The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has urged State Attorneys-General to uphold the rule of law by implementing the Supreme Court judgment granting financial autonomy to local governments. ICPC Chairman, Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu (SAN), made the call on Monday in Akure during a one-day roundtable with South-West Attorneys-General on strengthening…
The corruption trial of former Kano State governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, was on Monday adjourned by a Kano State High Court to 26 November. Ganduje, his wife Hafsat Umar, and six others are facing an 11-count charge brought by the state government, alleging bribery, conspiracy, and the diversion of public funds running into billions of…
The scheduled arraignment of activist and Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore was on Monday postponed after the presiding judge failed to appear in court. Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court, Abuja, was reported to be presiding over proceedings in another division, leading to the adjournment of the case. The court has now fixed…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday met with the newly appointed heads of Nigeria’s armed forces in Abuja, in what is seen as a strategic step to improve the country’s security framework. The meeting, held behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa, came shortly after the appointment of the Service Chiefs — a move the Presidency…
Chidinma Ojukwu, the former University of Lagos student accused of killing Super TV CEO Michael Ataga, told a Lagos High Court on Monday that she never discussed his death with co-defendant Adedapo Quadri. Ojukwu, a 300-level Mass Communication student at the time of the incident, made the remarks while being cross-examined by Quadri’s lawyer, Babatunde…
Nigeria’s downstream energy sector is entering a new phase of growth following deregulation, currency reforms and increased regional collaboration, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) has said. Dr Mumuni Dagazau, the company’s Executive Vice President for Downstream, made the announcement at the 19th Africa Downstream Energy Week in Lagos. The conference, themed “Energy Sustainability: Growth…
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), seven days to file his final written address in his ongoing trial on alleged terrorism offences. The judge granted the request on Monday after Kanu declined to open his defence, following the…
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has issued a 19-point demand to the Federal Government, warning that failure to meet these minimum expectations will trigger a total and indefinite nationwide strike from Saturday. Dr Muhammad Suleiman, NARD President, announced the resolutions on Monday in Abuja during a media briefing following the association’s Extraordinary National…
The National Convention Organising Committee (NCOC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has indefinitely postponed the screening of aspirants ahead of its 2025 elective national convention. The screening exercise was initially scheduled to take place on Tuesday, 28 October. However, in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, the NCOC Chairman and Governor of Adamawa…
Air Peace has hailed the launch of its maiden direct flight from London Heathrow Airport to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, as a symbol of national pride and resilience. Nnenna Onyema, Executive Director of International Operations, said in a statement on Monday in Lagos that the route restores the Nigerian flag to one of the…
