The Supreme Court on Thursday in Abuja dismissed a certificate forgery suit brought against a Senatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for Bayelsa Central Senatorial District of Bayelsa State, Mr Konbowei Friday Benson. The Apex Court held that certificate forgery, being a criminal allegation, ought to be and must be proved beyond…

  The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on March 16, 2023, arraigned one Prof. Uche Chigozie Edwin for an alleged N1.4bn fraud before Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. Edwin was arraigned alongside his companies, Visionary Integrated Consulting Limited, NEMAD Associates Limited and…

  Justice P. I. Ajoku of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has remanded a former chief accountant, Chinedu Akandu, his company, JCJ Global Services, and four former employees of Megastar Technical and Construction Company Limited, Andrew Odibenua, Calistus Madu, Abiola Allison and Okpeva Elija in custody for alleged conspiracy, money…

  The National Industial court in Abuja has threatened to jail the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Alkali Baba Usman over his persistent disobedience to order of the court. The court held that the action of the IGP to the rule of law is unbecoming of a top rank Federal Government official and an affront…

  rResidents along Yebumot roundabout/Adeta roundabout as well as commuters and motorists plying the route in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, have commended the State Government for bringing succour and relief to them with the completion of the 2.1-kilometre project. The dualized road is with drainage on both sides of the road, while the centre…

  A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday fixed May 22 for hearing in a suit instituted by a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Ugochukwu Uchenwa, seeking to stop the conduct of elections and examination on Saturdays in the country. Justice James Omotosho fixed the date when the matter was mentioned before him….

  The Supreme Court on Wednesday in Abuja dismissed an appeal brought before it by a Labour Party’s governorship aspirant in Plateau State, Ambassador Yohanna Margif, challenging the nomination of the candidate of the party, Dr Patrick Dakum. The appeal was thrown out by Justice John Inyang Okoro following its dramatic withdrawal by the appellant,…

    Warren Bennis has described leadership as the capacity to translate vision into reality; while General Montgomery states that leadership is the capacity and the will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence. In the view of Austrian-American management consultant, educator, and author, Peter Drucker, “leadership…

  …. Lauds Umar Yahaya’s Quarterly Youths and Women Empowerment Program. Stakeholders of Omala State Constituency have finally resolved to vote overwhelmingly for Hon. Umar Yahaya the All Progressives Congress Flagbearer in the forthcoming March 18 election. The Stakeholders rising from a meeting in Abejukolo, said all options considered, Hon. Umar remains the best bet…

  Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has asked residents of the state, especially marketers, to collect and spend the old and new naira notes, saying both are still legal tenders in the country. Checks by New Telegraph on Tuesday in Ilorin, the state capital, confirmed that residents were still refusing to collect the old N500…