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A United States reporter who works for the Wall Street Journal, Evan Gershkovich, was sentenced to 16 years in a Russian penal colony on Friday for “espionage,” a verdict reached after three weeks of secretive hearings condemned by Washington as a sham. Russia has a policy of not exchanging prisoners …

Former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Thursday, decried the evil of fake news, lamenting that a fake report about a phantom $1.9bn paid into his account almost destroyed his marriage of 40 years. Mohammed said there was a need for all hands to be on deck …

Professor Isaac Odun-Ayo of Chrisland University, Abeokuta, on Thursday called on the Federal Government and the Nigerian military to adopt new technologies to combat terrorism in their bids to strengthen the nation’s security architecture. Odun-Ayo made the call while delivering the 2nd inaugural lecture of the university with the theme …