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A former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has said he is ready to honour an invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission once he receives a letter to that effect over the Pandora Papers.   This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by Obi’s spokesman,  Valentine Obienyem.   The statement was […]

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Nigeria Immigration Service to immediately release the international passport of a former Governor of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili, which was seized by the NIS, to him.   In a ruling delivered on Monday by Justice Inyang Ekwo, he held that there was no legal basis […]

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has denied having any negotiation with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State.   In a statement sent by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, IPOB said nothing connects it with the scheduled poll and wondered it had nothing to […]

The Nigerian Air Force on Sunday denied a report by the Wall Street Journal that it paid N20m as ransom to bandits in exchange for an anti-aircraft gun seized from the Nigerian Army.   The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday that the NAF had brokered the pact with the bandits as President Muhammadu Buhari […]

The Supreme Court on Thursday declared Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo as the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance in the Anambra State governorship election scheduled for November 6.   The Supreme Court also returned Chief Victor Oye as the National Chairman of APGA.   The Court made the declaration in a judgment of […]

Given the bad governance that has given vent to mass unemployment, abject poverty, high corruption, insecurity and gross official recklessness, the controversial remarks attributed to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, including the innocuous remark that President Muhammadu Buhari was the only politician in Nigeria at this time with the charisma and credibility to rally the nation […]