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Minister sues former world boxing champion, Bash Ali, over alleged defamatory video, disruptive comments

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By Christian Okpara Sports Minister, Sunday Dare, has dragged former world cruiserweight boxing champion, Bash Alli, over alleged defamation of character and disruptive comments. At the weekend, Alli released a video wherein he accused the minister of extorting ‘millions of naira’ […]

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EFCC Arraigns Cecilia Osipitan For N6bn PHCN Insurance Benefit Fraud

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By Unini Chioma The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the Managing Director of PJO Ventures Limited, Cecilia Osipitan. She is being tried along with PJO and Insurance Resourcery and Consultancy Services Limited before Justice U. P. Kekemeke of […]

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Anambra 2021: No Kanu, no election, IPOB dares FG

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By Lawrence Njoku, Odita Sunday, Sodiq Omolaoye and Osiberoha Osibe • Police Mum Over Threat• INEC Silent, Meet Security Agencies Monday To Determine Next Line Of Action• I Don’t See How IPOB Can Stop Anambra People From Voting – Obi-Okoli• We […]

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Court restrains Orbih, 10 others from participating in PDP convention

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By Michael Egbejule The Edo State High court sitting in Benin City has restrained the National Vice Chairman (South-South) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dan Orbih and the State Secretary of the party, Hilary Otsu from participating in the forthcoming […]

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Secondus’ court case puts PDP on tenterhooks

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By Azimazi Momoh Jimoh Barely one week to the October 30 national convention of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), an increasing level of anxiety and tension is being generated within and outside the national secretariat of the opposition party. The question […]

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Adesina Adegbite Welcomes Delegates to the 61st NBA Annual General Conference Holding In Portharcourt, Rivers State.

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With great delight, I welcome all distinguished delegates to this year’s NBA Annual General Conference holding in Portharcourt, which commenced on Friday 22nd of October, 2021. This year’s Theme “Taking the Lead” is quite apt and ripe for discussions and […]

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Sunday Igboho Has 43 accounts In 9 Different Banks, FG Reveals

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By Omon Okhuevbie The Federal Government has revealed that the Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has 43 accounts in nine different banks. The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, revealed this during a press conference in […]

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Igboho Denies Being A Terrorist, Says He’s Businessman

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By Raji Adebayo The Yoruba activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has denied the allegation levelled against him by the Federal Government linking him with sponsorer of terrorism, saying he is a businessman. Speaking through his lead counsel, […]

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#EndSARS: Obaseki Meets Edo Youths, To Pay N190m Compensation To Victims Of Police Brutality

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By Francis Onoiribholo From Left: Member, Edo State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on police brutality, human rights abuses and extrajudicial killings by the disbanded police unit, Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Ogbidi Godwin; Chief of Staff to Edo State Governor, Hon. Osaigbovo Iyoha; Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, and his deputy, […]

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Court dismisses ICPC’s charges against Mounir Gwarzo, ex-SEC DG

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by Bolanle Olabimtan A federal capital territory (FCT) high court in Maitama has discharged and acquitted Mounir Gwarzo, former director-general of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Olukayode Adeniyi, the presiding judge, on Friday, while ruling on a no-case submission […]