Council Of Arewa Chiefs Urges DSS To Free Saraki Hausawa of Lagos
Council Of Arewa Chiefs has demanded the immediate release of the Sarkin Hausawa of Lagos, Alhaji Aminu Yaro Dogara, by the Department of State Services (DSS). The Lagos State chapter of the group in a statement signed on its behalf…
Court Fixes Date For Stella Oduah’s Trial Over Alleged N5bn Fraud
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja has fixed date for the trial of a former Minister of Aviation, Senator Stella Oduah. The Senator, who represented Anambra North at the Senate, is to stand trial alongside eight others…
Simon Ateba: White House Reporter Threatens To Sue Washington Post
Today News Africa White House correspondent, Simon Ateba, has threatened to take the Washington Post to court if the paper does not retract a recent profile on him, Fox News reports. “I will take the Washington Post to court if…
Group Wants Sarkin Hausawa of Lagos Released By DSS
The Concerned Northern Forum (CNF) on Monday asked the Department of State Security to immediately released the Sarkin Hausawa of Lagos State and Chairman of Council of Arewa Chiefs in Southern Nigeria, Alhaji Aminu Yaro Dogara over alleged connection to…
Finally, Gov Mbah Ends Sit-At-Home in Enugu As Markets, Banks, Schools Open
In his bid to ensure total implementation of the sit-at-home ban in Enugu State, Governor Peter Mbah toured various parts of the state capital on Monday to monitor compliance on the illegal sit-at-home declared by some non-state actors. This, according…
Emefiele: Lawyers File Contempt Charge Against DSS DG
Amid allegation of the violation of multiple judgements and orders of court directing the release of the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Godwin Emefiele, from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), some constitutional and human rights…
Uphold Rule of Law, Don’t Give Emefiele Dasuki’s Treatment – CNPP, CSOs Urge Tinubu
The Conference Of Nigeria Parties (CNPP) and a coalition of civil society groups under their umbrella association, the Coalition Of National Civil Society Organisations (CNCSOs), have called on “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to prove to Nigerians that he is, indeed,…
Emefiele: Respect Rule of Law, NBA, CSOs Urge FG
The Nigerian Bar Association, human rights activists, and civil society groups have called on the Federal Government to uphold the principles of the rule of law, fairness, and justice in the case against the suspended Governor of the Central Bank…
Buhari’s Family Affected As IGP Recalls Mobile Policemen from Ex-govs, Ministers, Other VIPs
Federal Government of Nigeria has withdrawn the Mobile Police Force personnel attached to several Very Important Persons (VIPs), including ex-governors, former ministers and lawmakers. The order, which was contained in a police wireless message from Mopol 45 Force Headquarters, Abuja,…
If Tinubu is Not Disqualified by the Court, Forget About Justice in Nigeria
By Silas Joseph Onu, Esq I have carefully perused the Petition of APM versus Tinubu, Shetima, APC and INEC and all I can say is that it appeared too mundane, but carries the strongest venom against Tinubu, Shetima, APC and…
Jabiru Tsauri: Customs Investigates Alleged Attack On Katsina Governor’s Chief Of Staff
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has confirmed that investigation into an alleged attack on Jabiru Tsauri, the Chief of Staff to the Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has commenced. Reports indicated that the governor’s aide escaped an attack by suspected…