By Harris Emanuel & Chioma Onuegbu Uyo—Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, Justice Ekaette Obot, yesterday, sent a Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, to prison for one month, over alleged rudeness, while appearing in court for a case of defamation between Governor Udom Emmanuel and a lawyer, Leo Ekpenyong. Governor Emmanuel had dragged Ekpenyong to […]

By  Harry Fanon  SENATOR Ike Ekweremadu is remanded in custody and will on August 4, 2022 appear at Central Criminal Court (The Old Bailey) London, where the hearing is transferred from Westminster Magistrate Court as they pleaded not guilty. He and his wife, Beatrice, who was also remanded before being released on bail on Tuesday, […]

PAN Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, the apex body of leaders of coastal states of the Niger Delta, yesterday, accused the Federal Government of taking the hosts of oil and gas-bearing communities of Niger Delta and Nigerians for granted with its newly unveiled Nigeria National Corporation, NNPC, Limited.

CALL it a tale of two countries. One, Britain, puts integrity at the heart of its politics and punishes any departure from it, as evidenced by the recent toppling of its prime minister, Boris Johnson. The other, Nigeria, lacks integrity in its politics and tolerates acts of impunity, as proven by the prevalence of vote-buying […]

By Precious Omere Smartcard manufacturer, SecureID has applauded the Lagos State government on the re-launch of the State Residents Cards which is set to further enhance seamless delivery of government accomplishments. According to the group, the re-launch of the Residents Cards is yet another landmark achievement which further showcases Lagos State as a trailblazer among […]

THE Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, as well as notable Christians  and political leaders have warned that February 25, 2022, presidential election would either make or mar the future of the country. “This is even as they rejected the same-faith presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress, APC, describing it as reprehensible and ungodly.

IN our everyday interactions with others, we sometimes tend to be very casual that we don’t pay attention to our use of certain expressions. Inevitably, such ways of speaking tend to creep into our formal situations when we have to be professional.

THE Federal Executive Council, FEC, said yesterday that an approval had been given for the new national carrier, Nigeria Air, to lease aircraft to commence operations.

By Juliet Umeh Off-grid, pay-as-you-go, PAYGo, solar home systems, ENGIE Energy Access, has launched MySol Academy in Nigeria for capacity building. MySol Academy is a strategic learning initiative that improves the technical and behavioural capabilities of its staff by equipping them with vital skills to become future business leaders. The Managing Director of the company […]

By Levinus Nwabughiogu, Abuja The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating subsidy regime payments from 2013 to 2022 has said the profiles of 23 oil companies trading in Nigeria were not known. Chairman of the committee, Mustapha Aliyu, at the resumed hearing of the committee, yesterday,  with a couple of oil companies in attendance […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and its affiliate unions, yesterday, shut down Abuja with  mega rally in solidarity with striking university-based unions, with workers taking the protest to the National Assembly. NLC also said it was criminal for the Federal Government to stop workers salary over its alleged ‘no work, no […]

The Chairman of the Nigerian Body of Benchers, Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, said yesterday that the body does not in any way, interfere with proceedings before the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee, LPDC.

NLNG, NPA partner on Vessel Traffic Service deployment

*To spearhead 6-year $500m World Bank’s LPRES programme By Henry Umoru, Abuja Governors of the 36 states of the federation have rejected the proposed National Water Resources Bill 2020, saying it does not adequately address the interests of states. Rising from the 5th teleconference meeting of Nigerian Governors’ Forum, NGF, Tuesday, the governors, in a […]

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, said yesterday the nation’s economy was doing well under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration than previous governments.