The Federal High Court commenced its annual vacation on July 9, while the vacation would end on Sept.14. Mr Emmanuel Gakko, the Chief Registrar of the Court, in a circular issued in Abuja, said that the court would resume sitting in all judicial divisions on Sept. 17. Gakko said thatContinue Reading
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun on Wednesday said the Federal Government would thoroughly examine the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) before signing it. Adeosun said this at the 2018 Annual Meetings of the Afreximbank with the theme, “Powering Africa Through Regional Integration,” in Abuja. She said theContinue Reading
The Plateau House of Assembly on Wednesday impeached it’s Speaker, Mr Peter Azi. This followed a motion moved by Mr Peter Ibrahim, member representing Barkin Ladi constituency. According to Ibrahim, the action was in accordance with section 92, subsection 2 of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution as amended. “Mr speaker, inContinue Reading
A business woman, Halimat Yaya, approached an Agege Customary Court in Lagos on Wednesday to seek divorce, citing her husband’s foul temperament. Halimat, 42, told the court that her husband, Ahmed Yaya had bad tempered and was also a violent man. The mother of four, an indigene of Kogi State,Continue Reading
The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig. General Suleiman Kazaure, on Wednesday warned corps members participating in Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Ekiti not to indulge in electoral malpractice. Kazaure, ?who was represented by the corps’ Director of Planning, Research and Statistics, Mrs Victoria Okakwu, gave theContinue Reading
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has taken its awareness campaign against kerosene explosion to Watt Market and Etim Edem Park in Calabar. Mr Bassey Nkanga, the Operations Controller of DPR in Cross River, said on Wednesday that the awareness campaign became necessary due to the recorded cases of keroseneContinue Reading
The Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has reiterated the determination of the commission to win the war against corruption , saying war against corruption cannot be won by EFCC alone. Magu said this on the occasion of the Road Walk Against Corruption commemorating the AfricanContinue Reading
The Imo House of Assembly on Wednesday recommended further investigations into the allegations of gross misconduct brought against the Deputy Governor, Mr Eze Madumere, by 13 members of the House. The House made the recommendation following deliberations on the report of an ad hoc committee investigating the allegations, led byContinue Reading
Former Anambra governor and now Labour and Productivity Minister, Chris Ngige said on Tuesday in Ado Ekiti that no gang up would stop President Buhari’s re-election in 2019. Ngige said that the gang up against the President by some leaders would fail ahead of next year election, noting that heContinue Reading
