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A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to Omoyele Sowore and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare. Justice Chioma Ojukwu had fixed 4th of October for the hearing of the matter. She granted bail to Sowore in the sum of N100m with two sureties in like sum. The sureties who must be resident in Abuja must also have landed assets ... Read More »

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila said on Thursday that Nigeria remain the only country in the world where electricity consumers are made to pay bills through estimated billing, a situation he described as shameful. The Speaker said the process of estimated billing being used by electricity distribution companies in the country was the biggest fraud ever ... Read More »

economic advisory council economic advisory advisory council nigeria soludo I Was Told To Reject President Buhari’s Appointment – Soludo A former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Professor Charles Soludo, has revealed that he was warned against accepting President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointment into the Economic Advisory Council (EAC). Speaking on Tuesday at an annual programme organised by the ... Read More »

On Sunday 29 September 2019 Classic Africa merit Awards (CAMA) has recognized Primate Babatunde Elijah Ayodele, Leader and Founder of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Ejigbo Lagos as the most accurate prophet of the year. The award for his outstanding prophecies which had over time came to pass was presented to him at the 9th edition of CAMA that was held ... Read More »

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has threatened to jail the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi, over his refusal to release pro-democracy campaigner and Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore. In a “notice of disobedience to order of court” issued by the court on Thursday and addressed to the DSS DG, the Federal High Court directed the ... Read More »

VICE President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) is ready to surrender his constitutional immunity so that allegations against him can be freely investigated. He said waiving the immunity will permit “the most robust adjudication of baseless allegations, insinuation and falsehoods” against his person and office. Under the 1999 Constitution, the President, Vice President, governors and their deputies are insulated from criminal investigation. ... Read More »

The English Commercial Court has granted Nigeria’s application for leave to file an appeal against the award of $9.6billion to ab Irish firm, Process and Industrial Developments( P&ID). Another application for a stay of execution of the award was still in progress. P&ID secured the damages against Nigeria following a failed Gas Supply Project Agreement (GSPA) contract between it and ... Read More »

Some protesters on Tuesday demonstrated at the Lagos State House of Assembly and in front of the state secretariat, Alausa, demanding the probe of former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode. The protesters alleged that Ambode mismanaged state resources. The group, which gathered under the aegis of the Lagos Youth Vanguard, were led by their Patron, Mr Rasak Olokooba, and President, Mr Ibrahim ... Read More »

The Senate will not interfere in the alleged face-off between President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, its spokesman Senator Adedayo Adeyeye has declared. Answering questions from Senate Correspondents after plenary in Abuja, Adeyeye said while the President reserves the prerogative to assign duties to his aides, he is not aware that any roles assigned to the Vice President ... Read More »

The Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, Festus Keyamo, has been redeployed to the Ministry of Labour and Employment. He is to swap positions with Minister of State of Labour Tayo Alasoadura who moves to the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs. This was disclosed in a statement from the Director of Information at the Office of Secretary to the ... Read More »