Amend 1999 Constitution to give Judiciary financial autonomy – Alegeh
FORMER President of the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, Augustine Alegeh (SAN), has called on the National Assembly to urgently amend the 1999 constitution and grant financial autonomy to the judiciary, warning that the prevailing situation where the executive controls the finances of the judiciary is endangering the nation’s democracy.
Ekiti teacher’s kidnappers want N20m ransom
The kidnapped teacher, Mr. Festus Oke, may return home afterwards, as his abductors have demanded a ransom of N20 million for his release.
Elders’ Forum celebrates Victor Olaiya, Tyro
VETERAN Nigerian trumpeter and highlife maestro, Victor Abimbola Olaiya, will be in the spotlight this Sunday, as old school music lovers gather at the popular celebrity hangout, O’jez Restaurants, National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, to celebrate the man and his achievements.
Why PDP’ll regain power in 2019—Gulak
Ahmed Gulak, a former speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly, served as Political Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan and is one of the staunch supporters of the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ali Modu Sheriff. In this interview he speaks on how the party can climb out of the crisis it has found itself in. Excerpts:
Reps probe safety standards at Kaduna Airport
DISTURBED by reports on the safety of the Kaduna Airport, the House of Representatives, yesterday, mandated its Committee on Aviation to investigate activities at the airport to ensure that international safety standard is met.
Corruption, an existential threat to our collective survival – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi, yesterday re-emphasized the need to completely stamp corruption out of Nigeria’s public life, saying it was an existential threat to the collective survival all citizens.
