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Suspended CBN Governor Pleads Not Guilty to Illegal Possession of Firearms The suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday, pleaded not guilty before a Federal High Court Lagos, to a charge of illegal possession of firearms brought against him by the Ministry of Justice. He was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering […]

*Says We Didn’t Arrest, Detain Soldier For Converting From Islam To Christianity The Army has said that it detained Lance Corporal Musa Adamu, a soldier with the Amphibious Training School, Calabar, Cross River State, for violating some provisions of the Armed Forces Act and not because he changed his faith. The Army made the clarification […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ministerial list will be delivered to the Senate on Thursday, it has been learnt. The Senate Majority Leader Opeyemi Bamidele disclosed this while giving a response at his 60th Anniversary Lecture and Book Presentation titled: “Leadership through communication” in Abuja. Bamidele, who appreciated his guests for supporting and honouring him, however, […]

On the heels of subsidy removal, the Federal Government has said that there is no plan to reduce working days for employees of the Federal Civil Service. Speaking on the issue with journalists in Abuja on the sidelines of a media parley to commemorate the 2023 Civil Service Week, the Head of the Service of […]

An Indian-origin lawyer, Bhadresh Gohil, 58, was on Monday ordered by a UK court to pay more than £28 million in costs associated with criminal activity. Gohil was previously found guilty of fraud and money laundering in a case involving allegations of corruption against a former governor of Delta State, James Ibori. According to the […]

In a move aimed at streamlining operations and promoting digital efficiency, the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has announced the discontinuance of manual submission for winding up and receivership applications. The decision, which comes into effect on 7th August 2023, marks a significant shift towards embracing the Companies Registration Portal (CRP) as the sole channel for […]

*Tasks FG To Restore Professionalism, Discipline Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA has described as an ‘unmitigated shame’ the recent scuffle between the Department of State Services, DSS and the Nigerian Correctional Service, NCS, over the custody of the erstwhile CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele. HURIWA in a statement by its […]

Some constitutional lawyers have asked President Bola Tinubu to call the Department of State Services (DSS) to order. In a statement, the lawyers led by Barr. Tijani Ahmed condemned the clash that the secret police had with the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) over custody of suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin […]

The lead counsel to the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Adamawa State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, Akin Olujimi, says suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner Hudu Yunusa-Ari is stepping down as a witness. Yunusa-Ari was to serve as the APC’s prime witness in its petition filed against Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party […]

Ahead of off-season governorship elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) Professor Mahmood Yakubu has cautioned candidates to call their supporters to order. Yakubu gave the warning on Tuesday while speaking at a meeting with leadership of political parties. The meeting was held at the INEC Conference Centre in Abuja to review the 2023 general […]

Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has weighed in with his view on the controversy surrounding a music video posted by Nigerian music star, David Adeleke, popularly called Davido, which was condemned by many Muslims. Davido earlier posted the 45-second long video of his signee, Logos Olori on social media platforms. The music video features some […]

Foreign Currency Shortage Undermines CBN FX Reform Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves fell below $34 billion amidst scarcity and acute shortage of foreign currency inflows into the economy – barely providing seven months of import cover for an import-dependent economy. Weak inflows into the nation’s external reserves, a transmission mechanism to boost FX supply side in […]