The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has asked the Court of Appeal in Lagos to list Mohammed Yunusa, a Federal High Court judge recently discharged of bribery charges, for retrial. It made the prayer in a February 2, 2020 notice of appeal sighted by our correspondent on Wednesday. An Ikeja High Court had... Read More
A Legal Practitioner Disciplinary Committee has ordered the removal of Joseph Abang from the Roll of Legal Practitioners.
NDLEA nabs businessman, one other with over 3kg cocaine at Lagos, Abuja airports The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, continues to put the heat on drug traffickers with the latest arrest of a businessman at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja and another man at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, with over... Read More
Piqued by incessant attacks on innocent citizens by Shilla Boys and other criminal armed gangs, Adamawa State governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, has signed Executive Order banning the operations of tricycles and motorcycles from 10:00 pm to 5:00 am indefinitely in three local governments of the state. The affected Local Government Areas are; Yola South, Yola North... Read More
The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) has expressed sadness over the death of a chieftain of the party, Prince Tony Momoh. The Chairman of the Forum and the Governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu, in a statement issued Wednesday said Momoh, being one of the founding fathers of the All Progressives Congress (APC), all leaders and... Read More
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have apprehended 19 suspects allegedly involved in internet and related criminal activities. They were smoked out of a guesthouse house located in the Mpape suburb of Abuja on January 29, 2021. According to a statement on Tuesday by the EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, titled, ’19 Internet fraud... Read More
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has threatened to sack any of his appointees found engaging in covert political activities and campaigns ahead of the 2023 general elections. He cautioned that he would not tolerate any act of distraction from his appointees when the people were in dire need of good governance and service delivery... Read More
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday suspended entry from 20 countries, ranging from some neighbouring states to the United States, in a bid to curb a jump in coronavirus infections. The interior ministry announced the “temporary suspension” would be effective from 9.00 pm (1800 GMT) on Wednesday, according to the official Saudi Press Agency. The... Read More
The Technical Committee on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) Pricing Framework has submitted its report to the Federal Government and the Organised Labour. Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, made the disclosure while addressing newsmen at the end of a bipartite meeting with the Federal Government and organised Labour on Tuesday in Abuja. Ngige... Read More
OPEN MEMO: TO ALL NIGERIAN CITIZENS OF CONSCIENCE AND STAKEHOLDERS Tuesday, 2nd February, 2021 LEADERSHIP FAILURE IN NIGERIA: NCFront, LEADERS OF CONSCIENCE SET TO EMBARK ON MASS RESCUE OF NIGERIA …..SET UP STRATEGIC POLITICAL CELLS AND STRUCTURES NATION WIDE …….TO INAUGURATE NEW MEGA POLITICAL MOVEMENT OF EMINENT LEADERS OF CONSCIENCE IN... Read More