Crime

FAKE POLICEMAN ARRESTED IN FCT_Ada Nkong

The FCT Police Command on Friday paraded an alleged fake Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Mr John Tarsoo, for extorting the public. The FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Bala Ciroma, who disclosed in Abuja said Tarsoo was one of the 49 arrested suspects within the last couple of weeks. He said that the suspect was… Continue reading FAKE POLICEMAN ARRESTED IN FCT_Ada Nkong

Judiciary

COURT HALTS NNPC RECRUITMENT EXERCISE_Ada Nkong

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the suspension of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) ongoing job recruitment pending determination of a suit filed by one Mr Pelumi Olajengbesi. Reports say that Olajengbesi, a public interest lawyer, had commenced the enforcement of the Fundamental Rights of all potential applicants to set aside the… Continue reading COURT HALTS NNPC RECRUITMENT EXERCISE_Ada Nkong

Judiciary · POLITICS

FAKE RECORD: APPEAL COURT QUERIES OSUN LAWMAKER_Femi Ehiabhi

45 days after tribunal verdict, the Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, Ondo State has queried the source of the 'Supplementary Record of Appeal' presented by the lawmaker representing Obokun Constituency, Adeyemi Adewumi. In the supplementary record of appeal purportedly certified by the registrar of the election tribunal in Osogbo and transmitted with a sworn… Continue reading FAKE RECORD: APPEAL COURT QUERIES OSUN LAWMAKER_Femi Ehiabhi

Crime

GUNMEN KIDNAP THREE KILL TWO IN ABUJA_Ada Nkong

GUNMEN again, on Tuesday morning, kidnapped three children and killed two people at Yebu village in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. A witness, Ayuba Danlami, told newsmen that the abductors invaded the community in large numbers with sophisticated weapons, and attacked one of the houses, killing two natives of the… Continue reading GUNMEN KIDNAP THREE KILL TWO IN ABUJA_Ada Nkong

Judiciary · POLITICS · WORLD NEWS

COURT GRANTS SOWORE, BAKARE N150M BAIL_Femi Ehiabhi

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday admitted Omoleye Sowore, Convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, to bail in the sum of N150m. Sowore was charged to court by the Federal Government on seven counts charges of treasonable felony, cyberstalking and money laundering. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu also ordered Sowore to produce two sureties in like… Continue reading COURT GRANTS SOWORE, BAKARE N150M BAIL_Femi Ehiabhi

Judiciary · SCANDALS

JAMB BOARD AUDITOR OFFERED N50,000 BRIBE TO STOP FINANCIAL AUDIT_Femi Ehiabhi

Samuel Saleh Umoru, chief accounting officer of the Makurdi Zonal Office of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB and Mrs Philomina Chieshe, a clerical officer in the same office, conspired to stop the board’s auditor, Mallam Ibrahim Oba, from carrying out a financial audit of the zonal office with a bribe of N50,000. This… Continue reading JAMB BOARD AUDITOR OFFERED N50,000 BRIBE TO STOP FINANCIAL AUDIT_Femi Ehiabhi

Crime

PRESIDENT BUHARI CONDEMNS KADUNA “REHAB CENTER” _ Ada Nkong

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the Police for their swift response to reported horrific acts at a ‘reform institution’ in Kaduna where about 400 persons were rescued by the them. A statement signed by Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, in Abuja on Saturday, says that President… Continue reading PRESIDENT BUHARI CONDEMNS KADUNA “REHAB CENTER” _ Ada Nkong

Judiciary

NIGERIA GRANTED LEAVE TO APPEAL P&ID CASE_Ada Nkong

In a new twist to theP&ID case aginst the Federal government of Nigeria, the United Kingdom Commercal and Arbitration Court has granted Nigeria leave to appeal against $9.6 billion award in favour of Process and industrial Development Limited. The legal team is currently arguing case for the stay of the execution of the judgement. The… Continue reading NIGERIA GRANTED LEAVE TO APPEAL P&ID CASE_Ada Nkong

Judiciary

COURT ORDERS SOWORE’S RELEASE_Ada Nkong

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the immediate release of the detained publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore. The court made the order on Tuesday ,saying that there was no extant order allowing Mr Sowore’s further detention before the court. Mr Sowore was required to deposit his international passport within 48 hours after… Continue reading COURT ORDERS SOWORE’S RELEASE_Ada Nkong