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Polaris Bank’s CEO, Adekunle Sonola, has urged the Nigerian government to prioritize legal policy and reforms for sustained economic growth. Sonola made the call in a presentation he delivered at the Annual Law Dinner of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Lagos branch which held at the weekend in Lagos themed: “Favourable Investment and Business Environment Through Legal Policy & Reforms”. …

Ruth Usoro on Tuesday claimed gold medal in women’s triple jump at the African Games 2023 in Accra, Ghana. Usoro left it late until her very last jump, leaping from second to first place. She needed to come big on her sixth jump, and she delivered, winning the event with a mark of 13.80m to land her first-ever African title. …

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. CBN investigators say Emefiele lodged £543m in UK banks alone, reveals other monumental fraud The final report of the Special Investigator on the Central Bank of Nigeria and related Entities, Jim Obaze has uncovered alleged monumental fraud perpetrated under Godwin Emefiele.Read more 2. Obi condemns planned demolition of …

Anthony Joshua has expressed his readiness for the heavyweight fight between himself and Otto Wallin today (Saturday). The bout which is billed to take place af the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will see 34-years-old Joshua engage the Swede, 33, in his rebuild mission. “I want to fight. I want to perform well. Put that pressure on myself,” Joshua …

Arsenal maintained a perfect start to the Premier League season as a penalty from captain Martin Odegaard gave then a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace on Monday night. Odegaard sent the goalkeeper the wrong way from the spot after Eddie Nketiah was brought down by Sam Johnstone in the box. The Gunners were reduced to 10 men in a battling …

On Monday, the Nigerian stock market recorded 0.74 per cent appreciation in the equity capitalisation, representing N262.52 billion gain. This raised the market capitalisation from N35.42 trillion reported on Friday, to N35.68 trillion at the close of trading today. The All-Share Index inched higher by 481.32 basis points to 65,202.41 ASI, from 64,721.09 ASI. Also, about 231.59 million shares, valued …

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on the main opposition candidate, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, to congratulate the winner, President Bola Tinubu. In a statement issued on Friday, the Executive Director of MURIC, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, implored Atiku to display Islamic brotherhood and political maturity by congratulating the winner. Akintola said that politics …

Malawi women’s football team star Tabitha Chawinga has joined Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) Féminines in France. The former CAF Women Footballer of the Year nominee has confirmed her year-long loan transfer to the French giants from Wuhan Jiangda in China. “It is now official. PSG Féminines is the new home,” she wrote on her Facebook page. PSG have also released a …

Award-winning music star, David Adeleke, aka Davido, has finally reacted to colleague, Dammy Krane’s allegations that he owes him money for royalties of a song he wrote for the OBO crooner. Recall that Dammy Krane recently called out Davido again over alleged debt, pleading with the DMW boss to pay him for the sake of his daughter. Reacting to the …

The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, said on Wednesday night he would appeal the ruling of the governorship election petitions tribunal on the March 18 election in the state. The tribunal earlier on Wednesday nullified Yusuf’s victory in the election and declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Yusuf Gawuna, as the duly elected governor of the state. In the …