The embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has been released from Kuje prison. Umar Abubakar, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) spokesman, confirmed this exclusively on Saturday. Abubakar said Emefiele was freed on Friday from Kuje prison after fulfilling his bail conditions. Godwin Emefiele has been released on Friday….
Uruguay striker Luiz Suarez has joined MLS side Inter Miami for the 2024 season, reuniting him with former Barcelona team-mates Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba. Suarez, 36, joins as a free agent after leaving Brazilian side Gremio. Inter Miami chief business officer Xavier Asensi described the ex-Liverpool striker’s signing as “another monumental moment”…
Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip continued late into the night on Friday, with reports of sustained air strikes and bombardments. An Israeli air strike on the Nuseirat refugee camp killed at least 18 people, according to Palestinian media. . In New York, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution urging more humanitarian aid for…
Seven graduating students of Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic, Lafia, Nasarawa State, have been given an extra year for their involvement in what has been described as an “indecent” sign-out celebration. The decision was announced by the Public Relations Officer of the state-owned institution, Mr. Ali Hassan Mohammed, in a statement released on Friday in Lafia….
Imo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, says it has deployed 1,650 personnel for effective maintenance of peace and order during the Yuletide. The state Commandant of the corps, Mr Matthew Ovye, revealed this on Friday during an interactive session with journalists in Owerri. He urged the officers to exhibit…
The expected coronation of new Eze Aro of Arochukwu Kingdom on December 26, 2023, has been put on hold. According to reports there were claims against the emergence of the new Eze Aro, His Royal Majesty, Engr Eberechukwu Oji, that his father is still alive, hence he cannot be crowned. But the controversies were later…
President Bola Tinubu says his administration remains committed to advancing the unity of the country as well as ensuring the welfare and prosperity of all citizens. Speaking at the Ansar-Ud-Deen Central Mosque in Surulere, Lagos State on Friday, the President said the economic reforms initiated by his government are aimed at establishing a robust and…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it will conduct re-runs and by-elections simultaneously in nine states of the federation on Saturday, February 3, 2024. It said these vacancies were declared by the presiding officers of the National Assembly—the Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives—and speakers of state houses of assembly. INEC…
The last has indeed not been heard on the crisis rocking Rivers state as some youths on Friday warned Governor Siminalayi Fubara against recalling the commissioners that resigned from his administration. They also warned the governor against re-presenting the 2024 budget to the House of Assembly. The youths, who protested in large numbers in Port…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has changed its stance on crypto assets in the country and asked banks to disregard its earlier ban on crypto transactions. This is according to a circular dated December 22, 2023, and signed by the apex bank’s Director, Financial Policy and Regulation Department, Haruna Mustafa. The circular is titled ‘Circular…
