Former President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma, who faces charges related to an alleged attempted coup, has left Sierra Leone and arrived in Nigeria, according to sources.Koroma, who served as president from 2007 to 2018, was granted permission by Sierra Leonean judicial authorities on Wednesday to spend up to
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has scheduled the first Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting under the tenure of Mr. Olayemi Cardoso as governor for February 26 and 27.According to a statement by CBN’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Hakama Sidi-Ali, the apex bank consequently held a two-day strategic session
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To recover the over N47 billion owed the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) by airlines, the acting Director General of the agency, Captain Chris Najomo, has declared ‘no pay, no service’ on all debtors.Najomo, who stated that strict sanctions would be issued to defaulting operators, disclosed plans to set up
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A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Gudu, Abuja, has ordered the inspector-general of police (IGP) to pay N50 million in damages to Prof. Zainab Duke Abiola, widow of the former philanthropist and winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, the late Chief MKO Abiola.The court made
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Islamic scholars in Nigeria have condemned lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ), and sexual orientation, saying it is evil and that it is also against the teachings of Islam.They also lamented the marginalisation of Muslims in appointments in Tinubu's administration, stating that they were solidly behind the Muslim-Muslim ticket, but
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The death toll from last Sunday’s boat mishap at Dugga in the Borgu local government area of Niger State has increased to 14.The new casualty figure was contained in an update on the accident released by the state Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management through its director of media
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Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has conferred the Friendship Medal Award on the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to honour the organisation’s contributions to the advancement of social justice and global solidarity.The award was in appreciation of NLC’s unwavering support and commitment to fortifying the connections with Cuba, rooted in brotherhood, solidarity,
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Cabo Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria, and Angola next week to highlight the US-Africa partnership, the State Department said Thursday."Throughout the trip, the Secretary will highlight how the United States has accelerated the U.S.-Africa partnership since the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, including in areas
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President Bola Tinubu has met with members of the Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria (SCSN) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.This comes barely 24 hours after the council withdrew their support for the president.They announced at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday that they have become disillusioned with
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The Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ola Olukoyede, has said some of the investigators are in the habit of demanding bribes from crime suspects, thus eroding the integrity of the agency.Olukoyode warned the erring anti-graft agency’s investigators that they would be dealt with if they failed to retrace
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