Kayode Eso: Nigeria has lost a great legal mind- Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed sadness over the death of retired eminent jurist, Honourable Justice Samuel Kayode Eso. In a statement Friday, Jonathan extended his condolences to the Eso family, friends, associates and the government and people of Osun State as they mourn the eminent jurist, courageous judge and consistent advocate for an independent judiciary, […]
Constitution review: Senate makes u-turn on state creation
CHAIRMAN, Senate Committee on Constitution Review and Deputy Senate President, Chief Ike Ekweremadu, has debunked reports credited to him that the National Assembly had ruled out the possibility of creating more states and was pursuing special agenda on the matter.
WAEC withholds 101,398 results for malpractices
West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has said that 101,398 candidates who sat for the 2012 May/June West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, will have their results withheld for alleged involvement in examination malpractice.
Contract scam: How ex-Works Minister diverted N75bn, EFCC tells court
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, narrated before a Federal High Court in Abuja, how a former Minister of Works, Hassan Lawal, diverted over N75 billion meant for the construction of a bridge across River Benue.
EFCC re-arraigns Ebong, ex-Union Bank MD, others
Former managing director of Union Bank Plc, Barthlomew Ebong and five other executives of Falcon Securities Limited, a Subsidiary of Union Bank Plc, were yesterday re-arraigned before a Fedral High Court sitting in Lagos, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over alleged money laundering.
Reps halt N3.7bn ecological project
House of Representatives, yesterday, passed a resolution urging the suspension of work on the 17 ecological projects across the country worth over N3.7 billion.
