The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday upheld the Rivers State’s entitlement to N502m monthly allocation accruing from the Oil Mining Lease 112. Justice Taiwo Taiwo, in a judgment, ordered the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, the  Attorney-General of the Federation and the Accountant-General of the Federation, to comply with a 2011 verdict […]

Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi on Tuesday appointed  Prof Edward Olanipekun as  Vice-Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti. Olanikpekun, a professor of chemistry, replaces Prof Sam Oye Bandele, who was sent packing in January. Prof Olubunmi Ajayi has been occupying the position in an acting capacity ever since. A statement by Chief Press Secretary […]

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have raided the residence of a former Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode in connection with the ongoing probe of alleged N9.9billion fraud. The EFCC team also stormed the home of the former Chief of Staff to the ex-governor. Both mansions were searched in Epe. […]

The Director General the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, yesterday ordered state coordinators to enforce relevant extant rules on the movement of Corps members on inter and intra-state and local government boundaries. The action, it was learnt, is part of measures to stem rising cases of deaths through road accidents and exposure […]

HEAD of the Civil Service of the Federation Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita is medically fit to undergo further interrogation as investigators deepen their probe into a N3 billion contract fraud. Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have screened her phone chat and call logs following evidence obtained from her suspected collaborators. She was […]

MOVES by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the February 23 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to have access to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) server ended on Tuesday at the Supreme Court. It was a double loss for the opposition party and its candidate as the apex court rejected the […]

Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) from seizing or interfering with the assets and properties belonging to former Zamfara State Governor Abdulazeez Yari. Justice Taiwo Taiwo, in a ruling on Monday, in an ex-parte motion for […]

Activist lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) yesterday said President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration knows those causing unrest in the country and should go after them. Falana spoke at the Coalition for Revolution’s (CORE’s) working consultative assembly, with the theme: Democracy, State Repression and The State of Insecurity in Nigeria, at the Lagos Centre, Oregun, Ikeja. The event, […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State has filled vacancies created by the suspension of three members. The party had last week suspended Aliyu Bakari (Vice Chairman Adamawa Central), Saidu Naira (State Financial Secretary) and Babangida Talasai (party chairman of Mayo-Belwa) allegedly for trying to withdraw a petition which the APC filed against the […]

Why board is yet to enforce law on fabrication strictly  The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Wabote yesterday disclosed that he was to meet with the management of the Bank of Industry (BOI) yesterday (Monday) to have an update on the state of the fund and take its next decision. […]