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news.band | Kalu Nwokoro Idika
The government of Finland has finally approved the extradition of Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed Prime Minister of Biafra Government in Exile. News Band understand that the transfer is slated for July 15, 2025, following a judgement by the Päijät-Häme District Court in Lahti on April 18, 2025. More details to follow….. 325066 Post Views: 434
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news.band | Kalu Nwokoro Idika
By Uzoma Ahamefule Apart from the explanation of bad leadership, Nigeria is a country that is very difficult to understand and to explain what happens around it correctly – economically, socially, politically and legally. And anyone who claims to understand it differently has a problem or is part of the problem. The Supreme Court judgment that upheld the death sentence of Sunday Jackson in Adamawa State was definitely a miscarriage of justice that should not be allowed to happen.
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news.band | Kalu Nwokoro Idika
There is serious tension in Ilesha Baruba community in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, as gunmen launched a vicious attack on a local motor park, leaving four people dead and two others critically injured. News Band gathered that about 10 armed men stormed the park around 9:30pm on Monday, April 21, 2025, and began shooting indiscriminately at individuals gathered at a nearby relaxation spot.
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news.band | Kalu Nwokoro Idika
The Vatican has released the first official images of Pope Francis lying in repose following his death. In the photos, the late pontiff is seen resting in an open wooden coffin, dressed in red liturgical vestments, wearing a bishop’s mitre, and holding a rosary. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, is shown offering prayers over him.
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news.band | Kalu Nwokoro Idika
The world is gearing up to bid farewell to Pope Francis, who died on Monday at the age of 88. His death comes just a day after he made a final public appearance during Easter services. The funeral, slated to take place in St. Peter’s Square later this week, has drawn tributes and condolences across the globe and is expected to be attended by many world leaders and dignitaries.
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news.band | Kalu Nwokoro Idika
Veteran musician Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi has refuted rumours about his death, assuring the public that he is alive, healthy, and in good spirits. In a video released on Tuesday morning, Obey-Fabiyi responded to the false reports with an energetic musical performance. Singing in Yoruba, English, and Pidgin, he declared the news untrue. “Hello, my name is Professor Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi,” he sang. “Satan, you don lose o, you don pafuka.
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news.band | Kalu Nwokoro Idika
The Vatican has officially released Pope Francis’s final spiritual testament which gives directions for his burial. News Band reported that Pope, 88, died on Monday from a stroke and subsequent irreversible heart failure. The late pontiff had outlined his burial preferences, desired resting place, and final prayers in a document written in 2022, two years before his passing.
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news.band | Kalu Nwokoro Idika
Two lifeless bodies, one without head, have been found in the Idimu area of Lagos State. The gruesome killings reportedly occurred late Saturday night, but the bodies were not discovered until Sunday morning along Oladun Road. The corpses, lying several meters apart, had drawn a large crowd of shocked residents and passersby. One of the victims was identified by a resident, Lanre Ajao, as a well-known local man called Baba Oja. “We woke up to see the bodies.
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news.band | Kalu Nwokoro Idika
A man simply identified as Olamide has accidentally killed his one-year-old son while attempting to strike his wife with an iron rod in the Elega area of Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Saturday night during an altercation. News Band understand that the suspect fled the area after the incident before residents who heard the loud noises coming from the couple’s apartment got there. One of the co-tenants, Mrs.
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news.band | Kalu Nwokoro Idika
Mr. Babachir Lawal, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, has lambasted supporters of President Bola Tinubu and loyalists of Muhammadu Buhari, accusing them of “chasing shadows” in their quest to gain political relevance. Speaking during an exclusive interview with PUNCH Newspaper, Lawal berated certain members of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC).
