Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz won the Wimbledon men’s singles title for the first time, ending Novak Djokovic’s dominance with a stunning victory. 20-year-old Alcaraz, fought back from a nervy start to win 1-6 7-6 (8-6) 6-1 3-6 6-4 against the defending champion. Djokovic was going for a fifth straight win, an eighth men’s triumph and a […]
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The Supreme Court on Friday accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi and his two companies unjustly and maliciously for committing no offences known to law The apex court also accused EFCC of subjecting the Senator and his companies to needless criminal trial in relation civil transaction in a split decision […]
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Human Rights lawyer and activist, Femi Falana (SAN), has lamented that “plutocracy has replaced democracy in Nigeria,” the effect of which is that “people have lost confidence in the democratic process.” Falana stated this in a keynote address, titled: ‘General Elections in Nigeria 2023: A Review of the Nation’s Political Culture and Electoral Integrity’, and […]
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Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has forwarded the list of nominees for commissioners and special advisers to Osun house of assembly. Adewale Egbedun, speaker of the Osun assembly, read the governor’s letter containing the names, during plenary on Friday. An ad-hoc committee was established to screen the nominees and send their names for confirmation. […]
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Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) has announced dates for the 2023 GTCO Autism Conference and follow-up consultations. This year’s programme is themed “Empowering Voices for Autism” to promote inclusivity and self-advocacy for persons on the Autism Spectrum. An offshoot of the Orange Ribbon Initiative, the GTCO Autism Conference has grown to become a reference […]
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President Bola Tinubu has departed for Paris to join world leaders in Paris, France, to review and sign a New Global Financial Pact Summit convened by the French President, Emmanuel Macron. His trip to France was disclosed by his Media Aide, Dayo Olusegun via Twitter. Sharing a video of Tinubu’s departure, Olusegun wrote: “President Bola […]
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US President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, has been charged with tax and gun offences. He is expected to plead guilty to two misdemeanour tax crimes and admit to illegally possessing a gun while a drug user, after a five-year investigation. The US Attorney in Delaware has filed papers indicating a plea agreement has been […]
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The former Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, is currently in the Makurdi custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, following an invitation. Ortom arrived at the Makurdi zonal office of the anti-graft agency, located at Alor Gordon Street, at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. It was gathered that the former governor was invited to […]
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The newly appointed inspector-general of police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun was on Tuesday decorated with the rank of IGP by Vice-President Kashim Shettima. The decoration of Egbetokun took place at the presidential villa. Recall that on Monday, President Bola Tinubu approved the immediate retirement of all security chiefs — including former IGP Usman Baba. Profile of […]
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JP Morgan, an American multinational financial services firm, says the naira is expected to appreciate, and trade at about N600 to the dollar in the coming months. The financial institution made the projection in a statement on Thursday. On Wednesday, the Central Bank of Nigeria announced the unification of all segments of the forex exchange […]
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