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President Bola Tinubu has withdrawn the controversial state pardon earlier granted to 175 convicts, including individuals convicted of drug trafficking, kidnapping, and fraud, following widespread public backlash. The decision, announced in a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday, came after a review of the clemency list approved during the National Council of State meeting on October 9, 2025. According to the statement, […]

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the permanent forfeiture of $49,700 allegedly recovered from Dr. Nura Ali, a former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Sokoto State, to the Federal Government. Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order on Wednesday after counsel to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Mr. Osuobeni Akponimisingha, moved a motion for final forfeiture of […]

The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s request to secure a total of $2.347 billion from the international capital market to finance part of the 2025 budget deficit and refinance Nigeria’s maturing Eurobonds. The approval followed the consideration and adoption of a report presented by the Chairman of the House Committee on Aids, Loans, and Debt Management, Hon. Abubakar Hassan Nalaraba, during plenary presided over by […]

The House of Representatives has approved President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s request to implement the new external borrowing plan contained in the 2025 Appropriation Act, aimed at refinancing Nigeria’s maturing Eurobonds and issuing the country’s first-ever Sovereign Sukuk in the International Capital Market (ICM). The approval followed the adoption of the report of the House Committee on Loans and Debt Management, presented at plenary on Wednesday by the committee chairman, Hon. […]

Nigerian rap icon Olamide Adedeji, popularly known as Olamide, has revealed that staying true to his roots and identifying his audience have been the keys to his success in the music industry. Speaking in a recent interview with BBC Radio 1Xtra, the award-winning rapper explained that he remains comfortable as an indigenous artist and is not seeking international validation at the expense of his identity or sound. Olamide, who is […]

Police operatives in Anambra State have arrested a 23-year-old woman, identified as Okonkwo Onyinye, for her alleged involvement in the kidnapping and robbery of a businessman who was dispossessed of ₦24 million and his Toyota Highlander SUV in the Nkwelle-Ezunaka area of Idemili North Local Government Area. The suspect was apprehended in the early hours of October 27, 2025, following a joint operation by officers of the 3-3 Police Division […]

Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has revealed that the United States of America has revoked his visa, preventing him from entering the country for the time being. Soyinka made the disclosure on Tuesday during a media briefing held at Kongi’s Harvest Gallery, Freedom Park, Lagos Island. He said he decided to make the matter public to inform those expecting him at upcoming engagements in the U.S. about his inability to […]

The Federal Government has announced plans to expand its direct cash transfer programme in a bid to reach more poor and vulnerable Nigerians across the country. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, disclosed the plan during an economic policy session in Abuja, noting that the initiative currently supports over 15 million households nationwide. According to Edun, the programme was designed to ease the impact of […]