The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, has been summoned by the Federal High Court in Abuja, to appear for a hearing on 18th January 2023, over a $53 million judgment debt arising from the Pars Club refunds. The order followed the application by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Joe Agi, against Linas International Ltd, the Minister of Finance, and the CBN through his lawyers, Isaac Ekpa and Chinonso Obasi, requesting an order directing the Inspector General of Police to arrest Emefiele and bring him to court alongside his lawyers: Damian Dodo, Audu Anuga, all Senior Advocates of Nigeria, and Ginika Ezeoke, Jessica Iyoke, Abdullahi Afolayan, and Olayemi Afolayan.

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) announced on Monday that its recruitment portal for 2023 is now open to interested members of the public, adding that the application form can be accessed and submitted online via https://cdcfib.career.
This was disclosed by the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) which stated that there will automatic disqualification of multiple applications, and the submission deadline is January 30.

The Department of State Services, DSS, has cleared the air over rumors making around that its operatives invaded the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) headquarters in Abuja to arrest Godwin Emifele, the CBN Governor. The CBN governor, Godwin Emifele since late last year has been in a controversial manner cast in a bad light by the media for the wrong reasons, initially over the Stamp Duty saga and later for terrorism financing by the DSS. Emifele left Nigeria for a medical trip overseas according to his claim, after failing to appear before the House of Reps Committee Panel o Investigation for Stamp Duty and the apex bank policies.

An Inspector of Police, Matthew Ahmed, a colleague to the alleged killer corp Drambi Vandi who was said murdered a female lawyer Bolanle Raheem on 25th December 2022 has told the Lagos State High Court at the Tafawa Balewa Square on 16th January 2023, how the incident occurred during a stop and search. Ahmed who appeared before the presiding judge, Ibironke Harrison testified how he and two other police officers, Inspector Ebieme and Vandi were on duty the said day. “While we were at the duty post at Ajah underbridge, we were conducting stop and search,” he recounted.

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has commended President Muhammadu Buhari, for his sustained efforts at defeating Boko Haram terrorists and bandits wreaking havoc in many parts of the country. Governor Wike made the above commendation yesterday at the Government House, Port Harcourt after the wreath laying ceremony to mark the 2023 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration at the Isaac Boro Park. Wike said the best legacies Buhari could leave for the country were the restoration of peace in all troubled geopolitical zones and free and fair elections in February and March.

A Catholic priest identifies as Rev. Father Isaac Achi, has been gruesomely murdered by bandits after invading his residence in the wee hour of today Sunday morning in Paiko Local Government in Niger state. Vigil360 learned that when the bandits invaded the priest's residence, they couldn’t gain access to him because of the security measures he put on his house, consequently, the terrorist out of anger set his house ablaze while he was still in, destroying everything in the house.
Until his death, the clergy was attached to St. Peters and Paul Catholic Church, Kafin-Koro, in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger state.