Under Fire Saraki Again Loses Bid to Stop His Trial as Lagos High Court Claims Lack of Jurisdiction
For Bukola Saraki, the embattled Senate President, it does not rain, it pours as the Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos Friday dismissed a fresh application filed by him seeking…
Walkout on CCT: Group Wants Saraki’s Lawyers Probed
A rights group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to “urgently investigate the conduct of lawyers to the Senate President Bukola Saraki, for…
Gritty Eaglets Beat Mexico 4-2 to Meet Mali in Finals on Sunday
Holders Nigeria have reached their second consecutive final thanks to a thrilling 4-2 victory against Mexico in Concepcion. Mexico opened the scoring through Kevin Magana, with stunning efforts from Kelechi…
Saraki Mulls Over Change of Legal Team for Nov. 19 Date
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, is seriously considering a change of his legal team ahead of the November 19 appearance at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. Saraki’s legal team,…
Sambo Fights Back, Says ‘I was Never Invited by Committee on Arm Purchase’
The immediate National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retired )has denied ever receiving any invitation letter to appear before a Committee set up by the current administration to investigate procurement…
DSS Replies Sambo, Says Ex-NSA Has $2b Arms Deal Case to Clear
PRESS RELEASE The attention of the Department of State Services (DSS) has been brought to the report making rounds that its operatives illegally blocked the residence of the former National…
Edo State to Recover N7b Loot from Igbinedion, Lauds Coca Cola, Others for Payment of Tax
Edo State Government said it will recover the sum of $31 million (N7 billion) fraudulently taken from the Government coffers during the administration of Mr. Lucky Igbinedion as Governor. This…
Oil Marketers Get N413b as NNPC Pushes for Zero Fuel Queues
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC Wednesday stepped took a major step to eliminate fuel scarcity in some major cities in the country with the injection of additional volumes of…
Britain Suspends Flight from Sinai, Citing Bomb Fears
The British government said Wednesday that it had suspended flights from the Egyptian resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh over concerns that a Russian jet that crashed in the Sinai Peninsula…
Sadness and Joy as Saraki Names Chairmen, Deputies of 65 Committees
There were cheers and grumble Wednesday as Senate President Bukola Saraki named 65 committees to oversee various ministries, departments and agencies of government. The much awaited list named the chairmen…