NJC aware of our appeal against Justice Ademola – Presidency
ABUJA—The Presidency, on Thursday, insisted that that the National Judicial Council, NJC, sabotaged its effort to rid the judiciary of corruption by recalling some of the hitherto suspended Judges.
Okowa raises alarm over spate of cultism
DELTA State governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, yesterday raised alarm over the spate of cultism in the country, lamenting that it was destroying the society.
Osinbajo defies terrorists attack, launches fg food intervention scheme in Maiduguri
A few hours after Boko Haram attacked Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday defied the threat of the insurgents to flag-off the Federal Government’s Emergency Food Intervention programme in the North East.
Alleged fraud: Fani-Kayode fails in bid to suspend trial
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos yesterday denied a motion by a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, to suspend his trial over alleged fraud pending the determination of his request for the case to be transferred to Abuja.
‘Ex-Taraba gov awarded unapproved contracts’
A prosecution witness, Ibrahim Welye, Wednesday, told a Federal High Court, Abuja, that there were no approvals for contracts awarded by former Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, for the electrification of Kirshinga village in Madagali Local Government Area of the state.
Okowa assures on infrastructure, warns against illegal mining
DELTA State governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, yesterday, said that his administration will continue to build infrastructure in all parts of the state as part of efforts towards boosting the socio-economic lives of Deltans.
Bauchi spends N71.8m on Ramadan feeding
Bauchi State government has expended N71,800,000 for Ramadan feeding programmes from 2015 to 2017, the state’s Commi-ssioner for Religious Affairs and Community Relations, Baba Madugu, said yesterday while listing his ministry’s achievements during a briefing in Bauchi.
Labour to Int’l Community: Nigerian workers’ condition worsening
ORGANISED Labour, yesterday in Geneva, Switzerland, told the international community that the worsening conditions of Nigerian workers were getting out of hand.
Senate summons Fashola over abandoned N120bn Bodo/Bonny Road
WORRIED by the abandonment of Bodo/Bonny Road which links the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG in Bonny, Rivers State, in the last 15 years, the Senate, yesterday, mandated its Committee on Works to summon the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, to explain the rationale behind the non- completion of the road.
5 interesting things that happen when you sleep
All these stages happen between 90 to 120 minutes, after which you wake up for like a second (most times without even realizing it) and then begin stage 1 again.
Baxter: We’ll silence Uyo crowd
Bafana Bafana coach Stuart Baxter says it’s vital that they try and keep it tight and silence the crowd in Uyo on Saturday.
