The Lagos State Government has dismissed a news report on Tuesday, which claimed that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has dragged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to Court over alleged plan to prosecute him after his tenure. Sanwo-Olu is only a year and five months into his second and final term of four years each. In a statement on Tuesday, …

The Lagos State House of Assembly has invited the Attorney-General of the State, Mr. Lawal Pedro, to appear before it to explain the Supreme Court judgement on local governments in the country. In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Eromosele Ebhomele, the lawmakers said there was a need for …

The political crisis in Rivers State appears unabating as three commissioners resigned from Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s cabinet on Thursday. First to quit the administration was the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor. Then came the Commissioner for Works, George-Kelly Alabo; his Social Welfare and Rehabilitation counterpart, Inime Aguma; and that of Finance, Isaac Kamalu. Adangor’s resignation, dated …

The Attorney-General of Texas, United States, Ken Paxton has been suspended from office duties in a massive vote of impeachment. Republican lawmakers on Saturday swung into action against the AG, following corruption charges levied against him. The suspension means Paxton will face trial in the Senate House. Paxton, a stringent supporter of former US President Donald Trump, was impeached after …