Mary Sunday: ECOWAS court okays suit against Nigerian government
The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has granted an application seeking to file a suit against the Federal Republic of Nigeria over its refusal to effectively investigate act of domestic violence allegedly committed by its citizens.
Kashamu in fresh trouble
A lawyer, Mr Babatunde Olokun, has slammed a N10 million suit on Sen. Buruji Kashamu (PDP-Ogun).
Sharapova handed Madrid Open wildcard
Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova has been handed a wildcard for the Madrid Open in May just weeks after completing a 15-month ban for doping, organisers confirmed on Wednesday.
What has EFCC got to do with donations voluntarily made by oil marketers to Jonathan govt? – Sulaiman
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today February 8, 2017, arraigned a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Muhammed Dele Belgore and a former minister, Professor Abubakar Sulaiman before Justice R.M Aikawa of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on a 5-count charge of conspiracy and possession of proceeds of crime to the tune of Four Hundred and Fifty Million Naira (N450, 000, 000. 000).
Even in sickness, Buhari remains a hero
President Muhammadu Buhari has grown to become an unassailable enigma. The more Nigerians try to demystify him the more enigmatic he becomes. It is only heroes that do what Buhari does in Nigeria and get away with it.
Osinbajo, Okorocha, Emir Sanusi in closed door meeting at Aso Villa
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday met with Emir of Kano, Mohammed Sanusi II at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Nigerian military is upholding human rights principles – CDS
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin has emphasized that the Nigerian Military has always been guided by the principles of Human Rights protection in all its operations and engagements. The CDS made this known when the Project Implementation Committee of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and its partners paid him […]
Nigerian senate wind up non-career ambassadorial nominees’ screening
The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs screening the 46 ambassadorial nominees, concluded the exercise on Wednesday.
Clerics, scholars, others meet, advocate peaceful coexistence among Nigerians
A one day round table interactive session organized by the Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency (CESJET) has come to an end in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital with stakeholders advising the participants to embrace peace and intensify national cohesion. The theme of the event was “Love not Hate, A Symbol of Any True Religion”.
Breaking: NJC extends Onnoghen’s Acting tenure, writes Osibanjo
The National Judicial Council, NJC, at the end of an emergency meeting it held in Abuja on Wednesday, re-nominated Justice Walter Onnoghen for appointment as the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN.
Ekiti 2018: Current campaigns illegal, says INEC
Ahead of the governorship election in Ekiti in 2018, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday declared as illegal the current campaigns being embarked on by some aspirants and their agents.
