Mr Jim Obazee, Special Investigator appointed by President Bola Tinubu, has asked for a posthumous prosecution of late President Muhammadu Buhari and the trial of former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha. Obazee, who is the 15th Prosecution Witness in the trial of former Governor of
A Kwara High Court sitting in Ilorin has dismissed a preliminary objection filed by former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, and ordered his arraignment. Justice M. O. Folorunsho delivered the ruling on Friday, holding that the court possessed the jurisdiction to hear the criminal case before it. The judge dismissed
The Nigerian Army Depot in Osogbo on Thursday said it had commenced an investigation into the alleged misconduct of some of its personnel accused of assaulting students of Osun State University (UNIOSUN). This was contained in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the depot, Col. Yahaya Ibrahim.
The Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, Adeniyi Adeyemi, has said he is ready to defend himself in court over the presidential council controversy. Adeyemi made this declaration on Thursday while responding to questions in an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television. It would
The Federated Organisation of Sokoto State Students’ Associations (FOSSA) has commended Governor Ahmed Aliyu for settling N3 billion in outstanding scholarship arrears inherited from the previous administration. FOSSA described the payment as a lifeline that has restored hope to thousands of Sokoto students studying within and outside the state. The
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo) Thursday took a major step towards empowering Nigerian contractors with the launch of a $3-billion Contract Finance Facility in partnership with nine leading Nigerian banks. The facility is designed to provide credit support for local contractors executing projects for SNEPCo operations and
.Summons community heads for profiling The Edo State Government has demolished a building allegedly owned by a suspected kidnap kingpin in Obagie-N’Evbuosa Community, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area, as part of its crackdown on kidnapping and other violent crimes. The demolition was carried out by the Principal Security Officer to Governor
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that every Nigerian citizen deserves to feel the impact of the government through provision of infrastructure where they are. He said such should be the Nigeria of our dream. Tinubu made the declaration on Thursday at the official commissioning of the rehabilitated 16 kilometer
The stock market reversed its one-day bullish rally on Wednesday, with investors losing N2.393 trillion in market value as widespread profit-taking dragged equities into negative territory. The downturn was due to profit-taking in large and mid-cap stocks like Aradel, Neimeth Pharmaceuticals, International Breweries, National Salt Company, Mc Nicholas and 27
The Edo House of Assembly on Wednesday confirmed Mr Anayochukwu Oli, a non-indigene, as a commissioner-nominee of Gov. Monday Okpebholo. The confirmation followed a motion moved by the Majority Leader, Mr Jonathan Ibhamawu, during plenary in Benin. The Speaker, Blessing Agbebaku, commended the governor for nominating a non-indigene into his
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