The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, granted the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, bail in the sum of N500 million with two sureties in like sum. This was after the former governor had pleaded not guilty to the 19-count charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. He […]
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Nigeria has again been plunged into darkness as the national grid collapsed again. The grid collapsed at about 2:09 pm on Wednesday, December 11, 2024. This was confirned in a tweet via the official handle of Nigeria’s National Grid. This is the 12th time the national grid has collapsed in 2024.
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Olayiwola Oshunrinade The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja has been temporarily shut following an incident involving an Allied Air flight. The aircraft reportedly experienced a tyre burst after the aircraft landed at the Abuja airport on Wednesday. The aircraft is reportedly stuck near the runway after skidding off, forcing the airport to be shut […]
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Olayiwola Oshunrinade Senior Advocate of Nigeria Kehinde Ogunwumiju has filed a N500 million lawsuit against lawyer and author Dele Farotimi Farotimi’s book “Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System.” According to court papers obtained by this newspaper, Kehinde Ogunwumiju, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and managing partner at Afe Babalola & Co, is suing lawyer […]
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Olayiwola Oshunrinade On Tuesday, Daniel Chollom, from Plateau state, a representative from the Labour Party, declared his switch to the APC. He attributed this decision to ongoing leadership issues within the Labour Party and expressed his intention to support the President in efforts towards national development. In a letter presented during the plenary session by […]
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The Federal Capital Territory High Court, on Tuesday, refused to grant a bail application filed by the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, saying it was filed prematurely. Justice Maryann Anenih, while delivering the ruling said, having been filed when the 1st defendant was neither in custody nor before the court, this instant application […]
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Olayiwola Oshunrinade Ghana’s former President John Dramani Mahama has staged a political comeback by winning the West African nation’s presidential election after his rival Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia conceded defeat on Sunday. Addressing a press conference from his residence, Bawumia said he had called Mahama to congratulate him, adding that Mahama’s National Democratic Congress (NDC) […]
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Olayiwola Oshunrinade The member representing Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency of Imo State and spokesman of the Coalition of United Political Parties, Ikenga Imo Ugochinye, has been expelled from the Peoples Democratic Party with immediate effect over gross indiscipline, insubordination and anti-party activities. In a statement issued on Friday, the Imo PDP Publicity Secretary, Lancelot […]
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Olayiwola Oshunrinade The petition by elder statesman, Aare Afe Babalola, that sent rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, to prison, has been obtained. Recall that a High Court in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, on Wednesday remanded the human rights lawyer in prison. His remand followed his arraignment by the police over a petition by Babalola in […]
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Olayiwola Oshunrinade An Ekiti State Chief Magistrates Court, Ado Ekiti Division, on Wednesday, ordered the remand of human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, in the state’s correctional centre. Farotimi was arraigned in court over alleged defamation of character following his book, ‘Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System’ where he alleged, among others, that a Senior Advocate […]
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