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A Nigerian politician has been sentenced to nine years in prison in the UK for his involvement in a plot to traffic organs.

  Ike Ekweremadu, 60, (left) Dr Obinna Obeta, 51, (top right) and Beatrice Ekweremadu, 56. Photograph: AP Judge says Ike Ekweremadu was ‘driving force’ in scheme to take kidney for his sick daughter from man brought to London   A prominent Nigerian politician, Ike Ekweremadu, along with his wife, Beatrice, and Dr. Obinna Obeta, have been […]

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Akande, Media Aide, asserts that public interest is driving Osinbajo’s presidential candidacy.

  Akande said Osinbajo could not have ignored the belief many Nigerians reposed in him as the face of new Nigerian by just walking away The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, addresses a crowd of APC youths at the International Conference Centre in Abuja on June 21, 2021. The Senior Special Assistant to Vice President […]

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Nigerian nurses registered as living in Northern Ireland under investigation

  The NMC has launched a probe. Photo: Stock image/Maskot/Getty — © Getty Images/Maskot Nurses who are registered as living in Northern Ireland are being investigated as part of a probe into a test centre in Nigeria. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has launched an investigation after concerns were raised over a centre in Nigeria where […]

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Ekweremadu’s accuser fears arrest or harm in Nigeria, appeals to UK.

    David Nwamini, the key figure in the arrest and conviction of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, has expressed his desire to stay in the United Kingdom. During the sentencing hearing, David, who was to be a kidney donor in the organ trafficking case, made a statement in which he talked about his […]

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King Charles III And Camilla crowned King and Queen at Westminster Abbey

    The coronation ceremony of King Charles III was held at Westminster Abbey in the United Kingdom, marking the first such event since 1953. The ceremony was witnessed by approximately 2,200 attendees, including members of the Royal Family, celebrities, faith leaders, and heads of state from the Commonwealth. Camilla was also crowned as Queen […]

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May 29: El-Rufai speaks on becoming Tinubu’s Chief of Staff

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has reacted to reports of him becoming the Chief of Staff to the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. El-Rufai said he won’t be Tinubu’s Chief of Staff after leaving office on May 29. Following his closeness to Tinubu during the electioneering period, reports had it that El-Rufai was of those being […]

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2023 presidency: PDP, LP, APC in fresh tirade, lawyer seeks sanctions

Two months after the 2023 presidential election, the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party, LP, counterpart, Peter Obi are insisting they won the polls. They are not left alone in the controversy, as the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, is also dishing out media statements with counterclaims […]

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EFCC arrests Abuja bank manager for hoarding new N29m notes

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, arrested a senior bank official in Abuja. The staff is the Operations Manager of “a leading commercial bank” in the Central Area, according to EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren. The manager refused to load the Automated Teller Machines, ATMs, despite having N29million of the redesigned naira notes […]

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BREAKING: Court restrains CBN from extending deadline on use of old naira notes

A Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court has restrained the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, from extending the deadline for the use of the old naira notes. The court also ordered the CBN to fully implement the redesigned naira. Eleojo Enenche, presiding judge, gave the order while delivering ruling in a suit marked FCT/HC/CV/2234/2023, on […]

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Naira redesign designed to inflict hardship on citizens – Sen Adeyemi

Senator Smart Adeyemi has lashed at the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele, saying the Naira redesign was meant to inflict hardship on innocent citizens. The lawmaker, who represents Kogi West Senatorial District, described the cashless policy as heartless, in view of hardship being encountered without an end in sight. Speaking at a […]

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Ganduje makes U-turn, says Buhari free to visit Kano as planned

  Barely few hours after Kano State Governor, Umar Ganduje advised President Muhammadu Buhari against visiting his state, he has now rescinded his early decision, saying the president was now free to go ahead with his scheduled Monday visit to the state. He changed his mind after he led a delegation from the state to […]

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The Nigeria central bank extends the deadline to turn in old naira notes

The Nigeria central bank  as  extended  the  deadline for swapping  the old naira currency notes,by 10 days it  was said in a statement on Sunday. Nigerians now have until  the  Feb 10th to turn in N1,000 ($2.17),N 500 and N200 naira notes. The central bank (CBN) rolled out  the  newly designed notes last month but […]

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2023: Insecurity, erratic electricity, fuel scarcity persist as APC seeks fresh mandate

In 2015, the All Progressives Congress, APC, campaigned vigorously with the state of the nation under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, administration. DAILY POST reports that the change mantra worked like magic, as Nigerians lined up in support of the party and voted President Muhammadu Buhari into power. However, few weeks to the 2023 general […]

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BREAKING: Ararume’s N100bn Suit: Two Senior Advocates for NNPCL stage walkout in court

Drama ensued on Monday at the Federal High Court in Abuja in the N100 billion suit by Senator Ifeanyi Ararume against President Muhammadu Buhari when two Senior Advocates of Nigeria, Professor, Kayinsola Ajayi and Etigwa Uwa staged a walkout on the court. Ajayi, a Professor of law and Uwa had appeared before Justice Inyang Ekwo […]

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Abuja court dismisses forgery suit against INEC, PDP, Borno Central senatorial candidate

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Tuesday, dismissed a suit challenging the nomination of Muhammed Kumaila as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the forthcoming Borno Central Senatorial District election. Justice Nwite dismissed the suit brought by Mr Jubrin Tatabe for being incompetent and lacking […]

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UK Fines GTB $9.3m Over ‘Weak’ Money Laundering Control System

A United Kingdom-based financial watchdog, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has fined the British subsidiary of Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Bank £7.6 million ($9.3 million) over weak… A United Kingdom-based financial watchdog, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has fined the British subsidiary of Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Bank £7.6 million ($9.3 million) over weak money laundering control system. The […]

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The Debt of Nigeria is set to hit 77TN Amid Rising Repayment Burden – DMO

The total debt figure of Nigeria  will jump to 77 trillion if the National Assembly reconsiders President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for N22.7 trillion ‘Ways and Means’ loan. The Debt Management Office  Director   Patience Oniha disclosed this on Wednesday during the public presentation of the 2023 budget by the Ministry of Finance, Budget and Planning. She […]

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Tinubu’s presidential campaign council dismisses Peter Obi’s chances in 2023

The All Progressive Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has dismissed the chances of the Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi in 2023. The council reacted on Wednesday over former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Chief Edwin Clark’s endorsements of Obi as their preferred presidential candidate. Speaking with journalists in Calabar, capital of Cross River State, the […]

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Sokoto Approved N3.4bn for rural road development

Sokoto State Executive Council presided over by the state Deputy Governor, Manir Muhammad Iya, on Friday approved the sum of over N3.4bn as  variation claim for the completion of the 38km Dogon Daji-Sabawa- Garba Magaji road in Tambuwal Local Government Area. The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Akibu Dalhatu, stated this shortly after the […]

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Firm assists flood victims in Bayelsa

Premium online and gaming brand in Nigeria, Betway has donated relief materials worth millions of naira to victims of the 2022 devastating floods in Bayelsa State to help reduce their suffering. The relief items are bags of rice, beans, gallons of groundnut oil, cartons of noodles, spaghetti, tomato pastes, antiseptics, tooth paste, bathing soaps, sanitary […]