Alleged N16.7bn Fraud: 9 Consolidated Discount House Officials Arraigned
The office of Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) on Monday, arraigned nine officials of Consolidated Discount House Limited, before a Lagos Federal High Court on 24 count charges bordering on alleged stocks’ fraud, worth N16. 738,700,401.56 billion. Those arraigned before…
‘Grazing Reserves Bill: Clear Sambisa Forest for Fulani Herdsmen’
As controversy still surrounding the proposed Grazing Reserves Bill of President Muhammadu Buhari led-Federal Government to the National Assembly, a human rights activist and Executive Chairman, Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ), Comrade Adeniyi Sulaiman, has counseled the…
Groups Write INEC Over Non-Conduct Legislative Reruns In Imo, Anambra, Rivers States
The leadership of International Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law (Intersociety); supported by the Southeast Based Coalition of Human Rights Organizations (SBCHROs),comprising: Anambra State Branch of the Civil Liberties Organization (CLO), Center for Human Rights & Peace…
Alleged Bribing of Judge: Court Dismisses Tarfa’s Application
*As EFCC opens case against Nwobike Written By Paul Sanusi, Lagos A Lagos High Court sitting at Igbosere, on Friday, told the embattled Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Rickey Tarfa has been to go and prepare his defence over allegation…
Okowa’s  Victory Strengthened Delta Unity – OSANEBI
The Deputy Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Friday Ossai Osanebi  said today that the victory of the People’s Democratic Party, ( PDP)  in the last  governorship election has strengthen the love and unity within ethno-political lines of…
Buhari Returns 2016 Budget To National Assembly
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned the controversy-ridden 2016 budget to the National Assembly, pointing out areas of concern in the document and demanding adjustment. The spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Abdurazaq Namdas, (APC-Adamawa State) confirmed this to journalists on…
Reps Grill Police IG, Solomon Arase, Over Reopening of Kogi Assembly
The House of Representatives Adhoc Committee on Kogi Assembly Crisis on Thursday quizzed the Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, over the re-opening of Kogi House of Assembly complex. The House had through a resolution directed Arase to seal off the…
No Chance for Saraki to Give Statement Before Trial – Witness
A prosecution witness on Thursday said the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, was never interrogated by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) before the commencement of his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. Saraki is standing trial for alleged false…
Alleged N754.7m Theft: ExNIMASA DG, Akpolobokemi, Others’ Trial Stalled
The absence of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, prosecutor, Mr. Rotimi Oyedepo, who is prosecuting the former Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Patrick Ziadeke Akpolobokemi and seven others, stalled the continuation of trial…
5 Court Officials Docked for Setting Court’s Exhibit Facilities Ablaze
An Assistant Chief Registrar, ACR, Â Salman Adeoye, 55, and four other officials of Lagos state magistrate court, were on Thursday, arraigned before an Ebute-metta Chief Magistrate’s Court, on charges bordering on conspiracy, arson and negligence. Others charged alongside Adeoye…
DSS Arraigns 2 Traders for Cloning Ambode’s Phone Number
The Department of State Security (DSS) on Wednesday, arraigned two traders before an Isolo Magistrate Court for allegedly cloning the mobile line of Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode. The suspects, Rilwanu Jamiu and Balogun Stanley Oyewole, who claimed to…
