Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has raised the alarm over an alleged plot by the Federal Government to rearrest the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Mr Omoyele Sowore.
In a petition to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, the Lagos lawyer said the new plot to arrest Sowore...
The governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal-Dare, has refuted social media reports, claiming that he had declared N9trillion worth of assets to the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB.
Recall that shortly after Mr Lawal was sworn in, reports emerged that he was the current richest governor in the country after...
The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, threatened to institute legal action against Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, over the allegation bothering on the release of N1 trillion for implementation of constituency projects, which President Muhammadu Buhari described as waste.
The...
Ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Kogi State, the deputy governor, Edward Onoja, and the Chief of Staff to Governor Yahaya Bello, Pharm. Mohammed Abdulkareem Asuku, have withdrawn from the race.
The ruling APC had fixed its governorship primary election for Friday, April 14, 2023.
The...
The Kano State Governor-elect, Abba Yusuf, has advised individuals and organisations to discontinue ongoing private developments within and around public buildings across the state.
There is outrage over selling of portions of school, hospital, mosques, among others by the outgoing Governor Abdullahi Ganduje-led administration.
A statement by the spokesman for the...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has urged election observer missions and monitors in Nigeria to get balanced views by speaking to a broad range of stakeholders before making their conclusions on the outcome of the forthcoming general elections.
He noted that being a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural,...
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has commenced the closure of 42 Microfinance Banks (MFBs) whose operating licences were recently revoked by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) with verification of their respective depositors.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Director, Claims Resolution Department of the Corporation,...
One of the two confirmed Covid-19 cases in Niger State has now tested negative of the virus, awaiting a confirmatory test to be declared free of the virus, the Commissioner of Health, Dr. Mohammed Makusidi, said on Tuesday while briefing Governor Sani Bello and the Covid-19 Taskforce Committee.
Dr. Makusidi...
Nasarawa State governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, said his administration is ready to partner with the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), in order to develop the tourism potentials of the state.
Engineer Sule stated this while hosting the North Central Zone Coordinator of the NTDC, Nanna D. Yakubu, at the Government...
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun says his administration would continue to encourage inter-ethnic relationships among various groups residing in the state.
The security of their lives and property, he said “is as important as those of Ogun State indigenes because we believe that the task of building our future...
