Breaking! Chief Judge Refuses To Transfer Yahaya Bello’s N80.2b Fraud Case To Kogi
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, has rejected an application by a former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, seeking to transfer his N80.2 billion fraud charge from Abuja to the court’s Kogi division. According to a letter seen by Nigerian Current on Monday, July 8, 2024, Justice Tsoho upheld the […]
ATCA Warns Nigeria About ‘Kiddie Packs’ Cigarettes From Pakistan
The African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA) has alerted Nigeria to a push by British American Tobacco (BAT) for Pakistan to export small packs of cigarettes, known as “kiddie” packs, to Africa. In a statement backed by 60 public health advocates, representing 54 organizations from 25 African countries, ATCA appealed to the government of Pakistan to […]
CAPPA Inaugurates Healthy Food Policy Youth Vanguard
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has inaugurated the Healthy Food Policy Youth Vanguard (HFPYV) programme aimed at youth-focused public health and food justice advocacy. The inauguration, held on July 2 and 3, at Dover Hotel in Ikeja, Lagos, featured the training and induction of no fewer than 28 young Nigerians from across the […]
Media Rights Agenda Faults FG’s Threat To Jail Officials Leaking Info
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) Thursday condemned a statement credited to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. George Akume, threatening to jail government officials who disclose information without authorization. MRA, in a statement by its Deputy Executive Director, Mr. Ayode Longe, described the threat as anachronistic and damaging to transparent and accountable […]
Food Justice: Experts Reject GMOs, Back SSB Tax
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) pose significant health, environmental and economic risks, while an improved tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) will promote human rights and food justice, experts have said. They spoke on Monday in Lagos at a capacity-building programme organised by Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), themed: “Human Rights, Food Justice and Sugar-Sweetened […]
Breaking! Supreme Court Affirms Atuche’s Conviction For N25.7bn Bank Fraud
The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Friday, June 28, 2024, affirmed the conviction of the former Managing Director of Bank PHB Plc, Mr. Francis Atuche, for N25.7 billion fraud. The apex court, in a unanimous decision, held that Atuche, the Appellant, failed to dislodge the finding of the trial court which convicted him and the […]
Alleged N80b Fraud: EFCC Seeks SANs Prosecution For Failing To Produce Yahaya Bello
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Thursday, June 27, 2024, asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to cite two Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) – Ifedayo Adedipe and Abdulwahab Muhammed for contempt following their failure to produce the immediate-past Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello for arraignment. The EFCC’s lawyer, Dr. Kemi Pinehiro (SAN) […]
CAPPA Faults Lagos State’s Push For Water Privatisation
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has urged the Lagos State government to explore not-for-profit-oriented solutions to the state’s water crisis, saying the current push for water privatisation management models may negatively affect disadvantaged communities. The accountability watchdog expressed concern about statements made during the just-concluded Lagos International Water Conference (LIWAC), hosted by the […]
Punuka Faults Ex-Ekiti Commissioner’s Claim On Lekki Setback
Punuka Investment Limited has faulted a claim by former Ekiti State Commissioner for Information, Sir Kayode Otitoju, and his wife Oladunni over setbacks in Lekki. Otitoju had petitioned Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, urging him to order the unsealing of his road setback housing a mechanic workshop in Lekki Phase 1. He said the Ministry of Water […]
Cholera: CAPPA Urges Govt to Prioritise Access to Public Water
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has sounded alarm bells over Nigeria’s latest cholera outbreak, asserting that the recurring crisis, which affects thousands of vulnerable Nigerians, is a direct consequence of government’s failure to invest in safe public water supply. The non-governmental organisation’s warning contained in a statement issued by its Media and […]
