The Nigeria Vice President, Shettima has arrived in Lagos to celebrate another year in the life of revered elder statesman, Gen. T.Y. Danjuma, as he marks his 87th year. The Vice President who is in company of Taraba State Governor, Dr Agbu Kefas; Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang; Senator Representing Taraba South Senatorial District, Senator…
Senators from the South-Eastern part of Nigeria have declared their support for the President Bola Tinubu’s Tax Reform Bills. This was disclosed via a terse statement shared via the X handle of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu on Monday, December 9. The statement readsin parts: “The Tax Reforms Bills were thoroughly deliberated during the South-East Senate…
The disagreement between the Abia State Government and the Umunna Nsulu Communities, in Isiala Ngwa North LGA of the State over the proposed siting of the Abia Airport has continued to linger, thus raising further questions as to why it is difficult for both parties to reach a compromise. On Monday December 9, 2024, the…
The Abia State Ministry of works has released list of completed road projects in Abia as well as ongoing projects in various parts of the state. The list was made available to newsmen on Tuesday. See full list below 👇 ROAD REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS (MINISTRY WORK DIRECT LABOUR UNITS) A. COMPLETED PROJECTS Repair &…
The Chief Executive Officer of Complete Care and Aid Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, Aisha Alkali Wakil popularly known as Mama Boko Haram, has been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment over a N6 million fraud. Wakil was jailed alongside Programme Manager, Tahiru Saidu Daura and Country Director, Prince Lawal Shoyode, by Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the…
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has paid a visit to legal luminary, Afe Babalola, SAN at the Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti. According to sources, the visit appears connected to ongoing legal proceedings involving Dele Farotimi, a Lagos-based lawyer and activist accused of defamation by Babalola. The meeting might have been arranged by…
Emir SanusiThe 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, says he always tells his daughters when they are getting married that if their husbands slap them, he expects them to return the slap. The emir said wife be@ting, domestic v!violence forms 45 per cent of cases across nine Shari’a Courts of Kano in five years….
The family of a popular Owerri business man, Chief Chukwudi Ahamba Ofoha a. k. a Ibari Ogwa, has put up a strong formal protest over the unwarranted, reckless and defamatory utterances and video shows made by Barrister Paschal Onwukaike over her deceased member, Ibari Ogwa. The family, sought and procured the services of a foremost…
The Federal Government has reiterated that President Bola Tinubu’s administration prioritizes food security as a key aspect of its governance. Aliyu Abdullahi, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, stated that since Tinubu’s inauguration in May 2023, the government has launched several initiatives aimed at ensuring food security across the country. Speaking on…
Revelations from a leaked U.S. government cable reveal that prominent lawyer Afe Babalola disbursed at least $1.125 million to five judges who presided over the Court of Appeal in the early 2000s to obtain a favourable ruling for his client, then Adamawa Governor Boni Haruna. Mr Babalola allegedly bribed a panel of five appellate judges,…
