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The family of Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark  has said nobody can bully them into  paying any ransom as demanded by the kidnappers of Ebikeme Clark, the second son of the Ijaw National Leader. Dickson Bekederemo, the Clark family lawyer and spokesman disclosed the family’s stand on the matter in Warri, Delta State, on Saturday. He […]

Anti-graft agencies and Police authorities have placed Justice Ahmed Muhammed of the Abuja High Court (7) under surveillance, as hearings in the money laundering case against former Governor of Kwara State, Bukola Saraki come up next Tuesday. “The law is very clear that former Governor Bukola Saraki is asking for is a questionable order of the […]

Delegates at the ongoing National Conference in Abuja have said that they would not accept money in place of their everyday lunch.The position was held to counter a motion moved by Mr. J.I. Ebinum, representing the Association of Retired Police Officers of Nigeria, to monetise the lunch instead of being served by the organisers every […]

Unsatisfied with Lagos State High Court’s ruling on Thursday ordering them to pay N50 million and apologise publicly to suspended Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the State Security Service (SSS) has filled an appealed. According to a statement on Friday, by Spokesperson for SSS, Ms. Marilyn Ogar, the security […]

Following the favourable ruling he got from court on Thursday, the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Malam Sanusi Lamido, has filled a fresh suit seeking to halt investigation into his tenure by the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN). Sanusi filled the application through his counsel, Mr Kola Awodehin (SAN) on […]

A new faction of All Progressives Congress (APC) headed by State Chairman of defunct Congress for Progressives Change (CPC), Chief Ajibade Emiabata has emerged. Explaining the action at the new faction’s Ade-Onitimirin Street, Surulere, Lagos Secretariat on Wednesday, Emiabata said the merger that birthed APC has since been marginalizing him and chairmen of two other […]

Edo State Chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) will not write any competency test conducted by the state government, the union has said.The position was restated on Thursday while Chairman of the chapter, Mr. Mike Uhunmwangho talked with newsmen in Benin. Uhunmwangho explained his union’s stand as being in accordance with a court […]

The Lagos Division of the Federal High Court has restrained the Police, State Security Service (SSS) or their privies, from arresting the suspended CBN Governor, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. The court also ordered that the sum of N50million be paid to Sanusi along with public apology for the damages caused him. Pronouncing the Judgment on […]

Following media reports that members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) are on the verge of embarking on a nationwide industrial action in solidarity with the currently-striking members of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) at the Nigeria Independent Petroleum Company (NIPCO), President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Abdulwahed Omar, […]

House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has sent letters to the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke; Group Managing Director of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Andrew Yakubu; VistaJet International; Evergreen Aviation Terminal, operators of private Jets and the Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) in preparation to probe all concerned on […]

Former Head of State and All Progressive Congress (APC) chieftain, Alhaji Muhammadu Buhari has cancelled his condolence visit to Bondong, Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Buhari, who was scheduled to visit the families of the 120 victims of a recent attack in the area, jettisoned his itinerary because of Wednesday’s attack in Kafanchan, […]

Sequel to Monday’s ruling by Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which ordered the 37 House of Representative members who decamped from People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressive Congress (APC) to vacate their seats in the House, members of the House today held a closed-door session lasting over two hours. Deputy […]