The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed an appeal by the Federal Government challenging an order from the Federal High Court, Abuja, which barred it from reopening the trial of former Abia Governor, Orji Kalu, and his company, Slok Nigeria Ltd, on money laundering charges. In two separate judgments delivered on Wednesday, a three-member…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld Julius Abure as the Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), overturning a previous decision by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court that restrained him and two others from holding national positions within the party. In a judgment delivered by Justice Hamma Barka, the Appellate Court ruled…
Former presidential candidate, Kingsley Moghalu, criticized President Bola Tinubu’s handling of the removal of petrol and forex subsidies, attributing it to causing economic hardship in the nation. Speaking at the ‘Leadership Newspaper Group 2024 Conference and Awards’ in Abuja, Moghalu, a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), expressed concerns about the…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has struck out an appeal by the Federal Government against an order of the Federal High Court, Abuja prohibiting it from reopening the trial of former Abia Governor, Orji Kalu and his firm, Slok Nigeria Ltd on money laundering charges. In two judgments on Wednesday, a three-member panel of…
The Prosecutor’s Office in Spain is pursuing legal action against Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti, for alleged tax fraud, seeking a five-year prison sentence. According to reports from Relevo, the Italian coach is facing charges related to defrauding the Treasury of over €1 million during his initial tenure at Real Madrid between 2014 and 2015….
Social critic and human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, has voiced suspicions regarding the intentions of President Bola Tinubu’s administration regarding the alleged lifting of the visa ban on Nigeria by the United Arab Emirates, UAE. Yesufu’s statement follows recent reports suggesting that the UAE had rescinded the visa ban on Nigerians. However, Bayo Onanuga, the…
Trouble is brewing in Delta State after the bodies of policemen killed by Fulani herdsmen were discovered. A collaborative effort between security forces and local vigilantes resulted in the retrieval of deceased police officers’ bodies belonging to the IRT Abuja, PMF 51 Oghara, and Anti-Kidnapping Squad, Asaba. ”The recovered corpses of the officers have been…
A heartbreaking tragedy struck Abia State Polytechnic, Aba, as Miss Ezekiel Mary Ogechi, a recent graduate, met her untimely demise on Tuesday when she was crushed by a speeding tanker outside the institution. Ogechi, a diligent accounting graduate, had returned to the campus for academic clearance, eagerly anticipating her upcoming enrollment in the National Youth…
JUST IN: Herdsmen wipe out family of seven, others in Benue Suspected herdsmen on Tuesday killed no fewer than 10 persons in Azandeh, community, Mbasaa, Mbajiga, Ityulugh, Torov district in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue North senatorial zone. But residents of the area put the figures at 30 or more. Among those killed was…
A fresh tension has erupted in Plateau State with the supporters of the two leading political parties storming the State Assembly Complex. Consequently, the Police in the state, on Tuesday, barricaded off the road leading to the state House of Assembly in Jos metropolis. It took the action because supporters of the ruling Peoples Democratic…
