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A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday slammed a fine of N20,000 on Mr Olukoya Ogungbeje, counsel to the suspected kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans for unprofessional behaviour.  The presiding judge, Justice Abdulazeez Anka also warned the  lawyer to desist from “practices unbecoming of a legal practitioner.” Joined as respondents in the […]

Taraba state Governor, Darius Ishaku, on Wednesday described the verdict of the Supreme Court which affirmed Senator Ahmed Makarfi as the authentic chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party as a victory for democracy and decency. The governor in a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Emmanuel Bello, said there were no winners or […]

Nigeria’s Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo says president Muhammadu Buhari is doing well in London where he went for medical vacation. The acting president who visited president Buhari on Tuesday in London revealed this on Wednesday. “We had a very good time and good conversation,” Osinbajo said. He also told state House correspondents that he […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reiterated that hawking, mutilation and spraying naira notes at parties is against the law of Nigeria and tarnishes its image  This was reiterated by CBN’s acting Director, Corporate Communications, Mr Isaac Okorafor, in an interview on Wednesday in Abuja. He called on Nigerians to treat the naira with […]

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described the reported meeting of Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to President Muhammadu Buhari in London as another attempt by the All Progressives Congress (APC) government to deceive Nigerians on the state of health of the President. The governor said “what Nigerians desire now is a live video of President Buhari addressing them, not […]Read More

The Supreme Court has upheld the Ahmed Makarfi led Caretaker committee of the Peoples Democratic Party as the authentic committee. In its ruling on Wednesday, the Apex Court held that the appeal filed by Makarfi at the Federal High Court in P/H was not an abuse of court process as wrongly held by the majority […]

Nigeria’s Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo travelled to London to see his boss, President Muhammadu Buhari. Osinbajo left for London after making a brief remark at the Presidential Quarterly Business Forum held at the old Banquet Hall of the State House, Abuja, on Tuesday morning. His boss, President Buhari left Nigeria for London on 7th […]

… Redeploys Senior Officers  The Nigerian Air Force has established two new Commands and one Branch.  The new Commands established are the Air Training Command (ATC) with Headquarters in Kaduna and Ground Training Command (GTC) with Headquarters in Enugu.  The establishment is part of the restructuring efforts by the NAF to enhance the effective and […]

Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has approved the appointment of 19 Judges for the National Industrial Court of Nigeria. The approval is part of measures to reduce the work load of the court, which deals with labour related matters only. The appointment was made public on Monday in Abuja. The acting President sanctioned the […]

Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of a Federal High Court, Abuja has adjourned trial of Jide Omokore, embattled chairman of Atlantic Energy Brass Development and Atlantic Energy Drilling Concept to October 5, 2017 after rejecting a document which defense counsel sought to tender. Omokore is standing trial along with Victor Briggs, a former Managing Director, National Petroleum […]

The House of Representatives on Tuesday called on Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to swear in the two minister nominees recently approved by the Senate. It said that the ministers-designate were from Kogi and Gombe state. The call was sequel to a motion brought under matters of urgent national importance by Rep. Karimi Sunday (Kogi-PDP) at […]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has commenced the sale of Direct Entry (DE) application forms for qualified candidates who possess A-level results and wish to gain direct admission to degree programmes in Nigerian tertiary institutions.  The organisation has also commenced the sale of UTME application forms for Nigerians abroad and foreign candidates who […]