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A Federal High Court in Lagos, Nigeria  has ordered the permanent forfeiture of properties worth over N11.14 billion and N1.04 billion belonging to the former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele to the Federal Government. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke issued the final forfeiture order after considering a motion filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, represented by counsel Chineye …

Repeated slump in Nigeria’s monthly oil outputs since January 2024 has resulted in a revenue loss of about N636.3bn, according to findings by Sunday PUNCH. Oil production data obtained from a Federal Government agency indicated that Nigeria produced 1.43 million barrels of crude oil (excluding condensates) in January this year, but this nosedived to 1.25mbpd in May. Figures obtained by …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Edo State Police Command said it has commenced a serious manhunt for those behind the alleged rape and gruesome murder of Miss Adekolure Idowu Glory, a 22-year-old fresh graduate of the University of Benin (UNIBEN). The gruesome murder committed by yet-to-be unmarked assailants reportedly occurred at Iyowa Community, along Benin-Akure road, Benin City, on Thursday, June 13, …

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) approved N21 billion for electricity distribution companies (DisCos) on Friday to procure meters for customers. This funding, sourced from the Meter Acquisition Fund (MAF), aims to address the significant metering gap in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI). According to NERC data, only 44.67% of the 13.4 million registered customers had electricity meters as …

Based on the number of outbreaks and their geographic expansion, alongside the shortage of vaccines and other resources, WHO said it has classified the outbreak as “a grade 3 emergency.” The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a resurgence of cholera cases across countries in Africa, East Asia, America, Europe, and the Eastern Mediterranean region. Cholera is an acute diarrheal …

TEMPE, Ariz. — Over the course of two weeks, President Joe Biden has imposed significant restrictions on immigrants seeking asylum in the U.S. while also offering potential citizenship to hundreds of thousands of people without legal status already living in the country. The tandem actions — the first to help immigrants illegally in the U.S., the second to prevent others from entering at the border — …

The Police Commissioner in Kano State, AIG Usaini Gumel, has justified why the police ignored  the directive on the eviction of the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero. Recall that Yusuf had on Thursday night, through the State Attorney General And Commissioner of Justice, Haruna Dederi, directed the CP to remove the deposed 15 Emir of Kano from the …

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal gun control law that is intended to protect victims of domestic violence. In their first Second Amendment case since they expanded gun rights in 2022, the justices ruled 8-1 in favor of a 1994 ban on firearms for people under restraining orders to stay away from their spouses or partners. The justices reversed a ruling from the federal …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to save the nation’s public universities from total collapse, by signing and implementing the renegotiated 2009 ASUU-FGN agreement. The Union said the implementation is in line with the collective bargaining principles as enshrined in the International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention. The appeal was made by the coordinator …

The Board of the Police Service Commission (PSC) has said that screening personnel should be held responsible if deaf and dumb persons and those with suicidal tendencies are recruited into the Force, It revealed that during the recently concluded recruitment exercise of 10,000 constables, the physical and medical screenings of shortlisted candidates were handled by Police personnel. The Commission however …