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The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has finally agreed to appear before the House of Representatives Committee investigating the missing 48 million barrels of crude oil. Mark Gbillah, the Chairman of the Committee, on Thursday announced that Malami wrote a letter that he will be appearing before the committee and cooperate with the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate suspension from office of Barr. Hudu Yunusa Ari, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), of Adamawa State pending the completion of investigation by the Inspector General of Police on the conduct/actions of the REC during the Supplementary election in Adamawa State. This is contained in a statement issued by the […]

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has scheduled a ruling for May 12 on the preliminary objection by the suspended chairmen of the party, Julius Abure against the suit challenging his continued stay in office. Justice Hamza Muazu chose the date on Thursday after taking arguments from lawyers to parties in the […]

Micro Blogging site Twitter has removed all free verified badges from its platform. Legacy or free badges are those that were verified before the introduction of Twitter Blue by Elon Musk, the new owner of the platform. Checks showed that top personalities, celebrities, influencers, journalists, and others formerly verified without a subscription to Twitter had […]

A Magistrate’s Court in Abuja, on Thursday, ordered that a member of the ‘Obi-dient’ political movement, Obiajulu Ujah, who caused a stir at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja a few weeks ago, be remanded for one month medical observation at the Kuje Correctional Centre to enable medical experts determine his mental status. Recall […]

Popular Arise TV anchor, Rufai Oseni has taken to his verified Twitter handle to drag the Nigeria Broadcast Commission (NBC) for playing what he described as “double standard.” The journalist said that the NBC was yet to issue any statement following the role of the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) in the illegal declaration of Adamawa […]

A famous political singer, Dauda Kahutu-Rarara, has promised to take up the responsibility of the three policemen sacked by the Nigeria Police Force for misuse of firearms and unprofessional conduct. Recall that the policemen who were on escort duty with Mr Rarara ran into trouble after a video went viral showing them shoot into the […]

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has written to the United Kingdom (UK) Government through the Chief Clerk of the Central Criminal Court in London, appealing for mercy in the sentencing of Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Lady Beatrice, in the kidney transplant case in the UK. The Igbo apex group, through the Chairman, Council of Elders […]

Union Bank of Nigeria Grows Annual Profit by 51.2% Union Bank of Nigeria bolstered earnings performance in the financial year 2022, according to an audited statement submitted to the Nigerian Exchange. Nigeria’s tier-2 lender grew annual profit by 51.2% to N29 billion, its audited financial statement show. Despite macroeconomic headwinds, the bank reported double-digit growth […]

Naira Back to N462.50 at Investors, Exporters Market The naira exchange rate moved back to N462.50 at the investors’ and exporters’ window after hitting the roof amidst sustained scarcity of the United States dollar in the local economy. Naira had depreciated to N464 at the weekend and made a comeback, then slipped. Foreign currency traders […]

Market Index Rises as Transcorp, Stanbic Rally The stock market index rises further midweek as bargain hunting in mid-cap stock drove the local bourse upward. Data from the Nigerian Exchange showed that key performance indicators improved over the popularity of Transcorp following an announcement of a large share acquired by billionaire Femi Otedola. The conglomerate […]

Ghana GDP Growth Slows to 3.7% in Q4 Ghana’s gross domestic product (GDP) size grew by 3.7% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared with 5.6% during the same quarter of the previous year, the country’s statistics service said on Wednesday. On yearly comparison, Ghana’s economy grew 3.1% year-on-year in 2022, compared with a […]Read More