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The Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Olamide Oladiji, said this weekend, that the embattled deputy governor of the state, Hon Lucky Aiyedatiwa, was not ready for genuine reconciliation to stop his impeachment. Recall that the assembly had served the deputy governor impeachment notice, for alleged gross misconduct. But Aiyedatiwa had […]

*As Family Calls for Corpse of 27-Year-Old Killed in Rivers Protest The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Nwonyi Polycarp Emeka, has denied knowledge of any death recorded during the recent two-day protests in the State over moves to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara. CP Nwonyi stated this Friday while briefing journalists at the Police Command headquarters […]

Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, on Thursday announced the lifting of visa restrictions for all Africans wanting to visit the Central African nation. This introduction makes Rwanda the fourth African country to do so. “Let there be no mistake about it. Any African can get on a plane to Rwanda whenever they wish and will not […]

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has shelved its planned industrial action scheduled for November 1. Recall that the union had alerted its members to proceed on indefinite strike if the payment of 40% Peculiar Allowance was not made at the end of November. But hours before the planned strike, JUSUN leadership met with […]

Polaris Bank has lost over N26 billion in non-performing loans granted to six of its former executive directors without collaterals, an investigation by the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) has revealed. The loans were granted between 2012 and 2017 when the bank was still trading as Skye Bank. According to documents reviewed by ICIR, […]

The Chief Judge of Rivers state, Justice Simeon Chibuzor Amadi, has granted pardon to 53 inmates standing trial for various offences at the Port Harcourt Maximum Correctional Centre. The exercise is part of the activities outlined to kick off the 2023/2024 legal year in the state, as well as being a move to decongest the […]

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty on Thursday of defrauding customers of his now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange in one of the biggest financial frauds on record, a verdict that cemented the 31-year-old former billionaire’s fall from grace. A 12-member jury in Manhattan federal court convicted him on all seven counts he faced after a monthlong […]

A Kano State High Court, presided over by Justice Hafsat Sani Yahya, has remanded the former Managing Director of the State Agric Company, KASCO, over allegations of embezzling N3.2 Billion State Treasury Money. At the resumed hearing, the prosecution counsel slammed ten count charges on Bala Muhammad Inuwa and his son, which bothered on persistent […]

A High Court of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has ordered the unconditional and immediate release of the immediate-past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The court made the order after Emefiele filed a Motion Ex-parte, seeking his release from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) pending the […]

An Oyo State High Court sitting in Oyo town Thursday, struck out a suit filed by the Basorun of Oyo, High Chief Yusuf Ayoola, and four other claimants against Governor Seyi Makinde and two others on the vacant Alaafin stool. Ayoola and other defendants were absent as the court delivered its judgment. Other claimants in […]

The naira has risen to N1,120 against the dollar as the foreign exchange market reacted to news that the Central Bank of Nigeria has begun to clear some of its FX backlog on Thursday. This represents an appreciation of N50 or 4.27 per cent compared to the N1,170 it traded for on Wednesday. Currency traders, […]

Senator Magnus Abe of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has appealed for calm between Nyesom Wike and Governor Siminalayi Fubara over the political crisis rocking Rivers State. He stated that irrespective of their rift, Rivers can have only one sitting governor at a time. Speaking on national television, Abe noted that the impasse between Wike […]