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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Rochas Okorocha, former Imo governor. He was whisked away at 6:48pm on Tuesday. The senator representing Imo west had earlier declined to be taken away by the operatives, insisting that he will not submit himself to the anti-graft agency without a […]

A woman and her four children have been killed by gunmen in Anambra state. The incident was said to have taken place in a community in Orumba north LGA of the state over the weekend. Confirming the development on Tuesday, Tochukwu Ikenga, Anambra police spokesperson, said investigation into the incident has commenced. […]

On Tuesday, the monetary policy committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) voted to raise the monetary policy rate (MPR) to 13 per cent to curb rising inflation. The monetary policy rate (MPR) is the baseline interest rate in an economy. Godwin Emefiele, governor of the apex bank, said six out […]

Security operatives, on Tuesday, shot into the air to disperse the crowd at the residence of Rochas Okorocha, senator representing Imo west. Earlier on Tuesday, operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had besieged the residence of the senator to arrest him. Okorocha, former governor of Imo, had, however, declined […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says its operatives invaded the home of Rochas Okorocha, former Imo governor, over his refusal to appear during trial. Earlier on Tuesday, operatives of the EFCC had besieged Okorocha’s house, located at 3, Nyase close, off Ontario crescent, Maitama, Abuja, to arrest him. The senator […]

Rochas Okorocha, former Imo state governor, says he is being prevented from attending the presidential screening of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had besieged Okorocha’s house in the federal capital territory (FCT) to arrest him on Tuesday. The operatives insisted that no one […]

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have besieged the residence of Rochas Okorocha, former Imo state governor. The operatives arrived at his residence in the Maitama area of the federal capital territory (FCT) to arrest him on Tuesday. The EFCC had, on January 31, filed a 17-count charge against the […]

The policy-setting committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has voted to raise the monetary policy rate (MPR), which measures interest rate, to 13 per cent to tame rising inflation. The monetary policy rate (MPR) is the baseline interest rate in an economy, every other interest rate used within an economy is […]

Several residents in Borno have been reportedly killed after insurgents invaded farms in Rann, Kala-Balge LGA of the state. The insurgents were said to have arrived the community on motorcycles and attacked the residents with guns and machetes. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad region, insurgents loyal […]