Earlier this afternoon, a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos rejected an application brought before it by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in which the agency sought the permanent forfeiture of some of my properties to the Federal Government.
In its judgment, the Court declared that the agency...
Urges INEC, Police to Rejig Formation in Osun State to Avert Crisis
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alerts of an orchestrated plot by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to derail our democracy by compromising the integrity and sabotaging the Will and desire of the people for a free, fair,...
UK Foreign Secretary assures of enduring partnership
President Bola Tinubu has called on the government of the United Kingdom to deepen its partnership with Nigeria and Africa by investing more across sectors to see the African continent attain more sustainable and broad-based prosperity.
President Tinubu made the call on Wednesday...
A nonprofit organisation dedicated to championing justice, equity and sustainable development, the Foundation for Public Interest Law and Development (The Pro Bono Centre) has secured the release of two persons, Jimmy Badmus and Ifeanyi Nanim, who had been in detention since 2018.
The High Court of Oyo State, sitting in...
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Sunday for New York, United States of America, to participate in the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA76).
The session opened on Tuesday, September 14.
The theme for this year’s UNGA is, “Building Resilience Through Hope – To Recover from COVID-19, Rebuild...
Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state has placed a ban on the hoisting of banners and posters by politicians during the Eid Prayers and other Sallah festivities.
In his Sallah message contained in a statement by the commissioner for information, Malam Muhammad Garba, the governor noted that the act...
Nigeria’s minister of foreign affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has said the country does not have the capacity and resources to absorb Nigerians abroad who want to come home immediately due to the crisis caused globally by the coronavirus pamdemic.
The minister disclosed this on Tuesday during “Channels TV Politics Today show”...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has declared the seat of the Akure-South/Akure-North Federal Constituency in Ondo State at the House vacant.
Gbajabiamila, while declaring the seat vacant at the plenary on Tuesday, said the vacancy was as a result of the death of Adedayo Omolafe, on...
The Federal Government has suspended the proposed excise duty on telecommunication services.
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Ali Pantami, announced this during the inaugural meeting of the Presidential Committee on Excise Duty for the Digital Economy Sector.
The programme held in Abuja on Monday.
Pantami had kicked against the...
Kwara State on Tuesday lost another COVID-19 patient, the second casualty since the pandemic broke out in the state, a statement said early Wednesday.
The patient was a 50-year-old female with serious underlying medical conditions, according to a statement by the Kwara State Technical Committee on COVID-19.
“We regret to announce...
