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By Emmanuel Nduka President of the World Bank Group, Mr. David Malpass has asked the Nigerian Government to rethink its policy on fuel subsidy, stating that the huge amount being expended on the policy could be...

By John Ikani Ukraine on Wednesday proposed to hold a "special round" of negotiations with Russia in Mariupol to allow troops and civilians be evacuated from the besieged city. The city has experienced some of the...

By John Ikani  French President Emmanuel Macron went head to head with his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen over the country's diminishing influence in Africa during their only televised debate. Ms Le Pen brought it up...

By Emmanuel Nduka The Benue State branch of Nigeria’s Apex bank, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reportedly caught fire on Thursday. In a video seen by Heritage Times, a section of the office of the bank...

By John Ikani The naira exchanged at 418.33 to the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window on Wednesday, representing a 0.32 per cent depreciation, compared to 417 naira to the dollar recorded on Tuesday. This...

BY CHIEF MIKE OZEKHOME, SAN, OFR, FCIARB, LL.M, Ph.D, LL.D. INTRODUCTION Crimes are vices that should not be tolerated in any society. They are offences against the state and are punishable under the law. The essence...