A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Iyaganku, Oyo State, on Monday ordered a 20-year-old bricklayer, Sodiq Raifu, who allegedly raped a…
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Nigeria: Edo 2020 – Let the Courts Decide!
If there are two things which can be confidently predicted about the upcoming Governorship election in Edo State, is firstly,…
Read MoreLiberia: Matters Arising From the Liberia National Bar Association’s Expulsion of Cllr. Nwabudike
The LNBA’s investigation started in the media with a press conference long before Cllr. Nwabudike was notified of an attempt…
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Nigeria: ‘Suspended NSITF Executives Awarded N20 Million Each to Selves’
Indications, weekend emerged that the suspended Managing Director and three Executive Directors of Nigeria Social Insurance Trustfund, NSITF, allegedly awarded…
Read MoreNigeria: Katsina State As Metaphor
It is the home state of the President and Commander-in-Chief of our armed forces. But it appears to be neither…
Read MoreNigeria: Anxiety Over Fate of Ondo Deputy Governor as Assembly Reconvenes Today
Speculations were rife at the weekend that the Ondo State House of Assembly has set the stage for the removal…
Read MoreNigeria: Wadume – Court Martial Lacks Power to Try Soldiers, Falana Tells Malami
Human rights lawyers, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has faulted the claim by the Attorney General of Federation and Minister of…
Read MoreNigeria: House Investigates 24 Banks, 14 Oil Companies Over U.S.$30 Billion Revenue Leakages
The House of Representatives will today commence investigative hearing on 24 commercial and non-commercial banks as well as 14 international…
Read MoreNigeria: ‘We Must Do Things Differently to Turn COVID-19 to Opportunities in Oil Industry’
The Director, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Engr. Sarki Auwalu, in this interview speaks on the current volatility in the…
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Nigerians Call for Stiffer Punishment As Reported Rape Cases Increase
For the Bellos, life will certainly never remain the same again and every Monday will always strike a sad chord…
Read MoreNigeria: COVID-19 – 20 States Slash Budget By U.S.$10,2 Billion
Abuja, Damaturu, Abakalik, Makurdi, Ado-Ekiti, Port Harcourt, Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Jos, Owerri, Bauchi, Asaba — Many state governments across…
Read MoreNigeria: Commissions of Inquiry As Diversionary Tactics
Too many people delude themselves into thinking that the government means what they say and should be taken seriously when…
Read MoreNigeria: Reps Move to Strip President of Power On Assets’ Forfeiture
The House of Representatives yesterday passed for second reading, a bill that will strip the president of the power to…
Read MoreNigeria: Ganduje Lifts COVID-19 Lockdown in Kano
Kano — Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has lifted the lockdown imposed on the state as a result of…
Read MoreNigeria: Law School Paid Worker N36 Million Dressing Allowance, N32 Million to Cleaner – Audit Report
The Office of Auditor-General of the Federation has uncovered financial infractions in the records of the Nigerian Law School. The…
Read MoreNigeria: Again, Malami Denies Shielding Alleged Killer-Soldiers From Prosecution
Abuja — Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Malam Abubakar Malami, yesterday denied allegations that he…
Read MoreUgandan Judge Shortlisted for ICC Chief Prosecutor Job
High Court judge, Susan Okalany, has been shortlisted for the coveted job of the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal…
Read MoreNigerian Govt Sets N1 Trillion Stamp Duty Target
The Nigerian government is targeting about N1 trillion annually from stamp duty as it predicts collection to soon become second…
Read MoreNigeria: COVID-19, Governor Bello and Limits of Demagoguery
Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, is an interesting character. At 45 (he was born on June 18, 1975), he is…
Read MoreLiberia: Lnba’s Expulsion of Cllr. Nwabudike
Matters Arising The spuriousness in the argument proffered by the LNBA is so glaring and its inherent politics so unambiguously…
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