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
The Zamfara State High Court has sentenced one Anas Dahiru to death by hanging for killing his friend because of N100. Dahiru was brought to the court in June 2017 for allegedly stabbing his friend, Shamu Ibrahim, to death . Delivering the judgment, the presiding judge, Justice MukhtarContinue Reading
A former Secretary-General of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Frank Kokori is dead Kokori died on Thursday in a hospital in Warri, Delta State. His death was disclosed by his Personal Assistant, Atawada Oke. Over the past few months, the former NUPENG secretary hadContinue Reading
The Federal Road Safety Corps on Thursday disowned the Unit Commander, Central Business District Unit Command, Assistant Corps Commander IL Ibrahim, over his recent statement on Vehicle Inspection Officers, otherwise known as Directorate of Road Traffic Services. Ibrahim was quoted to have said that VIO officials do not haveContinue Reading
FRSC says Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIOs) have legal backing to arrest traffic offenders, depending on the state within which they operate. Deputy Corps Marshal at the FRSC, Mr Bisi Kazeem, stated in Abuja that the motoring public should give maximum cooperation to VIOs for the enhancement of safety onContinue Reading
