Sokoto – Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has granted full financial autonomy to the Judiciary in the state. The State Justice Commissioner, Mr Suleiman Usman, disclosed this in Sokoto on Saturday at a ministerial news briefing. Usman said the governor has graciously approved the payment of budgetary allocations consisting of salaries, overheads and capital […]

Nigerian opposition parties on Friday called for a change in electoral laws to allow municipal polls to be overseen by the national election commission and not “partisan” state authorities.

Dr Oluyombo Onafowokan, an Associate Professor, said on Saturday that the directive by the Senate that JAMB should extend the validity of its results to three years will have negative effect on the nation’s standard of education.

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday heard how a former Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Patrick Akpobolokemi, acquired a bulletproof car for his personal use.

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ondo has refuted allegations that it is training thugs for People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to rig the forthcoming governorship election .