NJC Commences Investigation Into Several Petitions File Against Osun Chief Judge
The National Judicial Council had commenced investigation into the several petitions filed against a Chief Judge, it was learnt on Wednesday. This was contrary to earlier report in the media. A check at the NJC Abuja, revealed that the Council…
Rivers Governor, Fubara, Fails To Withdraw Suit Against Pro-Wike Lawmakers
The recent peace accord between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and former Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, seems not to be fully implemented as the governor appears hesitant to withdraw a lawsuit against the State House of Assembly. The Abuja agreement, brokered…
Fubara Approves N100,000 Christmas Bonus For Rivers Workers
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has approved the sum of N100,000 for each civil servant in the State. The bonus will go to the millions of workers in the different Ministries, Departments, And Agencies. The State Commissioner for Information and…
$19bn Dangote Refinery gets another 1m barrels crude oil
With the delivery of two million barrels of crude, the $19 billion Dangote Oil Refining Company is set to commence production of petroleum products paving the way for additional jobs and foreign exchange relief to the economy. This follows yesterday’s…
Your intervention in Rivers, Ondo crises not constitutional | Seats of 27 lawmakers remain vacant – Falana to Tinubu
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer and senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says President Bola Tinubu “has no constitutional role” to resolve the political crises in Rivers and Ondo states. In a statement on Tuesday, Falana said while Tinubu may intervene…
FULL LIST: NFF Unveils 40-Man Provisional Squad For AFCON 2023
As the anticipation mounts for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 in Côte d’Ivoire, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has unveiled the provisional squad of the Super Eagles, consisting of 40 talented players poised to represent the nation in…
We don’t recognise 27 Rivers House members who dumped PDP — APC Assembly Forum
The All Progressives Congress, APC, States Assembly Forum, ASAF, has declared that it was yet to recognise as its members the 27 Rivers State House of Assembly members who dumped the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to join the opposition…
No provision for census in 2024 budget — Senate
The Senate has raised the alarm that there was no provision for the population and housing census scheduled for next year in the National Population Commission, NPC, 2024 budget proposal, which was submitted to the National Assembly for consideration. Speaking…
Herbalist bags 5 years imprisonment over N8m fraud
A 58-year-old Ekiti herbalist, Nurudeen Ibrahim was sentenced to five years imprisonment with hard labour for fraud for allegedly defrauding a businesswoman of the sum of N8million. Ibrahim was arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court, on Tuesday, on Aug. 2,…
Allocations to my office stopped six months ago – Shaibu
The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, says his office has not received any allocation in the last six months owing to the tension between him and his principal, Governor Godwin Obaseki. The deputy governor, who stated this at…