EFCC Arrests 29 ‘Yahoo Boys’ in Ibadan
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, has arrested 29 men suspected to be involved in internet-related fraud. The suspects were arrested at Akoto Estate, Elebu area in Ibadan during an early morning raid carried out by operatives of the Commission. Earlier, the team had conducted series of surveillance, working on strings […]
Kogi Assembly Commences Impeachment Notice On Deputy Governor
The Kogi state house of assembly on Wednesday commenced the process of impeachment against the deput governor of the state, Elder Simon Achuba. The impeachment petition was read on the plenary by the majority leader of the house, Abdullahi Bello representing Ajaokuta constituency Bello confirmed that 21 of the 25 lawmakers signatures have been collected […]
Kaduna Government Sues Odinkalu, Accuses Him Of ‘Inciting Disturbance’
The Kaduna state government has filed a suit against Chidi Odinkalu, a former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). In the suit dated March 18, 2019, the government accused the human rights lawyer of inciting disturbance and furnishing false information which is punishable under the state’s penal codes. In February, Odinkalu had accused […]
Sallah: FG Declares Monday, Tuesday Public Holidays
The Federal Government has declared Monday and Tuesday – August 12 and 13 – as public holidays to mark the 2019 Eid-Al-Kabir celebrations. The Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Interior, Georgina Ehuriah, declared this in a statement on Tuesday on behalf of the government. She made the declaration in a statement signed by Mohammed […]
Minsters To Be Sworn-In On August 21
President Muhammadu Buhari will swear in the ministers-designate on August 21, the Federal Government has said. The government made the announcement in a statement forwarded to Channels Television on Tuesday from the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha. According to the statement, the swearing-in ceremony will take […]
IBB: Nigeria Is Complex, Difficult To Manage
Former military president Ibrahim Babangida says Nigeria is difficult to govern due to its diversities. Babangida made this statement on Tuesday when the members of the house of representatives minority caucus, led by Ndudi Elumelu visited him at his residence in Minna, Niger state. “The country is complex and difficult because, there are as many […]
CACOL Demands Release of Sowore, Convocation of SNC
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, has lend its voice to the ongoing clamour for the immediate and unconditional release of Mr. Sowore Omoyele, Founder and Publisher of the Online News medium, Sahara Reporters, and a Presidential candidate of All African Congress (AAC) Party in the last Presidential elections. In a release issued […]
Police Disperse #Revolutionnow Protesters With Teargas, 6 Arrested
Police in large numbers on Monday dispersed the protesters under the aiges of #Revolutionnow in Lagos with teargas. Meanwhile no fewer than six protesters were arrested. Scheduled for the National stadium in Surulere Lagos, protesters met fierce looking policemen armed to the teeth ready to make sure the protest never hold. Report filtered in that […]
Court Grants El-Zakzaky, Wife Leave To Seek Medical Treatment Abroad
The Kaduna High Court on Monday granted the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeeenat leave to go to India for medical treatment. In his ruling on Monday, Justice Darius Khobo ordered that the IMN leader and his wife be accompanied abroad by officials of the Kaduna State government. […]
Of Sowore and the Nigerian Government
By Ike Okonta The arrest and detention of Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the just concluded elections raises important questions regarding the health and relevance of our on going democratic experiment. Sowore, having lost in the election declared the process a fraud and began to mobilise his followers for a […]
