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2023: PDP Asks Court To Disqualify Obi, Tinubu Over Change Of Running Mates

THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked an Abuja Federal High Court to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to disqualify the candidates of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi and the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu from the 2023…

15/07/2022

Eurobond Not Major Source Of Government Debt Funding — DMO

Nigeria’s “appetite” for Eurobonds has stoked controversy between the manager of the nation’s debts and the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Details of the members’ comments at the May 2022 meeting of the MPC have shown that some…

15/07/2022

ICPC Probes MDAs Over COVID-19 Intervention Funds

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has vowed to investigate some Ministries, Departments and Agencies for infractions on COVID-19 intervention funds and other procurement abuses. Speaking at the 2022 African Union Anti-Corruption Day, the ICPC Chairman, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye (SAN),…

15/07/2022

Why I Arranged Fake Soldiers To Kidnap Pastor — Woman Confesses

Two suspected kidnappers have been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly abducting one Pastor Mapai Samuel of Zoe Family International Church, Odo-Eran, Abeokuta. The suspected female kidnapper, Ibikunle Opeyemi, and her male colleague, Kadiri Jamiu, were arrested on…

15/07/2022

Court Orders Ajetunmobi Couple To Pay N18.9b To Ponzi Victims

The Lagos State High Court in Ikoyi on Thursday ordered Imagine Global Holding Company Ltd, Imagine Global Solutions Ltd, Mr. Bamise Samson Ajetunmobi and Mrs. Elizabeth Anuoluwapo Ajetunmobi to pay N18.9billion to victims of their alleged Ponzi scheme. Justice Taofiquat Oyekan-Abdullahi gave…

15/07/2022

Crude Oil Theft: Joint Ventures Are Most Hit, Bleeding, Says Akabueze

The Director General, Budget Office of the Federation, Ben Akabueze, yesterday stated that Joint Ventures (JVs) are bleeding the most as a result of rising crude oil theft and rampant destruction of oil production facilities across the country. Speaking at the Lagos…

15/07/2022

NIMASA To Deploy 2 Special Mission Aircrafts To Fight Oil Theft — Jamoh

Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr Bashir Jamoh, has given assurances that two special mission aircrafts in the Deep Blue Project fleet of the agency will be deployed to fight oil theft and protect the nation’s…

15/07/2022

Dangote Cement Signs Five-Year Agreement On Development With Host Communities In Lagos

Dangote Cement Plc says it has signed a five-year community development agreement (CDA) with its Ibese plant host communities in Lagos. Azad Nawabuddin, Ibese plant director, Dangote Cement, disclosed this on Thursday in a statement signed by Francis Awowole-Browne, media and communication relations…

15/07/2022

US SEC Steps Up Scrutiny Over Musk Comments On $44 Bln Twitter Deal

The U.S. securities regulator quizzed Elon Musk last month over a tweet in which the world’s richest person raised doubts over whether he would move ahead with his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) due to concerns over the number of…

15/07/2022

Muslim Lawyers Applaud S/Court’s Hijab Judgment, Lament Insecurity

THE Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria (MULAN) has applauded the Supreme Court judgment that settled the feud in favour of the right of female Muslim students to use hijab in public schools. The association gave the commendation in a communique after its National…

15/07/2022

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