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Brookfield to buy Container Lessor Triton for $4.7B

In real display of opportunities in the container industry, well-known alternative asset manager Brookfield announced a deal to acquire Triton International, the world’s largest owner and lessor of intermodal containers. The cash and stock transaction values Triton’s common equity at approximately $4.7 billion and reflects a total enterprise value of approximately $13.3 billion. The deal […]

Tambuwal Wins Sokoto South Senatorial Seat

Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto, has been declared winner of the Sokoto South senatorial district election. Abubakar Bagudu, the returning officer, who announced the results, said the governor garnered 100,860 votes to win the election. Tambuwal defeated Danbaba Dambuwa, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who polled 95,884 votes to lose his re-election bid […]

Adamawa: Confusion as INEC summons REC, others to Abuja

Sequel to the announcement of the Governorship election results in Adamawa by the Resident Electoral Commissioner, there seems to be confusion as electoral umpire, Independent National Electoral Commission has distanced itself from the announcement. Hudu Ari, the Resident Electoral Commission (REC), had however earlier declared Senator Aisha Dahiru, aka Binani, as winner of the election […]

EFCC, INEC appoint 18 lawyers to prosecute electoral offenders

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC and the Economic and Financia Crime Commission, EFCC, have jointly appointed 18 lawyers to prosecute electoral offenders during the 2023 general elections. The 18 lawyers are to prosecute electoral offences relating to financial crimes arising from the 2023 general elections. There are two Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) out […]