Politics

IGP Adamu promises decisive actions against elect

Thursday, January 17, 2019

The acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed A. Adamu, said Wednesday that the 2019 elections would a priority to the leadership of the force. He promises that the force would soon be deploying personnel for the polls. Adamu made the assertion at the official handover ceremony on We ...

Why former SGF babachir Lawal has not been arrested, charged to court: Buhari

Thursday, January 17, 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday night appealed to Nigerians that have evidence against corrupt persons in government to make it available. He made the appeal while answering questions during a live TV programme tagged 39;The Candidates 39;, anchored by Kadaria Ahmed. The Programme i ...

Doyin Okukpe gets N100m bail

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday granted bail to Dr. Doyin Okupe, a former Senior Special Assistance to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, in the sum of N100 million. Okupe, who was dragged to the court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is facing a 59-count charg ...

Onoghen: We will resist every attempt to truncate democracy – Gov Wike

Thursday, January 17, 2019

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has stated that Nigerians will resist any attempt to deliberately truncate the nation 39;s democracy, especially with the general elections a few days away. Speaking during the inter-denominational service to mark this year 39;s Armed Forces Rem ...

Buhari is aware of Onnoghen's charge: Agbakoba

Thursday, January 17, 2019

Constitutional lawyer, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has said that there is no way President Muhammadu Buhari can pretend that he is not aware of charges against the Chief Justice of the Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen. The CJN is scheduled to appear at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) Monda ...

Court stops CJN Onnoghen's arraignment as Tribunal set Jan. 22 new date

Monday, January 14, 2019

The Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Federal Government 39;s plan to arraign the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, before the Code of Conduct Tribunal even as Danladi Umar led tribunal had earlier shifted the arraignment of the CJN to January 22. The Federal Governmen ...

Criminal Charges: I am not guilty — CJN Onnoghen

Monday, January 14, 2019

Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen has responded to the accusations of false assets declaration by the Code of Conduct Bureau, clarifying that he forgot to update his asset declaration forms, according to some reports. ldquo;My asset declaration form numbers SCN 00014 and SCN 00005 were d ...

Onnoghen's travails: Why I filed petition against CJN Onnoghen: Buhari's ex-spo

Sunday, January 13, 2019

The Executive Director, Anti-Corruption and Research Based Data Initiative, Mr Dennis Aghanya, has denied allegations that the Presidency has a hand in the petition his group wrote against the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen. Reacting to the insinuations that the petition was sp ...