Author: Olabanji Ayoola

Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) leader Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and his wife Zeenat got freedom on Wednesday. Justice Gideon Kurada of the Kaduna State High Court discharged and acquitted them of culpable homicide, and unlawful assembly, among other criminal charges for which they have been standing trial since December 2018. The IMN (also known as […]

Legal luminary, Aare Afe Babalola (SAN) has canvassed a new constitution before the 2003 general elections, noting that the 1999 Constitution foisted on Nigerians by the military is the cause of myriads of political, socio-economic crises bedeviling the country. He also called on all patriotic Nigerians who want the country to remain united to join […]

Naira sees biggest plunge day after CBN forex ban CBN maintains stance as BDCs seek truce This will move market away from rate convergence, Adonri insists BDCs are anti-market creation, living borrowed time – retired banker Banks can’t be trusted, may hoard dollars, Mailafia says Twenty four hours after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) […]

HURIWA asks court to gag govt officials Counsel warns against trial of Kanu, Igboho, Sowore The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has threatened a “weekly total lockdown” in the South East from August 9, 2021, should the Federal Government fail to release its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, unconditionally before August 8. IPOB’s Head of Directorate of […]

United States lawmakers have halted the planned sale of arms worth $875 million  to Nigeria over concerns about the President Muhammadu Buhari’s-led government’s human rights record. But security sources have said the Federal Government was not bothered by the stance of the US lawmakers saying Nigeria had complied with all necessary agreement indices reached on government-to-government […]

The Federal Government and Twitter have begun talks toward lifting the suspension of the microblogging platform. A source in the Presidency confirmed the development. The source, who pleaded not to be named because he was not authorised to speak, said the suspension will be lifted when all the issues have been resolved. The source said: […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N8.5 billion for research in medical sciences and other specialty areas in 2021, under the National Research Fund (NRF) scheme funded by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). Executive Secretary of TETFund, Prof. Suleiman Bogoro, disclosed this, yesterday, at a three-day workshop for directors of research and development (R&D) of […]