A lawsuit has been filed against President Muhammadu Buhari by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SEARP. The lawsuit was filed against Buhari over “the failure to probe the spending of trillions of ecological funds by governments at all levels—federal, state and local governments from 2001 to date, and to ensure the prosecution of suspected…
The Chartered Institute of Transport Administration, CIOTA, has sworn in Prince Segun Ochuko Obayendo as its new president as well as other officers on the 1st of December, 2022, during the institute’s Annual General Meeting at the Sheu Musa Yardua Centre, Abuja. Obayendo was declared the winner of the institute’s election which took place on…
A Minna, Niger State High Court has issued a warrant of arrest for General Faruk Yahaya, Chief of Army Staff for contempt. Justice Halima Abdulmalik, who presided over the case, said the order followed notice brought before the court pursuant to order 42 rule 10 of the Niger State High Court Civil Procedure 2018. He…
Alleged kidnap kingpin John Ike Lyon, and his accomplice, Emmanuel Angase, have pleaded not guilty to a 14-count charge bordering on conspiracy to commit a felony, kidnapping, and armed robbery filed against them before the Bayelsa State Judiciary Complex, Yenagoa. Recall that Lyon who used to be a cleaner in a bank, and the other suspects, were…
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has been sentenced to prison. He was sentenced to three months in prison by the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, for disobeying a valid court order. The presiding judge, Mobolaji Olajuwon, issued the ruling on Tuesday following a suit filed by a former police officer, Patrick…
Wizkid, the world-famous Nigerian music star, has unfollowed everyone on Instagram. The singer unfollowed his colleagues and other celebrities on his Instagram account. A check on his Instagram account shows that he is currently following no one on his Instagram page. This comes hours after the singer posted the title of his next album ‘SeiLess.’…
The Smallholder Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON) has spoken on the naira redesign. The SWOFON says they have reasons to suspect that some persons are taking advantage of the naira redesign to launder money through agriculture. SWOFON said this on Thursday at a media briefing organised by the International Budget Partnership (IBP), on its…
The figure was presented during the launch of Nigeria’s Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) Survey in Abuja on Thursday. It was conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the National Social Safety-Nets Coordinating Office (NASSCO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative…
The full list of Judges nominated to election petition tribunals that will decide petitions emanating from 2023 National elections have been published. The Judges were drawn from High Courts of States and FCT, Indutrial Court and the Federal High Court. SEE THE FULL LIST BELOW: THE GENERAL LIST OF NOMINATED JUDGES FOR ELECTION PETITION TRIBUNAL…
A former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to quash a N2.9 billion money laundering charges brought against him by the Federal Government. The former governor is claiming that the fraud charges initiated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on behalf of the Federal…