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The Labour Party (LP) is grappling with a fresh crisis sparked by Mrs. Oluchi Oparah, the national treasurer, who demanded accountability from Julius Abure, the national chairman, regarding the party’s finances. The finances amount to over N3.5 billion, derived from form sales and other fundraising activities for the 2023 general elections. Oparah made these assertions during a news briefing in ... Read More »

A member of the Senate from 1999 to 2007, Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, has expressed shock over the death of the Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings PLC, Mr Herbert Wigwe, describing his sudden exit as a monumenral loss to Nigeria’s banking industry. Wigwe, together with his wife, Chizoba, son, Chizi, friend, Bamofin Abimbola Ogunbanjo [a former Chair of NGX] ... Read More »

A former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, has shared his last conversation with the late Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe. Chidoka shared his memories with the late Wigwe in a post via his official X handle on Sunday. The former minister said he requested to be part of this particular trip to the USA with Wigwe, who ... Read More »

“If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing.” This line of thinking is the guiding light for Primate Elijah Babatunde Ayodele as the founder and leader of the INRI ... Read More »

Following recent leakage of some secret memos at the Presidency, The allocated funds were intended for the inauguration of a 37-member Tripartite Committee responsible for discussing the New National Minimum Wage. The Presidency has since requested an investigation into the civil service framework in order to eliminate individuals it refers to as “moles” who are loyal to the main opposition, ... Read More »

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday declared Margaret Dumbiri Emefiele, wife of embattled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele wanted. Also declared wanted by the anti-graft agency were Eric Ocheme Odoh (m), Jonathan Omoile (m) and Anita Joy Omoile (f) for alleged for allegedly conniving with the immediate past CBN governor to convert ... Read More »

Troops of 93 Battalion, 6 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Jalingo, Taraba State, have apprehended a suspected female while trying to pick ransom for a kidnapped victim in Taraba. In a statement issued by Acting Assistant Director, 6 Brigade Army Public Relations, Lt. Olubodunde Oni, the female kidnapper named Janet Igohia was arrested after picking up N1.5 million. Oni said ... Read More »

…Don’t harbor negative thoughts about your country- president President Tinubu encouraged Nigerians to maintain a positive outlook on the country, underlining that optimism leads to success. The President said this in his speech during the launch of the 3,112 housing units in FCT, Abuja. He said: “Don’t think of your country negatively, before I left home this morning, I asked ... Read More »

….Agency arrests suspects in Lagos, PH, Kaduna The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday joined the battle to halt further depreciation of the naira against the dollar. The anti-graft agency said it had raised 14 special task forces to fish out culprits. The anti-graft agency, which announced the arrest of many racketeers in Lagos, Port Harcourt and Kaduna, said ... Read More »

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday granted N30m bail to a businessman, Lanre Smith, accused of N10m fraud. Justice Ibrahim Kala granted the bail following a motion filed and argued by the defendant’s lawyer, Akin Apara. Apara who pleaded with the court to admit the defendant to bail on liberal terms stated that Smith was still presumed ... Read More »