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Former deputy president of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has denied offering money to a prospective kidney donor to save his sick daughter, Sonia. The lawmaker, his wife, Beatrice, and their 25-year-old daughter are on trial in London for allegedly trafficking a young man from Nigeria to serve as kidney donor. The Ekweremadus were alleged to have offered £7,000 to the …

…Demands emergency NEC meeting to crush presidency cabal Embattled All Progressives Congress (APC), has told President Muhammadu Buhari, to respect the judgment of the Supreme Court and direct the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, to end the current currency swap madness that has imposed untold hardship on millions of Nigerians.  A member of the ruling party’s …

Winners and finalists at the 2023 Study UK Alumni Awards which held at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, recently. The British Council has rewarded 12 Nigerians for their outstanding achievements as business professionals, entrepreneurs and community leaders, as well as their contribution to strengthening ties between Britain and Nigeria.Recipients of the Study UK Alumni Awards 2023 in Nigeria …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured that the general elections would hold as scheduled on February 25 and March 11. Its Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu made the disclosure after briefing the Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on the readiness of the commission for the polls. He said the briefing was in line with …

The Senator representing Delta North in the National Assembly, Peter Nwaoboshi, who has been on the run for months after the Court of Appeal, Lagos, convicted and sentenced him to seven years imprisonment for money laundering, is finally in prison custody.  The lawmaker, who was intercepted by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, at a hospital in …

• Orders NMDPRA to sanction erring filling stations, gives assurances Nigeria Air’ll fly soon The Federal Government has blamed oil market for the high cost of fuel in some parts of the country. This is even as it has reiterated its directive to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) to sanction filling stations flaunting its directives on the …

According to Chatham House, Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, is not the first to make an appearance on its stage ahead of an election. Despite not being the first African country whose politicians have been hosted by London’s Chatham House, Nigeria’s presidential candidates and electoral umpire have been criticised for gracing the stage in London. Since December 2022, three of …

With less than 15 days to the general elections Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has said politicians planning to hire thugs to snatch Bimodal Voter Registration Systems, (BVAS) and manipulate the process were simply wasting their time. The commission said BVAS snatched on election day by thugs would be deactivated. INEC’s Deputy Director of Information and Communications Technology, (ICT), Lawrence …

A lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mike Ozekhome, has explained the judgement of the Supreme Court restraining the Federal Government from implementing the Central Bank of Nigeria’s February 10 ultimatum for the old N200, N500 and N1,000 banknotes to cease being legal tender in the country. Ozekhome, who featured on Channels Television on Wednesday night said the Supreme Court …

Protesters yesterday besieged the headquarters of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, over the interim order of the Supreme Court halting the deadline for use of old naira notes. A seven-member panel of the apex court, led by Justice John Okoro, had also yesterday, temporarily restrained the Federal Government from …