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PANDEF Asks EFCC To Stop Persecuting Persons From South-South Over Corruption Allegations

Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has condemned, in the strongest terms, the recurring persecution and harassment of persons from the South-South geopolitical zone by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged cases of corruption. The apex South-South socio-cultural organisation, in…

20/12/2021

Togo, Benin, Niger Paid Nothing For Nigeria’s Power Supply, Says NERC

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says the Republic of Benin, Niger Republic, Togo made no payment for the electricity supplied to them from Nigeria in the second quarter of 2021. The commission disclosed this in its second-quarter report for 2021. The report…

20/12/2021

Don’t Trust PDP, Lawan Warns Nigerians As Gombe Governor (APC) Plans To Recruit 3,700 PAs

Senate President Ahmad Lawan yesterday warned Nigerians not to believe in the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He said the party had nothing to show for its 16 years in power. Lawan’s comments came on the heels of Gombe State Governor Inuwa…

20/12/2021

NERC: 126 Nigerians Killed, 68 Injured In Electricity-Related Accidents In 18 Months

At least 126 Nigerians were electrocuted, while 68 sustained serious injuries in the 18 months spanning the first quarter of 2020 and the second quarter of 2021, an analysis of recent reports by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has shown. The…

20/12/2021

Nigeria Won’t Allow Any Entity Undermine Ties With Turkey Says Buhari’s Aide, Garba Shehu

The Presidency has said that it will not allow any business entity operating within its domain to undermine its relationship with the Republic of Turkey. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in an opinion…

20/12/2021

NBA To Invest N1.5 Billion To Generate Returns For The Association Says Olumide Akpata

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olumide Akpata, has announced the setting up of funds by the association to be invested for generation of returns for the association Akpata, in a statement made available to The Lawyer, also said the association has…

20/12/2021

Ekiti 2022: Political Parties Should Concede Gov Candidates To South — Olanipekun

A former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Chief Wole Olanipekun, has expressed displeasure that the zone had been relegated to the background in the state’s convoluted political equations despite its humongous electoral weight in terms of population, the calibre of…

20/12/2021

Electoral Bill: Ozekhome Pleads With President Buhari To Assent To It

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and human rights activist, Chief Mike Ozekhome, has pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill which has been transmitted to him since November 19, 2021. The legal luminary urged the…

20/12/2021

Nigeria’s Courts Of Unequal Injustice And Curious Appointments

Nigerian courts can do unfathomable things, like install a man who was well beaten into fourth position in an election as the winner. They are so transparent, they can even equip a (Christian) shaman to foresee this judicial eventuality as a “vision”. Some…

20/12/2021

Ondo CJ Pardons 18 Inmates

Chief Judge of Ondo State, Justice Williams Akintoroye, has granted pardon to 18 inmates serving jail terms for major and minor offences including such as murder, rape, conspiracy at various Nigerian Correctional Service in the State. Justice Akintoroye granted the pardon when…

20/12/2021

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