Bench warrant: Tompolo yet to get Feb 8 ruling
With a day to the Friday date for embattled ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tomopolo, to appear or be produced before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos to face charges filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, he is yet to get the ruling of February 8, made by the court, that he should be produced in court by security operatives in the country.
Ex-DSS spokesperson, Ogar sues FG over sack
Former Spokesperson of the Department of State Service, DSS, Marilyn Ogar, has dragged the Federal Government before the National Industrial Court, NIC, sitting in Abuja, over the abrupt termination of her employment by the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration.
Reps want utilisation of N350bn NRF for solid mineral devt
ABUJA—THE House of Representatives, yesterday, called on the executive to utilise the N350 billion Natural Resources Fund, NRF, as a finance window for the development of the solid mineral sector.
42-year-old man beheads 3-yr-old niece for ritual
Police detectives in Ondo State have arrested a 42-year-old man, Samuel Omosaba, for allegedly beheading his three-year-old niece for ritual.
N5.2bn scam: Borishade, ex-Aviation Minister loses bid to stop trial
Abuja—Justice Abubakar Sadiq Umar of the FCT High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja, yesterday, refused to stop further hearing on a suit filed by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, against former Minister of Aviation, Babalola Borishade, and four others as prayed by the defendant’s counsel.
N1.5bn subsidy fraud: Court retains charge against Arisekola, others
lagos—Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo of an Ikeja high court yesterday refused to quash the N1.5 billion fuel subsidy fraud charge filed against the son of the late Ibadan business man, Alao Arisekola, Abdullahi and two others.
