A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja has dismissed and discharged Senator Rochas Okorocha of all allegations of corruption filed against him when he was the governor of Imo State between 2007 and 2011 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The presiding judge, Justice Yusuf Halilu said the action of the anti-graft […]
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– Dissociates self from violent sit-at-home enforcement The Indigeneous People of Biafra(IPOB) has condemned the statement credited to the Nigerian Army linking IPOB to the incessant and destructive sit-at-home orders and enforcement in the Southeast. In a statement on Friday, the group, through its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, said the Army Chief, Gen. […]
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The National Judicial Council (NJC), on Friday, recommended 23 nominees for appointment as Judges of the Federal High Court (FHC) of Nigeria. Mr Soji Oye, the Director of Information of the Council, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. According to the statement, the recommendation for the appointments was made at the 103th meeting of […]
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The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, says about N4 trillion had been lost to the sit-at-home order in the South-East region of the country in the past two years. Kalu said the sit-at-home observed every Monday in the five states of Imo, Enugu, Abia, Anambra, and Ebonyi crippled businesses and stifled […]
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Nigeria has fulfilled its financial obligations to the Africa Union (AU) by making full payment of its assessed contributions for the year 2023. The confirmation was made on Saturday by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Adamu Ibrahim Lamuwa, on the sidelines of the 43rd Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the […]
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Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has pleaded with banks’ Chief Executive Officers in Nigeria to reopen their closed branches in towns across Osun State, assuring that “there is a new Sheriff in town”. Speaking at the commissioning of the rebuilt Ede branch of First Bank of Nigeria on Friday, he said his administration has reworked […]
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Access Bank Plc has taken a bold step in expanding its strategic presence in Africa with the acquisition of Standard Chartered’s majority shareholding in its subsidiaries in Angola, Cameroon, The Gambia, and Sierra Leone. Access Bank is also set to take over Standard Chartered’s Consumer, Private and Business Banking (“CPBB”) business in Tanzania. The Nigerian […]
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Chief Justice Olukayode Arowoola The trend by key players in the judiciary arm of government to sanitise the sector, and ensure adherence to court processes is commendable, just as it deserves encouragement. As a veritable third arm of government essentially charged with the dispensation of justice, the judiciary plays an indispensable pivotal role in the […]
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Former President, of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Joseph Daudu (SAN), human rights lawyers, and a rights advocacy group – Centre for Social Justice and Accountability (CSJA), have at various fora, tasked the Federal Government to respect the principle of rule of law and justice in treating the case of former Governor of Central Bank of […]
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President, of the Association of Online Media Practitioners of Nigeria (AMPON), Mogaji Wole Arisekola, has cautioned publishers of fake news in Nigeria to desist from the illegal act adding that there is no law restricting security agents from prosecuting such persons. He expressed displeasure with irresponsible journalism while urging traditional media to join the fight […]
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