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Liberia run-off election: Opposition Boakai edges ahead with slight lead over incumbent Weah

The Liberia Elections Commission disclosed on Thursday that opposition leader Joseph Boakai is currently holding a narrow advantage in the run-off election, securing 50.6% of the vote compared to President George Weah’s 49.4%. This update comes after the tabulation of results from approximately 87% of polling stations in the West African nation. Following the initial Read More…

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NLC and TUC affiliates in Lagos comply with nationwide strike directive

Affiliates of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) in Lagos State heeded the call on Tuesday to commence an indefinite nationwide strike, following the directive issued by the labour unions. The decision emerged from the National Executive Council meeting held on November 13, 2023, in Abuja, where the Read More…

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Corruption Legal Nigeria Top Story

Nigeria’s $11 bln London P&ID trial will expose corruption, court told

A British attorney for Nigeria in a lawsuit in London’s courts where $11 billion is at risk predicted on Friday that the trial will expose “on an industrial scale” corruption among British attorneys as well as Nigerian authorities. The dispute is related to a contract for a gas project that Nigeria gave to Process and Read More…

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Alleged corruption: Senate may summon ex-CJN Tanko this week

The Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters may this week summon the immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad over allegations of corruption. The move followed a recent petition by Acting CJN Justice Kayode Ariwoola and 13 other Supreme Court Justices that accused the ex-CJN of corruption. It Read More…

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May Luck Find Nigeria

How does one shake off the depressing feeling of déjà vu as one tragedy rolls over another? At times, one feels like an idiot. Wrapping one’s head around the way things have turned out in Nigeria — diminishing security, fuel queues, unprecedented inflation, intractable closure of universities, Naira depreciation etc — is physically exhausting. The Read More…

Corruption COVID19 Health Metro Top Story

Prof. Abayomi warns corrupt officials, “We will not condone you.”

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state government and Ministry of Health will not condone any form of arbitrariness by its officials. Abayomi made this known through a series of tweets on his official Twitter account @ProfAkinAbayomi on Thursday night, while making “Clarifications on Corruption Allegations about COVID-19 Testing in Read More…