Supreme Court affirms the election of Nyesom Wike,in a ruling by Justice Kekere Ekun set aside the judgement of the election petition tribunal and the court of appeal to arrived at the judgement. It is a unanimous decision of the 7 man panel of the apex court ,meanwhile the reasons for the judgement to be…
The Tony Elumelu Foundation and United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) partnered with the United States Department of Commerce to host a panel and roundtable discussion between members of the U.S. Presidential Council on Doing Business in Africa (PCDBIA)and a diverse community of African entrepreneurs. The 11 person U.S. delegation, along with representatives of several…
Lagos lawyer, Ebun Adegboruwa, says President Muhammadu Buhari ought to be properly advised on human rights issues amid to the on-going anti-corruption crusade so that he is not accused of vendetta. Corruption has become a big issue in Nigeria. What is your take? Apart from the scourge of military coups, no other thing has dealt…
The things that men do. An Okada operator was caught pants down while having sex with a mentally unstable woman in Lokoja, Kogi state. He was apprehended by vigilant students of Kogi State University while having sex with a mad woman behind their campus. He was made to freeze in motion while pictures of him…
Diezani Alison-Madueke, former minister of petroleum, visited the Charing Cross Police Station in London on Thursday, according to TVC. The former minister was detained at the station in October when UK National Crime agency arrested her on suspicions of bribery and money laundering. The Westminster magistrate court later granted her bail but seized her passport…
Sen. Eyinnaya Abaribe (PDP Abia South) on Wednesday in Abuja, berated the 2016 budget and called on President Muhammaduu Buhari to withdraw it and go back to the drawing board. Abaribe while making contributions during the consideration of the budget, said the proposal was faulty on many grounds and could not be implemented at it…
How Ita Enang bungled budget replacement process President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Nationally Assembly to formally request the withdrawal of the 2016 Appropriation Bill he had presented to a joint session of the federal legislature on December 22 for adjustment, THISDAY has learnt. The president’s leader was addressed to Senate President Bukola Saraki…
For 16 years that the Peoples Democratic Party was in power, the federal government exhibited total contempt for the Rule of Law. The Constitution and other laws were breached with impunity while court orders were disobeyed on a regular basis. In the famous case of Attorney-General of Lagos State v Attorney-General of the Federation (2005)…
For many, life is a song at birth because they are privileged to be born into wealthy families; and for others, poverty is their middle names even right from the day they are born. One of them is a medical doctor, Abib Olamitoye who was born into automatic and chronic poverty, but today he’s able…
