Obasanjo task Jonathan on graft, insecurity
For the umpteenth time, former President Olusegun Obasanjo rattled nerves in Aso Rock after he attributed the rampant corruption and mounting insecurity bedeviling the country to the failure or inability…
N195bn Fraud: Court Declines to Stop Maina’s Arrest
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday declined to stop the Police and the Senate from arresting embattled Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Alhaji Abdulrasheed Maina.…
Jonathan Orders Disciplinary Action against Maina
President Goodluck Jonathan has directed the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation to immediately commence disciplinary action against Alhaji Abdulrasheed Maina, for absconding from duty. The endorsement was…
Unlawful detention: Court awards N500, 000 Damage against IGP, Police
An FCT high court has ordered the Nigeria Police to pay N500,000 for damages and compensation to a certain Simon Francis, whose fundamental rights was breached. Giving the order in…
Police Begins Manhunt for Maina
Less than a week after declaring him wanted, men of the Nigerian Police Force have begun a manhunt for Chairman of the Pension reform Task Force, Abdulrasheed Maina, Assistant Force…
Brawl erupts in House over Industrial Training Bill
Although the sight of brawling politicians is incongruous with a legislature’s stately image, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha seems to have made it a point…
$620,000 Fuel Subsidy Bribe: Otedola, Lamorde, to Testify against Lawan
When the trial of Farouk Lawan and Boniface Emenalo resumes next April 10, the Chairman of Zenon Oil and Gas Ltd, Mr. Femi Otedola and the Chairman of the Economic…
Recover N6trn NNPC Revenue, Reps Tell AGF
The Federal House of Representatives on Wednesday directed the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) to recover over N6trn revenue generated by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).…
Supreme Court Upholds 14-Year Jail Term for Rapist
The Supreme Court has affirmed the 14-year prison sentence concurrently passed on one Habibu Musa by the Kano State High Court and the Court of Appeal, Kuduna Division, in 2011…
Minister Explains 2013 FCT Budget, Alleges Smear Plot
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Bala Mohammed has finally reacted to controversies surrounding FCTA’s budget for the 2013 fiscal year concerning the Abuja City Gate, the African…