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Non-high ranking lawyer, Akpata, beats SANs to emerge NBA President
A dark horse and new entrant into the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) politics, Mr Olumide Akpata, has trounced two senior advocates of...
Alleged Stolen 48m Crude Oil Barrels, Whistleblower’s fee: NNPC’s Counsel, Afe Babalola (SAN) Heads To Court
For the injury done to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its officials by the falsehoods peddled by SAMANO and...
Former U.S Presidential candidate Herman Cain dies from coronavirus
Former Republican presidential candidate and ex-CEO of Godfather’s Pizza Herman Cain, 74, has died almost a month after being hospitalized for coronavirus. He...
Ahead of APC elective convention: Who leads the ruling party
People to watch out for — Victor Giadom, Ndoma-Egba, Amosun, Yari, an unnamed ex-senator from the Delta With the dust of...
Patriach of Afenifere family, Pa Ayo Fasanmi, dies at 94
Nonagenarian Senator Ayo Fasanmi, one of the oldest loyalists of the sage, the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo and patriarch of Afenifere, the...
Renewed Niger Delta agitation, protests: Osinbajo, Sylva, Otuaro in closed-door meeting
Amid fresh protests and agitation in the Niger Delta over alleged marginalisation and neglect, the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday met with...
MEA Plane Collides With Parked Turkish Plane at Lagos Airport
Two private commercial planes collided at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos on Wednesday. Eye witness report said the Middle...
Senator Ndoma-Egba loses mum, mother-in-law – announce low key interment fixed for Aug. 4
The death has been announced of the mother of former Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN), Madam Regina Achi Nentui and his...
Tug the tiger’s tail and bear the consequences, FG tells PDP, corrupt Nigerians
A strong warning was on Tuesday sent to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and others not to dare the Buhari administration’s anti-graft...
Breaking: Again, AfDB Pres. Adesina cleared of graft charges, poor governance
For the second time, the President of African Bank of Development (AfDB), Nigeria’s Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, has been cleared of charges of corruption and favouritism alleged...
International flights will be open when it is safe to do so, says minister
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said on Monday that International flights will be open when it is safe to do...
COVID-19: We are in worst economic slump in history, says Osinbajo
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) says COVID-19 has plunged Nigeria and the world into the greatest economic slump in history. “Everything around us has...
NASS gets SERAP’s FoI request to publish reports on corruption probes, public hearings since 1999
The National Assembly has been urged to publish all the reports of public hearings and corruption probes since the country returned to...
17m Nigerians in Diaspora’s remittances hit $25 billion annually
As Nigeria celebrate the over 17 million Nigerians in Diaspora, President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians living overseas to take active part in the country’s post-COVID-19...
Police officers in Lagos save man having severe asthma attack.
Police officers from the Lagos Police command are being hailed as heroes after they revived a man who was falling unconscious during...
COVID-19: Governors to reinforce state taskforce to improve risk communication
The Nigerian Governors Forum says it will give fillip to risk communication pillars of the various state COVID-19 teams as suggested by...
