President Bola Tinubu has said that unless the challenges of frivolous appeals, alleged intimidation of judges by lawyers, and judgments delivered on technicalities grounds are curtailed, the war on corruption will be imperiled in the country. Noting the challenges will continue to hamper the speedy adjudication of corruption cases, he however, acknowledged that prosecution of […]
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A non-partisan organization, The Campaign Against Impunity (CAI) Nigeria, has urged the Lagos State House of Assembly to respect the autonomy of local governments and adhere to the Supreme Court judgment that grants this autonomy. The call comes in light of the Assembly’s recent indefinite suspension of Hon. Jelili Sulaiman, the council chairman of Alimosho […]
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Lagos State House of Assembly has indefinitely suspended the Chairman of Alimosho Local Government Area, Jelili Sulaimon, effective immediately. The decision, which was reached during Monday’s plenary session, came after lawmakers voted unanimously to remove Sulaimon over allegations of misconduct and defiance of the legislative House. A statement titled “Breaking: Lagos Assembly Suspends Alimosho Council […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has strongly condemned the reported refusal by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Edo State to grant the PDP and its candidate, Dr. Asue Ighodalo access to the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines and other materials used in the September 21, 2024 Edo State Governorship election. […]
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Former National Vice Chairman, North West, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, has declared that the expectation of the average Nigerian that the ruling party would fare better than the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which it ousted in the 2015 general elections, has been dashed. He made this declaration in a statement issued […]
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President Bola Tinubu has directed the police to provide security to Rivers State Local Government officials and to restore and maintain peace, law, and order immediately. While instructing law enforcement agencies to bring the situation under control, he emphasised the need to ensure the security of public institutions. The President in a statement by his […]
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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday granted the reduction of bail conditions for five #EndBadGovernance protesters to N5 million each. Justice Emeka Nwite had on September 11 granted bail to all ten protesters to the tune of N100 million. The ten defendants – Michael Adaramoye, also known as Lenin, Adeyemi Abayomi, Suleiman Yakubu, […]
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Sanusi, Cardoso, Emefiele The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has criticized the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for its lack of recent investment in public university projects. ASUU highlighted a significant change since the tenure of former CBN Governor and current Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. The union claimed that despite available funds […]
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The Rivers State Police Command have remained silent amid sudden violence that erupted at several local government council secretariats on Monday morning. Daily Post reports that suspected “political thugs” believed to be supporters of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, attacked the Obio/Akpor, Ikwerre, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni, Eleme, and Emohua local government council secretariats […]
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Oil prices continued to rise on Monday, with Brent approaching the $80 mark, building on last week’s sharpest increase since early 2023. The gains were fueled by concerns over a potential escalation in Middle East tensions and possible disruptions to exports from this key oil-producing region. Brent crude futures increased by $1.09, or 1.4%, reaching […]
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