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The anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Thursday said it arrested and arraigned a thirty-six-year-old Joesph Oyediran, one of the wanted suspects by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI).   Oyediran was arraigned before Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar of Kwara State High Court in Ilorin on a five-count charge bordering on internet fraud […]

The ongoing controversy surrounding Vice President Yemi Osinbajo over an alleged strained relationship between him and President Muhammadu Buhari, took a dramatic turn yesterday when Osinbajo in a statement declared his readiness to waive his constitutional immunity to “enable the most robust adjudication” of several baseless allegations, insinuation, and falsehoods against his person and office. […]

The federal government has said that it will not be able to meet the demands of the workers’ union on the percentage for the consequential adjustment of the N30,000 new minimum wage due dwindling economy.   The government said it will appoint a new team to represent it in the committee negotiating the minimum wage […]

A Federal High Court, Abuja, Thursday threatened to send the director of the Department of State Security (DSS) Yusuf Bichi to prison for refusing to release Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore despite a court order.   “Take notice, that unless you obey the direction…to release the applicant in suit FHC/ABJ/CS/915/2019, forthwith you will be guilty […]

A UK court on Thursday ordered the Nigerian government to pay $200 million pending its appeal against the $9.6 billion awarded to a tiny offshore firm involved in a failed gas deal. The high-stakes dispute pits Process and Industrial Developments Ltd (P&ID); a British Virgin Islands-registered company founded by two Irish business partners against the […]

An Abuja High Court presided over by Justice Olukayode Adeniyi, on Wednesday granted bail in the sum of N10 million to Mrs. Grace Taiga, a former Director of Legal Services in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources who was charged with complicity in the controversial Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) contract. Mrs. Taiga is standing trial […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent the 2020-2022 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategic Paper (FSP) to the Senate.   This is coming barely 24 hours after the Senate at an executive session resolved to await the MTEF/FSP from the Executive. Senate President Ahmad Lawan at the resumption of plenary on Wednesday read the […]

Nigeria’s Vice-president Yemi Osinbajo Wednesday said he has ordered legal action against Timi Frank and Katch Ononuju for libel and malicious falsehood.   “I have today instructed the commencement of legal action against two individuals, one Timi Frank, and another Katch Ononuju, who have put their names to these odious falsehoods,” Osinbajo tweeted on Wednesday. […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the Supreme Court to expunge some documents tendered as evidence by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the petition against President Muhammadu Buhari’s election.   In a cross-appeal dated September 24, the ruling party requested cancellation of pieces of evidence provided by witnesses 40, 59 and 60 of […]

The Senate yesterday passed a resolution inviting the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to brief it on details of the $9.6 billion P&ID judgment debt against Nigeria. Also to appear before the upper legislative chamber’s committees on Judiciary and Human Rights Matters, Petroleum Upstream and Gas Resources and Power […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday condemned attempted coup in Ghana, saying democracy is the only acceptable form of governance in Africa. A statement by presidential spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, said Nigeria stood by Ghana this moment because both countries had made some progress in the fight against corruption.   He linked the coup to the fight […]

The Nigerian army has closed the offices of aid group Mercy Corps in the country’s restive northeast, the organisation said on Wednesday, the second international charity to be shutdown this month. “Mercy Corps is suspending operations in Borno and Yobe states, Nigeria, following the closure of four of our field offices by the Nigerian military,” […]