By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Governor Charles Soludo ordered the arrest and prosecution of officials of Anambra Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra Brigade (OCHA) who opened fire on traders at Onitsha Main Market. The Commissioner for Information in Anambra State, Law Mefor, […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as “unconstitutional” the attempt by the Senate to stop Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from resuming at the red chamber after serving a six-month suspension. This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday by the […]
By Olasunkanmi Akoni and David Aghaeze A pressure group under the umbrella of The Movement Against JAMB Injustice, comprising concerned parents, has described the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB’s age limit policy in Nigeria as unconstitutional and should be […]
By Nwabueze Okonkwo ONITSHA — Human rights lawyer Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, KSC, has called on the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the Council of Legal Education (CLE) to strengthen oversight and disciplinary mechanisms in order to preserve the integrity of […]
By Ngozi Njoku A 25-year-old man, Alex Ibrahim, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing electric cable worth N7.5 million. Ibrahim, who resides at Opic, Lagos, is facing a charge of stealing under Section 287 of the […]
Normalcy has returned to the real estate sector following the decision of the Lagos State government to review the tagging of 176 estates in the Lekki/Ajah corridor as illegal. The restoration of normalcy is coming on the heels of the […]
By Dayo Johnson Akure—Four men have been arraigned before an Akure Chief Magistrate’s Court, in Ondo State, for allegedly kidnapping a 60-year-old man, Tijani Aremu, and attempted murder in the Akoko area of the state. The defendants, Yahaya Galejo, 30; […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Special Committee on Examination Infractions (SCEIi) has said that computer-based centres found culpable in the over 4,000 cases of exam fraud uncovered by the committee will be shut down and their owners jailed. […]
Five persons, who allegedly stole goods worth N11.2 million from a company, appeared before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Monday. The defendants, Thomas, Suleiman, Yunusa, Anas, and AbdulRahman are facing three counts of conspiracy, breaking and entering, […]
OSOGBO — THE Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, in Osun State, yesterday, accused the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation of plotting to “pre-empt the Supreme Court” by allegedly preparing to pay withheld local government allocations in […]