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The attention of Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC has been drawn to press reports about the judgment delivered by the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal on 13 July 2023 in the case of Clement Osuya vs Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC. We wish to express our strong disagreement with the judgment and believe it contradicts the explicit provisions …

INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission has said the Labour Party has no ground to call for the sack of its Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, over the outcome of the 2023 general election. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi stated this when he …

The Kano State Government has faulted the distribution of the Federal Government’s allocation of N500 billion through the Bank of Industry to support small-scale industries across the country’s geopolitical zones. Governor Abba Yusuf made the complaint during a meeting with representatives from the Kano Cooperative Society at the Government House …

Rochas Okorocha The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has dismissed the case against the former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Delivering judgment, Justice Yusuf Halilu, described the EFCC’s charges of fraud and abuse of office against Okorocha as an abuse …

  Mr. Emefiele through his Counsel, Mr. Peter Abang, had asked the court to set aside, quash, invalidate and nullify the arrest and detention of the Applicant for being illegal and a nullity in view of the subsisting judgment of Justice M. A. Hassan delivered on December 29, 2022. By …

Dele Alli Everton’s Dele Alli has said he was sexually abused as a child and dealt drugs before he was adopted by an “amazing” family who helped him to turn his life around. Alli, a former England international, also said in an interview that he recently spent six weeks in …

Dr. Steve Ogidan, National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru The Chief Executive Officer of Successory Nigeria Ltd, Dr. Steve Ogidan mni, has suggested areas of focus for the new administration of President Bola Tinubu to change the business environment of the country. Businesses around the globe are looking …

Access Bank and Finibanco Angola Access Bank has completed the acquisition of majority shareholding in Angolan bank, Finibanco Angola S.A. The bank’s holding company, Access Holdings Plc made this known to the Nigerian Exchange, in a statement Thursday, signed by company secretary, Sunday Ekwochi. The announcement came more than a …

The Supreme Court The judicial systems of different countries vary in terms of structure and composition. One crucial aspect of any judicial system is the number of justices in its highest court. Let me briefly compare the Nigerian and the United States Supreme Courts, focusing on the number of justices …

L-R: Immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu The loan approval that President Ahmed Bola Tinubu secured from the National Assembly for palliatives to vulnerable Nigerians is a misplaced priority. Some residents of Enugu who spoke on the proposed palliatives say Tinubu ought to learn from the …