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The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has reiterated the Bank’s stance against the abuse of the naira, warning Nigerians to desist from spraying, hawking, mutilating, or counterfeiting the national currency. Cardoso issued the warning on Thursday at the CBN Fair in Kaduna, where he was…
Three Nigerian pilgrims who were detained in Saudi Arabia for alleged drug trafficking have been released following a comprehensive investigation and diplomatic engagement by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The NDLEA announced their release on Wednesday at a press briefing in Abuja, confirming that Mrs. Maryam Hussain Abdullahi,…
Former presidential candidate and human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has filed two separate fundamental rights lawsuits at the Federal High Court in Abuja, targeting the Department of State Services (DSS) and social media giants Meta (Facebook) and X Corp (formerly Twitter). Sowore, who contested under the African Action Congress (AAC)…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a five-count criminal charge at the Federal High Court in Abuja against Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), over alleged cybercrime, defamation, and incitement. The case also lists X Corp (formerly Twitter) and Meta Platforms Inc. (Facebook) as…
The Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamorudeen Ogunlana, has stated that his office does not have the authority to reinstate suspended Kogi Central senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, or to act on her request to resume legislative duties. In a statement released Monday by Bullah Audu Bi-Allah, Director of Information at the…
The Special Offences Division of the Lagos High Court in Ikeja has granted embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, permission to conduct a forensic analysis of WhatsApp conversations and a mobile phone marked “iPhone 2” presented as evidence by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…
Justice Musa Liman of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has referred a motion filed by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, back to the Chief Judge (CJ) of the court for reassignment. Kanu had, through his counsel, Uchenna Njoku, SAN, sought an order directing…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has overturned a previous ruling by the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, granting First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) a significant legal victory in its ongoing $225.8 million debt dispute with General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL) over crude oil cargo aboard the FPSO Tamaru…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted an application filed by the Department of State Services (DSS) for an accelerated hearing in the ongoing terrorism trial of Khalid Al-Barnawi, the suspected mastermind of the August 26, 2011 bombing of the United Nations building in Abuja. Al-Barnawi is being prosecuted…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday convicted and sentenced a top commander of the proscribed terrorist group Ansaru; Mahmud Usman, to 15 years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to charges related to illegal mining used to fund terrorism and kidnapping. Usman was arraigned by the Department of…
