Court nullifies Phillip Shuaibu’s impeachment as Edo Deputy Governor
A Federal High Court in Abuja has voided the impeachment of Phillip Shuaibu as the Deputy Governor of Edo State. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment on Wednesday ordered his reinstatement to office on the grounds that the Edo State…
Court orders forfeiture of 20 cars stolen from Canada
Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture of 20 cars stolen from Canada to Nigeria. The cars are forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The judge gave the order…
13 states rush to hold council polls.
No fewer than 13 states have fixed dates for Local Government elections in the aftermath of last Thursday’s Supreme Court judgement which prohibited federal allocation to council being administered by caretaker committees. The states that have commenced council poll preparations…
Crypto billionaire, technopreneur arrested for alleged fraud, terrorism funding
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has arrested and charged a tech entrepreneur, Kingsley Inegbedion, for his alleged involvement in romance scams and business email compromise schemes that witnessed him and an accomplice, Efemena Igbe, who is still at large, posing…
CDA News updates you need to know Wednesday morning
Good morning dear esteemed readers! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, on Tuesday, said it has recorded 3,623 suspected Cholera cases and 103 deaths across 34 states and the Federal…
Binance Executive Gambaryan Whisked Into Courtroom In Wheelchair
Tigran Gambaryan arrives at the Federal High Court Abuja in a wheelchair on July 16, 2024. The detained Binance Holdings Limited’s executive, Tigran Gambaryan, was on Tuesday, whisked into the courtroom at the Federal High Court, Abuja in a wheelchair….
Tinubu orders CDS to curb oil theft, vandalism in Niger Delta
President Bola Tinubu has given a marching order to the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Christopher Musa to curb oil theft and vandalism in the Niger Delta region within the shortest possible time. The President said the menace had become…
FG denies alleged plans to sell universities to private investors
The federal government on Tuesday, July 16, said there was no plan to sell public universities to private investors. Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman said there had been misinformation on one aspect of the ministry’s policy in respect to…
I will give my life to this club, says Mbappe at Real Madrid unveiling
French strike Kylian Mbappé has been unveiled as a Real Madrid, promising to give the Spanish giants his all. At his unveiling on Tuesday, the France captain said: “Wow, it’s incredible to be here, incredible. My dream came true today….
Fed, States, LGs share N1.354tr in June 2024
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N1.354 trillion to the three tiers of government and other beneficiaries. This amount, derived from June 2024 revenues, was distributed among the Federal Government, State Governments and Local Government Councils. The July…