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Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar has arrived Washington DC on a visit to the United States. A statement issued by his media adviser, Paul O Ibe, revealed his arrival According to the statement, the PDP presidential candidate arrived at 20.20 hours (14.20 hours Washington DC […]

Although vice president Yemi Osinbajo said President Muhammadu Buhari was not aware of the trial of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) until the media broke the story, the Federal Government has ordered the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) to freeze all bank accounts belonging […]

It was drama Tuesday at the Ikeja Government Reservation Area (GRA) headquarters of the Lagos Police Command, after it was learnt that the new Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu had reversed the transfer of Lagos State Commissioner of Police (CP), Imohimi Edgal, who had been swapped with his counterpart at the Police […]

A Federal High Court will deliver judgment in an application seeking final forfeiture of $8.4 million and N9.2 billion allegedly linked to former First Lady, Patience Jonathan. Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has fixed February 11, 2019 to deliver judgment on the lawsuit filed by the Economic and Financial […]

As we begin the countdown to 2019 general election in Nigeria, the political happenings and activities in the country are becoming interesting. The interesting part is that something which in the past had been seen or considered as sacred have today made public. The once a no-go-area has become a free path for the public […]

Amid the broad range of swelling opinions against his retention; and the controversy over whether he should retire according to the extant public service rules or remain in his post at the pleasure of Mr. President, President Muhammadu Buhari seem to have bowed to public pressure to let the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Kpotun […]

If the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Akwa Ibom State, Dr. Mike Igini, has his way, the United States and the European Union (EU) countries will, beginning tomorrow, stop the process of issuing visas to Nigerian politicians and prominent elite. It was also not clear, which countries will honor Igini’s controversial request to keep the […]

A coalition of Niger Delta agitators are threatening to attack the nation’s oil infrastructure if the federal government does not back down on its plan to arraign the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, who is from the region. The threat was contained in a statement by one General John Dukku on behalf […]

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has re-fixed the arraignment of Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, to Jan. 22. The change of date for Onnoghen’s arraignment followed argument by the defence counsel that the CJN was not properly served. Lead prosecuting counsel, Mr Aliyu Umar (SAN), conceded that Justice Onnoghen, was not […]

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has kicked against the planned trial of Mr. Justice Walter S N Onnoghen, the Chief Justice of the Federation by the Code of Conduct Tribunal. According to the NBA, the media trial of the embattled chief justice does not follow the rule of law, hence should be stopped. The NBA […]

In a move widely seen as a sinister plot to oust the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen out of office before the 2019 general elections, the federal government will on Monday, January 14, arraign the number one jurist before the Justice Danladi Yakubu led- Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) in […]

The European Union (EU) will be deploying a team of fifty-one observers to monitor the 2019 general elections. The Election Observation Mission Core Team of eleven EU election analysts arrived in Nigeria on January 4 and will stay in the country until the completion of the electoral process. Later this month, the Core Team will […]