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Another Chibok girl, Lydia Simon, has been rescued by troops of Operation Desert Sanity III, North East Operation Hadin Kai.  It was gathered that Lydia was rescued along with her three children by the troops of 82 Division Task Force…

The Nigerian Army has expressed concern over the alleged involvement of two of its personnel in a reported case of theft at the Dangote Refinery in Lagos. In a statement issued by Onyema Nwachukwu, the director of army…

Data showing the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s rare interventions in the foreign exchange market prove that it is not defending the naira with its foreign reserves. Data from FMDQ Securities Exchange shows the CBN has…

A former Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Yusuf Zailani, has denied claims that the Ninth Assembly under his leadership approved the $350m World Bank loan obtained by former Governor Nasir El-Rufai. The…

Juventus must pay Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo 9.7 million euros ($10.4 million) in back wages for the 2020-21 season, the Italian courts announced on Wednesday. The Court of Arbitration, to which Ronaldo…

Kayode Adeluola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has said that with a substantive court order, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) can use force to arrest former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya…

The National Caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has extended the tenure of the acting National Chairman of the party, Ambassador Umar Damagum, but still in acting capacity. However, this is subject to the…

Debt servicing may have been responsible for the dipping of Nigeria’s foreign reserves from $34.45 billion to $32.61 billion within one month. Specifically, about $1.8 billion was spent from the foreign reserve within the…

Abdulazeez Ganduje, the eldest son of the suspended national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, paid a visit to the chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption…

Bandits have invaded Angwar Danko village in Kakangi Constituency of Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, forcing abductees into forest. Daily Trust gathered that a large number of bandits invaded the…

The naira has appreciated by N75.4 against the US dollar in a single day to bounce back in the foreign exchange market. FMDQ data showed that the naira appreciated to N1,072.74 per dollar on Wednesday, compared to…

The Nigerian Army says all arrangements are already in place to build befitting personal homes for all soldiers fighting various forms of insecurity in the country to serve as their abode after retirement. It also said…

The Organised Private Sector of Nigeria has called for the suspension of the implementation of the new electricity tariff hike. The OPSN, via a statement on Wednesday, said the call was to enable all stakeholders to…

The Federal High Court Sitting in Abuja has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) permission to arrest the former governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello, in preparation for his arraignment on…

The suspended National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Iyorchia Ayu, has withdrawn a lawsuit challenging his removal from the party to pave the way for the former Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam, to replace…

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has reduced the Loan to Deposit Ratio, LDR of banks to 50 per cent from 65 percent. The reduction was announced via a circular to Deposit Money Banks titled “Re: Regulatory Measures to…

A State High Court sitting in Lokoja on Wednesday restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from arresting, detaining and prosecuting ex-governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. Justice I.A Jamil of…

Sounds of gunshots rend the air as Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State departed the residence of Yahaya Bello, his predecessor, on Tuesday. Officials of… Sounds of gunshots rend the air as Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi…

Policemen attached to Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State on Wednesday prevented the personnel of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from arresting former Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello. SaharaReporters…

A think tank body of policy analysts on the platform of the Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has justified the N2.8trn to be expended on the construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway. The group…

                  Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain will meet in the Champions League semi-finals, almost eight months after facing off in the opening match of their European campaigns. The two sides emerged from this…

The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has described the recent litigations by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission against naira abuse as a misplaced priority. According to him, the practice of…

The Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan has ordered the remand of 29 suspected Yoruba Nation agitators for invading the premises of the Oyo state Secretariat on Saturday. The defendants were arraigned on Wednesday…

President Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry of Education to formulate necessary modalities for the inclusion of National Open University (NOUN) graduates within the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) framework,…