The National Judicial Council on Thursday recommended the compulsory retirement of Osun State High Court judge, Justice S. O. Falola. He was found guilty of granting a Garnishee Order Absolute against Polaris Bank for the sum of N283,174,000.00 in a questionable manner. A statement by the council’s DirectorContinue Reading
Comptroller, Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone “B”, Kaduna, Chedi Wada, has lamented that smugglers have been using fake presidential number plates to deliver vehicles across the country. According to Wada, they have also been dubiously using such fake number plates belonging to various state and local governments, MDAs,Continue Reading
Students of Federal University Lafia (FULafia) have taken to the streets to protest the continuous kidnapping of fellow students by unknown gunmen. kidnappers launched an attack on an off-campus lodge at Gandu, within the vicinity of FULafia, and abducted a yet to be ascertained number of students. The incidentContinue Reading
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday ordered Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello to pay the sum of N500 million to the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Murtala Ajaka, for violating his fundamental rights. In his decision, Justice Inyang Ekwo also ordered Bello to publicly apologizeContinue Reading
In a recent development, the Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a garnishee order, freezing a total of 24 bank accounts belonging to the Kano State Government This order was granted in response to a suit filed by the Incorporated Trustees of Masalachi Eid Shop Owners and Traders Association.Continue Reading
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has called for a proper audit of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), noting that this call was what cost him his job at the apex bank. Sanusi made this knownContinue Reading
The Indigenes of Oyo State, working with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), have commended the state governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, for reappointing the former Executive Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr. Nureni Adeniran, as the board’s chairman. In a statement jointly signed by theContinue Reading
The Federal Government has decorated the newly appointed Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mrs Adepoju Caroline Wura-Ola, with her new rank. Also decorated were the six newly appointed Deputy Comptrollers-General of the NIS whose appointments were approved alongside the CG by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu onContinue Reading
The University of Ilorin has granted a 25 per cent school fees rebate to children of its staff members. The rebate was approved by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Wahab Egbewole, SAN, following a meeting with university-based union leaders on Thursday. According to a tweet shared via the institution’s handleContinue Reading
