The Nigerian government through the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN) has pleaded with the Abia State High Court to give it and other six respondents an extension of time to defend the lawsuit filed by Aloy Ejimakor on behalf of the
Embattled Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, has been reportedly diagnosed with possible kidney or lungs illness in Benin Republic. Yomi Aliyu, one of the lawyers of the agitator, told BBC Yoruba about the agitator’s developing illness, stating that the rights
A former Senate President, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, has emerged the preferred candidate of North Central in the race for the national chairmanship of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ayu emerged after a marathon meeting of the leaders of the zone on Tuesday night
The news of the release of the ace Nollywood actor, Chiwetalu Agu brought some excitement to the minds of his teeming fans. The Human Rights lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, SAN, has further made revelations on the reason why the State Security Services, SSS, released
Following the ceaseless restiveness, bloodletting and wanting destruction of properties, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, OYC, has called on the restive youths in the South-East zone to de-escalate tension for a period of one month to make room for dialogue. Since the
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos yesterday heard that a former Director General of the Nigeria Maritime and Administration Agency (NIMASA), Patrick Akpobolokemi, and his management team spent the agency’s N18 million meant for intelligence gathering, on massage chairs for themselves. A
The Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has said it got N1,667,582,605.04 recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) between 2017 and July 5, 2021. The corporation said the money represented loan repayments recovered which were credited to its Central Bank
– Wike, Oye, Ekweremadu laud decision – INEC: we will wait for President’s assent The Senate bowed to public expectation and interest by reversing itself on electronic transmission of election results by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), its spokesman, Ajibola Basiru, said
With the assurances provided by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nigerians are clamouring for the introduction of electronic transmission of election results and by extension, electronic voting in the next general elections. But, the only thing that may thwart the deployment of
As his administration is close to ending, President Muhammadu Buhari, Tueday, directed ministers and permanent secretaries to redouble their efforts and work in synergy towards improving the livelihood of all Nigerians. President Buhari gave the directive at the end of the two-day mid-term