By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Abuja The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, on Tuesday, said the effective deployment of plea bargain provisions would reduce the financial cost of prosecutions and hasten the trial of corruption cases. However, the AGF, said there was a need for harmonized guidelines on plea bargaining […]

North Korea fired two missiles just days after a visit to the region by the top US defense and diplomatic officials, the White House and Seoul said, in Pyongyang’s first launch since Joe Biden’s inauguration. The nuclear-armed North has been biding its time since the new US administration took office, not even officially acknowledging its […]

  Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon has survived a vote of no confidence held by lawmakers on Tuesday. The first minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party faced the vote after an inquiry ruled she “misled” lawmakers during an investigation into her predecessor, Alex Salmond. A total of 65 Scottish lawmakers voted in favour of her remaining […]

The Minister of Agriculture, Alhaji Muhammed Nanono has commended the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) for over 360 million dollars grant towards agricultural development in Nigeria

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has faulted the March 18, 2020 judgment by the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, which ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to issue Certificate of Returns to Sen. Ifeanyi Araraume within 72 hours.