COURT GRANTS EMEFIELE ₦2 BILLION BAIL A former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, was on Monday granted ₦2 billion in bail by a Federal High Court judge sitting in Abuja. The eight-count charge against Emefiele included allegedly stealing and seizing billions of naira from proxy accounts, as well as illegally obtaining a housing estate with …

GHANA DRUNKARDS ASSOCIATION PROTESTS RISE IN ALCOHOL PRICES The Ghana Drunkards Association has issued a three-week ultimatum to the government, demanding a reduction in the prices of alcoholic beverages following the recent appreciation of the cedi. In a viral video posted on X (Formerly Twitter) on Sunday, the association’s president, Moses Drybones, decried the continued rise in alcohol prices despite …

YAHOO BOYS NOW INVOLVED IN BANDITRY, KIDNAPPING, POLITICAL MONEY LAUNDERING, EFCC CHAIR RAISES ALARM The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has raised alarm that Nigeria’s internet fraudsters, popularly known as ‘Yahoo boys’, are not only engaged in internet fraud but are also involved in banditry, kidnapping, and laundering funds for politically exposed persons. EFCC Chairman, Mr Ola Olukoyede, made …

COURT REJECTS FG’S APPLICATION FOR BENCH WARRANT AGAINST SENATOR NATASHA AKPOTI Justice Musa Umar of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, rejected an application by the Federal Government to have Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan arrested for failing to appear for the start of her defamation trial. The government is prosecuting Akpoti-Uduaghan on behalf of Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former …

INSIDERS AIDING BENUE KILLERS – CDS Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, on Monday, raised alarm over alleged insider collaboration with attackers responsible for repeated killings in Benue State. Our correspondent reports that at least 200 people were killed on Saturday in Yelewata community of Guma Local Government Area by armed invaders. General Musa, who was at the …

IPMAN RAISES ALARM OVER DANGOTE’S FREE DISTRIBUTION OF FUEL PLAN The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, has expressed deep concern over the Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s plan to begin free distribution of petrol and diesel nationwide starting August 15, 2025, warning that the move could mark the onset of a dangerous monopoly in Nigeria’s downstream sector. IPMAN Chairman in …

AGGRIEVED FCT APC MEMBERS PROTEST AGAINST WIKE, ACCUSE MINISTER’S LOYALISTS OF PARTY HIJACK Aggrieved All Progressives Congress (APC) members in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday stormed the party National Secretariat to register their grievance over what they described as ill-treatment by new entrants to the party. The members, who stormed the party Secretariat with placards with various inscriptions …

TEN MOST EDUCATED TRIBES IN NIGERIA There are over 250 ethnic groups in Nigeria and they have their unique culture, values, and relationship with education. Some tribes value education, and some others don’t, and this inequality exists particularly between the southern and northern parts of the country. Despite decades of national investment in education, Nigeria’s literacy and education levels are …

AT LAST, TINUBU VISITS BENUE WEDNESDAY OVER CONTINUED KILLINGS President Bola Tinubu has announced his resolve to visit Benue on Wednesday following the continued killing of some residents by suspected Fulani pastoralists. The president disclosed this on Monday when he commissioned The Greater Abuja Water Supply Network, Loops 1, 2, 5 & 6 of the Federal Capital City, FCC. “While …

SUSPECTED HERDSMEN KILL FOUR IN FRESH ATTACK ON ENUGU COMMUNITY Several others are still missing as search parties have been launched to recover the missing residents, dead or alive. At least four residents of Ikpakpara village in Agu-Amed, Eha-Amufu, Isi-Uzu local government area of Enugu State, have been killed by suspected herdsmen. Several others are still missing as search parties …

SUCCESSION BATTLE RAGES IN TEN STATES Succession storms are brewing in no fewer than 10 states where governors are nearing the end of their second and final terms in office. In May 2023, 28 governors were sworn into office, while eight other states held off-cycle inaugurations. Of the 28, 18 began their first terms, while the remaining 10 commenced their …

WORTHLESS CURRENCY: ₦‎100 IN 1960 NOW WORTH ₦‎1.1 MILLION IN 2025 The Nigerian naira has lost nearly all its purchasing power over the last 65 years, with N100 in 1960 now worth N1.1 million in real terms by early 2025, according to data compiled by World Data. The dramatic erosion, fueled by persistent inflation, currency devaluations, and economic mismanagement, underscores …

TINUBU UNDER FIRE FOR DESCRIBING BENUE MASSACRE AS ‘REPRISAL ATTACK’ President Bola Tinubu has come under heavy criticism for referring to the recent killings in Benue State as a “reprisal attack”. The President, while condemning the killing of over 200 villagers in Yelewata, Guma Local Government Area of the state, termed the ugly incident reprisal attacks. In a statement by …

APPEAL COURT OVERTURNS FINAL FORFEITURE OF EMEFIELE’S ASSETS The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, hasE overturned the final forfeiture order issued on the assets of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, to the Federal Government. In a split decision of two-to-one, delivered on April 9, 2025, and detailed in a certified true copy obtained by …

NIGERIA, 3RD MOST POWERFUL MILITARY FORCE IN AFRICA Nigeria has moved up to become the third most powerful military force on the African continent, according to the latest 2025 Global Firepower Index. The new ranking, published by Business Insider Africa and based on data from Global Firepower, places Nigeria ahead of South Africa, which now ranks fourth. Globally, Nigeria also …