PIB: Why Senate is introducing Host Community devt legislation— Saraki
SENATE President Bukola Saraki, yesterday, explained that the Senate was introducing host community legislation into the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill, PIGB, 2016, to help complement the Governance and Institutional Framework Bill of the revised Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB.
Obanikoro agrees to return N480m – Sources
Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, former Minister of State for Defence, as part of the conditions for his release has been reported to have agreed to return N480m out of the N4.7 billion which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC last week said he will be made to account for.
Sapele Council officials ransack Vanguard’s office, beat up correspondent
ASABA—Commando style, officials of Sapele Local Government Area, Delta State, yesterday, invaded the Sapele office of Vanguard Newspaper, demanding for N100,000 on the alleged order of the council Chairman, Mr. Ejaife Odebala.
Nigeria will not quit ICC
Nigeria on Thursday says it has no intention of withdrawing its membership from the international Criminal Court (ICC).
Robbers hold children hostage, lead mother to withdraw N90,000
DETECTIVES in Ondo State Police Command have arrested the leader of a three-man armed robbery gang who held a mother of four, Folashade Jayeoba, hostage and led her to the bank to withdraw N90,000.
INEC scribe, Omoleke kidnapped in Ekiti
Unidentified gunmen, on Thursday evening, kidnapped Dr Muslim Omoleke, the Administrative Secretary of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ekiti State.
Nigeria saving $4.5m daily from PMS deregulation— FG
The Federal Government, yesterday, said the country was saving $4.5 million daily, (about N1.395 billion) from the deregulation of petroleum products.
How Metuh spent N400m strictly on Jonathan’s directives – Witness
The trial of the former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Olisa Metuh continued Thursday at the Federal High Court Abuja with the 5th Defence Witness, Mr. Richard Ihediwa telling the court that Metuh spent the N400 million released to him by former President Goodluck Jonathan strictly on the directive of the ex-president.
NJC bows to pressure, asks arrested judges to step aside
The National Judicial Council, NJC, yesterday, succumbed to pressure from the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, as it agreed that all the judges being investigated over allegations of corruption should step down from the Bench pending their trial.
Alleged N2.2bn fraud: FG files charges against S-Court Registrar, two others
The Federal Government, through the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has filed criminal charges against the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Mr. Saleh Gambo, before an Abuja High Court.
Stemming the tide of withdrawals from ICC
We view with grave concern, the emerging scenario which suggests that some African countries are increasingly tempted to pull out of the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague over allegations that the Court appears to target African and Third World leaders for sanctions while playing blind, deaf and dumb to their colleagues from the developed world who have allegedly committed similar or worse offences.
