Human rights lawyers, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has faulted the claim by the Attorney General of Federation and Minister of…
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Nigeria: 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…
Read MoreNigeria: APC – Buni’s Team of Cohesion, Harmony
It is no doubt that intra-party feuds have the potential to cause great upset. Whether these challenges may lead to…
Read MoreNigeria: Legislature Most Misunderstood Arm of Government – Lawan
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, yesterday, said the legislature is the most misunderstood arm of government and that the perception…
Read MoreNigeria: Interpol Removes Adoke’s Name From Wanted Persons’ List
International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has removed the name of a former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of…
Read MoreNigeria: Afe Babalola Recommends Castration of Rapists
Ado-Ekiti — A legal luminary and the Founder of the Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), has…
Read MoreNigeria: U.S.$1 Billion Fraud – EFCC Arraigns Malabu Oil, Others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Malabu Oil and Gas Limited, six other firms and an Abuja-based…
Read MoreNigeria: Lawyers, Activists React to Lagos Lawmakers’ Demand to Rename Buildings, Streets Named After Colonial Masters
Several lawyers and activists have reacted to the demand by the Lagos State House of Assembly for streets, buildings, monuments…
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