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Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), says the federal government will soon resume the mass prosecution of Boko Haram suspects being held in selected military formations. Speaking on Monday during a special session to mark the new legal year for the federal high court, Malami said President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has written several letters throughout his lifetime. From his years as a military officer, to when he was the head of state, to when he served as a civilian president and even after leaving office, Obasanjo used letters to tell truth to power. He also used letters to fight the […]

Sam Bankman-Fried, former chief executive officer (CEO) of FTX, has been arrested in the Bahamas. FTX was an exchange platform that investors used to trade cryptocurrency for other assets, including digital currencies or cash. Investors could also store their cryptocurrencies in digital wallets, similar to a bank. Bahamian authorities said Bankman-Fred […]

Bayo Onanuga and Dele Alake of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council have taken a swipe at the editors of THISDAY/Arise Television. The development comes hours after the editors accused the duo of trying to silence free and fair journalism. The back-and-forth follows the refusal of Bola Tinubu, APC presidential […]

The federal government has announced a further review of COVID restrictions in the country. The presidential steering committee (PSC) on COVID-19, announced the development in a statement issued on Monday and signed by Boss Mustapha, its chairman. The PSC said President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate relaxation of COVID safety measures, following […]

Femi Falana, human rights advocate, has faulted the new cash withdrawal policy introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). On December 6, the CBN directed deposit money banks and other financial institutions to ensure that weekly over-the-counter cash withdrawals by individuals and corporate entities do not exceed N100,000 and N500,000, respectively. […]

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has intercepted 115 cartons of potassium bromate tablets that could have been used to produce 30 million loaves of bread. In a statement on Monday, the agency said they found the tablets, said to have a street value of N28,750,000, […]

The Nigerian Army has been accused of killing children fathered by insurgents. In the investigation published on Monday, Reuters reported that top army commanders allegedly ordered soldiers to “delete” children born to insurgents. According to the report, the directive was issued “because the children were assumed to be collaborating with militants in […]