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EFCC Allegedly Invades Residence Of Presiding Justice of Appeal Court, Kano Division

Men of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have reportedly invaded the home of the Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal, Kano Division, Justice Ita Mbaba. This is according to the General Secretary of the Association, Adesina Adegbite. Armed operatives who claimed…

21/09/2022

2023 Presidency: INEC Releases Final List, Names Atiku, Obi, Tinubu, 15 Others

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates contesting for the presidency in the 2023 general elections. This is according to a circular released by the electoral body on Tuesday in Abuja. The INEC circular also included the candidates’…

21/09/2022

Senate to Screen Ariwoola as CJN Wednesday

The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, will be screened for confirmation by the Senate on Wednesday. This announcement was made on Tuesday at the plenary by the Senate President, Senator Ahmad Lawan. Lawan accordingly appealed to all Senators to be present in…

20/09/2022

Auction: Transport Laws Under Review – Lagos AG

The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State, Moyosore Onigbanjo, has said that the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law (2018) is undergoing a review by the Lagos State House of Assembly for amendment. Onigbanjo said this Tuesday while appearing on…

20/09/2022

Obi Pledges to Ensure Total Privatisation of Power Transmission

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, yesterday told leaders of Nigeria’s organised private sector that his administration would totally liberalise the entire power sector value chain, including transmission, to ensure steady power supply if elected president next year. Obi…

20/09/2022

World Leaders, Four Billion Audience Bid Queen Elizabeth Goodbye

About four billion people on Monday viewed the televised proceedings of the state funeral held for Britain’s longest reigning monarch, Elizabeth Alexandra Windsor, officially known as Queen Elizabeth II, who died on September 8, 2022, at age 96. The event had been projected…

20/09/2022

NDLEA Seizes Cocain Worth 194 Billion Naira, Biggest in History of Agency

In what appears to be the biggest singular cocaine seizure in the history of Nigeria’s premier anti-narcotic agency, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have busted a major warehouse in a secluded estate in Ikorodu area of Lagos where…

19/09/2022

Evans Sentenced to 21-Year Imprisonment for Kidnapping

Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday sentenced kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, also known as Evans, and his co-defendant, Victor Aduba, to 21 years imprisonment for kidnapping one Sylvanus Hafia. They were accused of conspiring and kidnapping Sylvanus Ahanonu…

19/09/2022

Court Dismisses PDP’s Suit Seeking Tinubu, Obi’s Disqualification

A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit instituted by the Peoples Democratic Party seeking the disqualification of All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu; and his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi. The suit challenging the legality of the substitution of…

19/09/2022

Nine Months Later, Lagos Monthly Rental Scheme Fails to Begin

Nine months after announcing takeoff plans, the Lagos State Government is yet to commence its proposed monthly rental scheme that was touted to reduce the burden of rent payment for Lagos residents, according to a Punch report. Findings by The PUNCH showed that…

19/09/2022

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