Nigeria’s central bank governor Godwin Emefiele had been away from his home country for several weeks, reportedly self-exiling in an unknown country outside Africa. Though the apex bank announced that he has resumed his duties (pdf) on Jan.16, without confirming Read more…
The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra has rejected the offer of the governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, to stand as surety for its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, to be released, saying the Federal Government is in breach of the Read more…
five-man panel of the Supreme Court yesterday refused to grant a request by members of the family of the late General Sani Abacha, for the stoppage of fresh criminal forfeiture proceedings against the ex-Head of State and some members of Read more…
Anambra State governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo has called on the federal government to release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra ( IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, saying he is prepared to stand surety for him. “We need Nnamdi Kanu Read more…
A high court sitting in Akure, the Ondo state capital, has granted a garnishee order directing the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) to freeze the account of Polaris Bank over a judgment debt of N2.16 billion. A garnishee order is one Read more…
The African Bar Association (AFBA), the global body for all practising lawyers in Africa, has warned the Department of State Services (DSS) or any other security agency to desist from their planned arrest of the Governor of the Central Bank Read more…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)on Monday at the National Open University, Jabi, Abuja, commenced the sale of forfeited real estate assets by sealed bids to the highest bidders. The Commission said there was no successful bid for the Read more…
Controversy has trailed the decision of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to grant bail to Obong Bassey Albert Akpan, governorship candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), and serving Senator for Uyo Senatorial District, who Read more…
The Department of State Services says it is not in any court to stop the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu from doing his work over alleged non-declaration of assets. The DSS, in a statement by its Read more…
A Law lecturer in Ebonyi State University (EBSU), Dr Donatus Ikechukwu Njoku has expressed doubt that the technologies recently introduced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will not totally eliminate rigging in the forthcoming general elections. The principal of Read more…
Moves to remove the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu from office, failed yesterday as the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Garki, quashed the allegations of false assets declaration against him. The Read more…
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has criticised his predecessor and erstwhile Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi for closing courts for about two years during his tenure. The governor described the development as a coup against the Judiciary. He said the country Read more…