Two ministers who made u-turn in their interest in contesting for governorship and senatorial positions respectively in the 2023 elections, were part of the Federal Executive Council meeting, chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa Abuja on Wednesday. While the Attorney General and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami, was part of those physically…
Justice Binta Murtala Nyako of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has turned down a request for bail by the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, pending the determination of the treasonable felony charge the federal government preferred against him. Justice Binta Nyako, in a ruling, held that…
Justice Nathaniel Emmanuel of the Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo has affirmed Senator Ademola Adeleke as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Osun governorship election slated for July 16 2022. The judge dismissed a suit filed by Prince Dotun Babayemi, seeking to be declared the candidate of PDP. He nullified the…
President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has distanced himself from the 2023 Presidential race. Ahead of the 2023 elections, Adesina had been urged to join the presidential race. Some groups had reportedly purchased and submitted the nomination form of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on behalf of the AfDB President….
*Adds: We must build a peaceful, secure society that enables commerce and values productivity *VP formally presented with Leadership Person of the Year 2021 Award at ceremony in Abuja “We must create a country that works for us all – a peaceful and secure society founded on law and order and the rule of law;…
The Nigerian Bar Association has condemned extra-judicial killings in any part of the country, describing them as reprehensible, barbaric and unacceptable. A statement signed by the President of the bar, Olumide Akpata also called on security agencies to do more to stem these ugly developments, and to ensure that the perpetrators of these heinous acts…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) Ahmed Idris over an N80 billion fraud. EFCC spokesman Wilson Uwujaren confirmed his arrest in a statement issued on Monday evening. He said Idris was arrested after failing to honour the commission’s invitations to respond to issues connected to the…
The suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, has been promoted to the level of Assistant Inspector-General of Police. The Police Service Commission’s spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani, announced Magu’s elevation on Monday. According to Ani, Magu was promoted alongside some senior officers at the 15th Plenary Meeting of the commission on…
Police on Monday arraigned two suspects, Bilyaminu Aliyu and Aminu Hukunci over the lynching of a 200-Level Home Economics student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto State, Deborah Samuel, on May 12. Deborah was lynched to death over alleged blasphemy. The suspects, co-students of the deceased, were arraigned at a Sokoto Chief Magistrates’ Court…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, has lampooned the leadership of Nigerian Bar Association over its failure to defend the rule of law. The governor urged the NBA to go beyond issuing statements to taking concrete actions against attacks on the nation’s judiciary. He gave the charge at the book presentation in honour of Justice…