Niger has granted two major uranium mining permits to national companies, marking a significant milestone in the military-led government’s broader restructuring of the country’s uranium industry. The decision was taken by the Council of Ministers in Niamey on Friday, August 21, 2026, under the chairmanship of General Abdourahamane Tiani. The first permit covers the In…
Perez Hilton’s mother, Teresita Lavandeira, has been granted temporary custody of the blogger’s three children. Us can confirm that Judge Laura Cruz granted Teresita the power to do “all things necessary for the care” of Mario, 13, Mia, 11, and Mayte, 8, on Tuesday, August 18 in Miami-Dade County. The judge’s ruling specifies that Hilton…
A Magistrate Court sitting in Wuse, Abuja, has granted bail to Inspector Adebiyi Adenusi, a 48-year-old police officer who has been in detention since June 23 at the Force Intelligence Department (FID). Inspector Adenusi, attached to the Ekiti State Police Command until his arrest and detention, was arraigned before Magistrate Court 2 on charges of…
The BATN Foundation, through its flagship Graduate Agripreneur Programme (GAP), continues to deliver on its mission to empower the next generation of agricultural leaders with the addition of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MoUAU), to its growing network of partner institutions. At an award and pitch ceremony held on campus last Thursday, four outstanding…
In a move that could undermine Nigeria’s anti-corruption efforts, a judge of the Niger State High Court sitting in Minna has granted an ex parte order restraining the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from arresting, arraigning, or prosecuting Mustapha Abubakar Bida—one of the defendants in the N33.8 billion corruption case involving former Minister of…
US President Donald Trump will extend ByteDance‘s deadline to sell TikTok’s US operations by another 90 days, pushing the latest deadline to mid-September. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement to multiple news outlets on Tuesday (June 17): “President Trump will sign an additional Executive Order this week to keep TikTok up…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to human rights activist, Olamide Thomas, in the sum of 10 million naira, with stringent conditions. The ruling was delivered on Monday, with Thomas required to provide one surety in the same amount. The case involves Thomas facing charges against the Inspector General of Police, Kayode…
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) High Court has approved the seizure of £20 million ($25 million) from Nigeria’s foreign assets by Chinese investors Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd. The ruling follows a failed trade zone agreement signed in 2007 between the Ogun State government and Zhongshan. According to a Peoples Gazette report, Justice Paul…
For many years, with films like Notting Hill and Bridget Jones’s Diary, Hugh Grant was the charming, romantic leading man. In recent years, though, he has shifted away from leading roles, playing against type in supporting turns that have quietly established him as one of the great character actors working today. He has offered scene-stealing…
The court stated that the father, however, had unrestricted access to their children and should be responsible for their feeding, school fees, medicals and general welfare. An Area Court sitting in Centre-Igboro in Ilorin, Kwara State, has granted a woman, Olomu Ajibola, custody of her four children to enable her care for them. The presiding…
