The Federal Government has replaced the acting Accountant General of the Federation, Mr Chukwuyere Anamekwe, with Mr Okolieaboh Ezeoke Sylvis, as the new acting Accountant General of the Federation. The appointment of Ezeoke Sylvis, who was a former Treasury Single Account (TSA) Director, followed an in-house reshuffle exercise. The replacement of Anamekwe might not be…
*President Buhari’s leadership in COVID-19 fight lauded As President Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau assumes chairmanship of the West African regional body, ECOWAS, alongside a newly composed Commission, there are high expectations regarding the output of the body and the leaders must work harder to resolve lingering issues in the region, according to Vice President Yemi…
The Lagos State Government has announced the shutdown of the Redeemers Nursery and Primary School, Ogba, over concerns about the safety of the pupils in the school. This follows the death of a 5-year-old pupil, who was suspected to have drowned during a swimming lesson while in the custody of the school. This disclosure is…
The trial of a former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, for money laundering before a Federal High Court in Lagos, stalled on Monday due to the judge’s absence. The trial judge, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke was said to be attending a conference. The court registrar hinted that a new date would now be agreed on…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately recall the former Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Ambassador to Benin Republic, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd), to face investigations over alleged connection with the N1.8bn recovered in a property in Abuja by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission…
The Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Akwa Ibom State, Mike Igini has instituted a one billion naira libel lawsuit against the South South Zonal Organising Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Dr Blessing Agbomhere. According to the legal document sighted by Lawyard and filed by Igini’s Counsel, Clement Onwemunor, SAN,…
A former Governor of Kano State and Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has explained why he cannot be running mate to the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, in the 2022 general election. Kwankwaso, who was also a former senator and one-time Minister of Defence, said…
It is no longer news that t renowned author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is the Keynote Speaker at the 62nd Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference coming up in Lagos in August. The choice of Adichie as Keynote Speaker at a conference themed “Bold Transitions”, which connotes a transition to a more vibrant, dynamic, and vivacious…
The Nigerian Bar Association has announced Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie as Keynote Speaker at its forthcoming Annual General Conference in Lagos. Adichie, author of Purple Hibiscus, Half of a Yellow Sun, Americanah, and several other works, will be speaking at the opening ceremony of the conference in August. The conference, themed “Bold Transitions”, will take place…
The African Bar Association (AfBA) has frowned at the killing of about 23 African migrants crossing from Morocco to Spain through Melilla, a Spanish island. In a statement on Thursday in Lagos, the President of AfBA, Mr Hannibal Uwaifo, described the killing as a crime against humanity. The statement was signed by AfBA’s Director of…