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Monthly Archives: August, 2020

Abuse of office: Salami panel indicts ex-EFCC boss, Magu, 11 others

There are indications, on Tuesday, that the suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has been allegedly indicted...

Colombian ex-president resigns as senator after house arrest

Colombian ex-president Alvaro Uribe, who is being held under house arrest accused of fraud and witness tampering, announced on Tuesday he is resigning as...

Former South African President, Jacob Zuma sued by third wife over maintenance money

Former South African President Jacob Zuma was on Tuesday, August 18, represented in court by his advocate Nqabayethu Buthelezi after being sued by his...

Nigerian oil mogul, Abdulrahman Bashir jailed in UK

Abdulrahman Bashir, the Chief Executive Officer of Rahamaniyya Oil and Gas Limited has been jailed in the United Kingdom. Justice Butcher of England and Wales High Court...

Religious protesters try to stop a pregnant 10-year-old girl from having an abortion in Brazil after she was raped by her uncle

A pregnant 10-year-old girl had to be protected by military police when angry religious protesters tried to block her from having an abortion at...

6.8 magnitude quake strikes off western Indonesia

An earthquake measuring 6.8 magnitudes rocked Indonesia’s western Bengkulu province on Wednesday. However, no damages or casualty was reported, a disaster agency official said. The quake...

Lawyers threaten to boycott conference if El-Rufai is invited

Some lawyers have threatened to boycott the forthcoming virtual conference of Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) if the outgoing executive led by Paul Usoro, SAN,...

Riots in Yola over alleged molestation of female workers by Indian bosses

There was heavy gridlock along the busy Yola Gombe road yesterday, as over 400 workers blocked the road leading to the only national motor...

NNPC Becomes EITI Partner Company

  • Says New Status to Deepen Commitment to Accountability & Transparency The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has become an Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)...

COVID-19: States demand N67.2bn grant from FG

State Governments have urged the Federal Government to release the N2.1 billion support fund it promised as the fight against COVID-19 enters a critical...

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