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Former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has petitioned the Court of Appeal in Abuja to overturn a judgment granting the government full control of a substantial estate in Abuja comprising 753 housing units. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had earlier obtained a court order to seize the estate, situated in the Lokogoma district of Abuja. Initially, the …

Elon Musk has criticised one of the signature policies of Donald Trump, marking a break from the US president who he helped to win re-election in 2024. Last week, the US House of Representatives narrowly passed what Trump calls his “big, beautiful” bill, which includes multi-trillion dollar tax breaks and a pledge to increase defence spending. It will now head …

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced the killing of Hamas’s Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar. The Israeli Head of Government announced this on Wednesday while speaking to the country’s parliament. The Prime Minister, in his speech, included Mohammed Sinwar in a list of Hamas leaders killed in Israeli strikes. Later, IDF sources said they were not yet able to confirm …

The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday passed for second reading a bill seeking to authorize the issuance of N1.48 trillion from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the 2025 fiscal year of Rivers State. This followed President Bola Tinubu’s formal request to the National Assembly last week, citing the state of emergency imposed in the oil-rich state since March 18, 2025. The …

The crowd stormed the police station, set it on fire, and severely beat the DPO, who later died in the hospital from his injuries. Baba Ali, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of the Rano Divisional Headquarters in Rano Local Government Area of Kano State, who was killed by an angry mob over the alleged torture and death of a suspect, …

The directive was issued by the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, in a cable sent out to diplomats worldwide on Tuesday. The US government has suspended the scheduling of new interviews for student visa applicants worldwide as it considers strict vetting of applicants’ social media profiles. The directive was issued by the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, in …

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike has dismissed reports of suicide bombing in respect of Monday’s explosion around the Nyanya axis. Speaking during a project inspection on Wednesday in Abuja, Wike said the victim had ignorantly carried an explosive material from a quarry site which exploded on him. He said: “What happened there was that somebody went …

No fewer than 100 heavily armed bandits on Tuesday stormed three communities in Munya Local Government Area of Niger State, killing an unspecified number of villagers, burning homes, and looting properties, including rustling over 200 cattle. The affected communities—Zagzaga, Chibani, and Kuchi—were attacked in a coordinated operation that lasted from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., during which the bandits moved …

However, the prime suspect, a well-known native doctor identified as High Chief Levi Onyeka Obu, popularly known as “Ezeani” and “E-Dey-Play-E-Dey-Show,” escaped during the raid and is currently on the run. Enugu State Police Command has said that its operatives, in collaboration with Neighbourhood Watch personnel and vigilant members of Ishiagu community, have rescued a 13-year-old girl allegedly kidnapped by …

An acrid smell hangs over the town of Rodynske. A couple of minutes after we drive into the city we see where it’s coming from. A 250kg glide bomb has ripped through the town’s main administrative building, and taken down three residential blocks. We’re visiting a day after the bomb struck, but parts of the wreckage are still smoking. From …