NewsPol

The Federal Government on Wednesday stated that the present recession in the country would not allow it to meet one of the demands of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities union for earned allowance running into N284bn. Although the federal government said it has met eight out of the seven demands of the striking […]

Chairman of the defunct Air Nigeria airline, Jimoh Ibrahim has reacted to the judgement of the appeal court in Abuja, which ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remove his name as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State.‎ Ibrahim in a statement shortly after the judgment […]

The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has appointed the Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr. Akinyemi Ashade as Commissioner for Finance. The redeployment was made immediately after the State Executive Council meeting on Wednesday. This was communicated  in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Habib Aruna and he is expected […]

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described the controversial Federal High Court, Abuja judge, Okon Abang as a disgrace to the judiciary, calling on the National Judicial Council (NJC) to “save the judiciary from this disgrace called Okon Abang by showing him the way out of the bench.” Governor Fayose, in his reaction to […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 arraigned the quartet of Colonel Nicholas Ashinze, a former special assistant to the embattled former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki; an Austrian, Wolfgang Reinl; Edidiong Idiong and Sagir D. Mohammed before Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court, Abuja on a […]

Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday at the Akintola Williams Annual Lecture took a swipe at President Muhammadu Buhari, the Nigerian Army and the National Assembly. Mr. Obasanjo, who until now was seen as an ardent supporter of the incumbent President,  lashed out at Buhari  for constantly lumping the country’s three previous democratic administrations together and then accusing […]Read More

Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the Kano State Governor, has on Wednesday signed the State’s Kidnapping, Abduction and Forced Labour bill into law. The Director General of Media and Publicity to the Governor, Malam Salihu Tanko Yakasai disclosed this to newsmen on Wednesday. According to the statement  the law became necessary in view of the spate […]

Justice Ibrahim Saulawa panel of the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Wednesday set aside Justice Abang`s ruling which replaced Eyitayo Jegede with Jimoh Ibrahim in the forth coming Ondo governorship elections. Justice Saulawa ruled that former attorney  general of Ondo State, “Eyitayo Jegede should replace Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim as the PDP governorship candidate. (Detials […]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued an order-restoring jurisdiction to the Court of Appeal, Abuja, to determine all appeals arising from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), leadership dispute. Justice Walter Onnoghen, the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, led three other justices of the court to arrive at the decision. The Appeal Court had on 18th […]

The case against the former Taraba governor Rev. Jolly Nyame, who is standing trial before an FCT High Court on charges of N1.6bn fraud has been closed by the EFCC. The EFCC’s counsel, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), told the court that the prosecution had decided this morning to close the case against the former governor. In […]

The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, has on Tuesday announced that the Union has ended its one-week nationwide warning strike over the non-implementation of a 2009 agreement with the Federal Government. Ogunyemi said this in Abuja, urging all lecturers to return to work. He expressed hope that a positive […]

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has refused to restrain another court from taking steps in relation to the frozen 15.5 million dollars allegedly belonging to former first lady, Patience Jonathan. Justice Mohammed Idris on Tuesday declined an application by counsel to the former first lady, Mr Ifedayo Adedipe (SAN), who sought an order […]