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Labour Party Reacts To Takeover Of Affairs By BoT

THE leadership of the Labour Party (LP) has dismissed claims of a takeover of the party affairs by the Board of Trustees (BoT). Recall that the party’s BoT Chairman, Sylvester Ejiofor had said in a statement that the organ had taken over…

DSS Grants Nnamdi Kanu Access To Doctors Examination

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, was on Thursday examined by an independent medical doctor after many months of back and forth. Trojan News recalls that the IPOB leader, during his last court outing, said he…

King Declared Wanted By Army Over Delta Killings Surrenders To Police

THE King of Ewu kingdom, Clement Ikolo, who was being declared wanted by the Army over the killing of 17 soldiers in Delta State, has surrendered himself to the police. It was gathered that Ogenerukeywe has been detained by the…

Nigerians Famous Film Producer, Wole Oguntokun, Dies At 56

In a sad development, Nigerian playwright, producer, director and culture advocate, Wole Oguntokun, has died at the age of 56. Oguntokun, who was also a lawyer, died in Canada on Wednesday, March 27. The news of Oguntokun’s demise was shared…

Why CBN Increased Minimum Capital Requirements For Banks

THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released new minimum capital requirements for commercial, merchant and non-interest banks. In a statement on Thursday by its Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Hakama Sidi Ali, the apex bank pegged the minimum capital base…

Kogi Poll: SDP Witness Contradicts Self On Alleged “Affidavit Forgery” Against Gov. Ododo

THERE was a mild drama, on Thursday, at the Kogi Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja as the Social Democratic Party (SDP’s) witness, Danmusa Williams, contradicted himself on documents before the panel. The SDP and its governorship candidate in the…

All-commodity Group Import Index Increases By 0.79% – NBS

THE National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the All-commodity group import index on average increased by 0.79 per cent in Q4 2023. This was according to the NBS Commodity Price Indices and Terms of Trade for Q4 of 2023 released…

Four Years Wasted’ — Judge Berates EFCC For Filing Frivolous Charges Against Ex-AGF Adoke

ABUBAKAR Kutigi, judge of a federal capital territory (FCT) high court, has chastised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for filing “frivolous” charges against Mohammed Bello Adoke, former attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and minister of justice. At the…

Reps Query OAGF’s Payment Of N15bn To Remita, Accuse CBN Of Complicity

THE House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has queried the payment of N15 billion to Remita, a payment platform from the Office of the Accountant General for the Federation (OAGF). The committee accused the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…

Quantity Surveyors Seek Synergy With EFCC To Tackle Fraud In Construction Industry

PRESIDENT of the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors, NIQS, QS Kene Nzekwe has called for collaboration with the Economic and Financial Commission, EFCC,  to tackle fraud in the construction and infrastructural sectors. He made this call in Abuja on Wednesday,…