The trial judge in the case involving a former Head of Service, Steve Oronsaye, has said he intends to excuse himself from the case over an allegation of bias. The judge, Gabriel Kolawole, granted Mr. Oronsaye bail Tuesday, nearly a […]
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday disclosed his willingness to negotiate with terrorist group Boko Haram for the safe return of the girls of Government Secondary School Chibok abducted last April. He spoke in an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, where he […]
Suspected Boko Haram militants on Tuesday burned down houses, including the family home of the new Chief of Army Staff, Major-General Tukur Baratai, in a village in the North-east of the country, a policeman, military source and witnesses told Reuters. […]
President Barrack Obama of the United States of America has promised to help Nigeria overcome terrorist group, Boko Haram and other challenges. He also commended President Muhammadu Buhari’s agenda for Nigeria, expressing confidence in his ability to tackle the multiple challenges facing […]
A magistrate court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta,Ogun state Capital on Tuesday ordered that a 20-year-old man, Michael Bassey, be remanded for allegedly raping a 19 year-old secondary school girl. The police prosecutor, Idowu Ogunleye, told the court that the accused […]
By Phrank Shaibu When a weighty and scandalous press release is made by a party to a case before the Appellate Court on allegations against the judges of such an important branch of the Nigerian Judiciary, it will be very […]
President Mohammadu Buhari said he will not spare any corrupt individual as he mounts serious campaign against corruption in Nigeria. He spoke on the Cable News Network (CNN) news programme AMANPOUR, monitored in Lagos, explaining that irrespective of political party […]
Irked by the seeming delay tactics employed by defence counsel in the ongoing trial of alleged murderers of Cynthia Osokogu, Justice Olabisi Akinlade of a Lagos High Court, Ikeja, has threatened to return the fourth defendant, Nonso Ezike, to prison. […]
Gordon Obua, the detained former chief security officer (CSO) to former President Goodluck Jonathan, fainted on Monday, according to Online Magazine, TheCable. Gordon Obuah and Jonathan Obua, who has been detained by the SSS in Abuja since the night of […]
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday confirmed that ministers will not be appointed until September. He said the delay in naming members of the yet-to-be constituted Federal Executive Council (FEC) is to allow for critical reforms which will guide the conduct of the […]