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How Emefiele acquired Union Bank, Keystone Bank – CBN Investigator

Daily Dispatch December 23, 2023

Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has been accused of using proxies to acquire some Nigerian banks while in office. Emefiele reportedly used proxies to acquire Union Bank of Nigeria for Titan Trust Bank (TTB) Limited, as well as Keystone Bank. The report of

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Supreme Court reserves kudgment in NNPP”s suit seeking to affirm Abba Yusuf as Kano Governor

Daily Dispatch December 21, 2023

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) seeking to affirm its candidate, Abba Yusuf, as governor of Kano. Justice John Okoro who led the five-member panel of justices reserved the judgment after counsels involved in the matter meet and agreed on which of the nine appeals […]

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Just In: S’Court decline Kanu’s request, voids, set aside A’Court judgment

Daily Dispatch December 15, 2023

The Supreme Court on Friday declined to order the release of the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, from detention. The apex court, in a judgement delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, but written by Justice Garba Lawal, voided and set aside the judgement of the Court of Appeal, which in […]

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Breaking: Reps scrap Presidential N5hn Yatch, increase Student loan to N10bn

Daily Dispatch November 2, 2023

The House of Representatives on Thursday scrapped the budgetary N5bn In allocation of the presidential yatch and moved the amount to the proposed student loan thereby increasing the allocation for student loan to 10bn as against .N5bn The Chairman of the House of Representatives on Appropriations Hon Abubakar Bichi Abubakar disclosed this while addressing newsmen […]

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Breaking: UK Court adjourns hearing on Diezani’s case to 2025

Daily Dispatch October 30, 2023

The Westminster Magistrates Court in the UK has adjourned hearing on the suit involving Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s former minister of petroleum resources, to November 2025. Alison-Madueke has been on trial over an alleged £100,000 bribe.

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Akpabio breaks 59 year old jinx, elected into Global Executive Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union

Daily Dispatch October 27, 2023

The President of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Leader of Nigeria’s delegation to the 147th Inter-Parliamentary Union General Assembly in Luanda, Angola has broken a 59 year old jinx by being elected into the Executive Committee of the global parliamentary body. The last time Nigeria was elected into the Executive Committee […]