July 2024
BREAKING: Supreme Court grants full financial autonomy to 774 local government areas
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has ruled that the 774 local government areas (LGAs) be given a full financial autonomy across the federation. A seven-man panel of Supreme Court Justices led by Justice Garba Lawal delivered the ruling on Thursday, July 11, 2024. The apex Court Initially heard the suit between the federal and State […]
Zamfara APC crisis: Aminu Sani Jaji remain suspended – Party insists
The leadership of the Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressive Congress, APC, has announced that Aminu Sani Jaji is still under suspension. The state APC publicity secretary, Mallam Yusuf Idris Gusau, who spoke with DAILY POST via the telephone, said: “Jaji is still under suspension and his suspension has not been lifted yet. Though […]
Pakistan grants 1.4m Afghan refugees one more year of stay
Pakistan has announced its willingness to stretch the stay of 1.45 million Afghan refugees by one more year. The government said Wednesday it will extend the registration cards of the nearly 1.5 million Afghan refugees after a senior UN official appealed to the country to pause its deportation plan. “The federal cabinet approved a one-year […]
Oronsaye Report: Reps vow to oppose workers’ sacking
The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, promised to protect the interest of workers as the Federal Government moves to implement the 2012 Oronsaye Report, which proposes the merger and scrapping of ministries, agencies and departments in the federal civil service. The Oronsaye Report, which aims to reduce the cost of governance, was put together in […]
Tinubu swears in eight perm secs
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, swore in eight Federal Permanent Secretaries. The eight permanent secretaries took the oath of office just before the commencement of Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House, Abuja, its 14th session since inauguration on August 28, 2023, The brief swearing-in ceremony, which was conducted in two batches of […]
Bizman bags life jail for raping daughter in Lagos
The Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced a 34-year-old businessman, Oluwafemi Asekeji, to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting his 12-year-old daughter. This was disclosed in a statement by the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, obtained by our correspondent on Wednesday. According to the statement, the presiding judge, […]
LG funds: Supreme Court decides FG suit against govs today
The Supreme Court will today (Thursday) deliver judgment in the suit instituted by the Federal Government against the 36 state governors of the federation on local government autonomy. The suit filed by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), is seeking full autonomy and direct fund allocation to the […]
Suspect in killings of BBC commentator’s wife, daughters found – Police
A man wanted in connection with the murder of three women on Tuesday evening – the wife and two daughters of a BBC journalist – has been found following a manhunt. Kyle Clifford, who police warned may have been armed with a crossbow, was found in the Enfield area of north London on Wednesday afternoon […]
Ex-Accountant General begs for time to refund looted funds
A former acting Accountant-General of the Federation, Anamekwe Nwabuoku, on Wednesday, pleaded with Justice James Omotoso of the Federal High Court in Abuja to give him more time to conclude the refund of the public funds allegedly looted by him and his co-defendant. Nwabuoku and his co-defendant, Felix Nweke, are facing 11 counts of money […]
Woman nabbed for attempting to smuggle drug to Abuja inmate
A woman identified as Precious Yusuf has been arrested by officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service while attempting to smuggle drugs to an inmate at the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre in Abuja. The suspect was said to have disguised as a visitor to one of the inmates but was apprehended during a search by […]