Lawyers reject El-Rufai as guest speaker at NBA Conference
A group of lawyers under the aegis of the Open Bar Initiative have petitioned the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to withdraw its invitation to Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai,…
Editorial: Acquittal of Sen. Elisha Abbo – A travesty of Justice
Although the Judiciary never ceases to amuse Nigerians with its controversial positions on important national issues, the July 31, 2020 controversial court verdict that acquitted the psychopathic Adamawa thug called…
2023 Election: Fayemi Distances Self from Presidential Campaign Posters
Fayemi Kayode, the EKITI State governor, is not aware of the 2023 presidential campaign posters purporting to be his, and currently circulating on the social media, according to his Chief…
MTEF: Senate threatens to sanction Revenue Agemcooes
Nigeria’s Senate Joint Committee on Finance and National Planning on Wednesday threatened to sanction heads of some revenue-generating agencies of the Federal Government if they fail to appear before it…
Coup: ECOWAS suspends Mali, directs members to close borders
…as Nigeria calls for speedy activation of a regional standby force The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Mali from the body’s decision-making bodies with immediate effect,…
Southern Kaduna Killings: Hundreds sign petition to bar El-Rufai from speaking at NBA
About 500 people have signed a new petition asking the Nigerian Bar Association to remove Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, from the list of speakers in the upcoming Annual General…
Mali coup: Military promises elections after ousting president
The soldiers who ousted Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta say they plan to set up a civilian transitional government and hold new elections, according to the BBC. The spokesman for…
AU, Ecowas, France condemn Arrest of Malian President
The African Union, France, and leaders of West Africa have condemned the reported arrest of Mali’s president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta by soldiers on Tuesday after storming the West African country’s…
774, 000 jobs: House Minority Caucus rejects 30 slots per member
The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has rejected the 30-job slot allotted to each member of the House for their respective local government areas, in the recruitment exercise…
NGO sues NIMC over digital ID cards following data breach
Laws and Rights Awareness Initiative, a non-governmental organization, has sued the National Identity Management Commission over the agency’s plan to replace the plastic national ID cards with digital identification. Laws…