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President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday night said he has accepted the voluntary retirement of the country’s top judge accused of not declaring his asset. Buhari’s spokesman Garba Shehu said Walter Onnoghen’s retirement is effective from May 28, 2019. “President Buhari has accepted the voluntary retirement from service of Hon. Justice Walter Onnoghen as Chief Justice of […]

The race for the presidency on the ninth Senate has been narrowed down to Senator Ahmed Lawan; the APC anointed candidate and Senator Ali Ndume, following the withdrawal of Senator Danjuma Goje from the race at the weekend.  As Lawan and Ndume continue to claim support from senators-elect, enough to see them through on Tuesday, […]

The Dangote Group has paid a sum of N10 million to traders affected by an accident involving one of its trucks which lost control and swerved into Afo Ibughubu Market, Umuchu, Aguata LGA, Anambra State. The company presented the cheques to the beneficiaries at the State House, Awka in the presence of the Deputy Governor, […]

 Tackling Gulf of Guinea crisis is or call  – DakukuThe Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has declared Nigeria’s unwavering commitment to its leadership role in the war on piracy and maritime crimes in the Gulf of Guinea region, an area widely considered the global challenging maritime crime […]

Ahead of National Assembly Speakership election scheduled for next Tuesday, June 11, a group of lawyers have challenged Femi Gbajabiamila, immediate past House Majority Leader, to go to court over the criminal allegation levelled against him by the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) questioningGbaja’s eligibility to be the next House speaker. The Director-General of […]

Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court on Friday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue Rochas Okorocha, a Certificate of Return, describing INEC’s decision to deprive Okorocha of the certificate as “lawless.” Justice Abang also held that only the returning officer of the INEC had the constitutional authority to declare a […]

Former Senate Leader and aspirant for the position of senate president Mohammed Ali Ndume has sounded the alarm, warning that any imposition of principal officers on the ninth national assembly would erode the legislature’s independence and set a wrong precedence that would reduce the legislative arm of government as an uncircumcised appendage of the executive […]

The standoff between Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II is rising to a disturbing crescendo. The governor, yesterday, queried the traditional ruler and gave him 24 hours to respond to allegations of misappropriation. The latest action followed the June 5, 2019 restriction of Sanusi’s Sallah activities to the palace. Ganduje’s […]

The decision by the Buhari administration to revoke six oil bloc licenses granted to five companies has opened a Pandora’s Box of recriminations, amidst cries of double-standards, owing to the discriminatory criteria used to sanction the errant companies. The federal government, through the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), announced Thursday it has revoked six oil […]

Nigeria, the United States and the Island of Jersey are to share about $268 million, which was plundered from the treasury by former military Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha. It was however, unclear how much each of the three nations will get as no sharing formula has been agreed upon. Jersey’s Law Officers Department […]