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Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Lagos State High Court has adjourned to 27th April, ruling on the application filed by Rickey Tarfa (SAN) seeking to quash the charge preferred against two of his clients, Gnanhoe Sourou Nazaire and Senou Modeste Finagnon, both citizens of Republic of Benin. They are standing trial for allegedly defrauding one […]

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said it would no longer allow indiscriminate parking of vehicles on the road networks across the state on the basis of queuing up for Premium Motor Spirit otherwise known as petrol, just as it threatened to sanction any erring filling stations and motorists who flout the directive. Erring motorists […]

Activist-lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) has demanded the unconditional release of leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Sheik Ibraheem Zakzaky, and his wife, Hajia Zeenat Ibraheem, from unlawful detention. In a 5th April letter to the Director-General, Department of State Services (DSS), Falana said his clients were denied access to their family and doctors […]

Ahead of the 69 elections the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to conduct this weekend across the country, the Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu yesterday laid bare the true situation of things at the commission. He declared: “INEC is constrained. We are severely challenged because of the resurgence of violence. And remember that INEC […]

Two pregnant women collapsed and died in Bauchi, yesterday, while waiting to be screened by the Verification Team from the office of the Account General of the state government.    The two pregnant women (names withheld) were among the over 6,000 teachers in the state that were asked to assemble at the state local government education […]

Delta State government has placed full ban on tricycles plying the Benin-Onitsha expressway, DSC Roundabout, Effurun Roundabout and the N.P.A. expressway in Warri.  Mr. Vincent Uduaghan, Delta State Commissioner for Transport, inaugurated a task force to enforce the rules.   Mr. Uduaghan who was represented by the Director of Land Transport, Mr. Victor Omoniyi, reiterated […]

Senate President Bukola Saraki’s trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) began on a sour note for the former governor as a major witness in the case, Micheal Wess, revealed how various sums was paid into Saraki’s account about 50 times in one day. Wess, a Principal Detective Superintendent of the EFCC, investigated Saraki as governor of […]Read More

Nigerians might have to pay more for petrol in the days ahead, as the Federal Government, Tuesday, disclosed that it would undertake the review of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol, in the month of May.  This was even as the Acting Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), Mrs. […]

Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sen. Bayero Nafada, said on Tuesday that there was no division within the hierarchy of the All Progressives Congress (APC).    Nafada who currently represents Gombe North Senatorial District at the Senate, said this in Abuja at the National Secretariat of the party.   He told journalist, […]

Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Tuesday directed security men to enforce the ban on the hawking of petroleum products in the state as part of efforts to contain the scarcity of the products. The directive was contained in a statement issued in Kaduna by Mr Samuel Aruwan, the Special Assistant to the Governor on […]

 Nasarawa State House of Assembly became a battle arena on Monday as two factions in the House disagreed over the appointment of the newly sworn-in sole administrators. The representative of the House committee on Information , Mr. Makpa Malla who briefed  newsmen at the complex after the fight, described the appointment of the sole administrators […]

The Kaduna State police command has declared a state of emergency to stem rising cases of kidnapping in the state.  Zubairu Abubakar, the command’s spokesman, disclosed this in an interview with journalist saying that a special team of anti kidnap squad has been formed to track and dislodge criminal gangs. He said the declaration of […]