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Justice Halilu Yusuf of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Monday granted bail to the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, in the sum of ₦2 billion. Emefiele, who was arraigned on an eight-count charge bordering on financial crimes and illegal property acquisition,…
West African Leaders Rally Behind WAES 2025 as Nigeria Intensifies Regional Diplomacy In a wave of high-level diplomatic engagements ahead of the inaugural West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) 2025, Nigeria’s Special Envoy and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has delivered special invitations to three key West…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says, the West Africa Economic Summit seeks to harmonise trade policies, mobilise infrastructure funding, promote inclusive growth, and enhance resilience through institutional reforms and global partnerships. Addressing newsmen in Abuja, the Minister, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar explained that the summit was part of efforts to reshape…
Tragedy struck Benue State over the weekend as Governor Hyacinth Alia confirmed the killing of 59 people in Yelwata, a border town between Benue and Nasarawa states, following a deadly attack by suspected armed herdsmen. Speaking at a press briefing at the Benue Government House on Sunday, Governor Alia disclosed…
Following the mass killings in Benue State over the weekend, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed security chiefs to urgently implement his prior instructions aimed at restoring peace and stability in the region. According to a statement by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, the president renewed his order in response to…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a grave warning about the escalating cholera crisis in war-torn Sudan, where the disease has spread to 13 states and claimed at least 1,854 lives. Officials now fear the outbreak could spill into neighboring countries, particularly Chad, where hundreds of thousands of Sudanese…
Public anger erupted in Katsina State on Sunday following the involvement of notorious terrorist kingpin Ado Aleru—previously declared wanted by police—in a government-backed peace dialogue in Danmusa Local Government Area. Aleru, who has been on the police watchlist since 2020 for leading violent attacks across Katsina and neighbouring Zamfara State,…
The 37th Ordinary Meeting of the ECOWAS Administration and Finance Committee (AFC) has opened in Abuja, Nigeria, with a call for renewed commitment to regional integration and institutional reform. The session, which runs from 15 to 17 June 2025, focuses on the mid-term evaluation of decisions, programmes, and projects across…
Nobel Laureate and human rights advocate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently investigate the unresolved, politically-linked assassinations of notable Nigerians, including Dele Giwa, Bola Ige, and Kudirat Abiola. Soyinka made the demand during an exclusive interaction with journalists in Lagos on Saturday, coinciding with…
In the build-up to the West Africa Economic Summit (WAES 2025), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has partnered with the Abuja and Lagos Global Shapers Hubs—initiatives of the World Economic Forum—to host the West Africa Youth Futures Roundtable. The high-level youth engagement was held on Friday, June 13, 2025, at…
