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Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja has given an order of perpetual injunction restraining the National Broadcasting Commission NBC from imposing fines, on broadcast stations in the country and also set aside the 500,000 Naira fines imposed on each of the 45 broadcast stations on March 1, 2019. Omotosho who described NBC’s act as being ultra vires in his ruling also held that NBC, not being a […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, has arrested the former Minister of Power, Sale Mamman over alleged 22 billion Naira fraud. Mamman, who was the minister of power from 2019 to 2021, was arrested yesterday morning and detained at the headquarters of the EFCC in Abuja in connection to investigations into corruption in the execution of some power projects. The minister was accused of conspiring with ministry staff in […]

The national leadership of the Nigerian Labor Congress NLC and the Trade Union Congress TUC have agreed to suspend their ongoing industrial action in Imo State to enable the peaceful resolution of all outstanding issues in an atmosphere of mutuality. The decision was contained in a memorandum of understanding MoU between the Imo state government and the unions. According to the MoU which was signed by the Secretary to the […]

The Supreme Court will today deliver its judgment on an appeal seeking to sack Governor of Osun State Ademola Adeleke from office. A five-man panel of Justices of the apex court adjourned to resolve the legal dispute surrounding the governorship election that was held in the state on July 16, 2022. It would be recalled that the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal led by Justice Tertse Kume which sat […]

The First Lady of Nigeria Aisha Buhari yesterday presided over the 10th General Assembly of the Africa First Ladies Peace Mission at the State House in Abuja dedicated to peace, security, and mitigation of violent conflicts. In attendance at the gathering was the wife of the President-elect, Remi Tinubu; wives of Presidents and governors from other African countries as well as members of the diplomatic Corps. The wife of President […]

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project SERAP has filed a contempt suit against the Federal Government for failing to recover over 40 billion Naira double pay and life pensions from former governors who are serving as lawmakers and ministers. SERAP in a statement yesterday by its deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare, recalled how Justice Oguntoyinbo of the Federal High Court, Lagos ordered the Federal Government in November 2019 to recover life […]

The 9th Assembly yesterday approved the restructuring of the controversial 22.719 trillion naira ways and means advances, supposedly to ensure that the government does not shut down. The Senate gave the approval during the plenary session after considering a report from its ad hoc committee, which noted that the federal government repeatedly borrowed from the central bank of Nigeria in the process exceeding the five percent threshold of the previous […]

The Governor of Enugu State Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has announced a cash reward of 5 million Naira for any person or group that provides information to the Nigeria Police that would lead to the arrest of those involved in the murder of the former State Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party PDP and Governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA in the 2023 general election, Dons Udeh. Ugwuanyi, who […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it will commence afresh the prosecution of a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, and three others at the Federal High Court, Abuja on alleged misappropriation of N4.6bn and money laundering. Counsel for the EFCC, Rotimi Oyedepo told Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court in Lagos that this move became necessary following last week’s judgment of the Court of Appeal, […]