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Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja on Friday, March 20, 2020, threw away the suit filed against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, by Common Input Properties Investment Limited owned by the former Chairman, the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Abdullahi Maina. Maina, along his company, is being prosecuted by the EFCC over a fraud of N2 billion. The Commission had marked and sealed the company in the course of investigation. But the company approached the court, seeking the leave of the court to restrain the EFCC, its officers, representatives or any affiliate…

Keystone Bank Limited has announced the appointment of Mr. Olaniran Olayinka as the Bank’s acting Managing Director/CEO, subject to approval by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). According to the lender, the new appointment is in line with its strategic intent to constantly align its corporate structures and processes to support its sustained push for growth. In a statement by the Company Secretary & General Counsel of the Bank, Dr. Michael Agamah on Friday, Mr. Olayinka will lead the Bank’s Executive Management to drive its strategic business and corporate goals leveraging on the robust banking experience garnered over several years…

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has condoled with Senator Ben Murray-Bruce over the death of his wife, Evelyn Murray-Bruce. Lawan commiserated with the entire family of the Senator who represented Bayelsa East Senatorial District in the Eigth Senate and the people of Bayelsa State over the tragic loss. He said the late Mrs Murray- Bruce was a pillar of support for her husband and their entire family, saying her untimely passage has left a void that will be difficult to fill. Buhari commiserates with Murray-Bruce over wife’s death Lawan urged Senator Murray-Bruce to take solace from the enviable life that she…

American country music legend Kenny Rogers has died aged 81. A family representative said he “passed away peacefully at home from natural causes”. Rogers topped pop and country charts during the 1970s and 1980s, and won three Grammy awards. Known for his husky voice and ballads including The Gambler, Lucille and Coward Of The County, his career spanned more than six decades. He once summed up his popularity by explaining that he believed his song “say what every man wants to say and that every woman wants to hear”. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday stressed that chloroquine is not an approved cure for coronavirus (COVID-19). The call by the disease control centre became necessary after many widely circulated articles suggested that the malaria drug could cure coronavirus. Reacting to the news, NCDC said, “World Health Organisation has not approved the use of chloroquine for COVID-19 management. Scientists are working hard to confirm the safety of several drugs for this disease. “Please do not engage in self-medication. This will cause harm and can lead to death,” the NCDC said. Chronicle NG had reported yesterday that Lagos…

….Governor: If You Feel Sick, Stay At Home ….Government To Announce Economic Stimulus Soon Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu during a live broadcast on the coronavirus update on Friday ordered that all tertiary institutions in Lagos State be shut with immediate effect. The Governor, who is the Incident commander on the coronavirus also announced proscription of large assemblage of people in any form to halt the spread of the disease. Sanwo-Olu started by acknowledging that it was a trying period for leaders and citizens all over the world, noting that the virus had impacted every part of the globe negatively, with a…

There was chaos at a peace accord meeting between Kuje Amuwo Royal family in Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos and the Fagbile family when hoodlums numbering about thirty stormed the meeting with dangerous weapons killing one Olohunyo Debo and injured many. The attack allegedly masterminded by a political thug in the state injured a family head, Alhaji Monsuru Akande and also damaged his vechile. In a petition written to the Inspector General of Police by the Kuje Amuwo Royal family through their lawyer, Ayodele Omoniyi, the family demanded for the arrest of perpetrators of the attack including one Segun and…

By Segun Fafore Fatality rate across the globe since the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Chinese town of Wuhan on December 31, 2019 has signalled that this is not the best of times for humanity. With about 8, 988 deaths and 220,877 people infected in 176 countries since the first death was recorded in China on January 11, 2020, the pandemic has boisterously announced its immensity. Frighteningly, the virus claims human lives daily while science is still struggles with an absolute response to the scourge. More than before, humanity has become vulnerable, and at the mercy of government policies.…

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has directed churches in Nigeria to observe Sunday 22 and 29 March, 2020 as days of prayers against the coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria and globally. According to a Press Statement issued on Thursday by the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Samson Ayokunle and signed on his behalf by his Media Assistant, Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, churches are advised to strictly follow the guidelines for combating COVID-19 in all their gatherings as we are trusting God for victory over the plague. The statement reads in part: “CAN called on all churches in…

Two US Republican Senators are facing calls to resign over allegations they used insider knowledge to sell shares before prices fell due to coronavirus fears. Richard Burr reportedly dumped up to $1.7m (£1.45m) of stocks last month. Kelly Loeffler is reported to have sold holdings worth up to $3m in a series of transactions beginning the same day as a Senate briefing on the virus. Both Senators have denied any impropriety. Under US law, it is illegal for members of Congress to trade based on non-public information gathered during their official duties. Mr Burr, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee,…