The House of Representatives committee investigating the alleged illegal $2.4 billion crude sale on Thursday again grilled the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Malam Abubakar Malami. Malami was questioned by the lawmakers over his failure to act on the tips provided by a whistleblower. On the whistleblower, Malami said he had no sufficient evidence to act. “There …

The Oyo State House of Assembly has passed a bill to amend the Chiefs Law, Cap 28, laws of Oyo State of Nigeria, 2000. The bill was passed by the state lawmakers during their plenary on Wednesday. The passage of the bill into law followed the presentation of the report of the House Committee on Local Government and State Honors. …

The National Assembly, through the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), has established ‘Democracy Radio’ in Abuja to propagate the activities of the legislature. On Tuesday, NILDS Director-General, Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman conducted reporters on a tour of facilities of the station in Asokoro ahead of the formal opening today. According to him, the station is an independent body …

In its bid to walk its talk of reforms in the nation’s integrated marketing communications industry, the federal government has announced the inauguration of a five-man Advertising Offences Tribunal that will handle cases regarding ad infractions in the country. In a statement at the weekend, the nation’s apex regulatory body, the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) said that the …

Seplat Energy Plc has petitioned the National Judicial Council (NJC) to sanction Hon. Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja for what the company described as “unethical, gross misconduct and abuse of judicial power” in granting ex-parte orders in several cases involving the Seplat and some of its shareholders. In a six-page petition dated 15th May 2023 and …

The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba has urged the 18 newly-appointed magistrates in the state to raise the bar of justice, noting that they are joining the bench at a time “when the reputation of the judiciary, in general, is almost at its lowest ebb”. The Chief Judge, who pointed out that the magistrates were appointed on …

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has rejected the adoption of the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, as the next Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively. The group also called on the attention of the incoming President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu …

The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Alhasan Doguwa on Wednesday declared his intention to run for the speakership of the 10th National Assembly, saying his four wives and 28 children are proofs he would succeed as Speaker. Doguwa, who represents the Tundun Wada/Doguwa federal constituency of Kano State, also said that he had paid his dues to …

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday inaugurated the state Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC), charging them to discharge their duties in accordance with the oaths of their offices. He also swore in chairman and members of the Kwara State Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC). The Governor also aswore-in Justice Abiodun Adebara and Kadi Abdullateef Kamaldeen as substantive Chief Judge of the …

The Senate has indicted the Bank of Agriculture in Kaduna over a N3.2 billion loan disbursed to 10 vendors to purchase tractors and other equipment for allocation to end users. The indictment was sequel to the 2016 report of the Auditor General of the Federation considered by the Senate Public Accounts Committee chaired by Senator Mathew Uhroghide. After an investigation …