Former Miss Universe Nigeria, Chidimma Adetshina, has appeared before the Cape Town Regional Court as proceedings in the South African government's bid to deport her resumed. The 25-year-old beauty queen is facing immigration-related proceedings following her arrest in Cape Town in June over allegations that she was residing in South Africa without valid immigration status. At Thursday's hearing, Adetshina filed an affidavit outlining the steps she had taken to regularise […]

The Supreme Court has reinstated the final forfeiture of seven high-value properties linked to former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, overturning an earlier judgment of the Court of Appeal that had nullified the forfeiture order and directed a fresh hearing. In a unanimous judgment delivered on Friday, a five-member panel of the apex court restored the decision of the Federal High Court in Lagos, effectively […]

The Federal Government has filed a 10-count charge against three men over the abduction of pupils and teachers from schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The charges, filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, accuse the defendants of terrorism, kidnapping, concealment of information, incitement and illegal mining. The defendants are Abdulrazak Umar, also known as Abu Khalifa or Abu Khalid; Yunusa Musa, also known […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the Presidential Executive Order on Virtual Assets Coordination, 2026, establishing a new inter-agency framework to harmonise the regulation of virtual assets and strengthen oversight of Nigeria's digital economy. The Executive Order, which takes immediate effect, creates a Virtual Asset Council to coordinate the activities of key financial, regulatory, security and revenue agencies. The initiative is aimed at protecting investors, combating fraud, money laundering and […]