The Court of Appeal Abuja has set aside the decision of a Special Military Court Martial to convict former Chief of Transformation and Innovation at the Nigerian Army Headquarters, Maj.-
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The Court of Appeal Abuja has set aside the decision of a Special Military Court Martial to convict former Chief of Transformation and Innovation at the Nigerian Army Headquarters, Maj.-
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, has raised an alarm over plot to remove the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Tanko Muhammad. Onochie claimed that
Five suspected armed bandits that wreaked havoc on Idoani, the headquarters of Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State on April 8 have been remanded in police custody. The suspects
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has signed the Kogi State Youth Development Commission, Development Trust Fund and six other bills into law. The bills were signed by the Governor
The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, rejected a call urging the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCDA) to change the Name, “Apo Legislative Quarters” to reflect current realities. NAN reports that
Chief Ademola Odunade, President of a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Wednesday dissolved a two year-old marriage between one Raphael Olufemi-Abdullah and Tina over childlessness, adulterous lifestyle and stealing.
Senator James Manager representing Delta South Senatorial district has stated that the Nigerian Senate was fond of passing bills that were not serious and of no relevance to Nigerians. Speaking
The management of Jodaj Global Communications, owners of a Jos, Plateau State-based private radio station, Jay FM, has sued the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and its Zonal Director, Igomu Onoja,
The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) in Kano State has reminded all outgoing elected and appointed political office holders to declare their assets at the end of their tenure. This
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the appointment of Ibrahim Muhammed, acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) by three months. Soji Oye, NJC spokesman, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged Barrister Patrick Umoh, a lawyer to former Senate Minority leader, Godswill Obot Akpabio, to refrain from telling lies and sponsoring cheap blackmail
Eight Nigerians have been sentenced to death in the United Arab Emirates for “a string of robberies at money exchanges and cash machines”. Twenty suspects were arrested for attacking security
Former Bayelsa Security Adviser, Perekeme Kpodoh, has been granted bail over alleged two-count charge of rape filed against him by the state government. The Court of Appeal sitting in Port
An Oyo State High Court in the Oyo Judicial Division, on Thursday, adjourned till May 14 a case of contempt filed against the Governor Abiola Ajimobi and three others. The
The Presidency has insisted that the war against corruption is all encompassing and not designed to persecute anyone for political or other reasons. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant
The Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki yesterday sacked the deputy chairman senate committee on appropriation, Senator Sunny Ogbuorji representing Ebonyi South Senatorial District and ordered him to vacate the
A Federal High Court Abuja, on Thursday, adjourned until April 30, a suit seeking the sack of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and 52 other
A Federal High Court in Kano on Thursday nullified the candidature of former presidential aide, Kawu Sumaila, as the elected representative of Sumaila/Takai federal constituency of Kano in the House
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President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Minimum Wage Repeal and Reenactment Bill, 2019 into law on Thursday. Sen. Ita Enang, Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters