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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday rejected the Federal Government’s request to issue an arrest warrant against the suspended senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, following her failure to appear in court for arraignment in an alleged defamation suit. The presiding judge, Justice Muhammed Umar, delivered this ruling after the federal […]

Aliyu Audu, former Senior Special Assistant to President on Public Affairs Former Senior Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Public Affairs, Aliyu Audu, has revealed that he resigned from the administration to actively work against Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. Audu made the statement during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Monday. He […]

President Bola Tinubu has rescheduled his official visit to Kaduna State. Instead, he will travel to Benue State on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, as part of renewed efforts to foster peace and address the persistent conflict affecting communities in the state. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, revealed this in […]

Former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, has overturned the final forfeiture order issued on the assets of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, to the Federal Government. In a split decision of two-to-one, delivered on April 9, 2025, and detailed in a certified true […]

NDLEA Director General Prof Moji Adeyeye The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has alerted parents of drug-laced snacks disguised as sweets, chocolates, and biscuits in children’s bags and pockets. Its spokesman, Femi Babafemi, raised the alarm via a post on X (formerly Twitter), citing recent seizures that revealed hard drugs camouflaged in colorful wrappers. […]

Dangote Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote has officially retired as the Chairman of Dangote Sugar Refinery. His retirement which becomes effective on Monday 16th of June, 2025, was announced in a statement on Wednesday. This huge step brings his 20-year leadership in the company to an end. “In line with the principles of good corporate governance […]

UK Plane 1 Britain is deploying fighter jets and other “assets” to the Middle East amid an escalating conflict between Iran and Israel, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Saturday. “We are moving assets to the region, including jets, and that is for contingency support,” Starmer told reporters travelling with him on his plane to […]

Indian rescue workers and firemen gather around the wreckage of a small plane that crashed into a construction site, killing five people, in Mumbai on June 28, 2018. A small plane crashed into a construction site in a densely populated area of India’s financial capital Mumbai on June 28, killing five people, officials said. / […]

The Joint House of Representatives Committees on Public Account and Public Assets have summoned the Minister of Finance, Chief Adebayo Olawale Edun over alleged non-compliance with the provisions of Fiscal Responsibility Act 2007. Also to appear before the lawmaker on Monday is the Governor of Central Bank of Nigerian, Dr Olayemi Cardoso who, alongside Edun […]

Iran has fired missiles back at Israel after an onslaught targeted nuclear facilities in the Islamic Republic The Federal Government has condemned Israel’s preemptive strike on Iran that led to an escalation of hostilities between both nations, marked by sustained missile and aerial exchanges across both territories. In a statement on Saturday, the spokesperson, Ministry […]