White House lawyers began presenting their defense of President Donald Trump on Saturday at his historic Senate impeachment trial for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. White House counsel Pat Cipollone took the floor for opening arguments at an […]
A Makurdi High Court presided over by Justice Augustine Ityoyiman, Friday refused to grant the application filed by National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) Adams Oshiomhole for stay of proceedings in the N10 billion libel suit instituted against […]
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday asserted that the Finance Act 2020 would stimulate the Nigerian economy and put the country on the path of geometric economic growth. Osinbajo made the assertion at the Inspiration Conference 2020 of the Redeemer’s Men […]
With increasing calls for the reversal of the Supreme Court judgment on Imo State governorship election, ONYEDIKA AGBEDO writes that based on precedent, the apex court would likely stick to its decision when formally approached by the aggrieved party. The […]
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu • Insists Restructuring Panacea For Nigeria’s Progress Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has faulted notions held in some quarters that the recently launched security outfit, Amotekun, was aimed at preparing the ground for the Southwest […]
On 24th January, 2020, the Nigerian Bar Association joined in the celebration of Honorable Justice Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa, CFR, President of the Court of Appeal and Hon. Justice Chinwe Eugenia Iyizoba, who both retired as Justices of the Court of […]
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday foreclosed the possibility of devaluing the naira, saying it has sufficient foreign reserves to meet all its obligations without recourse to hurting Nigeria’s currency. CBN Governor, Mr […]
Khalid Aliyu, the EFCC prosecution witness (PW5) in the ongoing trial of Abdulrasheed Maina, ex-chairman, defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), on Friday, disclosed that the PRTT rejected an N2 billion bribe from the accused persons in the police pension […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of Zacchaeus Atte, a former commissioner for agriculture in Kogi State. ICPC spokesperson Rasheedat Okoduwa said Atte was convicted on corruption charges by a Kogi State […]
The police on Friday said the death of popular Lagos-based traditional medicine practitioner Fatai Yusuf, popularly known as Oko Oloyun could be linked to an ongoing fraud issue in his Lagos office. “An interesting twist to the story was that […]