Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez signed a separation of assets deal in Lisbon one day before their wedding. C ristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez sorted out their finances before getting married.  Documents obtained by Jornal de Notícias show the couple signed a prenuptial agreement on August 10 at a notary office in Lisbon. That was one day before their ceremony. Under the deal, they chose a separation of assets arrangement.  This means each person keeps full ownership of what they had before marriage, and anything they buy on their own afterward. If they buy something together, it can be owned jointly. The document, numbered 1493/2026, lists their main residence as Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.  It also confirms that both will keep their birth surnames. Ronaldo is 41 and was born in Madeira. Georgina is 32 and was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The marriage was recorded the same day in Ronaldo’s birth records at the Civil Registry in Funchal. The agreement sets o...

A former Assistant Director of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Asher Uwem, has filed a lawsuit against the apex bank, claiming she was wrongfully removed from her job. In a case filed at the National Industrial Court, Abuja with suit number NICN/ABJ/275/2026, Mrs Uwem is asking the court to reinstate her. She argues that CBN broke its own Human Resources Policies and Procedure Manual when it ended her appointment. Until her sack, she led the Facility Management Division under the Procurement and Support Services Department. She is also asking the court to order CBN to pay all her salaries and allowances from May 2026 till retirement.  If that fails, she wants N5 billion as compensation for embarrassment and emotional pain, plus N500 million for general damages and legal costs. From 2004 hire to 2026 exit Mrs Uwem told the court she joined CBN on February 9, 2004 as a Senior Supervisor and got confirmation on May 3, 2004. Over the next 21 years, she moved up to Assistant Manager in 20...

T he Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission says it has uncovered how some government workers cheated the system by putting fake names on payrolls and collecting several salaries at once. The ICPC Chairman, Musa Aliyu, SAN, made the revelation on Thursday in Abuja at the 2026 Economic Confidential Lecture and National Spokespersons Award put together by Image Merchants Promotions Limited. As reported by The Punch , Aliyu said the commission’s investigation exposed serious abuse in the way public salaries are paid. According to him, one official allegedly registered 14 relatives as government staff. “We caught someone who listed 14 members of his family on the payroll,” Aliyu said. “The man was even living in a government lodge while collecting money for all of them.” He added that in another case, a person put his wife, daughter, son and other family members on the payroll and was drawing 13 different salaries. To tackle the problem, the commission said it ...

O yo State Governor Seyi Makinde has named former Department of State Services boss Lawal Daura as his running mate for the 2027 presidential election. The announcement was made on Thursday at the Allied Peoples Movement national convention held at the Government House in Bauchi, according to The Cable.  Dotun Oyelade, Oyo State Commissioner for Information, disclosed the development in a statement. According to Oyelade, Makinde said Daura was chosen with security in mind, given the current challenges facing the country. Speaking at the event, Makinde, who is the APM presidential flag bearer, said Nigeria needs tested hands to restore stability and safeguard lives. He added that his campaign will focus on practical steps to address poverty, which he said has worsened in the last three years due to poor policy implementation. “This is about giving Nigerians a real say in the future of the country,” the governor stated. “Winning the election is one part. The bigger task is to reset N...