A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has jailed two oil thieves to three years in prison. Justice I. N. OWEIBO found JACOB MOMODU and ANTHONY ONUTU guilty of the crime and sentenced them accordingly. This followed a successful trial of MOMODU and ONUTU by the Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,…
Suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, IBRAHIM MAGU, has challenged his accusers to come up with evidence. MAGU threw the challenge when he appeared before the Special Panel that is investigating allegations against him. MAGU was responding to allegations that he collected bribe to allow one HIMA ABOUBAKAR who was facing investigation to…
President MUHAMMADU BUHARI and the Federal Government has welcomed a complaint by a group of British citizens over the handling of incidents of violent attacks and killings in Nigeria. Presidential spokesman, GARBA SHEHU, said that government appreciate the seriousness of the concerns from the UK lawmakers, legal experts and campaigners. SHEHU said government welcomes the attention paid…
Primary and secondary schools in Abia State will resume on Monday next week, September 28, 2020. The State Government took the decision to enable the schools complete the 3rd term of 2019-2020 academic session, after one week of revision classes. It said the third term promotion examination would be conducted from Monday, October 5, to Friday, October,…
The Lagos State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have briefed their members about the impending industrial actions. The State Chairman of NLC, AGNESS FUNMI SESSI, said the emergency congress and mobilization meeting ON Thursday, September 24, 2020, was also attended by representatives of civil society organisations. SESSI said the total strike…
The Federal Government has again failed to convince the organized labour to call off their planned protests and strike over the increase in the prices of petrol and electricity. Government officials led by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, ABUBAKAR MALAMI, entered into second round of meeting yesterday with labour leaders but failed to reach any…