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….as Emefiele’s brothers withdraw suit against DSS, AGF The scheduled fresh arraignment of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, sitting at Maitama, was again, stalled on Tuesday. Neither Emefiele nor his co-defendant in the 20-count corruption charge the Federal Government entered before the …

With the majority of Nigerian graduates unable to secure jobs after their schooling, many are having second thoughts about acquiring tertiary education. These groups of students believe the time spent in school is a waste if, after graduating, they still have to resort to learning handwork or vocational skills to survive.  Adelowo Adebumiti examines the situation. With the unemployment rate increasing across …

Former President Donald Trump’s first two co-defendants surrendered at the Fulton County jail on Tuesday, while a pair of defendants sought to move their cases to federal court – signs of how the sprawling case will progress in multiple directions this week. And two former Trump administration officials – including former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows – asked …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City, Edo, Nigeria – A suspected Yahoo boy (internet fraudster) has allegedly stabbed his girlfriend to death in his Benin City apartment. The suspect has been arrested and hospitalized due to severe injuries he sustained during what appeared to be a deadly knife attack in his cozy apartment. Police said the suspect, Victor Ifakachukwu is being …

While this is a well-worn strategy for Trump, his latest comments come at a particularly sensitive moment. On a personal level, a bond agreement signed on Monday by Trump’s lawyers and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis imposes restrictions on his communications, including those issued through social media. And more broadly, experts worry Trump’s broadsides will worsen online vitriol and inspire violence. “It makes …

• Separation in gas, petroleum call for anarchy, stakeholders say• Nigeria heading in direction of Venezuela, experts insist• Bassey: Priorities on gas without ministry of environment, renewable disastrous Nigeria’s bleeding oil and gas sector, which is gasping for fresh breath after eight years of former President Muhammadu Buhari’s poor handling, may be heading for a final collapse if President Bola …

The African Union said Tuesday it had suspended Niger until civilian rule in the country is restored and would assess the implications of any armed intervention in the troubled Sahel nation. The Peace and Security Council “requests the AU Commission to undertake an assessment of the economic, social and security implications of deploying a standby force in Niger and report …

While awaiting the judgment of the Presidential Elections Petitions Court,  the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, takes his battle against President Bola Tinubu’s victory to a United States court.  Perhaps the 2023 presidential election outcome will go down in history as one of the most keenly contested in Nigeria. The poll held on February …

Africa’s largest economy Nigeria, monolithic and frail at its best for years, gets again the prospect of revamp as President Bola Tinubu named ministers to run three key ministries among those positioned as the anchor of growth under his watch. The pressure of expectations from a country where four of every 10 persons, according to the World Bank, live on the breadline seems …

In a bid to reboot his three-month long administration, President Bola Tinubu yesterday, charged the 45 newly sworn-in Ministers to prioritise national interests and shun regional or primordial considerations while working towards facilitating the delivery of objectives that underpin the renewed hope agenda of his administration. Speaking shortly after he inaugurated the new members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) …