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The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) says consultants involved in the controversial $418 million Paris Club refund are using Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), to hustle the states’ funds. On Thursday, Malami said that the NGF has no basis to reject the proposed deduction of $418 million from the Paris Club refund, adding that […]

Supporters of Nyesom Wike have taken Atiku Abubakar, Aminu Tambuwal and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to court over the conduct of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primary election. According to The Punch, Newgent Ekamon, a PDP chieftain, asked the court to order INEC to remove Atiku from “its list of […]

Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), says the federal government cannot intervene in the case of alleged organ harvesting involving Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy president of the senate. The former deputy senate president and Beatrice, his wife, are facing charges bordering on conspiracy to arrange/facilitate the travel of another person with a […]

Matthew Kukah, Catholic bishop of Sokoto, says the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket adopted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) is a setback to the country’s progress on national integration. Kukah spoke on Thursday in an interview on Channels Television. Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate, picked Kashim Shettima, the former governor of Borno, […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says the option of using “lethal” military force to rescue the remaining captives of a train attack that occurred in Kaduna is not in consideration. Speaking on Thursday when he met relatives of the abducted passengers in Abuja, Buhari said his primary concern is to ensure the victims are released […]

The federal government says between March 2021 and May 2022, a total of €6,324,627 was recovered from foreign countries as funds looted from Nigeria. Abubakar Malami, minister of justice and attorney-general of the federation, said this on Thursday at a state house press briefing held in Abuja. Malami said the administration of […]

Nigeria has moved one spot up in the latest top 10 International Development Association (IDA) borrowers’ list. IDA, part of the World Bank, helps the world’s poorest countries. According to the organisation’s recently released financial statements, Nigeria is the fourth most indebted country, with a $13 billion debt as of June 30, […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigeria is yet to achieve its full potential.  According to Obasanjo, anyone who says things are fine as they are right now should have their head examined. Obasanjo spoke on Wednesday at the Wilson Badejo Foundation 15th annual lecture in Lagos. “Nigeria is not where it […]