The United Nations has asked the federal government to provide detailed information on the circumstances surrounding Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). This was contained in a document titled: ‘Mandates of the Special Rapporteur on Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishments; the Working Group on Arbitrary…
The former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, FFK, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss the N800 million suit that was instituted against him by his estranged wife, Precious Chikwendu. Fani-Kayode, in a counter-affidavit he filed through his team of lawyers, told the court that his ex-wife who is a former…
The prestigious Enugu Sports Club yesterday hosted APGA candidate, Prof Chukwuma Soludo to a grand reception in support of his governorship ambition Soludo was received warmly by the President of the club, J. C Nwosu and his co-members who are basically successful businessmen and professionals in various callings and of Anambra origin. The Chairman of the occasion,…
Kanu has questions to answer over Akunyili’s husband, Gulak, others’ deaths –Malami The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), came under attacks on Friday after the Federal Government tagged the activities of the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, and Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo,…
The United States Government says the Federal Government is expected to deploy the Super Tucano aircraft only in the northern part of the country where Boko Haram terrorists have engaged the Nigerian state in a decade-long insurgency killing thousands and displacing millions. This, therefore, precludes the possibility of the Federal Government deploying the security equipment…
As foreign exchange pressure persists, some Nigerian banks have increased dollar charges by 45.15 percent per dollar, an affected customer told BusinessDay. “I performed a dollar transaction on my Globus account last month, I was charged N601 to a dollar. Then yesterday (last Friday) I tried again and I was charged N595.08 to a dollar….
LAST week, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) threatened to impound 29 private jets on which the owners had not paid statutory duties to the Federal Government. Speaking at a news conference in Abuja, the NCS Public Relations Officer (PRO), Joseph Attah, disclosed that the agency had, in June, commenced the verification of all privately owned…
Many journalists who came for the event were denied access to the courtroom. The security operatives stationed at the entrance of the Ministry of Justice building told journalists that only accredited judiciary reporters would be allowed in. It was however, observed that even accredited journalists were also not yet allowed to enter the court. As…
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), working with over 600 journalists from 150 media outlets in 117 countries across the world, pored over 11 million pages of financial documents, has exposed financial irregularities. The investigation penetrated the underbelly of the international financial system that provides cover for some politicians, government officials, businessmen in different…
The U.S Consultate has announced plan to equip 300 teachers from Nigeria with 21st Century Teaching Skills through the launch of “Re-imagining EducationX 2021: The Teacher on the Move” programme. Through the teacher capacity-building workshop, 300 high school teachers from Lagos, Rivers and Enugu states will acquire skills in effective virtual classroom pedagogy, best practices…
