A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, yesterday, discharged Nigerian journalist and activist, Agba Jalingo of a terrorism, treasonable felony and cyber crimes suit filed against him by Cross River State government. Trial judge, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of court also dismissed the charge, following the government’s withdrawal of the suit. The right activist was arrested […]
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The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has granted an order for leave to apply for judicial review compelling the Hydrocarbon Pollution and Remediation Project(HYPREP) to perform the public duty of the cleanup and remediation of Ogoniland in compliance with the law. The court gave the declaration in respect of a matter brought before […]
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Governor Soludo at his swearing-in ceremony By Ray Ekpu I request that you do not ask me to sink my teeth into the messy matter of slapping and being slapped that took place on March 17, 2022 when Chukwuma Soludo was about to be sworn in as the fifth Governor of Anambra State. That trivial […]
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Microsoft logo. Reuters/ Mike Blake Microsoft has invested $200 million in Nigeria through its newly unveiled African Development Centre (ADC) in Lagos. The ADC is the premier engineering centre for Microsoft. The centre was created by Microsoft to serve as a base for African industry leaders to create local solutions with global scalability as well […]
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As the drumbeat of 2023 general elections gets louder, various characters are throwing their hats into the ring and moving deftly to the rhythm. Even members of the political class and statesmen couldn’t but be shocked by the quality of aspirants shoving for the driver’s seat. But beyond blind ambition and primitive sentiments of party […]
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Photo: Twitter By Ngozi Egenuka At the beginning of this current Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) regime, the President, Olumide Akpata, released a communique on list of activities NBA would embark on to serve its members, among them was a remuneration committee. The statement introducing the committee reads: “As part of our commitment towards improving the earning […]
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Analysts say earnings not reflecting on market performance Investors are set to earn over N780 billion as dividends from the 2021 financial year. So far, 16 companies across seven sectors – consumer goods, financial services, industrial goods, oil and gas, services, healthcare and IT – have earmarked a total of N782.192 billion as final dividends […]
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By Festus Eriye It was the slap heard around the world. When former Nigerian ambassador to Spain and wife of the late Biafran leader, Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, smacked former Anambra State First Lady, Ebelechukwu Obiano’s face, she claimed to have reacted to provocation. But that reflex action born out of a moment of rage would […]
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The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) had a tough time deciding the benchmark lending rate at its marathon meeting, yesterday. But after voting, the monetary policy rate (MPR) was retained by majority vote, alongside other parameters determining the volume of money in circulation. Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Chair of the Committee, […]
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• Battle shifts to Appeal Court as Umahi withdraws stay of execution application • Lawmakers’ removal in line with spirit of law – Senator Imoke • Withdrawal complicates Umahi’s matter, says Oyebode • Issue certificate of returns to our nominees, PDP prays INEC • No cause for alarm, APC declares Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the […]
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