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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has insisted that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) stored election results in a server and has said he will call Microsoft, IBM and Oracle experts to testify that he defeated President Muhammadu Buhari by over 1.6 million votes. Atiku gave the server name […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it re-arrested Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia after she was discharged by a Lagos State High Court on criminal charges, in order to prefer a fresh criminal charge against her. Ajumogobia stood trial on corruption charges with a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Godwin Obla. The anti-graft agency said […]

There is increasing public concern on the forced burden of the serial rape of tens of millions of bank customers’ accounts, with a multiplicity of charges which dove-tailed the CBN’s facilitation of the Cashless Policy and the related electronic settlement of transactions.Although E-banking may have triggered a higher velocity of cash flow, notwithstanding the inherent […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Zonal and State Youth Leaders Forum, on Tuesday demanded immediate zoning of all the leadership positions for the ninth National Assembly, even as it called for the convening of the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party. The zonal youth leaders who are also members of NEC expressed concern […]

There was mild drama at the premises of an Ikeja High Court as officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) apprehended Justice Rita Ofili Ajumogobia, a former judge of the Federal High Court, even after the corruption charges proffered against her by the anti-graft agency were struck out. About 10 EFCC officials apprehended […]

The Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday rejected the motion on notice seeking to stop Access Bank Plc from taking over a property owned by the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Chief Don Etiebet, known as Etiebet’s Place in Ikeja, Lagos. The property, located on Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, is in the name of his […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has maintained a conspicuous silence over the notice of resignation sent to him by the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, whose fate over the alleged false asset declaration trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) would be decided next Thursday by the three-man panel headed by Danladi Umar. […]

The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Yekini Nabena, has asked the party leadership not to zone the Speaker of the House of Representatives to the Southwest in the spirit of fairness. With the Northwest and Southwest having produced the president and vice president respectively, the APC’s deputy spokesman said the […]

Thousands of people gathered at the Polo Field and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) state headquarters in Port Harcourt Tuesday as INEC presented certificates of return to the re-elected Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike; his Deputy, Dr. Ipalibo Harry Banigo, and members-elect of the State House of Assembly. In what appeared like a carnival, […]

The oppressive impact of the myriad charges on the transactions of everyowner of a bankaccount in Nigeria, was subject of discussion, in this columnin recent weeks. Mediareports have also suggested that these charges, may contributetrillions ofNaira income for banks annually; indeed, the income fromretained stamp dutycharges, alone, may have exceeded N6 trillion, if figuresbandied by […]

In furtherance of its plans to scale its operation this year,NOVA Merchant Bank Limited, in yet another milestone, has received an investment grade rating from both Agusto & Co (Bbb) and Global Credit Ratings (BBB-). The reasons given for the Bank’s rating include the strength of the Board and management team, robustcapitalisation, prudent risk profile, […]

Less than two months to the start of his second term, the pressure is mounting on President Muhammadu Buhari as he weighs his options for a new cabinet that would help him take Nigeria to the next level, particularly in the areas of security, fight against corruption and revival of the economy. The President wants […]