News Update
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has again announced a further reduction in the prices of both diesel and aviation fuel to N940, N980 per litre respectively. This is coming in the wake of its widely celebrated price reduction to N1,000 barely two weeks ago. The price change of N940 applies to customers buying five million litres and…
The attempt by the EFCC to forcefully and unlawfully arrest His Excellency Yahaya Adoza Bello in a show of shame in Abuja on 17th April, 2024 is by every standard barbaric, ludicrous and outrightly condemnable. It should be noted inter alia that His Excellency Yahaya Adoza Bello has a valid court order restraining the…
In view of the rain storm that wrecked havoc on Isanlu town in Yagba East Local Government Area last Sunday, the Kogi State House of Assembly has called on the State Emergency Management Agency ( SEMA) to carry out an on the spot assessment to determine the extent of the devastation and position relief…
The Incorporated Trustees of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) has shifted the leadership tussle of the association involving the former Chairman of Bariga LCDA, Kolade Alabi to the Court of Appeal in Abuja. The Trustees have filed an appeal against the judgment of the Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, which declined…
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has assured youth corps members deployed in the state that priority attention would be accorded their welfare and security. This was even as the state Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Mr Onifade Olaoluwa, in his welcome address, hailed the Governor for the provision of meal subsidy…
Kwara state government has buried thep confiscated meat from the alleged poisoned cows which were slaughtered for public consumption in Ilorin, the state capital. A statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs. Funke Sokoya, said: “This followed several measures already put in place by the government to prevent people…
Following the allegations levelled against former Kogi State Governor Alhaji Yahaya Bello over alleged N80.2billion fraud, the State House of Assembly has called on the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, (EFCC) to obey the rule of law and work within the ambit of law creating the Commission. This forms part of the resolutions during…
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed May 10 for ruling on an application by former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, seeking an order of setting aside the April 17 arrest warrant issued against him. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kemi…
*Says as spokespersons we take the bullet for our organization* The Director of Press and Information, Supreme Court of Nigeria, Dr Festus Akande has dedicated his “Distinguished Spokesperson Award, (Judiciary), to staff of the Apex Court as well as the National Association of Judiciary Correspondents (NAJUC). From left, Representative, Spokesperson’s Digest, Kabir Abdulsalam,…
*Seeks their ban from contesting elections, occupying public offices* Anambra State based activist, Chief Ifeanyi Okonkwo has dragged the Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Soludo and three of his predecessors, Chris Ngige, Peter Obi and Willie Obniano to a Federal High court for allegedly running the affairs of the 21 local government areas…
