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The Special Offenses Court in Ikeja, Lagos State, has admitted into evidence the WhatsApp conversation accusing former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, of $4.5 billion fraud and abuse of office. The presiding judge, Justice Rahman Oshodi, overruled defense objections and admitted the WhatsApp conversation presented by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) into evidence. Justice Oshodi …

President Bola Tinubu has granted a posthumous pardon to former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the late Maj. Gen. Mamman Vatsa. Vatsa was executed for treason during the former military President, Ibrahim Babangida’s regime on March 5, 1986. ‎Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement after the State National …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disqualified one of its gubernatorial aspirants in Ekiti State, Mr Kayode Ojo. The party’s National Working Committee (NWC) took the decision at its meeting on Thursday in Abuja, following the report of the screening committee set up to vet gubernatorial aspirants. Ojo’s disqualification comes weeks after another candidate, Olajumoke Olawunmi, was dropped from the …

The Emir of Borgu Kingdom, Niger State, His Royal Highness Dr. Muhammed Sani Dantoro CFR, has paid a dignified condolence visit to Tein Jack-Rich, Chairman of Belemaoil Group, following the burial of his late uncle, Dr. Harrison Tiger, on October 4, 2025. The presence of the traditional ruler underlined the strong connection between the monarchy and the business community, as …

Dantsoho sets the agenda for the growth of African ports …Inaugurated as VP IAPH The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, has outlined his key priorities to promote port development across the continent. This is in the context of his installation as Vice President (Africa) of the International Association of Harbors and Harbors (IAPH), …

Two members of the Ondo State House of Assembly on Thursday dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The MPs are Mr Raymond Daudu, who represents Akoko South West Constituency I, and Mr Olajide Oguntodu, Akure South Constituency I. The defection letter was read by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, …

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, on Thursday, announced Dr. Taoheed Elias as Nigeria’s candidate for election to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The candidate is the son of former ICJ judge, the late Taslim Olawale Elias. The ICJ, generally considered the highest court for resolving disputes between sovereign states, was founded in 1945 as the principal judicial …

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) appears to have finally overcome the exit of the Alliance of Sahel States-Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Republic, as foreign affairs ministers from countries in the regional body met in Abuja on Thursday to fill vacancies left by citizens of the bloc’s vanished countries. ECOWAS meets to fill staff vacancies of departing …

Justice Maryann Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT High Court, Maitama) on Thursday adjourned the trial of former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, and two others over alleged N110 billion fraud to November 12. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged Bello along with Umar Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu with 16 counts of fraud. At the resumed …

Police on Thursday charged three men at the Ikeja Magistrates Court in Lagos for alleged possession of a substance thought to be derived from Indian hemp. The defendants, Biola Adeseun (45), Idowu Shonekan (30), and Hassan Rasheed (50), were charged with four counts of conspiracy, unlawful possession, pollution, and conduct likely to cause breach of peace. Prosecutor, Josephine Ikhayere, told …