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Former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday disagreed on the competency of a subpoenaed witness presented in his ongoing trial over alleged money laundering charges of N1.35 billion. The disagreement occurred before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, during the continuation of proceedings in the long-running case in which …

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has dismissed reports of kidnapping of schoolchildren in some parts of the state as false alarms. In a statement issued on Tuesday in Osogbo by his Chief Press Secretary, Olawale Rasheed, the governor assured the people of Osun that the government had taken proactive steps to secure schools across the state. Adeleke described the kidnapping …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has launched an investigation into alleged unauthorized access and disclosure of information from the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) database. This was disclosed by INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Mohammed Haruna in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. The investigation follows reports on social media claiming that …

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Appellate Committee has upheld the results of the governorship primary election in Kaduna State and confirmed Isa Ashiru as the elected candidate. This was disclosed by the Secretary of the Committee, Mr Mikailu Barau, at a press conference at the ADC State Secretariat in Kaduna, Tuesday. Barau said the committee had reviewed the petition and …

The Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, on Tuesday disclosed that the administration of President Bola Tinubu was working to reduce taxes from the current 62 to a maximum of nine, to create a more business-friendly environment in the country. Oyedele, disclosed this at the 2023 annual conference of Institute of Chartered Accountants of …

Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday disagreed over the summons of witnesses brought to the Federal High Court, Abuja, by the commission. This happened shortly before the trial continued. The EFCC charged Lamido with alleged money laundering to the tune of N1. 35 billion. The former governor with his …

Lynn Austin, American author of numerous Christian fiction novels and winner of numerous awards, once said: “Bitterness is like a weed. Remember how difficult it always was to pull out thistles once they took root? Remember how deep those roots grow, and how if you pulled off the end, the plant would grow right back? You have to dig deep. …

The National Bureau of Statistics said prices of tomatoes, pulses, garri, onions, ginger and other food items recorded a month-on-month increase in April 2026. The NBS stated this in its Selected Food Price Monitoring report for April 2026, released in Abuja on Tuesday. The report shows that the average price of 1kg of tomatoes increased by 6.60 percent on a …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revealed that the country is spending $2.34 billion on food imports in 2025, with the second quarter of this year recording higher demand. The Apex Bank revealed the data in its latest quarterly statistical bulletin on sectoral foreign exchange utilization, which shows that the country is still heavily dependent on imported foodgrains. Data analysis …

The federal government has abolished the long-standing practice of placing civil servants on compulsory leave before retirement, declaring that such a provision does not exist under the Civil Service Rules. The directive, issued by the Federation’s head of the Civil Service, Didi Walson-Jack, orders all ministries, departments and agencies to immediately end the widely adopted three-month terminal leave for civil …