Justice Mojisola Dada of a Special Offences Court, Ikeja has ordered a Malaysian, Tan Ah Chai Richard to be remanded in prison custody over alleged £250,000,000 fraud. Justice Dada ordered that he be remanded in prison custody after pleading ‘not ...
Read More »Tribunal didn’t ask for Kwara gov-elect’s WAEC certificate, INEC insists
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday dismissed reports that the Kwara State Governorship Election Tribunal asked it to produce Governor-elect AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s West African Examinations Council (WAEC) certificate. Counsel to INEC, Rowland Otaru (SAN) told reporters in Ilorin that ...
Read More »Court reserves judgement on Nwaoboshi, Nwoko case as senator floors Integrity Group, others in Asaba
An Appeal Court in Abuja reserved judgement in a case filed by Peter Nwaoboshi over the nullification of his re-election as Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator-elect for Delta North Senatorial district. Counsel to Nwaoboshi, Tony Idigbe (SAN) in his submission, ...
Read More »House of Representatives gave Buhari maximum support, says Yakubu Dogara
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara said under his leadership, the House gave maximum support to the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration since May 2015. He cited speedy consideration and passage of Bills and other requests forwarded by the ...
Read More »Reps set to indict 16 banks over non-remittance of N1.5 billion stamp duties
The House of Representatives may indict no fewer than 15 deposit money banks (DMBs) for alleged non-remittance of N1.5 billion to the Federation Account. Already, the Abubakar Yunusa Ahmad-led Ad-hoc Committee, which probed the infractions, has submitted its report to ...
Read More »Bayelsa Governor Dickson insists on rotation of new NGF Chairman
Bayelsa State Governor and Chairman of the South-South Governors Forum, Seriake Dickson has asked all governors to maintain the principle of rotation in the election of a new chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF). He stated this in a ...
Read More »Urbanisation, others threatening Lagos biodiversity, says environment ministry
The Lagos State government has lamented the devastating impact of urbanisation and associated factors to the state’s biodiversity. Speaking in commemoration of World Biodiversity Day, the permanent secretary, Ministry of the Environment, Abiodun Bamgboye, urged stakeholders to act quickly and ...
Read More »Benue State IDPs cry of hunger, diseases, lack of accommodation amid downpour
Not less than 3,515 inmates at Mbawa Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Guma Council of Benue State are crying of hunger, diseases and lack of accommodation amid heavy downpour. Our correspondent, who visited the Mbawa camp, disclosed that one ...
Read More »Report us well, Kano gubernatorial election tribunal tells journalists
The Kano State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has urged reporters covering its proceedings to report them accurately. The panel chairman, Justice Halima Mohammad, made the appeal during their inaugural sitting, threatening action in the event of any misrepresentation. She said: ...
Read More »CBN governor Emefiele flays high unemployment rate, urges quick action to check recession
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has said the country’s failure to tackle its high rate of unemployment, may lead to another recession sooner than later. Emefiele stated this while delivering the third eminent lecture series ...
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