The House of Representatives has rejected a bill to allow citizens to drag the government to court for failing to provide social welfare. The bill sought to make justifiable the fundamental objectives as contained in sections 13, 14, 15, 16,…
A United States of America jury, on Tuesday, convicted a 32-year-old Nigerian, Sulemon Arowokoko to 44 months in prison over fraud. United States District Judge, Nicolas Ranjan convicted Arowokoko for conspiracy, access device fraud, and aggravated identity theft, United States…
Mr Solomon Bonu, Special Adviser on Culture to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has urged Nigerians to leverage on the enormous potential in culture to promotion national unity. Bonu told News men on Wednesday in Lagos that the nation’s…
Chairman, Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Abubakar Kyari, on Wednesday, said unless the Federal Government increases the budgetary funding, satellite towns within FCT would not get the needed development. Residents of Abuja metropolis and other satellite towns…
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan, on Wednesday, sentenced a 36-year-old man, Saheed Olapade , to two years imprisonment for unlawful possession of human head. It was reported that the defendants are facing a two-count charge of conspiracy…
A human rights activist, Comrade Israel Joe, has slammed the Federal Government over its purported N5,000 to poor Nigerians as it plans to remove subsidies from petroleum products. In a statement sent to Newsmen on Wednesday, Joe said the Federal…
Legal luminary, Femi Falana, has advocated the setting up of an appellate division of the ECOWAS Court as a solution for flagrant disregard to court rulings by member states. Falana gave the suggestion while presenting a paper at the ongoing…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised motorists to exercise patience and drive with caution on the highway to stem road crashes during the Yuletide. Mr Siikiru Alonge, the Ore Unit Commander of FRSC, Ondo State, gave the advice…
A 39-year-old man, Adewale Oladeji, has been arraigned before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly breaking into the house of a blind woman to steal. The defendant is standing trial on a three-count charge of conspiracy, burglary and…
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday in Abuja led cabinet members in wishing his Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Agboola Gambari a happy 77th birthday celebration. Shortly before the meeting of the Federal Executive Council began, the Secretary to the Government…
