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An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s investigating officer Shehu Shuaibu, on Thursday, told a Federal High Court in Lagos that the N4.6bn allegedly transferred into a Joint Trust account was used to finance the 2015 presidential campaign of former President Goodluck Jonathan. Shuaibu stated this while testifying before Justice Daniel Osiagor in the trial of […]

Australian and Canadian authorities have issued travel advisories on Nigeria, warning their citizens to be on alert. They issued the warning 72 hours after the US and UK said terrorists were plotting to strike in Nigeria’s capital. After the warning, the US authorised evacuation of its citizens and embassy staff in Nigeria. In its advisory, […]

The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, says he has forgiven Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, noting that he doesn’t harbour any ill-feeling against the former presidential aspirant. Osinbajo, who used to be Tinubu’s close ally, was a major contender for the APC presidential ticket, which the latter eventually clinched. He was Attorney General […]

A Federal High Court in Umuahia, Abia, on Wednesday, ordered the Federal Government to return Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to Kenya before his rendition on June 19, 2021. Delivering judgment, Justice Evelyn Anyadike, also awarded Kanu N500m in general damages. Kanu prayed to the court to redress […]

The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has announced that the bank would release re-designed Naira notes by December 15, 2022. He also said that existing notes would seize to be regarded as legal tender by January 31, 2023. Emefiele disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. The CBN said that […]

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, said it would take about 30 years of consistent investment to be able to control the current flood menace in different parts of the country. Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman Adamu, disclosed this after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The Minister, who […]

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Western Zone, has attributed the increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit to the hike in private depot prices. Dele Tajudeen, Chairman, IPMAN Western Zone, disclosed this an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. Mr Tajudeen, while condemning the […]

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said the worst is over as far as insecurity is concerned. Mohammed stated this at a Ministerial Session at the ongoing UNESCO Global Media and Information Literacy Week. He added that the military and other security agencies were up to the task of protecting Nigerians and non-citizens. […]

The Kaduna State Chapter of Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, yesterday said no fewer than 10,000 doctors left Nigeria for the United Kingdom, UK, for greener pastures in the last seven years, saying Doctors in Kaduna State are the least remunerated. The NMA while celebrating its ‘2022 Physicians’ Week’ lamented continued brain drain in the medical […]

The presidential candidate of Labout Party, LP, Peter Obi, said yesterday he would curb the flooding issue ravaging the country, if elected in 2023. He also said his followers and proponents of the ‘Obidient’ movement were mostly Nigerians who were enraged over the sorry state of the nation and were, therefore, demanding change. In an […]

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday reserved judgment in an application by the Federal Government seeking a stay of execution of the court’s judgment that ordered the release of the Indigenous People of Biafra leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Justice Haruna Tsanami announced that a date for the delivery of judgment would be communicated to […]

Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the final forfeiture of two Abuja properties and two luxury cars belonging to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, to the Federal Government. The two properties are located at Plot 1854 Mohammed Mahashir Street and No. 6, Aso Drive […]

Nigeria’s total external debt has risen from $10.32bn on June 30, 2015, to $40.06bn as at June 30, 2022, The Punch has learnt. This shows that there has been an increase of 288.18 per cent in seven years, according to the external debt stock reports by the Debt Management Office. A breakdown shows that in 2015, 36 […]

The Department of State Services (DSS) has called for calm over the alert that the US issued to its citizens in Nigeria. Daily Trust had reported how the United States embassy in Nigeria warned Americans in the country to be cautious of their movement in response to “elevated risk of terror attacks”, specifically in Abuja. […]

With over two million Nigerians displaced and more than 600 killed by floods, more people risk economic hardship as the situation bites harder in the country. Haulage services have been severely affected due to inaccessible roads, leaving millions of business owners at risk. This report captures the plight of Nigerians who depend on goods supply […]

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has maintained that he is fit to occupy the highest office in the land. Addressing his party stakeholders at a meeting with businessmen in Kano on Saturday, Tinubu slammed his critics who claim he is unhealthy. “I am not running for 100 yards or […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday departed Abuja for Seoul, South Korea to participate in the First World Bio Summit, 2022. Jointly organized by the Government of the Republic of Korea and the World Health Organisation (WHO), the two-day Summit (October 25-26), has the theme: ‘The Future of Vaccine and Bio-Health.’ Nigeria was invited to the Summit based […]