Hearing in an appeal filed by the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, challenging the verdict of Justice Dan Abutu that President Umaru Yar’Adua breached no provision of the constitution by his refusal to handover power to his vice, Dr. Jonathan Goodluck, while on medical leave, yesterday, suffered a major set-back.

By Emeka Mamah KADUNA — Chairman of the Northern Governors’ Forum, NGF,and Niger State Governor, Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu, yesterday said the country was going through what he described as “challenging times” and called on his colleagues to be innovative in their approach to governance. Aliyu also lamented that at 50 years of independence, Nigeria […]

By   Ifeanyi Okolie YENAGOA—The Bayelsa State Government said yesterday that it has noted the  Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s, EFCC,   declaration  of the Commissioner of Finance, Dr Charles Sylva Osuala wanted. A statement by the Overseer of the State Ministry of Information, Mr Nathan Egba said; “However, we wish to  State that he was not […]

By Gabriel Enogholase BENIN—DOCTOR Samuel Ogbemudia’s faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State has reminded the faction led by Chief Dan Orbih of the existence of a subsisting Court order which restrained the exco members from parading themselves, their cronies or servants as leaders of the party in the state. A statement […]

The House of Representatives Committee on Finance is investigating N9.6billion shortfall in the total revenue generated for the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, as inland taxes by the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS.