Cardoso steps in for ailing Finance Minister, leads Nigeria’s delegation to World Bank-IMF meeting

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, will lead Nigeria’s delegation to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Annual Meetings scheduled to open…

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NDLEA nabs businessman who excreted 127 cocaine wraps, uncovers meth hidden in ceramics

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 52-year-old businessman, Ejiofor Godwin Emeka, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, after he excreted 127…

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Presidential pardon, clemency: Saro-Wiwa, Vatsa, Maryam Sanda, 172 other beneficiaries named

President Bola Tinubu has approved the exercise of presidential prerogative of mercy for 175 persons, including posthumous pardons for notable figures such as the late Ken Saro-Wiwa, Major-General Mamman Vatsa,…

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Political earthquake: Three opposition governors, including Enugu’s Mbah, set to defect to APC

In a move that could dramatically reshape Nigeria's political landscape, three governors from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are finalizing plans to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress…

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Akpabio vows to defend Senate integrity, warns against legislative ‘hostage-taking’

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has issued a firm declaration that the National Assembly will not permit any of its members to hold the institution “hostage,” asserting that discipline and respect…

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