Two of a Kind: BAT Refused Docking; Bello Refuses to Appear in Court
Leadership is often said to be by example, consequently, Leaders of tomorrow are mentees of Leaders on the stage of Today. In 2011, Yahaya Bello was just a 36 year old young politician watching the big political game from the…
CISLAC, 49 Other CSOs Condemn Corruption, Attack On Anti-Corruption Agencies
By Lawal Aminu Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) and a group of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) working to promote good governance in Nigeria, had raised concerns about the rate of corruption and attack on the anti-corruption agencies in Nigeria….
How De-radicalized Boko Haram Members Invaded Police Station In Borno, Freed Suspects
Information has emerged on how some repentant Boko Haram insurgents on Tuesday night invaded a police station in Maiduguri in an attempt to set free their colleagues that were arrested earlier over alleged drug offences. Some witnesses on Thursday told…
How Police Nabbed Abuja/Kaduna Train Attack Masterminds, 63 Suspects, Recovered N3,350,000 Ransom
…As IGP Sustains Deployment of Chopper for Aerial Support, Proactive Measures Along Train Route The Nigeria Police Force has said it has arrested the suspected masterminds of bloody Abuja/Kaduna train attack and paraded 63 suspects nabbed for various violent offences…
The Drama at EFCC and the Challenges with Corruption
Equity and justice are the greatest need of our society. All are presumed to be equal before the law, but it is what it is, a presumption! The reality of our administration of justice has dug a gulf between the…
Killings: Court Adjourns Okuama Suits Against FG
The Federal High Court in Warri, Delta State, has fixed June 4, 2024, for hearing the fundamental human rights applications filed by some indigenes of the troubled Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area against the Nigerian Army and…
Naira Abuse Case: EFCC, Cubana Chief Priest Consider Out-of-Court Settlement
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and celebrity barman, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, have agreed to settle the Naira abuse charge slammed against the socialite out of court. This was disclosed at the resumption of…
Tinubu Approves Salary, Pension Increment for Civil Servants
President Bola Tinubu led Federal Government of Nigeria has approved an increase of between 25% and 35% in salary increase for Civil Servants on the remaining six Consolidated Salary Structures. The Salary Structure are Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS),…
Court Grants EFCC Order to Freeze 1146 Suspicious Accounts
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja, has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) an interim order to freeze One Thousand, One Hundred and Forty Six (1,146) bank accounts belonging to individuals and companies being investigated…
AAC Vows To Challenge Oyo State Council Polls Outcome, Insists There Was No Election
The African Action Congress (AAC), Oyo State Chapter, has vehemently condemned what it described the Oyo State local government election held yesterday as a “charade”, insisting that there was no election. The party maintained that the Oyo State Independent Electoral…
Continental Students’ Body Expresses Interest in Siriman Niaré Case In Letter Colonel Goïta
Continental Students movement and the umbrella body for all national students’ unions in Africa, under the auspices of the All-Africa Stucents Unian (AASU), has expressed interest in a case involving a student activist, Comrade Siriman Niaré, in a letter to…