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  A Nigerian elder statesman and prominent lawyer, Afe Babalola, has condemned the declaration of the country's attorney-general, Abubakar Malami, that 'Amotekun', the security outfit of the southwest, is illegal. Babalola argued that there is no Nigerian law that forbids the establishment of such a security outfit, stressing that he...

  says we violated no constitutional provision as Gov visits OBJ   Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday declared that the Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Operation Amotekun was established to complement the work of the security agencies and bridge the gaps in the security of the geopolitical...

  President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has condemned the gun attack in Kaduna on the convoy of the Emir of Potiskum, Yobe State, Alhaji Umaru Bubaram. Gunmen on Tuesday night attacked the convoy of the Emir around Maraban Jos on Kaduna-Zaria road, killing some of the Emir's aides and...

  STATEMENT FROM HIS EXCELLENCY, RT. HON. EMEKA IHEDIOHA, CON, ON THE SUPREME COURT RULING ON IMO STATE GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION OF THE MARCH 9, 2019.   JANUARY 15, 2020   My dear good people of Imo State, I address you today, following recent developments affecting our dear state, and in...

  The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market indices sustained negative posture on Wednesday, dropping further by 0.75 per cent due to profit taking. Superficially, the All Share Index lost 220.65 points or 0.75 per cent to close at 29,062.50 compared with 29,283.15 posted on Tuesday. Similarly, the market capitalisation which...

Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Justice Minister, Abuja. Dear Sir, *PROTEST OVER YOUR ILLEGAL ORDER TO SOUTH-WEST GOVERNORS* I find it disturbing your statement of Tuesday January 14, 2020 declaring the security initiative of South-West governors ‘Amotekun’ as illegal. You also threatened that the full course of the law...

The Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE) has lent its voice against declaration of Amotekun as illegal by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami Malami has described the Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Amotekun an illegal outfit on Tuesday. He said it ran against the...

  Access Bank Plc has notified the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) of the nod given to it by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for further expansion of its operations to other forays. The bank, therefore, on Wednesday informed the NSE community of its expansion move into the Republic of...

    By  Austin Ayaosi Since the advent of electronic commerce (otherwise referred to as e-commerce) in Nigeria in 2012, one can safely say that there has been a steady growth trajectory in that sector overtime. Nigeria's experience For a sector largely driven by innovation within the financial system and...

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has condemned the Federal Government’s declaration of Amotekun, a South-West security outfit, as illegal. Soyinka, a professor of comparative literature, spoke at a press briefing in Lagos Wednesday. He said a serious government who cares for its citizens would not object to such initiative. “The...