An Abuja lawyer has gone to court to challenge the continued stay in office by the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu. Maxwell Okpara filed the lawsuit two days after I.G.P Adamu completed the mandatory thirty-five years in service on Monday, February 1, 2021, as required by the Police Act. OKPARA wants the Court to determine whether…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has asked for the transfer of the fresh trial of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu from Abuja to Lagos. Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, who is currently the Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, is facing seven point one-billion-naira corruption charges over alleged offences he committed as governor of Abia State from 1999…
The Oyo State Government has given out appointment letters to five thousand new teachers for public schools. Chairman of the Oyo State Teaching Service Commission, Akinade Alamu, said that the new teachers have also been directly to resume work immediately. Alamu said that the teachers were appointed after a long and careful process of screening and verification,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to the Presidential Villa in Abuja after spending four days at his home town in Daura, Katsina State. President Buhari left Abuja last Friday to take part in the membership registration and revalidation exercise of his party – the All Progressives Congress. A short message from the spokesmen of the President noted…
The Kano State Government has set up a special task force to enforce the regulations on Covid-19. The operatives are known as Covid-19 Special Marshals, and there are one thousand in the first set that has just been launched. The Covid-19 Marshals were selected from various health institutions, security agencies, student bodies and community representatives. Governor ABDULLAHI…
The Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, ORJI UZOR KALU, is set to return to court on Tuesday, February 2, 2021, for a fresh trial over alleged seven point one-billion-naira money laundering charges. The fresh arraignment of Senator ORJI UZOR KALU will take place before Justice INYANG EKWO of the Federal High Court in Abuja. The charges…