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FG Accuses Sowore Of Insulting Buhari, Charges Him With Treason

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The Federal Government on Friday filed seven counts of treasonable felony and money laundering against the Convener of #RevolutionNow protest, Mr Omoyele Sowore. Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters and a presidential candidate in the February 2019 presidential election, is charged along with Olawale Bakare, also known as Mandate. The charges were signed on behalf of […]Continue Reading

Power Outage Forces Delta State Governorship Tribunal From Delivering Verdict

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Power outage at the Delta State governorship election petitions tribunal sitting in Asaba has forced the tribunal from delivering its judgment.   According to report, the chairman of the three-man tribunal, Justice Sulaiman Belgore, had halted proceedings due to the heat at the venue of the sitting.   Wiping his face with a handkerchief, Justice […]Continue Reading

BREAKING: Court Sends Ex-Petroleum Ministry’s Senior Official To Prison Over $9.6bn Judgment

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Grace Taiga, a former director in the ministry of petroleum resources, has been remanded in Suleja prison, Niger state, over the Process & Industrial Development Limited (P&ID) deal. A high court in the federal capital territory (FCT) remanded Taiga in prison after she pleaded “not guilty” to an eight-count charge of fraud levelled against her […]Continue Reading

‘I Won’t Give Up Until There’s Justice’ – Atiku Finally Breaks Silence On Tribunal Ruling

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Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says he is seeking judicial remedy in his challenge of President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory to ensure that the votes of Nigerians ”can count and are counted”. Abubakar said this on Friday in his message of gratitude to Nigerians for their support all through his political […]Continue Reading

‘Nigeria Needs N770b Yearly Investment For Real Sector’s Funding Gap’

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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that about N770 billion investments would be needed yearly to bridge the financing gap in the country’s real sector. Quoting from the research by KPMG on behalf of the Nigeria Industrial Policy and Competitiveness Executive Council, Osinbajo lamented that despite the increased funding by the Nigeria Development Bank and […]Continue Reading

Provide Conducive Environment For Economic Team To Work, Directors Tell FG

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Nigerian directors, under the aegis of the Institute of Directors (IoD), has charged the Federal Government to provide a conducive environment for the Economic Advisory Council to impact positively on economic growth and development of the country. The institute argued that it was not enough for government to gather together time-tested economists, but to “walk […]Continue Reading