The Code of Conduct Tribunal has resumed sitting in the trial of Justice Walter Onnoghen for alleged non-declaration of assets. The tribunal had on Friday dismissed Justice Onnoghen’s no-case submission, insisting he had a case to answer and ordered him to open his defence on Monday. At the resumed sitting, Justice Onnoghen’s counsel, Adegboyega Awomolo, said the […]
Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has proffered solutions to the numerous challenges facing the legal profession in the country. He gave the recommendation while addressing an audience at the Body of Bencher Award Night held at the National Judicial Institute in Abuja. Professor Osinbajo called for the adoption of a set of reforms hinged on […]
A North Korean medical doctor, Mr. Jeng Sunail, attached to the General Hospital in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, has been abducted by gunmen. This was confirmed in a statement on Tuesday by the spokesperson for the state Police command, DSP Shehu Mohammed. According to the statement, the disappearance of Sunail was reported […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Thursday, March 28, 2019, to conduct the governorship supplementary election in Adamawa State. The electoral body announced this on Tuesday via its verified Twitter handle. It explained that the exercise would be conducted in 14 local government areas of the state, with a total of 40,988 registered […]
The Presidential election tribunal has granted leave to the Peoples Democratic Party and it’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to serve President Muhammadu Buhari and the APC a petition by substituted service. The petition and other processes are to be served to the president through number 40 Blantyre street off Aminu Kano Crescent Wuse 2 Abuja, […]
The Court of Appeal sitting in Sokoto has nullified the primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the governorship election in Zamfara State. In the lead judgment delivered by Justice Tom Yakubu on Monday, the court set aside the decision of the Zamfara State High Court which allowed the APC to field a candidate […]
Minister of Defense, Mansur Dan-Ali has called for stronger collaborations between the security forces and the Nigerian media in the war against insurgency. The minister, who made the call at a national conference on Civil-Military relations and the Media in Kaduna state, believes that, the ongoing fight against insurgency armed banditry, kidnapping and cattle rustling, […]
Federal Government has vowed to improve primary healthcare delivery for Nigerians, in a bid to make it easily accessible across the country. Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) made the pledge during the first quarter review meeting of the agency held in Lafia, the Nasarawa state capital. In his remarks, […]
Cup holders Nigeria have begun the race towards a successful defence of their Africa U23 title in Tunisia on Wednesday when they take on their Libyan counterparts in a first round, first leg encounter of the qualification series. Wednesday’s encounter, which kicks off at 3:00 pm Tunisia time (same as in Nigeria), on the artificial […]
The Lagos State Government has called on the owners of structures marked for demolition to rebuild them immediately. In a series of tweets on Tuesday, the government noted that those who fail to comply with the directive risk forfeiture of such building. It disclosed that 149 distressed and defective buildings have been marked for demolition […]
