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A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the permanent forfeiture of $1.4 million linked to fraud involving the embattled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. In his ruling on Thursday, Justice Ayokunle Faji stated that the sum was proven to be proceeds of unlawful activities and must be forfeited to the federal government. The judge …

A Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions from conducting a disciplinary proceeding against the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The presiding judge, Obiora Egwuatu, gave the order on Tuesday following an ex parte application filed by Akpoti-Uduaghan’s counsel. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan According to the enrolled court order obtained by our …

The Federal High Court in Kaduna has ordered an interim forfeiture of N1.37 billion allegedly diverted from the coffers of the Kaduna State Government into a private account. The money, a part of the funds released for a failed light rail project in Kaduna State, was allegedly diverted during the administration of former Governor El-Rufai, who governed the state between 2015 …

.Describes him as sometimes controversial, extraordinary leader and statesman  .Says his regular interventions in national discourse helped shape public policies  President Bola Tinubu has paid glowing tribute to former President Olusegun Obasanjo as he celebrates his 88th birthday. In a congratulatory message personally signed by him on Wednesday, the president  while rejoicing with the former Head of State described him …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to keep up his campaign of “swift and unrelenting action” in reorienting the nation’s economy, immigration and foreign policy in an unyielding address before Congress that left Democratic legislators to register their dissent with stone faces, placards calling out “lies,” and one legislator’s ejection. Trump’s prime-time speech was the latest marker in his takeover …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy had written to him to say he appreciates U.S. support for his country in its war with Russia and is ready to sign a deal that could ensure future American support. In a speech to Congress following last week’s disastrous meeting at the White House, Trump said Zelenskyy had told …

WASHINGTON (AP) — A president’s speech to Congress — even without the formal gloss of a State of the Union address — is typically a time for a call to national unity and predictable claims about the country being strong. But that wasn’t President Donald Trump’s plan. His speech on Tuesday night was relentlessly partisan, boasting about his election victory and criticizing …

The Senate President and House Speaker operate 11-vehicle fleets, and their convoys alone cost Nigerian taxpayers an estimated ₦4 billion. At a time when millions of Nigerians can barely feed themselves, the presiding officers of the Nigerian National Assembly are basking in opulence, flaunting fleets of luxury cars that cost billions of naira. Nigeria is experiencing one of its worst …

The 49-day reign of Mojisola Meranda as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly ended on Monday, when the lawmakers re-elected Mudashiru Obasa to lead them. The move is not unconnected to the resolutions of the mediating panel led by Chief Bisi Akande and Chief Olusegun Osoba, former governors of Osun and Ogun states, who intervened in the leadership …

The Petroleum Retailers Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria, PETROAN, yesterday commended NNPC Retail Ltd for reducing the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol from N920 to N875 per litre. The association said the move is expected to alleviate the financial burden on Nigerians amidst rising inflation. In a statement to Vanguard, PETROAN’s National President, Dr. Billy …