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Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kingsley Moghalu, says embattled ex-CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, will go down in history as the worst Governor to ever head the apex bank. Moghalu, a former presidential aspirant, who made his position known in a series of tweets on his verified X account on Saturday, said the report released by …

The Action Alliance (AA) candidate in the November 11 governorship election in Kogi state, Olayinka Braimoh, has promised to regenerate and reposition the state for steady and sustainable economic growth, if elected as the governor. Braimoh stated this on Friday in continuation of his campaign to Adogo, headquarters of Ajaokuta local government area of the state. He said that, his …

The BRICS nations; Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, have agreed to reduce their reliance on the dollar in loan advances to their members. This was disclosed by the President of the New Development Bank (NDB), better known as the BRICS Development Bank, Dilma Rousseff, on Tuesday. Rousseff said the 30 per cent of loan disbursed by the bank …

These top 10 stories across the nation’s newspapers might interest you. 1. 90% of Atiku’s woes caused by his lawyers, they knew he had no case —Clarke A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and elder statesman, Chief Robert Clarke, has blamed the legal team of Atiku Abubakar for his woes in the wake of the Supreme Court’s verdict ratifying President Bola …

On Thursday, a seven-man panel of the Supreme Court led by Justice John Okoro upheld President Bola Tinubu’s 2023 electoral victory, ending the months of legal battle that had dogged his administration. Two other stories from the presidency were tracked, and reviewed. 1. On Tinubu’s Supreme Court victory The Justice Okoro led panel dismissed the appeals filed by Tinubu’s main …

The body of singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, also known as Mohbad, has been exhumed by the Lagos State Police Command and a few health professionals, on Thursday. The singer passed away on September 12, 2023, and was buried the following day in the Ikorodu neighbourhood of Lagos. His demise had sparked outrage from his followers, who have since taken to the …

Eleven persons have been confirmed dead in Jigawa State following a fatal road accident at Kwanar Gujungu town in the state. The Jigawa State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Shiitu Adam, confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday. According to Adam, the accident happened on Saturday when a Honda LE and a Golf Wagon had a head-on …

A prosecution witness, Abubakar Aliyu Madaki, on Friday, told the Federal High Court, Lagos, how a former minister of state for defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, handed over the cash sum of N1.29 billion to ex-Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, in 2014. Madaki, a former Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operative, stated this at the resumed trial of the former governor …

Experts in different fields in Nigeria have lamented the low investment in production activities, stressing that the continual increase in poverty will lead to social vices and underdevelopment in the country. The experts, in separate interviews, said there has to be massive investment in agriculture, food security and price regulations to eradicate poverty. They maintained that the rate of poverty …

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday met with the President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Omar Touray, on the current political situation in the Niger Republic. Nigeria’s former head of state, Abdulsalami Abubakar, also attended the meeting held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Although issues discussed at the meeting have not been made public, they may not …