By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—A five-man panel of the Supreme Court in Abuja yesterday dismissed  the appeal filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), against a former Minister of  State for Health, Mr. Gabriel Aduku. EFCC had asked the Supreme Court to void the judgment of an Abuja Division of the Appeal Court which […]

By Dayo Benson & James Ezema LAGOS—A former Chief of Army Staff and ex-Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant-General Alani Akinrinade (rtd), yesterday warned  that the country risks disintegration unless true federalism is restored. He also regretted his participation in the Nigerian-Biafran civil war. Akinrinade said if he had known that the country would find itself […]

By Ise-Oluwa Ige ABUJA—Justice Mudashiru Oniyangi of an Abuja High Court yesterday assumed jurisdiction over a public interest litigation commenced by a businessman, Mr. Abdulkarim Umar, against the Chief Security Officer to President Umaru Yar’Adua, Mr Yusuf Tilde. The take-over of the suit by the judge followed the re-assignment of the case by the Abuja […]

By Kolade Larewaju ABEOKUTA – GOVERNOR Olugbenga Daniel of Ogun State yesterday vowed not to give up in pursuing programmes that would positively affect the lives of people in the state  and the country  in face of alleged adversity, describing opposition to his administration as irresponsible. He  spoke while ddressing students of the Gateway Industrial […]

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State is to meet market women, artisans, representatives of trade associations and other participants of the informal sector in the state as his administration marks 900 days in office on Saturday.