of June to avoid breaching financial regulations. According to the BBC, Hull have exceeded the English Football League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) threshold by around £6 million, largely due to promotion bonuses paid to players after their Championship play-off final victory over Middlesbrough. The breach could leave the Tigers facing a points penalty when the new Premier League season begins. Under current regulations, overspending of between £6 million and £8…
The Federal Government, through the office of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the economy, has described as figment of imagination in media reports and public commentary suggesting that Nigeria has adopted, or plans to introduce, new taxes on telecommunications services and petroleum products following the publication of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Article IV Consultation Report on Nigeria. Senior Special Assistant, Communications and Press Secretary to the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Maryann Duke made the denial on behalf of her principal through statement issued late on the evening of Tuesday, 16 June, 2026. Duke clarified…
Denrele Edun, famous Nigerian media personality and actor, has disclosed why he symbolically married himself, saying the unusual gesture was a celebration of self-love and personal growth as he marked his 45th birthday. The entertainer ignited conversations online after posting a video announcing that he had entered into a symbolic marriage with himself. Explaining the decision, Denrele said it was his way of recognising the strength, resilience and transformation that have shaped his life over the years. “Till death didn’t do us part. So I married myself. After 45 years of chaos, glitter, survival, reinvention, controversy, resilience, heartbreak and triumph,…
An 18-month-old baby girl was Monday, June 8, 2026, reportedly beheaded for suspected ritual purposes at Agoti farm settlement in Idanre, Ondo State. According to the father of the deceased, Bright Kalu, a peasant farmer from Abia State, said the gory incident occurred on Monday, 8 June, 2026. Narrating the incident, Kalu said he left the baby in the care of her mother at their farm camp while he went to a nearby farm to buy food items. “On Monday, 8 June, 2026, I was returning from a nearby camp where I had gone to buy food items when I…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde on Tuesday, 16 June, 2026 vowed that the pupils and teachers abducted in Oriire Local Government Area w will be rescued safely, just as he also declared that Oyo State “is not Chibok and will never be Chibok, ” reports thegazellenews.com. Makinde made the vow on Tuesday, 16 June, 2026 when media activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), led a protest over rising insecurity and kidnappings in the state. The protest, which followed a series of kidnapping incidents across Oyo State, saw demonstrators demand urgent action from the government to secure the release…
The Nigerian Army (NA)on Tuesday, 17 June, 2026 disclosed that troops fighting to rid the nation of terrorists and other criminal elements have rescued 388 kidnapped victims, arrested 31 terrorists and neutralized 10 terrorists in various encounters in the theatres of Operation in the last one week, reports thegazellenews.com The Director of Defence Media Operations Major General Michael Onoja, made this disclosure on Tuesday, 17 June, 2026 while giving an update of military offensive against criminal elements in Abuja. “In the North West, troops of Operation Fansan Yamna recorded decisive gains against terrorists and criminal elements in Kaduna, Katsina, and Zamfara…
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a medical doctor, a traditional birth attendant and the parents of a newborn baby have been over the alleged sale of the child for N2.5 million in Lagos. It was gathered that the 28-year-old mother and her boyfriend allegedly decided not to keep the baby and sought individuals who could facilitate the sale of the child after birth. The couple was reportedly linked to a prospective buyer in Ikorodu through intermediaries. The pregnant woman was initially taken to a traditional birth attendant for delivery. However, complications during labour necessitated her transfer…
The Plateau State Police Command on Tuesday, 16 June, 2026 confirmed that three security operatives were killed in an attack on the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, in the early hours of Monday, 15 June, 2026, reports thegazellenews.com. NIPSS Kuru is Nigeria’s premier policy training institution for senior public officials. The attack marks one of the most serious security breaches at the facility in recent years. The State Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP Alfred Alabo, who confirmed the development through a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday, 16 June, 2026 in Jos, the state capital said, “The…