News Update
The National Judicial Council NJC has over-ruled the Benue State House of Assembly on its purported resolution recommending the removal of the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Maurice Ikpambese from office. The Council while faulting the recommendations for being unlawful, illegal and unconstitutional, drew the attention of the Benue state lawmakers to the…
The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, today, graced the flag-off ceremony of the construction of the four sections of the Benin-Ekpoma-Auchi-Okpella-Okene-Ajaokuta junction road in Ekpoma, Edo State by the Federal Ministry of works. The project is to be executed by BUA Group, CBC Nigeria Limited, CCECC Nigeria Limited, and CGC Nigeria Limited….
A Magistrate’s court sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, has ordered the remand of AbdulRahman Bello, the suspected killer of Hafsoh Lawal, a final year student of the Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, at the Correctional Centre, Ilorin. Bello, and four other suspects arraigned along with him, were not represented by any…
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has set aside a garnishee order issued against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), dismissing proceedings initiated by Inalegwu Frankline Ochife in a legal battle that spanned several years. Delivering the lead judgment in the appeal suit number SC/CV/268/2021, Justice Habeeb Adewale Olurmuyiwa Abiru held that the lower courts…
In a significant move to support seamless access to education and empower young minds, a Kwara-based Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), Lekan Adewoye Foundation, has sponsored the enrolment of 1,000 tertiary institution candidates for the 2025 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination. The initiative, which is part of the Foundation’s unwavering commitment to promoting…
Both the Federal and State Governments have been implored to as a matter of urgency set up Commodity Boards to streamline Agricultural Produce so that farmers across the country can enjoy good value pricing for their farm crops. This appeal was made by the Farmers Economic Empowerment Association (FEEMA) at its meeting held in…
Abuja based lawyer and rights activist, Pelumi Olajengbesi has warned the federal government and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) that any attempt to forcefully take over the government of Osun state will lead to unimaginable chaos and anarchy. The lawyer warned the actors in the political crisis emanating on the running of local…
It is no longer news that the rate of accidents on felele road, Lokoja of Kogi state is getting too frequent and deverstating.For readers using this road it is no longer news also, that the number of lives lost in this death trap road,is alarming.Just last week some students of the Federal University, Lokoja,…
