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Immediate past president of the NBA, Olumide Akpata and his successor, Y.C. Maikyau SAN The immediate past President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olumide Akpata has taken inventory of his two year tenure as president of the Nigerian Bar Association, stating that the umbrella body of lawyers also has a …

Moghalu Kingsley Moghalu, former presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Congress (YPP) and deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has advised the Federal Government to fund political parties in the country. Moghalu, who is also a political economist, said this on Friday, against the current delegate system …

Police Armed policemen on Thursday, invaded and took over the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) secretariat in Maiduguri, Borno state capital few days to unveiling of the state office located around Abbaganaram ward of the metropolis. According to Vanguard, trouble started on Wednesday as sources said, the leadership of the party …

Eno Otu, director of finance and account, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), is being grilled by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Otu is being questioned over the alleged diversion of N25 billion in tax remittances. Sources told this newspaper that the NDDC account director arrived at the EFCC …

Mr Abubakar Malami, Mary Beth Leonard signing the agreement The United States and Nigeria have reached an agreement on the return of over $23 million of the Abacha loot. The agreement signing ceremony was held in the office of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. …

News making the rounds confirmed, Winner Ogundipe, the son of Prophet Israel Oladele Ogundipe of Genesis Global,is currently smiling to the banks. This is owing to the fact that, the promising young man has learnt to have diversify like his father. In a recent release by the media aide to …

FORMER People’s Redemption Party, PRP, governorship candidate in Delta State and anti-corruption  activist, Emmanuel Igbini, yesterday,  said  Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, 2023 presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, cannot call the bluff of  Rivers governor, Nyesom Wike. Wike, who is having a running battle with Atiku and the party after he …

Wike meets Tinubu in France, may work against Atiku – Report Wike, Ikpeazu, Ortom, Davido, others spotted in France Nyesom Wike, Rivers State governor, is reportedly meeting with Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Paris, France. Sources told TheCable that Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue; …

Atiku Abubakar, PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, has denied saying he will hand over federal universities to state governments if elected president in 2023. Speaking through his media aide, Paul Ibe, the former vice president clarified a statement he made on Monday at …

A civil society organisation, Vanguard for Transparency and Accountability, has described the recently launched Whistle-Blower Initiative of the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, as an exemplary boost to the anti-corruption crusade, as it lauded the Ayodele Subair-led LIRS management for sustaining its pace-setting records in tax management reforms in Nigeria. The President of the anti-corruption …