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President Bola Tinubu says the country’s financial system in the hands of Godwin Emefiele, the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), “was rotten”. Earlier in the month, Tinubu suspended the CBN governor and ordered a probe of his office. Since then, Emefiele has been in the custody of the […]

Olukayode Egbetokun, acting inspector-general of police (IGP), has unveiled a new policing vision aimed at improving the performance of the force and re-igniting public trust. According to a statement by Muyiwa Adejobi, police spokesperson, Egbetokun unveiled the vision on Friday during the inaugural conference with strategic police managers. The police managers comprise […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, have closed their case challenging the victory of President Bola Tinubu, before the election petition tribunal. Although the petitioners had indicated that they would call about 100 witnesses to support their petition, the case was brought to an end on Friday after […]

The German parliament has passed a new law to ease immigration rules for foreign skilled workers. Presenting the bill on Friday, Nancy Faeser, interior minister, said the draft law will secure prosperity in Germany. “It’s unacceptable that you have to fill in 17 different applications to bring a new care worker into the […]

Oluremi Tinubu, the First Lady of Nigeria on Friday, launched a programme to empower women, youth and children in the country. The first lady launched the programme, Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), at the State House in Abuja. Speaking with journalists after the inaugural meeting of RHI governing board members, Tinubu said the […]

A yet-to-be-ascertained number of residents of  Trade Moore estate in Lugbe, Abuja, have been trapped by a flood caused by heavy rainfall on Friday. Videos circulating online show several houses and vehicles submerged under water. As of the time of this report, efforts were ongoing to rescue those trapped in their houses. In […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar, have tendered certified copies of President Bola Tinubu’s academic and professional records before the election petition tribunal. The documents which include a BSc certificate from Chicago State University, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate and Mobil Nigeria Oil Plc certificate of […]

At the presidential election tribunal on Thursday, two witnesses of the Labour Party (LP) contradicted themselves on the requirements for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deploy technological applications. These are the highlights of the proceedings. WITNESSES GIVE CONTRADICTING TESTIMONIES Chibuike Ugwuoke, a cyber security expert, on Wednesday, presented metadata […]

Olubusayo Fasidi, an immigration lawyer in the United States, has testified before the Lagos state election petition tribunal. Fasidi appeared before the tribunal on Thursday and was led in evidence by Olumide Ayeni, counsel to Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, governorship candidate of the Labour Party in the last election. The immigration lawyer told the […]