By Emmanuel Aziken ABUJA—The Senate yesterday gave a four week deadline to its committee on Judiciary to come up with a report on a bill seeking to amend the evidence act towards allowing electronic evidence in the prosecution of bank fraudsters and suspects involved in the recent spate of bank failures. The Senate resolution followed […]

*As Libya deports 150 Nigerians By Tordue Salem ABUJA—The House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora Affairs has summoned the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service and the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria over some Chinese nationals allegedly roaming Nigerian streets without legal clearance. The Committee will quizz the Immigration Service and the Chinese envoy on […]

By Ise-Oluwa Ige ABUJA—The Supreme Court,  yesterday ordered the Abuja division of the Court of Appeal to accelerate hearing in a suit by the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance Party (APGA), Mr Martin Agbaso, seeking to remove Governor Ikedi Ohiakim from office. That was after the apex court struck out two appeals […]

THE member representing Ughelli South local government constituency in Delta State House of Assembly, Olorogun Taleb Tebite, has commended the people of the area for their peaceful conduct during the local government council chairmanship election held last weekend.

The Action Congress (AC), has described the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) Anambra ward congress as posing a grave danger to the forthcoming 2011 general election and danger to Nigeria’s democracy.