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Chairman of Igbo Leaders of Thought, The Patriots, Prof. Ben Nwabueze, SAN, said on Wednesday that he believes the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, would lead the country to greatness and that this would happen in his life time. Nwabueze said this on Wednesday in Enugu when the Peoples Democratic...

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) is  to arraign a former lecturer of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Professor Richard Iyiola Akindele, at the Federal High Court, Osogbo. Akindele was accused of demanding sex from one of his students, Ms. Monica Osagie, in order to...

  One hundred and sixteen Nigerians stranded in the North Africa country – Libya were Wednesday deported. The deportees comprising 46 female adult; two female children ; five female infants as well as 56 male adults; six male children and eight male infants arrived the cargo wing of the Murtala...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the three persons, who stood as sureties for the leader of pro-Biafra separatist group Nnamdi Kanu to pay the sum of N100 million each to the court for failing to produce him in court since he was granted bail in April, 2017....

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the purchase of 400 Beretta assault rifles with 20,000 rounds of ammunition for the Nigeria Prisons Service. The Minister of Interior, Mr. Abdulrahman Dambazau disclosed this Wednesday at the end of a meeting of the council which held inside the council chamber. The...

Sentiments in the Nigerian equities market turned negative, as the market All-Share Index (ASI) dropped 0.14 per cent to 32,108.92 points, following sell pressure in value stocks. Accordingly, the Month-to-Date and Year-to-Date losses increased to 1.10 per cent and 16.04 per cent, respectively. The Oil & Gas (-1.23%) and Banking...

The acting Director General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ms. Mary Uduk, has expressed the need for Nigerian capital market to transit towards a Financial Technology (FinTech) driven market as obtained in other economies across the world. The Capital Market Committee (CMC) on Wednesday in Lagos inaugurated a Market Wide...

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, has said that the governors who are aggrieved at the outcome of the party’s recent primaries are good party men, who would support the party and its candidates in their respective states despite their grievances. Oshiomhole stated this...

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have intercepted gold worth about N211 million being illegally transported through the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. EFCC Acting Head, Media and Publicity, Mr. Tony Orilade, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Orilade said the consignment was en...

  The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON)  is preparing to release another list of debtors, an investigation has revealed. The corporation’s Head of Corporate Communications Department, Jude Nwauzo, confirmed this to our correspondent in a telephone chat. According to information obtained, the corporation has decided to expose the debtors...