Just In: Kaduna Assembly Hires Foremost Human Rights Lawyer Femi Falana To Prosecute Ex-Gov El-Rufai For Mega Corruption
Kaduna House Of Assembly has hired human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) to prosecute the former governor of the state, Nasir El-Rufai corruption. It was learnt that Falana will lead a battery of lawyers to begin unravelling the monumental…
Just In: Kidnappers Attack El-Rufai Estate In Abuja, Shoot Resident, Exchange Fire With Policemen
A man simply identified as Nathaniel has been reportedly shot by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers after an attempt to kidnap him was foiled by operatives of the Nigerian police in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. It was gathered that the…
42,000 People Listed As Missing In Ukraine
Around 42,000 people are currently missing in Ukraine, an Interior Ministry official said on Wednesday, a figure that includes both soldiers and civilians. The number had once stood as high as 51,000, Dmytro Bohatiuk, who leads the ministry’s missing persons…
Ghana Supreme Court Defers Ruling on Anti-LGBTQ Bill
Ghana’s Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred its ruling on a request to restrain parliament from transmitting a highly contested anti-LGBTQ bill to President Nana Akufo-Addo for his final approval. The ruling means debate around the bill, which has dominated Ghana’s…
Tinubu Asks Senate to Raise 2024 Budget by N6.2trn
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday transmitted a letter to the Senate asking the lawmakers to approve 2024 supplementary appropriation to the tune of N6.2 trillion. The letter was read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. This increases the 2024 budget…
Breaking: Senate Removes Ali Ndume as Chief Whip
The Senate has removed Senator Ali Ndume as the Chief Whip and replaced him with Senator Tahir Monguno. Ndume’s replacement by the Senate followed a directive issued to that effect in a letter written by the National Chairman of the…
BREAKING: Court reinstates Shaibu as Edo deputy governor
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, voided the impeachment of Phillip Shuaibu as the Deputy Governor of Edo State. Justice Omotosho, while delivering judgment in the suit, ordered that Shaibu be reinstated to office…
Kaduna Reps Member Dies At 39
The House of Representatives has lost another member, Rep. Ekene Abubakar Adams representing Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency of Kaduna State. According to a statement by the House Spokesperson, Rep. Akin Rotimi Jr, on Tuesday, Adams died early Tuesday, at the age…
BREAKING: Court Gives Judgement on Suit Challenging Arabic Inscriptions On Naira Notes
The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has dismissed a case challenging the inclusion of Arabic inscriptions on Nigerian currency. It was reported that the court was presided over by Justice Yellim Bogoro. Chief Malcolm Emokiniovo Omirhobo had brought the…
Binance executive, Gambaryan, appears in court on wheelchair
The detained Binance Holdings Limited’s executive, Tigran Gambaryan, was on Tuesday, whisked into Federal High Court in Abuja in a wheelchair. Gambaryan, who was dressed in a black T-shirt with blue jeans trousers, is facing a money laundering charge alongside…