LESS than two weeks after the elder brother of the slain lawmaker, Mr Olatoye Temitope aka Sugar alleged that the Oyo State Government was facilitating the release of a suspect detained over the murder, Mr Olafioye Akinmoyede, a State High Court sitting in Ibadan has granted him bail. Olatoye Temitope Sugar Sugar, who represented Akinyele/Lagelu […]

The Nigerian Senate on Thursday  confirmed the appointment of Abike Dabiri-Erewa as the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian citizens in Diaspora Commission. Her confirmation was made after the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and Non-Governmental Organisations, Rose Oko, presented the report of the committee. In her presentation, the lawmaker said Ms Dabiri-Erewa possesses […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated the Governor of the Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, for a second term. The CBN tenure renewal’s letter was sent to the Senate on Thursday for confirmation. Emefiele was first appointed by former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2014 and was retained after Buhari assumed office in 2015.

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has set aside the judgement of the Osun State Governorship Election Tribunal which nullified the victory of Governor Gboyega Oyetola. Delivering the lead judgement on Thursday, Justice Hannatu Sankey set aside the entire proceedings of the Tribunal because of its “faulty composition”. She added that ordinarily the matter […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Court of Appeal election Tribunal handling the case of the presidential election filed against his victory by Atiku Abubakar to first determine his preliminary objection seeking to dismiss the petition by the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate at the pre-hearing stage. President Buhari’s lead counsel, Wole Olanipekun (SAN), […]

Oluremi Adeleye, a 73 nanny convicted of murder in the U.S. for force-feeding a baby with milk has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. According to Washington Post, the septuagenarian was found guilty of child abuse and second-degree murder by Prince George’s County Circuit Court, Judge Karen Mason. “While I don’t find the defendant […]

A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Wednesday, dismissed  $55 million debt recovery suit filed by the Federal Government of Nigeria  against Agip Oil Company Ltd, over insufficient evidence. This suit, filed since 2016 by FG counsel, Prof.Fabian Ajogwu (SAN), is one among other suits by the FG, seeking to recover almost 12 billion dollars […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Office has arraigned a former acting branch manager of Sterling Bank Plc, Oliver Anidiobi, before Justice C.O. Ajah of the state’s High Court, sitting in Enugu, for a N187 million fraud. Anidiobi, who was also the Account Relationship Officer of OHHA Microfinance Bank, is facing a […]

A 36 year old woman, Stella Gilbert  became a pitiable sight recently when she received a death sentence pronounced on her by an Ikeja High for stabbing a housewife, Mrs. Stella Godwin to death during a fracas between the two six years ago. The incident occurred on June 22, 2013 at No. 59, Ojora St., […]