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A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State on Thursday morning nullified the collection of tolls on the newly constructed Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge built by the Lagos State government and designed like a suspension bridge. Justice Saliu Saidu, the presiding judge in the case brought before the court by human rights lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, held […]

Majority Leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Mr Chidi Lloyd has been discharged and acquitted of an attempted murder charge by a High Court sitting in Port Harcourt. Delivering the judgement, Justice Ledan Nyordee said the court is handicapped in the matter, as the Police is unwilling to prosecute the case. He also […]

Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson has dropped Attorney-General of the State and Commissioner for Justice, Francis Egele as well as six commissioners from the state executive council. According to the governor, the move is in line with an ongoing reorganisation of Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) for a more optimal implementation of the […]

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ruled that the decision of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) to forcefully introduce new number plates to car owners is unconstitutional. A lawyer, Emmanuel Ofoegbu, filed the suit to challenge the powers of FRSC to issue the new number plates and impound the vehicles of motorists […]

Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubakar III and other Muslim leaders were at the Presidential Villa on Wednesday to protest to President Goodluck Jonathan to express their displeasure with the religious composition of the ongoing National Conference. The sultan refrained from interacting with journalists after the closed-door meeting with the president, but Secretary General of […]

The Federal Government on Wednesday expressed happiness with the plan of by the United States Department of Justice to institute property-related forfeiture proceedings against late Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Armed Forces, General Sani Abacha. “The Federal Government of Nigeria welcomes the forfeiture proceedings initiated against the property related to the corrupt conduct of late General […]

  The Lagos State Government on Wednesday announced plans to begin an assessment of teachers in all the state government-owned primary and secondary schools. The competency test is to assess the skills, competence and capabilities of the teachers in the state, according to the state Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Olayinka Oladunjoye, who was speaking during […]

Managing Director of Zenith Bank Plc), Mr. Godwin Emefiele has been approved by the Senate as the new Governor of the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN), as nominated by President Goodluck Jonathan. The president nominated him on 20th February 2014, hours after suspending Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, who was Governor at the time, on allegations […]

The Federal House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has summoned Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Jonah Otunla, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and the Budget Office to explain the alleged disappearance of N59.6bn subsidy money meant for the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Explaining that the money, which the Budget office […]

The office of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)  located opposite the Stock Exchange office on Custom Street,Marina Lagos was on Tuesday gutted by fire, an incident that has triggered lots of suspicious suggestions. While some CBN staff attributed the source of the fire, which began at exactly 5.40pm, to a power surge, some Nigerians believe […]

The screening and confirmation for the appointment of Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa as President of the Court of Appeal, as well as that of Godwin Emefiele as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will hold on Wednesday, according to an announcement by Senate President David Mark. Mark made the announcement on Tuesday during plenary […]

Justice Olasumbo Goodluck of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja has adjourned to 4th June 2014 for ruling on whether the court has jurisdiction to hear the N1.4 billion oil subsidy case involving Helyn Aninye, Chizobam Aniebonam and their company, Pon-specialised Services Limited. The accused persons, who are alleged to have fraudulently obtained the […]