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Looter James Ibori releases document of how he helped British Airways under Abacha Mr Ibori was considered highly influential during Mr Abacha’s government James Ibori, a former governor of Delta who was convicted for stealing millions of pounds from his impoverished state, has released a letter that seemed to show …

Twitter: @farooqkperogi In my home state of Kwara, which used to be proverbial for its peaceableness and inter-religious harmony, recriminatory disputes over whether female Muslim students should be allowed to wear the hijab as part of their school uniforms in historically Christian missionary secondary schools that are now government-owned is fueling …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said there was no time the bank banned the activities of Cryptocurrencies in the country. The Governor of the bank, Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this in Abuja at the 30th seminar for Finance Correspondents and Business Editors organised by the bank. Emefiele, who was represented …

Mr Daniel, an ally of a former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, recently joined the ruling All Progressives Congress. In a move that appeared to have shocked members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a former governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel, on February 16 announced he was joining the ruling …

The Federal Government is to forge ahead with its plan of spending $1.5bn on the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt refinery despite criticisms that had trailed the move. Officials of the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation stated on Friday that it had been the …

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano said several videos showing him stuffing bales of dollars into his pockets in 2018 were fake. “No doubt the video is fake,” Ganduje told the BBC Hausa Service on Friday. “We are making some underground plans, which we will not reveal. But I assure you it …

The Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, says his party, the All Progressive Congress (APC) has not fulfilled any of its promises to Nigerians. Mr Fayemi made this known while featuring on Channels Television’s Hard Copy Friday evening. The now ruling party while in opposition promised heaven on earth if …

Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma has threatened to arrest any protesting teacher, worker or pensioner in the state, insisting that his government is owing no one. He said those protesting against the directive of the government were not only ghost workers but rented protesters by enemies of the government …

Former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has appealed to Nigerians to support the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the 2023 general election. The former governor of Kwara State, made the appeal on Friday while inaugurating some projects executed by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State in Asaba the state capital. …

Seven key attributes define his life story: faith in God, peacefulness, humility, compassion, discipline, vision and forbearance. Attaining 57 years of age on Saturday, March 20, His Excellency, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, has carved an enviable niche for himself as an outstanding leader with a unique governance philosophy. …