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The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, has justified the arrest and detention of judges by operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS), saying “no one is or should be above the law”. Malami while speaking after he inaugurated an Expert Review Committee on implementation of the […]

I will start this report by referencing a statement by the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Muhammadu Uwais on corrupt judges;  “A corrupt judge is more harmful to the society than a man who runs amok with a dagger in a crowded street. The latter can be restrained physically. But a corrupt judge deliberately […]

Dangote Group has raised the alarm over the activities of online fraudsters, who are maliciously misrepresenting and misusing its brand image and that of its senior executives to defraud unsuspecting members of the public. The fraudsters according to the Dangote Group perpetuate their wicked act through popular social network sites and also through other channels […]

Leveraging its expansive footprint, pan-African banking group, United Bank for Africa Plc (“UBA” or “the Bank”), announced its unaudited Third Quarter Financial Results, showing a 7% year-on-year growth in profit before tax to N62 billion despite the challenging macro-economic environment. This represents an impressive 18.2% annualized return on average equity. The Bank recorded an appreciable growth in both funding […]Read More

The Senate has confirmed nominees  submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari for the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The confirmation came on Tuesday about two weeks after Buhari request the Senate to confirm the nomination. The confirmed nominees include former Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma Egba CON as Chairman, Nsima Udo Ekere as […]

President Buhari, Tuesday, nominated Justice Sidi Bage from Nasarawa State and Justice Paul Adamu Galinje from Taraba State to fill two vacant seats at the Supreme Court. The Senate received a letter requesting confirmation of their appointments on the 7th October.  Excerpt of the letter dated 6th October, addressed to the Senate President, signed by […]

President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday stated that the 8th Senate will work to meet a 2016 deadline for the passage of all the 11 economic-priority Bills that it has scheduled to tackle the economic recession. Speaking at a dialogue at the 22nd Edition of the Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja, […]

The recent trip of the Nigeria’s Chief of Army staff, Lt. General Tukur Yusuf Buratai was an interesting eye opener for me. He was invited to speak on the war against terror in Nigeria by the Atlantic Council and the Virginia Military Institute – two reputable organisations with whom I share many years of relationship […]

The Federal House of Representatives, has  exonerated  three members: Mohammed Gololo (AP-Bauchi);  Mark Gbillah (APC-Benue) and Samuel Ikom (PDP-Akwa Ibom),   accused of  sexual misconduct while on  a trip to the United States. The House Committee on Ethics and Privileges passed the verdict on Tuesday in a report submitted to the House. James Entwistle, erstwhile United […]Read More

Senate President, Bukola Saraki has referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matter, weekend arrest of judges by the Department of State Services (DSS). Saraki on Tuesday directed the committee to report to the general senate in four weeks. He acknowledged that there is corruption in the judiciary, noting that there […]

The Federal Ministry of Education on Monday said the actual cost of building a block of eight VIP toilets in the riverine areas was N6m, not N50m, while six toilets in upland areas cost N4m, not N40m. The Ministry’s Deputy Director, Press, Ben Bem Goong made the clarification in a statement, noting that the N50m […]

The seven judges arrested and detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) on Friday and Saturday in five states and the Federal Capital Territory have been released. It was learnt that the judges were released on Sunday night on self-recognition and were asked to return to the headquarters of the secret police on Monday […]