An Ogun State-based businesswoman, Olayinka Adisa, travelling to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for Umrah (lesser Hajj) has been arrested by operatives of the National Law Drug Enforcement Agency for allegedly ingesting 80 pellets of cocaine. Adisa was arrested on Wednesday, November 24, 2021, at the boarding screening area of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, during…
The Federal Government says it is imperative to train investigators and prosecutors who handle Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV) cases. Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami (SAN), stated this at the `First Moot Court Trial’ in Abuja. The event was organised by the Ministry, FCT High Court in collaboration with…
As countries across the world continued to take measures to prevent the spread of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, Nigeria on Monday said there was currently no reported detection of the strain in the country. National COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Mukhtar Muhammad, stated this position yesterday in Abuja at a media briefing organised by the…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed two cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus in Nigeria. The variant was discovered in two passengers, who arrived the country from South Africa. World Health Organisation (WHO) has classified Omicron as a variant of concern. Director-General, NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, who disclosed this in a…
The Lagos State Government has released its White Paper on the report submitted to it by the #EndSARS judicial panel of inquiry that probed the Lekki toll gate incident of October 20, 2020. The state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, earlier on Tuesday during a press conference, promised that the White Paper would be released later today…
President Muhammadu Buhari, has written a letter to the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, seeking comments from INEC over the Electoral Act amendment bill which was passed by the National Assembly on November 9, 2021. Buhari, who received the bill on November 19, has until December 19 to sign it or communicate…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, has appeared before a Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt, to testify as a witness in a seven billion naira libel suit against ThisDay Newspaper. Governor Wike had in August 2020 sued the newspaper for publishing a report captioned “With Wike, Obaseki Meets His PDP’S Waterloo; Almost” on…
Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court in Abuja has declared as illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional, the banishment of the deposed Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi to Awe, a remote community in Nasarawa State. The court held that the restrictions placed on Sanusi after his deposition on March 9, 2020, on allegations of…
By Linda Kasonde Each year, on 15th of September, the world commemorates the International Day of Democracy. It’s a day of reflection on the state of democracy in the world. It is based on the shared value that the will of the people should prevail. To use a translated Latin maxim, “the voice of the…
By Edwina Mazunda On August 12th 2021, Zambia went to the polls in what became a historical election for the Southern African country. It was historical because for the 3rd time since independence, the ruling party was defeated in a democratic election. The current President Hakainde Hichilema polled 2.8 million votes against former President Lungu’s…