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Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Friday, swore in Justice Daniel Iyobosa Okungbowa as the Chief Judge of Edo State, urging the new judicial helmsman to provide leadership in proffering solution to the problem of decongested correctional facilities in the State. Obaseki during the swearing-in ceremony held at the Government House, in Benin City, urged Justice Okungbowa to fast-track …

His Royal Majesty Omon’Oba N’Edo Uku’Akpolokpolo Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin paid a visit to President Bola Tinubu at the State House on Friday. The reason for the meeting is unclear, but it is believed that the visit was to formally congratulate Tinubu on his inauguration as president and to discuss issues related to the Nigerian people, Channels TV …

Erring Financial Holding Company to bag 6mths suspension The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, today , issued the Corporate Governance Guidelines for commercial, merchant, non-interest , payment service banks and Financial Holding Company, FHC, in Nigeria. CBN noted that the Guidelines were issued in a bid to among other things outline industry-specific corporate governance standards for banks and promote high …

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced an increase in visa application fee paid by immigrants. The announcement came after a speech regarding an increase in public sector wages.  Sunak confirmed that part of the funding for the wage increase will be raised from the foreign migrants who come to the United Kingdom to live and work, the British media …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will travel to Nairobi, Kenya, on Saturday, July 15, to attend the Fifth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting (5th MYCM) of the African Union (AU), the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the Regional Mechanisms (RMs), and the African Union Member States. Tinubu, as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) chairman, will join heads of state and government, …

This was disclosed by the outgoing Theatre Commander of the Joint Task Force in the North East, Operation HADIN KAI, Major General I.S Ali. Ali, who revealed this while handing over the theatre operation to Maj Gen Gold Chibuisi, said more than 100,000 insurgents and their families had surrendered so far in the North East. He explained that the theatre …

* Berates EFCC for abusing court processes * Says anti-graft agency must operate within ambit of law Justice Yusuf Halilu of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has discharged Senator Rochas Okorocha of corruption charges filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ((EFCC). This is the third time Okorocha has been freed by courts …

….FG plans N8,000 monthly palliative for 12m poor households …NLC, TUC kick, Experts, stakeholders lampoon palliatives plans, suggest alternatives The Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request for $800 million borrowing from the World Bank. The president’s request was in a letter read by Godswill Akpabio, Senate President, at the plenary on Thursday. Tinubu, in the letter, explained that the …

Police authorities, on Thursday, in Abuja paraded no fewer than 20 suspects arrested for offences including conspiracy, attempted murder, murder, kidnapping, armed robbery and possession of illicit drugs among others. One of the suspects is 32-year-old Yusuf Isah who was arrested in connection with the October 2022 attack on the General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide, Apostle Johnson Suleman. …

The Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja has directed troops of the Nigerian Army to assert control over regions where Simon Ekpa, a self-acclaimed disciple of Nnamdi Kanu, detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, imposed a sit-at-home order in the South-East. He spoke as the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Aderemi Adeoye assured yesterday that …