AGAINST the backdrop of arguments and counter-arguments on whether the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has disobeyed a court order concerning the botched arrest of former governor of Kogi State, Mr. Yahaya Adoza Bello, the Commission has denied disobeying any court order in this regard. In a Press Statement …
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OFFICIALS of the Federal Competition and Consumer and Protection Commission (FCCPC) have sealed up an Abuja-based Chinese supermarket situated at the China General Chamber of Commerce. The FCCPC officials stormed the premises of the supermarket on Monday, shutt9ling the supermarket in the process. The commission’s officials reportedly sealed up the …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu will on April 23, 2024 depart Abuja for the Kingdom of the Netherlands on an official visit. This was disclosed by the President’s spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday. He said on the invitation of the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of …
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THE Kogi State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja has ordered the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, to unfailingly appear before it on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. He is to to give explanations on the role of the apex bank in the November 11, 2023 …
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CONTROVERSIAL cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, on Monday, filed a notice of appeal challenging the six-month maximum sentence given to him by a Federal High Court, Lagos. Recall, Bobrisky was charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on four counts bordering on naira abuse. He pleaded guilty …
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned a businessman, Ifeanyi Bosah-Reginald, before an Ikeja Special Offences Court for allegedly tampering with forfeited property. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Bosah-Reginald was arraigned on a count charge alongside Magnificat Homes & Leisure Ltd. and fifth Neighborhood …
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THE All Progressives Congress (APC) Appeal Committee says it has received three petitions in respect of the just concluded governorship primary in Ondo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Gov. Usman Ododo led committee that supervised conduct of the election declared Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa winner. Aiyedatiwa, …
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THE Labour Party Edo State Chapter wishes to directly address the issue regarding the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (“INEC”) final candidate list for the Edo State Gubernatorial Elections, published earlier today, Monday, April 22, 2024. While our gubernatorial candidate Olumide Akpata’s name is correctly listed, the deputy governorship candidate is …
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NIGERIA could raise up to $30 billion from its maiden foreign currency-denominated bond issuance planned for June, Patience Oniha, director-general of the Debt Management Office has said. The $30 billion is about the estimated size of dollar assets within the country’s local banking industry. Authorities said the sovereign domestic foreign …
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A nation is civilised not just because of its aesthetic achievements and its beautiful architecture. More importantly, a nation is civilised because of how it treats its citizens and because of the duration and quality of their lives. That’s why social security, or the safety net for the poor, is …
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