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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has lamented how corruption perpetrated by former governors James Ibori, Joshua Dariye, and the late Diepreye Alamieyeseigha has significantly damaged Nigeria’s reputation on the global stage. EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, disclosed this in Abuja while delivering a keynote speech at the Public Service Institute of Nigeria. He noted…
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On February 23, 2005, Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, played host to what may well qualify as the largest assembly of Ijaw sons and daughters up to that time. They came from within and outside Nigeria to mark the first ever Ijaw National Day and World Summit,
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A significant development in the oil-and-gas/energy sector that would have enhanced the image of the present administration was diminished early this week by their emergency rule’s breaking story on the day the remarkable project was launched in Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State
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Cynthia Ikponmwosa is the Managing Director of LAPO Microfinance Bank Limited. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Edo State University (Ambrose Alli University) Ekpoma, and a Master’s degree in Corporate Governance and Law from the University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
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Former Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai’s sudden defection to the fifth-rated Social Democratic Party (SDP) has sparked off intense conversations about the outlook of 2027 general election. At a time, the former governor and former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory
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True to his pre-match boast, Galatasary of Turkey striker, Victor Osimhen, rose to the occasion on Friday, scoring two goals in the first half to keep Nigeria’s World Cup dream alive.
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