Alex Enumah in Abuja The Chief Judge (CJ) of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Justice Ishaq Bello has…
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Alleged $6.5m scam: EFCC arraigns Ikenna Kingsley aka Jeff Sikora
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Onwuzuruike Ikenna Kingsley (aka Jeff Sikora), a self-styled President/ Chief Executive…
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Nigeria: National Assembly, Keyamo Fight Over Employment of 774,000 Nigerians
Abuja — Caution was thrown to the winds yesterday as members of the National Assembly’s Joint Committee on Employment, Labour…
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ECOWAS Court dismisses suit against Nigeria – The Sun Nigeria
The ECOWAS Court of Justice on Wednesday, dismissed a suit by Obinna Umeh and three others, challenging the laws of…
Read MoreNigeria: Legislature, a Misunderstood Institution in Nigeria – Saraki
The Nigerian parliament remains a misunderstood institution because many Nigerians, especially the youth, have little knowledge about it, a former…
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PDP urges NCDC to isolate Ondo lawmakers
By Osagie Otabor, Akure The Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State has urged the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)…
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Legislature, a misunderstood institution in Nigeria – Saraki
The Nigerian parliament remains a misunderstood institution because many Nigerians, especially the youth, have little knowledge about it, a former…
Read MoreNigeria: COVID-19 – Days Before Testing Positive, Akeredolu Seen in Public Sneezing Without Mask
About two weeks before Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu tested positive for COVID-19, he attended a political event without wearing…
Read MoreNigeria: Outrage As Statues Allegedly Looted From Nigeria Sold in Paris
A pair of Nigerian Igbo statues that were allegedly looted during Nigeria’s Biafra War in the 1960s were sold in…
Read MoreNigeria: Lagos CJ Frees 18 Inmates of Kirikiri Medium Correctional Centre
As part of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, the Chief Judge of Lagos, Kazeem Alogba, on Tuesday, granted…
Read MoreNigeria: Why Legislature Remains a Misunderstood Institution – Saraki
Lagos — A former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, yesterday, said the parliament remains a “misunderstood institution” because people, especially youths,…
Read MoreNigeria: ‘Electricity Tariff Hike Postponed to Mitigate Customers’ Hardship’
Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) have denied claims that they initiated the suspension of the electricity hike slated to begin July…
Read MoreNigeria Transparency Undermined By Late Budgets, NNPC’s ‘Opaque’ Records – U.S. Report
Despite making progress, some factors still undermine Nigeria’s fiscal transparency, says a report from the United States authorities. These factors…
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YIAGA Africa, CSOs Recommend Areas of Electoral Reforms
Chuks Okocha takes a look at the recommendations for electoral reforms as proposed by Yiaga Africa, a foremost civil society…
Read MoreNigeria: Cyber Criminals – Confronting the Few Who Dent Many
In recent times, there has been an alarming increase in the number of reported cases of Nigerians alleged to have…
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Tax Revenue Mobilization in Nigeria
Taxes remain the most sustainable and reliable source of public revenue of any modern state. According to recent estimates from…
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IN DETAIL: Police ‘kill 92’ Nigerians in one year — and justice delayed for victims
On a breezy morning in March 2019, Ogar Jumbo, an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC),…
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Environmental Accountability: Russia’s Norilsk Oil Spill – JURIST – Commentary
Deeksha Sharma, a third-year student at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University in Lucknow, India, discusses how to hold…
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When activism of Senate Committee on Judiciary elicited attention
WHEN the President of the ninth Senate, Ahmad Lawan, announced the composition of the 69 Standing Committees last September, it…
Read MoreNigeria’s Slave Descendants Hope Race Protests Help End Discrimination
Abuja — When Barack Obama was elected the first Black U.S. president in 2008, Anthony Uzoije noticed less contempt towards…
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