A Federal High Court in Abuja today turned down the request by the Federal Government that prosecution witnesses in the trial of leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu be allowed to wear mask to shield their identity from the public. Justice John Tsoho refused the application on the ground that the use of mask will deny the court the benefit of assessing the demeanour of witnesses wh ...

A Federal High Court in Lagos today ordered the forfeiture of multi- billion naira properties belonging to ex- Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo (alias Tompolo) to the Federal Government. The embattled former militant warlord was recently declared wanted by the anti-graft agency, EFCC following his failure to appear before the court to face trial on fraud charges preferred against him. Tomp ...

Embattled Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Ricky Tarfa has admitted that he gave a Federal High Court judge, Justice Mohammed Yunusa the sum of N225,000. But he stated that the money in question was not what the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) tagged it to be. Tarfa recently filed a suit against the EFCC and its official over alleged unlawful arrest and detention. And in response to the sui ...

A nephew of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Samuel Okies who was kidnapped along with the ex-president’s foster father has been found dead in in a river in Otuoke, Ogbia local government area of Bayelsa state two days after their abduction by gunmen. The 35-year-old Okies was reportedly kidnapped along with Chief Inegite Nitabai. Some fishermen had discovered the floating body of Okies today and immedia ...

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the present Administration will continue to fight corruption within the confines of the Rule of Law, but warned that it (Rule of Law) was not intended to be used as a weapon to hamper the dispensation of justice. ''In response to the ongoing anti-corruption efforts of the government, an increasing number of voices have emerged in defence of ...

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has told the Federal Government to perish the thought of imposing the Treasury Single Account (TSA) on States, pointing out categorically that the Federal Government was not in the position to counsel or force any State to accept policies that are not working for those that introduced them. Governor Fayose said in a press statement issued on Friday, that “the Federal ...

  There has been renewed talk lately about the need for Nigerians to patronize locally made goods, (someone should have added… and services!). Championed by Senator Ben Murray Bruce, and supported by the Senate President Bukola Saraki, the Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Hajia Aisha Abubakar and a large crowd of online campaigners, so much ink, saliva, and emotions have been inves ...

  The marriage of Pastors Anita and Chris Oyakhilome of the Christ Embassy fame has been finally dissolved by a London court after much denials by the popular flambouyant Lagos cleric. Lawyers to Mrs Oyakhilome who is now known as Ms Anita Ebhodaghe, confirmed today that she has finalised her divorce from the founder of Christ Embassy church, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, stressing that she is no longer a p ...

Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka has blamed the current economic situation in the country on years of bad governance, and urged the federal government to call an emergency economic conference to address the situation. Prof. Soyinka, who spoke during a courtesy visit to the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in his office in Abuja on Thursday, also reiterated his earlier support for the Adm ...

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has raised the alarm over the imminent collapse of the county’s economy, saying the President Mohammadu Buhari led All Progressives Congress (APC) government was yet to show any sign that it has any solution to the dwindling economy. The governor, who called on Nigerians to prevail on President Buhari to stay at home and govern the country, said it was the height of i ...