Legal luminary and elder statesman, Chief Afe Babalola, said an interim government should replace the current administration at the expiration of President Muhammadu Buhari tenure in 2023. Babalola told a news conference in Ado-Ekiti on Monday that the interim government should be in office for six months to chart a new course for Nigeria. The…
The Lagos State government has shut down all branches of Chrisland Schools in various parts of the state over an alleged sexual abuse of one of its pupils. A statement from the government amid controversy over the issue, involving some pupils of the school taken on a trip to Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), said…
The 36 states of the federation have warned the Federal Government not to tamper with funds accruing to them and the 774 local government councils under the guise of satisfying an alleged $418 million London/Paris Club Loan refund-related judgment debts. The states said they were not parties to any suit on the London/Paris Club refund,…
By – Omoruyi Edoigiawerie & Nonso Anyasi As the world evolves, there has been a gradual change in the way products and services are being marketed and sold. Companies now use popular celebrities as ambassadors with the hope that the reputation of the celebrity endorser of the brand will be passed on to the products…
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, has reversed himself in his earlier rejection of the request by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, for the transfer of a case pending against him to a new judge for hearing during Easter vacation. Justice Tsoho had in a letter dated April 7,…
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Bishop Matthew Kukah, on Sunday accused the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration of dividing Nigeria along religious and ethnic lines. In his Easter message, Kukah said Nigerians have never experienced a greater level of division. Kukah, as a fierce critic of the Buhari government, cautioned religious leaders against falling prey to…
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olumide Akpata has sent his felicitations to lawyers in Nigeria on the occasion of Easter. “As we celebrate the most important event in the Christian calendar, the resurrection of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, I wish all Lawyers and indeed all Nigerians, the joy and blessings of…
Former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, Senator Kabiru Garba Mafara, and other top APC members have finally defected to the people’s Democratic Party (PDP). Briefing journalists in Gusau on Sunday after the State Working Committee meeting, the state PDP chairman, Colonel Bala Mande (rtd) said, the party has received Yari, Marafa, and other top…
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce premises of the Election Committee of the NBA (ECNBA) stood still yesterday, the 14th day of April, 2022, as Y.C. MAIKYAU, SAN stormed the venue to submit his Nomination/Interest Form amidst pomp and pageantry. The Principal Partner of Y.C Maikyau & Co. and a contender for the office of the…
For the first time in 16 years, Nigeria is scheduled to hold a national census between March and April 2023. This was part of the resolutions reached at the Council of State meeting held in Abuja on Thursday. The meeting was chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari and was attended by former Heads of State –…