Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Friday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue Rochas Okorocha, a Certificate of Return. The Court ruled that the decision to deprive Okorocha of the certificate was a “lawless decision.” Abang held that only the returning officer ofContinue Reading
A federal high court sitting in Abuja has nullified the suspension of the licences of African Independent Television (AIT) and Raypower. Inyang Ekwo, the presiding judge, gave the order on Friday. DAAR Communications, owners of AIT and Raypower, had on May 31, filed a suit to prevent sanctions from the National Broadcasting CommissionContinue Reading
Theresa May will officially step down as the leader of the Conservative Party on Friday, but will remain as prime minister until her successor is chosen. She announced her resignation two weeks ago, saying it was a matter of deep regret that she had been unable to deliver Brexit. ElevenContinue Reading
The governors of the 36 states of the federation will Friday in Abuja meet with President Muhammadu Buhari to consider steps to tackle the worsening insecurity in the country. Criminals have dominated the nation’s landscape in recent times, engaging in banditry, kidnappings and farm rustling even as herdsmen have runContinue Reading
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has revoked five Oil Mining Licenses (OML) and one Oil Prospecting Licence (OPL) belonging to five companies. In a public notice on Thursday by the regulatory body, the revocation was based on a presidential directive to “recover legacy debts” owed by the companies operatingContinue Reading
Kano State Governor Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on Thursday queried Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II on Thursday over allegations of fund misappropriation. The Kano State Anti-Corruption and Public Complaint Commission on Monday indicted the emir and recommended his suspension. The Chief of Staff to the Emir, Munir Sanusi, who confirmed the receipt ofContinue Reading
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, during the 2019 governorship election in Lagos State, Jimi Agbaje, Jimi Agbaje and a former Vice Chairman (South West) of the party Chief Bode George, are currently engaged in verbal altercations. George had in an interview said that the former governorshipContinue Reading
Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Ibrahim Muhammad has justified President Muhammadu Buhari’s suspension of erstwhile CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen upon the January 25, 2019 ex-parte order of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Muhammad argued: “Any public officer found guilty of the breach or violation of code ofContinue Reading
The tenure of the current national assembly members and its leadership presided over by Senator Bukola Saraki in the Senate and Jon Yakubu Dogara in the House of Representatives officially ends on Saturday, June 8, as the inauguration of the 9th assembly holds Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at 10:00 am. ClerkContinue Reading
The Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has suspended the license of Dar Communication Plc, promoter of AIT, RAY POWER until further notice. The Director-General of NBC, Modibbo Kawu announced the shut down on Thursday evening. He said the action was taken for failure of the broadcasting station to abide by theContinue Reading
