…Participants thrilled with CIAPS Class Action Workshop… By Abdulkareem Macaulay The Commonwealth Institute of Advanced and Professional Studies (CIAPS) auditorium opened on Wednesday, 27th November 2024, to Legal and other professionals from the public and private sectors. The interactive one-day event with the theme Class Action: Past, Present and Future had eminent legal luminaries in […]
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Olayiwola Oshunriande The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Friday, advised bank customers to report any difficulties withdrawing cash from bank branches or ATMs to the apex bank from December 1. CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, said this during the 2024 annual bankers dinner in Lagos organised by the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) […]
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Olayiwola Oshunrinade Senator representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, has threatened to dump the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over the four tax reform bills proposed by President Bola Tinubu. Ndume spoke on Thursday night when he appeared on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme – hours after the senate passed the bills for […]
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Olayiwola Oshunrinade World Trade Organisation chief, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been reappointed today for a second term, in the shadow of the coming return of Donald Trump and his disdain for international trade rules. Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and the first African to head the WTO, was the only candidate in the race, and had […]
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Olayiwola Oshunrinade Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers has “some persons who have decided to be enemies” of the state wanted us to experience a black Christmas”. Fubara spoke in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers state, on Thursday during the launch of the 2025 armed forces remembrance emblem appeal fund. The governor’s comment comes on […]
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Olayiwola Oshunrinade His Royal Majesty, Oba Ademola Olugbile Folakanmi Makuledoye II, Asoludero I, the Alado of Ado Awaye Kingdom in Iseyin Local Government Area of Oyo State, has asserted that traditional rulers, especially Yoruba Obas, have moved away from fetish practices and embraced modern religions. In an exclusive interview with Nigerian Panorama, the monarch explained […]
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The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, adjourned sitting on the alleged N80bn fraud charge against the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, to December 13, 2024 for the Motion for abridgment and possible arraignment. Justice Emeka Nwite adjourned the sitting in the interest of fair hearing, noting that the matter had been […]
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Olayiwola Oshunrinade The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal will today, Friday, November 29, deliver its ruling on the appeal filed by the Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Dr Olufemi Olaleye, who is challenging his rape conviction and life imprisonment sentence. Olaleye was convicted in October 2023 by Justice Rahman Oshodi of […]
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Olayiwola Oshunrinade The senate has passed four tax reform bills proposed by President Bola Tinubu for second reading. The bills passed second reading after Opeyemi Bamidele, majority leader of the senate, led a debate on them on Thursday. While leading a debate on them, Bamidele said the bills would simplify the tax landscape, reduce the […]
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Olayiwola Oshunrinade The Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) says its operatives have arrested Chinedu Ngwaka, a self-proclaimed bureau de change (BDC) operator, for alleged fraud to the tune of N320 million. In a statement posted on her X page, Aminat Mayegun, FCID spokesperson in Lagos, said Ngwaka also used a fraudulent presidency number plate on […]
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