A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the police to investigate two lawyers; George Odusanya and Fidelis Mnyim, for alleged supplying of false information against former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Michael Aondoakaa, SAN.
Chief Magistrate Elizabeth Wonni made the order,…
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has accepted the resignation of the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako.
A statement made available by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, announced this.
“This is a prelude to…
Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana has cautioned the Lagos State government not to usurp the powers conferred on local governments to fix and collect parking fees in the state, stressing that it remains the constitutional responsibility of the local governments to…
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, at the weekend, told members of his party that they needed not to worry about the posturing of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), because they were not equals in the…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to use his “leadership position to urgently withdraw the names of nominees recently submitted to the Senate for confirmation as Resident Electoral Commissioners of the Independent National…
The federal government yesterday disclosed that it had agreed to pay $496 million to settle a multi-billion dollar claim from Global Steel Holdings Limited following the termination of a contract to upgrade the country’s steel plants.
The figure was revealed in a report…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has suspended its presidential candidate, Dumebi Kachikwu, from the party for allegedly making a false, misguided, and defamatory video, which he circulated, among other infractions.
According to the party, Kachikwu’s action “smacks of crass irresponsibility, gross indiscipline, disingenuous…
The Ondo state governor and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has kicked against the statement credited to Chief Niyi Akintola, SAN, referring to the immediate past President, of the association, Olumide Akpata, as a boy.
Akeredolu, in…
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah yesterday said it was important for the political actors, particularly the 2023 presidential candidates to listen to the young people, understand their frustrations, and align their agenda toward assuaging their grievances.
Kukah…
Retiring Adamawa Chief Judge, Justice Nathan Musa, has recounted his experiences with demonic defendants, including a widely acclaimed witch doctor and how he triumphed over them.
Nathan Musa, at a ceremony in which he was formally retired from service on Friday, recalled how…