Rivers Governorship: Appeal Court Sacks Wike
The Court of Appeal on Wednesday affirmed the judgment of the Rivers Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. The court declared that Nyesom Wike, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in this year’s governorship election in Rivers state, was…
Radio Biafra: Court Discharges Nnamdi Kanu
The Director of Radio Biafra and leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu was on Wednesday discharged by a Chief Magistrate Court in Wise 2, Abuja led by Shuaibu Usman of all counts of criminal conspiracy and…
Dasuki, Yuguda, Bafarawa Arraigned on Fresh Corruption Charges As Ex-NSA Set To Expose More Beneficiaries
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned ex-National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki, former Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda, ex-Sokoto State Governor, Attahiru Bafarawa, his son, Sagir before an Abuja High Court. According to the…
Unconstitutional Laws And Court Orders On Rampage: Why We Dragged Hon Justice Adeniyi Ademola To NJC Over Nnamdi Kanu By InterSociety
The leadership of International Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law (Intersociety); supported by other ten members of the Southeast based Coalition of Human Rights Organizations (SBCHROs) have dragged Hon Justice Adeniyi Ademola of Court Six of the…
Arms Deal: Sambo Dasuki, Others Arraigned in Court
The immediate past National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, and three other persons were on Monday docked by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. He was arraigned alongside a former Director of Finance at the Office of National Security Adviser,…
PRESS RELEASE: Probe Muslims Killing In Zaria By Army, Group Urges NASS
A detachment of the Nigerian Army on Saturday, 12th December, 2015 opened fire on unarmed members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria who were holding a peaceful procession on the streets of Zaria, Kaduna State. The Islamic organization claimed that…
Face Boko Haram, Not Rigging Election for APC – PDP Tells Military
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charged the Nigerian military to face its constitutional duties of defending the nation against insurgency group like Boko Haram instead of aiding the All Progressives Congress (APC) in rigging election. The acting National Chairman…
Appeal Court: Ebonyi Gov, Akpabio Elections Upheld
The Court of Appeal sitting in Enugu on Friday upheld the election of Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, even as its counterpart in Abuja also upheld the election of Godswill Akpabio as senator representing Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District. The…
Photographer, Other Jailed for Illicit Drug
By Paul Ladi, Lagos A 30 year-old photographer, Lucky Guieze and an 18 year-old Abdul Rasheed have been sentenced to two years jail term each for unlawful dealing in cannabis sativa popularly called marijuana The court presided over by Justice…
Dino Melaye Floors Adeyemi at Appeal Court
Former Senator, Smart Adeyemi has lost his bid to unseat Senator Dino Melaye at the Court of Appeal in Abuja. Adeyemi filed a suit at the Appeal Court after the State Tribunal Elections Petition Tribunal upheld the March 28, 2015…
Arms Deal: EFCC Puts ex-DSS Boss, Kayode Are Under House Arrest, Detains Dokpesi, Others
Information available to The Street Reporters indicates that shooting was heard Wednesday afternoon at the Lagos home of former Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Lateef Kayode Are, who has been placed under house arrest. But it…
