The Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed October 7 for the hearing on the application filed by former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, against the spokesperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ...
Read More »President Buhari pledges better deal for judiciary, unveils complex
President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged sustained funding of the judiciary to enable it to discharge its constitutional responsibilities creditably. He noted that it was the collective duty of the three arms of government to ensure justice for all Nigerians. Speaking ...
Read More »Again, Igbo in Benue State allege threat to their lives, property
The Igbo resident in parts of Benue State has again alleged that despite security measures put in place by Governor Samuel Ortom, their lives and property remain in danger. They said since they raised the first alarm over a month ...
Read More »Drama as Sowore is arraigned, denied bail, may get reprieve on Friday
There was a mild drama at the Federal High Court, Abuja during the arraignment of the publisher of the online news medium, Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, alongside Olawale Bakare. When the matter was called, the defendants expectantly mounted the accused box ...
Read More »Western Marine Command makes Huge Poultry Seizure. By Chinyere Ejuka
The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has made a massive seizure of frozen poultry products worth #23.7million in just two separate raids. The seizure, according to information gathered is a total of two thousand, three hundred ...
Read More »Richardson Oil & Gas seeks stricter action on global warming
For Nigeria to stave off the harrowing effects of global warming, a more concerted action such as a drastic reduction in the emission of greenhouse gases must be taken, experts have said. The experts made the assertion at the PSRG-Richardson ...
Read More »Court rules on Lawal’s objection in alleged N500m suit Oct 16
Justice Jude Okeke of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has fixed October 16, 2019 for ruling on an objection raised by the defence team of Babachir Lawal on the admissibility of electronic evidence linking the former Secretary to ...
Read More »NISER urges effective SDGs’ financing to eradicate poverty
The Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) has called for effective financing of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to eradicate poverty in the country. It, therefore, stressed the need to commit a percentage of the federal and states’ ...
Read More »OML 11 host communities in Rivers, Abia task FG on fresh United Nations environmental assessment
Host communities of Oil Mining Lease (OML11) in Rivers and Abia states have urged the Federal Government to again engage the United Nations (UN) to conduct a fresh environmental assessment in the areas. They expressed concern over the escalation of ...
Read More »European Union unveils N5b project to strengthen CSOs in Nigeria
The European Union (EU) has launched a €13.5m (N5 billion) project to improve the capacity and efficiency of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria. Tagged, “Agents for Citizen-driven Transformation (ACT) programme,” the project would be funded by the EU under ...
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