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Otti Slams N50bn Libel Suit On Abia Information Commissioner

A renowned economist and banker, Mr. Alex Otti, has sued the Abia State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Eze Chikamnayo over alleged libellous publication, following a barrage of “malicious” verbal attacks by the government spokesman. Otti and other opposition politicians have…

03/01/2022

Judicial And Legislative Autonomy: Ondo State Constitutes Account Allocation Committee

The Ondo State Government has constituted an account allocation committee to implement autonomy for the legislature and the judiciary in the state. This is contained in a statement dated 2nd January, 2022 made available to The Lawyer signed by the Attorney-General and…

03/01/2022

Lagos CP Orders Arrest Of Estate Security Guards For ‘Delaying’ Him

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, ordered the arrest of private security guards at Brooks Estate, Magodo, Isheri for allegedly delaying and denying him entrance into the estate. It was gathered that the police boss had gone to the estate in…

03/01/2022

Insecurity: Probe Alleged Misuse Of Security Votes By Govs, SERAP Tells Buhari

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to promptly and thoroughly investigate allegations of systemic mismanagement of security…

03/01/2022

178,459 Police Arms, Ammunition Missing, Says AuGF

A report by the Auditor General of the Federation for 2019 says that about 178,459 different types of arms and ammunition got missing from the Police armory without being reported in 2019. It also says the police high command failed to keep a…

03/01/2022

Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, Joins Ancestors At 93

The Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, has passed away. He was 93 years old. His death was confirmed by palace sources on Sunday. “It is what you have heard. Baba (Olubadan) has joined his ancestors,” one of the palace sources said. Confirming the Olubadan’s…

03/01/2022

Autopsy Reveals Chemical Intoxication As Cause Of Oromoni’s Death

An autopsy carried out by the Consultant Pathologist at the Central Hospital Warri, Clement Vhriterhire, has established that Sylvester Oromoni died of “acute lung injury due to chemical intoxication in a background of blunt force trauma.” This is just as Oromoni’s family…

02/01/2022

NIS: Scarcity Of Passport Booklets Will End By March

Acting Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Isa Idris, has said the delay in passport processing as a result of booklet scarcity will be over by March. Speaking yesterday during a media interaction, he blamed the challenge of delayed passport production on…

02/01/2022

Zamfara, Benue, Imo, Abia, Cross River Others Not Paying Minimum Wage — NLC

THE Nigeria Labour Congress has admonished the Federal Government to halt all policies negatively impacting Nigerians in 2022, saying it would resist every attempt to inflict more pains on the citizens. The congress also asked state governors to pay all outstanding national minimum…

02/01/2022

Lagos Nurses Declare Three-day Warning Strike

The Lagos State Council of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has ordered its members to embark on a three-day warning strike from January 10, over unmet demands by the Lagos State Government. The association gave the directive in a…

02/01/2022

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