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The trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, on $4.5 billion fraud charges suffered a setback on Tuesday after a heated clash between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the defense team over the forensic examination of a mobile phone tendered as key evidence. At the resumption of hearing before Justice Rahman Oshodi of …

Legal practice and citizen worried about the state of Ogun, Abdulbasit Abolade Shuaib, once again launched alarm on the deplorable state of the roads of Abokuta, warning the governor Dapo Inhabitun that history would not forget his management of the crisis of his administration. Tuesday Shuaib, in an open letter to the governor, said that the last downpour exposed the …

President Bola Tinubu directed the National Commission of Hajj of Nigeria (Nahcon) to urgently review and cut the cost of the 2026 pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, citing the recent appreciation of the Naira. The President’s order was disclosed on Monday by his deputy head of the staff, Senator Ibrahim Hadeija, after a high -level meeting with Nahcon officials in the …

The Nasarawa State National Police Command has captured the alleged kidnapper responsible for the kidnapping and killing of Miss Favor Francis from the Ombi Anzaku community in the regional government of the Lafia. Police public relations officer, SP Ramhan Nansel, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued to journalists on Monday at the Lafia, noting that the operation was part …

The Nigerian army on Sunday rejected the relationships according to which the bandits invaded the troops to Obanla, in the state of Kwara, bringing away heavy weapons and ammunition, insisting on the fact that its operational bases remain intact. An online platform had reported that the armed group, which was connected to the recent killings in the state of Kogi, …

The Nigerian army has denied the report circulating online that Bandits defeated their troops in Obanla, the state of Kwara, and escaped with six general destination machine rifles (GPMG) and more than 30,000 ammunition rounds. In a statement issued on Sunday, Lieutenant Colonel Policao Okoye, Deputy Director, Army Community Relations, 2 Divisions, described the story as fake, emphasizing that Battalion …

Following a series of anger by the public and the media, the State Service Department (DSS), on Saturday night, freed two female journalists who worked with Jay 101.9 FM, Jos, the state of Plateau, who was arrested while covering the funeral of Nana Lydia Yilwatda, the late Chair of the National APC, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda. This duo, Ruth Marcus and …

National National Law Enforcement Agency, (Ndlea), destroyed two main international cocaine cartels behind six shipments bound in the UK, while also caught the kingpin behind the cartel and five other accomplices. Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy of Ndlea who revealed this in a statement on Sunday, said that the achievement was possible through credible intelligence collection by operators and …

The state government Bauchi has deployed Deputy Principal (academics) of the Jibril Aminu Model School to the rank of class teacher after he was found guilty for subduing students for excessive physical punishment. The decision was taken at an emergency meeting of the Senior Management Committee of the State Management Board of the State of Bauchi on Tuesday. Confirming the …

A midnight tanker explosion along the Abeokuta -Sagutu -Jamu -free road has made several people feared to die, destroy vehicles, and put a community nearby into the darkness after the electric channel is damaged in Inferno. The incident occurred around 1 o’clock in Friday when a 33,000 liter tanker laden with gasoline, reportedly speeding, upside down and spilling its contents …