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Audit uncovers fresh breaches in CBN’s currency management under Emefiele
The latest annual audit of the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation has uncovered fresh violations in the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) currency-management operations during the tenure of former governor Godwin Emefiel According to the report, the CBN reissued N29.77 billion worth of “Counted Audited Dirty” banknotes in…
Read More »US sets new immigration filing fees from January 2026
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced new immigration filing fees that will take effect on January 1, 2026, following an annual inflation adjustment mandated under H.R. 1. The revised fees reflect inflation recorded between July 2024 and July 2025, in line with the requirement for the…
Read More »US lawmaker faults portrayal of Nigeria as targeting Christians
U.S. Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson has dismissed what he described as the “dangerous fiction” that Nigeria is engaged in a one-sided religious war against Christians, warning that such claims distort the realities of one of Africa’s most diverse nations. Speaking during a congressional hearing in Washington, DC, on Thursday, Jackson…
Read More »Former NEPC executive director Olusegun Awolowo dies at 62
Former Executive Director of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Olusegun Awolowo, has died at the age of 62.His family announced his passing in a statement on Thursday, describing him as a devoted public servant and a pillar of support to those around him. “With extremely heavy hearts, we announce…
Read More »Court sentences Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment for terrorism
By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of terrorism in a landmark judgment on Thursday that ended years-long legal battle. Justice James Omotosho sentenced Kanu to life…
Read More »Alleged Terrorism: DSS arraigns seven IPOB commanders linked to Simon Ekpa
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed terrorism charges against seven alleged key commanders of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) believed to be working under the directive of Finland-based agitator, Simon Ekpa. According to a statement issued by Favour Dozie, the DSS’s Deputy Director of Public Relations…
Read More »Kwara shut schools in four LGAs over rising insecurity
By Deborah Nnamdi The Kwara State Government on Wednesday directed the immediate closure of schools across four local government areas following heightened security threats in parts of the state. The directive was announced by the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Kwara State wing, in a circular issued by its chairman,…
Read More »Court convicts Nnamdi Kanu of terrorism over sit-at-home orders
By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday convicted the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, over his role in issuing sit-at-home directives that shut down economic, educational, and social activities across the Southeast, particularly on Mondays. Justice James Omotosho, who delivered…
Read More »Police arrest man allegedly caught transporting wife’s corpse on motorcycle
By Deborah Nnamdi The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a motorcyclist found conveying the corpse of a woman later identified as his wife during a stop-and-search operation in Ilaro, Yewa South Local Government Area. Police spokesperson Omolola Odutola disclosed the incident in a statement issued in Abeokuta, noting that…
Read More »Bandits abduct four farmers in fresh attack on Kwara community
By Deborah Nnamdi Suspected bandits have abducted four rice farmers in Bokungi Village, Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State, in a fresh attack that has heightened fears across the region. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening while the victims were working on their farms at the peak of the…
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