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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has described as untrue claims by the Department of State Services (DSS) that $2 million (about N900 million) was found in the house of a federal high court judge. Also, the Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Port Harcourt, Victor Briggs, and the former National Secretary General of […]

President Muhammadu Buhari’s strategists, if they are at work at all, are chasing ants and ignoring the elephant in the room. They do him great disservice. Their oversight is hubristically determined either by incapacity or a vendetta-induced distraction. It is time they changed the game and the narrative; time they woke up. It’s been more […]

Although there is need to rid the judiciary of corruption, the approach adopted by security agencies was totally wrong and unacceptable, the Chairman, Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Otunba Dino Melaye, said on Sunday. Melaye, representing Kogi West on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the National Assembly, in a […]

Lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN) has chided the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), blaming them for the Gestapo style arrest of judges over the weekend. Falana revealed that it is on record that when both the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Offences Commission and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (ICPC) sent invitation […]

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has said that all Nigerians should give peace a chance and join hands in helping government address the numerous challenges facing the economy. The President also said efforts are ongoing to end the militancy in the Niger Delta but warned that government will change tactics should militants resolve to continue sabotaging […]

The full scale midnight assault on the residences of justices of the high court, court of appeal and Supreme Court marked an alarming new low in Nigeria’s history and a rapid descent into dictatorship of former military strongman-turned elected president General Buhari. Never before has such highhandedness been unleashed on judges of Nigeria’s superior courts […]

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Saturday warned the Department of State Service to release the judges in its custody or face dire consequences. The NBA also declared a state of emergency in the judiciary following the midnight arrest of some judges by the Department of State Services(DSS). The declaration of the state of emergency […]

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) National Chairman, Dr Victor Oye has declared that the earlier report on him been suspended was untrue and should be disregarded. Oye who stated this in Awka, the Anambra State capital on Friday while addressing newsmen claimed he was still in charge of the party. He stressed that the […]

The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El Rufai has banned the activity of Shi’ite muslims in the state. Governor Nasir El Rufai‎ according to a statement signed by his spokesperson Samuel Aruwan on Friday issued an Order declaring the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) an unlawful society.  The Statement read: “This action is taken in the […]

The allegation by demonstrators in Bayelsa State on Thursday that allowances due to a former President have been stopped and his bank accounts were frozen is patently untrue. We have confirmed with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) that the former President and the other past leaders were paid their allowances up […]

The State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Plateau State chapter,  Chief Damishi Sango has on Friday said he would take legal actions against Senator Joshua Dariye if the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) fails to declare his seat at the Senate vacant.  Damishi Sango, while addressing newsmen in Jos, insisted that the recent defection […]

Suspended House of Representatives member, Honourable Abdulmumin Jibrin, has issued an ultimatum to his colleagues in the House of Representatives to return all questionable allowances they paid themselves within three days. He accused his colleagues of raking in millions in illegal allowances. In order to return their loot, Jibrin advised his colleagues to individually approach […]