By Jethro Ibileke/Benin Justice Joseph Acha of Benin City High Court, on Wednesday, charged journalists covering court proceedings to be objective in their reportage and do proper investigation before going to the press. He gave the charge while reaffirming his […]
By Robert Egbe A Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out a N650million money laundering charge against a former Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Jumoke Akinjide; a former Oyo Central senator, Ayo Adeseun and a Peoples Democratic Party chieftain […]
INTRODUCTION In Nigeria, it has become common practice to set age restriction in employments, particularly during recruitment process. As a matter of fact, the unwholesome practice has become the norm which, even, government institution saddled with the role of […]
• Ministers, others to receive shots Saturday• Citizens to get vaccination cards, worldwide codes• Delivery largest consignment in West Africa Anxiety and doubts among Nigerians on whether the country could secure the COVID-19 vaccines was put to rest yesterday following the […]
A senior Democratic congressman sued former President Donald Trump Tuesday, accusing him of violating the 19th century “Ku Klux Klan Act” by supporting the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. Bennie Thompson accused Trump, his lawyer Rudy Giuliani, and […]
A Gospel song writer says and I quote “What do we do when we don’t know what to do? Where do we run to when we don’t know where to go? And what do we say when we don’t know […]
CHILD MARRIAGE IN NIGERIA. Abike was just 12years old when the mother told her to get ready because Alhaji was coming for her in a matter of two hours. Abike couldn’t understand why her parents would want to mortgage her […]
• Raids drug spots in AbujaFew days after at least three cocaine cartels were busted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, another trafficker, Ukaegbu Bright Onyekachi, has been nabbed with 3.30 kilogrammes of the illicit drug. The suspect […]
Ex-gov asks court to prevent his ‘second trial’Planned re-arraignment of former governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, before Justice I. E. Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday, could not proceed following objection raised by the prosecuting […]
SERAP threatens court action The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has advised the Federal Government to drop plan to borrow about N895billion from unclaimed dividends and funds in dormant accounts using the “patently unconstitutional and illegal Finance Act, 2020.” […]