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The foreign exchange market in Nigeria has been “totally sorted,” with businesses no longer plagued by the difficulties that once characterised access to dollars, Chairman of the United Bank for Africa, Tony Elumelu, has said. Elumelu, who spoke to State House correspondents after meeting President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday, said […]

By Olubunmi Adebayo *Some times, looking at what is on ground, you think you can maneuvre your ways out of a situation and get away with your actions.* *Please don’t be deceived, you cannot.* *Following the post on yesterday’s Reflections, today we shall be looking at another dimension of our wrong actions.* *Which is the […]

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) involved in election observation and civic advocacy have rejected the Senate’s inclusion of a caveat in the amended Electoral Act, allowing Form EC8A to serve as the primary means of collation in the event of internet failure. They made their position known in a joint statement issued on Wednesday. The organisations […]

The death of a Nigerian student, Douglas Izevbigie, in the United Kingdom has sparked fresh concerns over chronic illnesses among Nigerians living abroad, as members of the community launch a fundraising appeal to support his burial. PUNCH Metro learnt on Wednesday that a GoFundMe appeal was created following his death on January 21 at a […]

Burnt buildings and shops after the bandits attack on Woro. Photo: Toheeb Omotayo At about 5pm on a dark evening penultimate Tuesday, motorcycles began streaming into Woro. By nightfall, gunfire echoed through its narrow streets, homes were ablaze and residents were fleeing into surrounding forests. Today, soldiers patrol the empty settlement, but fear — not […]

Justice Obiora Egwatu, on Thursday, stepped aside from presiding over the Federal High Court’s asset forfeiture suit involving a former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, and two others, citing personal reasons. Egwatu told the court he could no longer continue with the matter shortly after counsel for the parties announced their appearances. “Ladies […]

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, will on Thursday take a major step towards resolving the protracted leadership crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party by adopting harmonised briefs filed by parties in the dispute. This followed the sitting of the court today in Abuja. Sighted at the court were leaders of the party, led by […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The Broad Focus for Community Development, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), has called for increased and effective participation of women in politics. It called for this during a courtesy visit to the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Osun State, Dr. Mutiu Olaleke Agboke, at his […]

A former Kaduna State Governor and ex-Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed claims of a personal fallout with President Bola Tinubu, stating that he never had a personal relationship with the President in the first place. Speaking during an interview on Trust TV on Monday, El-Rufai said his support for Tinubu’s […]

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has congratulated elder statesman and Afenifere chieftain, Abagun Kole Omololu, as he attains the age of 70 today. He describes the celebrant as “a steadfast voice in the Yoruba socio-political space”, whose public life has been marked by courage, consistency, and a deep sense of responsibility to both heritage and […]