Court adjourns case seeking to sack 27 pro-Wike lawmakers
A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has adjourned till June 3rd, 2024 for hearing a suit filed by members of the Rivers State Civil Society Organisation seeking to sack 27 lawmakers of the State House of Assembly. When the…
DNA: Mohbad’s father confirms posting a court order on Wunmi’s residence
Joseph Aloba, the father of late singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, otherwise known as Mohbad, says he has served a notice of the pending DNA test application on his son’s wife, Wunmi, by substituted means. The Chief Magistrate Court sitting in…
Yahaya Bello responds to EFCC’s allegations on $720k school fees payment
Former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, has released a statement to clarify what he deemed misleading regarding allegations surrounding the payment of school fees for his children. Recall that the controversy began on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, when the chairman…
Yahaya Bello: Court orders EFCC boss, Olukoyede to appear over alleged contempt
A Kogi High Court in Lokoja on Friday ordered the Chairman of the EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede, to appear before it on May 13 to show why he should not be committed for allegedly disobeying its order. Justice I.A. Jamil…
Tinubu appoints Jim Ovia as student loan fund chairman
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Jim Ovia, renowned banker and businessman, as the Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). The appointment was contained in a statement issued on Friday by the…
Tinubu appoints Barikor, Amgbare as heads of NESREA, NDRBDA
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr Innocent Barikor as the Director-General of the National Environmental Standards and Regulation Enforcement Agency (NESREA). Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, disclosed this in a…
Tinubu arrives in Saudi Arabia after the Netherlands visit
President Bola Tinubu on Friday evening, arrived in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, to participate in the 2024 Special World Economic Forum, WEF, on Global Collaboration, Growth, and Energy for Development. The President’s arrival marks the beginning of the…
Lagos seals churches, and hotels over noise pollution
The Lagos State Government, through the state Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, has sealed up churches, hotels, bars, and other establishments across various areas of the state due to alleged noise pollution. The affected facilities are located around Ifako-Ijaiye, Abesan Estate,…
Witness reveals N4.6bn traced to Bafarawa’s son in ONSA arms deal trial
The Second Prosecution Witness, PW2, Hamza Abdullahi in the trial-within-trial of former Sokoto State governor, Attahiru Bafarawa and four others, on Wednesday, told Justice Y. Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, that a sum of N4.633 billion…
Judicial Reform: NBA seeks removal of CJN as head of NJC
Imposition of the National Judicial Council, NJC, which is the body responsible for disciplining erring judicial officers in the country. NBA, which is the umbrella body of legal practitioners in the country faulted the current system that made it mandatory…