N2.9bn Fraud: Ex-Adamawa Gov, Fintiri Docked, Remanded in Kuje Prison
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, June 30, 2016, arraigned Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri and Mayim Construction and Properties Limited before Justice A.R. Mohammed of the Federal High…
Purchase of Asokoro house: You have a case to answer, court tells Ohakim
Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, June 30, 2016, dismissed a no-case submission filed by a former Imo State governor, Ikedi Ohakim, through his counsel,…
Why we issued certificate of return to Ugah – INEC; I’m still the Governor – Ikpeazu
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has advanced reasons for its decision to issue a Certificate of Return to Mr Uche Ogah who came second at the last Peoples Democratic…
ECOWAS too broke to function – Investigation
The ECOWAS Court and its parent body the ECOWAS Secretariat may be financially broke and this is impacting negatively on functionality, efficiency and commitment to duty. Investigations have shown that…
Ojo Maduekwe, Elechi Amadi dead
Former minister and stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Ojo Maduekwe, is dead. Also dead is literary icon, Dr. Elechi Amadi who died in Port Harcourt after a…
Dasuki’s Detention: Shock as ECOWAS Court Adjourns Judgment Indefinitely
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Community Court of Justice has adjourned sine die (indefinitely) judgment in the case of former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki…
Court sacks Ali Modu Sheriff as PDP Chair
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Abuja on Wednesday sacked Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party. But the judgment did little…
Death toll in Turkey airport attack hits 41, 13 of them foreigners
The death toll in the triple suicide bombing at Istanbul’s international airport has risen to 41, 13 of them foreign nationals, and 239 wounded, the city governor said in a…
Nigeria Needs Your Positive Disruption, Zinox Boss Charges Youths
Chairman of Zinox Group, Sub-Saharan Africa’s most integrated Information and Communications Technology (ICT) conglomerate, Leo Stan Ekeh, has charged the youth to rise up to the challenge and cause a…
Anger, jeers mark debate on UK’s EU exit
The European Parliament’s first debate on the UK’s vote to leave has been marked by bitter exchanges. A central figure in the Leave campaign, UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel…