Amnesty denies FG’s seizure of N26bn PAP fund
By Davies Iheamnachor The Amnesty office has denied the report that the Federal Government seized N26 billion belonging to the Presidential Amnesty Programme, clarifying that the money was mopped up as part of the government’s financial process. PAP office said it was expecting FG to roll over the unspent N26bn balance of its 2020 budget […]
Aftermath of COVID-19: Nwoko raises alarm African leaders don’t invest in malaria vaccine
Nigeria’s problem not true federalism but patriotic leadership By Emma Amaize – Abuja Legal consultant and former Member, House of Representatives, Hon Ned Nwoko spearheading a Malaria Eradication Project in Africa, has expressed shock that African leaders were not interested in putting time and money to discover a vaccine for deadly malaria, which is an […]
PDP condoles Ekweremadu over brother’s death
By Dirisu Yakubu The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Friday commiserated with former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, over the death of his elder brother, Chief Matthias Ekweremadu. The party also condoled with Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu state over the death of Chief Ekweremadu, who died while in active service as commissioner for transport. READ […]
22 years in Police Force: Inspector claims ignorance of law on interrogation
By James Ogunnaike A Police Inspector, Mr. Orankan Balogun who has spent 22 years in the Nigeria Police Force has claimed ignorance of the existence of the Administrative Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) enacted since 2015, which stipulates that it is mandatory that a suspect makes his statement in the presence of his lawyer. The law […]
Herdsmen killings: ECOWAS court fixes April for judgment in SERAP’s case
The ECOWAS Court of Justice, Abuja has fixed April 22, 2021, for judgment in the case brought by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, against the Federal Government over the state of insecurity in the country.
Buhari has constitutional backing to retain Idris as AGF after 60-yrs — Ngige
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, on Friday, said that President Muhammadu Buhari did not violate any law by reappointing Mr. Ahmed Idris as the Accountant-General of the Federation, AGF. There have been grumblings from different quarters, especially from the Labour unions, over the refusal of Idris to […]
