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Gbagbo, ex-leader of Cote d’Ivoire convicted of fund misappropriation, gets presidential pardon
Laurent Gbagbo, former president of Cote d’Ivoire who was sentenced to prison for misappropriating public funds, has been granted presidential pardon. [...]
Court orders Providus bank to return N329m fraudulently transfered from customer’s account
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered that Providus Bank Limited should transfer back the remaining balance of N329,454,650.28 alleged to [...]
Tafa Balogun, former IGP tried jailed by Obasanjo for stealing $100m is dead
Mustapha Balogun, otherwise known as Tafa, a former Nigerian Inspector-General of Police (IGP), is dead.
He was aged 74.
Balogun who became IGP [...]
Dangote bags Nigerien national Honour for his foundation’s health intervention
President/Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote has been conferred with the Commander of the Order of Merit of Niger award by t [...]
FG confirms procurement of N1.4bn worth of vehicles for Niger Republic
The federal government has confirmed that it approved the purchase of vehicles worth N1.4 billion for neighbouring Niger Republic to tackle insecurity [...]
UBA appoints new GMD, executive board as Uzoka retires
The United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) Africa’s global bank, has announced the appointment of Oliver Alawuba as Group Managing Director, overseeing the [...]
Orji Uzor Kalu appoints daughter chairman of Sun newspaper
Former governor of Abia State and the chief whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu has stepped down from the mantle of leadership as the chairman of the S [...]
Chukwuka Ikwuazom, resigns as planning committee chair for NBA-SPIDEL conference
The Chairman of the Planning Committee for the rescheduled Nigeria Bar Association-SPIDEL Conference, Chukwuka Ikwuazom SAN has tendered his resignati [...]
Muslim-Muslim ticket: Bisi Akande’s book punctures Tinubu’s lies about being running mate to Atiku
Two of the leading presidential candidates, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party ( [...]
Influence peddling: Lawyer quits membership of JRP over resignation letter to Olanipekun
A prominent member of the inner bar and former Attorney-General of Ogun State, Mr Oluwemimo Ogunde, SAN, has resigned his membership of Justic [...]