The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has struck out the case filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) against Minister of Information and Culture and National Broadcasting Commission(NBC). The Court said SERAP has no locua standi in the case as it is not a part of theContinue Reading
A member of the House Representatives, Victor Mela, has been sentenced to one month imprisonment. A Magistrate Court in Wuse, Zone 6, gave the judgement on Friday. Mela of Billiri/Balanga Federal Constituency was given an option of fine. On November 10, he was found guilty of lying under oath inContinue Reading
A federal high court in Abuja has granted bail to Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno south. On Monday, the court remanded Ndume in prison after Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), whom he stood as surety for jumped bail. More to follow… THE CABLEContinue Reading
The Sultan of Sokoto, Saad Abubakar III, has lamented that contrary to perception of most Nigerians, the North is not safe. Abubakar said the activities of bandits has made the region unsafe, stressing that the region is the worst place in the country. He spoke at the fourth quarterly meetingContinue Reading
A magistrate court in the federal capital territory (FCT) has sentenced Victor Mela, a member of the house representatives, to one-month in prison for perjury. Mela, who represents Billiri/Balanga federal constituency of Gombe state, was convicted for lying under oath in the CD001 INEC form he completed ahead of theContinue Reading
Eleanor Nwadinobi, Co-Chair of Every Woman Treaty Steering Committee, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for voicing support for the treaty to end violence against women and girls. The Medical Women’s International Association President was on a delegation of Nigerian women that visited Buhari at the State House on Thursday. The visit wasContinue Reading
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an application by an oil giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company, requesting a revisit of a January 11, 2019 judgment ordering it to pay N17bn to some Ogoni communities in Rivers State affected by an oil spill from the company in 1970. A five-man panelContinue Reading
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has warned President Muhammadu Buhari to address the demands of Nigerians, or he will put the country “on fire”. Wike’s comment comes two days after the federal government met with leaders in the South-South region. At the meeting, the South-South leaders demanded the restructuring ofContinue Reading
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has attacked former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. The ruling party accused the Wazirin Adamawa of scheming to “purchase” the PDP 2023 ticket. Atiku was the party’s presidential candidate in the 2019 general election. On Thursday, Yekini Nabena, APC Deputy National Publicity Secretary, in a statement,Continue Reading
Female lawmakers in the Senate and House of Representative have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to forward an Executive Bill to the two chambers of the National Assembly on 35 percent affirmative action for women in government. The lawmakers who expressed their views, during a workshop for national and stateContinue Reading
