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The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 reiterated the Commission’s resolve to work with the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria, REDAN, in sanitizing the real estate sector. He stated this when the President of REDAN, Dr. Aliyu Oroji Wammako paid him a courtesy visit at the Commission’s headquarters, Jabi, Abuja. Bawa also promised that the EFCC will support REDAN in ensuring that the proposed Real Estate Regulation and Development Bill is passed to help in sanitizing the sector. “I want to assure you that we are going to support…

Everton secured what could prove a priceless victory in their battle to avoid relegation as lacklustre Manchester United were beaten at Goodison Park. Frank Lampard’s side were plunged into even deeper crisis when they lost at fellow strugglers Burnley in midweek to leave them facing the prospect of dropping into the bottom three this weekend if results went against them. In a game low on quality but high in tension, Everton’s victory came courtesy of Anthony Gordon’s 27th-minute drive, which took a heavy deflection off United captain Harry Maguire to leave keeper David de Gea wrong-footed. Everton keeper Jordan Pickford…

Nigeria’s Super Falcons lost 0-2 to their Canadian counterparts on Friday in the first of a two-game encounter between both sides. The friendly game at the BC Place Stadium in Vancouver saw Nigeria’s goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, and later Tochukwu Oluehi, making good saves to limit the 2020 Tokyo Olympic champions. Falcons did their best to keep the hosts at bay in the first half but, five minutes into the second half, Jessie Fleming broke the deadlock for the Canadians. Nigeria name Randy Waldrum as new Super Falcons coach In the 72nd minute, Vanessa Gilles doubled the hosts’ lead with another…

The electricity national grid in Nigeria has collapsed again leaving the country without power supply. The latest collapse, is the third in about four weeks, in spite of efforts by the Nigerian government to address the lingering problem. Managers of the national grid, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) had last month said it had developed an alternative ways of managing the grid. At the time, the TCN said, “in-house engineers have deployed a stop-gap solution to improve grid monitoring and acquisition of data from remote stations (power stations and transmission substations) to the National Control Centre. This was achieved…

Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele and Mr Temitope Ogunsemo, the founder of Krystal Digital Solutions Ltd, have been listed in the Forbes Africa Undiscovered Series for Nigeria. This was contained in a Forbes’ Report on Nigeria made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja. The report said the undiscovered series was part of an exclusive list of Nigerians who have been crucial in rebuilding and contributing to the Nigerian growth story at this time. It explained that each year, Forbes Africa looks for resilient game-changers, self-starters, innovators, entrepreneurs, and disruptors…

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has “not spent one second” talking about the fresh claims concerning his club’s financial dealings. On Thursday, Germany’s Der Spiegel news outlet made new allegations relating to a three-year investigation into City’s finances by the Premier League. Some argue the claims have the capacity to create more issues for City, who went to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn a two-year Champions League ban imposed by UEFA just over two years ago. City were banned from Champions League competition after UEFA launched an investigation into leaked documents published by Der Spiegel in November…

Everton manager Frank Lampard says he has “no problem” with speculation over his future as he attempts to save the club from Premier League relegation. Lampard’s side are one point above the bottom three following a 3-2 loss at relegation rivals Burnley on Wednesday. They have won just twice in nine league games under the former Chelsea boss. “I know the rules. In my relatively short managerial career I spent 18 months at Chelsea where I was probably two games from the sack,” Lampard said. “Maybe that’s a symptom of football in the Premier League. That’s pressure, that’s fine, you…

The umbrella association of all political parties and political associations in the country, Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has strongly condemned the high cost of expression of interest and nomination forms being sold by political parties ahead of the 2023 general elections, urging political parties to issue free forms to young candidates. Worried that the trend will lead to money bags and corrupt politicians sustaining their dominance in the country’s political space, the CNPP in a statement issued on Friday by its Secretary General, Chief Willy Ezugwu, said the trend has gotten to a worrisome level. According to the…

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday struck out eight of the 15-count treasonable felony charges preferred against leader of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu by the Nigerian government. Specifically, the court, in a ruling that was delivered by trial Justice Binta Nyako, struck out counts 6,7,9,10,11,12,13 and 14 of the charge. The ruling followed an application Kanu filed to quash the entire charge against him. Kanu, in the application he filed through his team of lawyers led by Mike Ozekhome (SAN), maintained that the charge against him was legally defective. He argued that the court…

The Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Breweries (NB) Plc, Mr Hans Essaadi, said that Nigerian beer market fundamental remained strong with a high growth potential in spite of the foreign exchange challenges. Eaaaadi made this known at the company’s pre- Annual General Meeting (AGM) media briefing on Thursday in Lagos. He said that Nigerian beer market fundamental was strong with a high growth potential due to its teeming population despite the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Essaadi also assured shareholders of enhanced dividend in the years ahead despite the challenging operating environment. He noted that the company was well positioned to ensure enhanced return…