The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the suit filed by some state governments led by Kogi State to challenge the establishment and prosecutorial powers of Nigeria’s key anti-corruption agencies. The verdict laid to rest wide-ranging issues often raised by state governments against investigations and prosecutions of their current and former officials by the federal agencies. The agencies are the Economic …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has decried what it described as baseless and unfounded, allegations of nepotism and favouritism in the appointment of its Directors, Commanders and other top officials of the anti-drug abuse organization. This is just as the Agency noted that out of the 108 topmost appointments and positions in the Agency, 68 of them are …

The speculated price attributed to the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria is predicated on the belief that the $20bn refinery would crash the price of petrol if it gets crude supply support from the Federal Government. Petrol currently sells at ₦700/litre at many independent marketers’ stations while the official price from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is …

Justice James Omotosho, of a Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, dismissed the Fundamental Human rights suit filed by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu against the Federal Government. Kanu, in the suit, is seeking N1 billion in damages from the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Department of State Services, for alleged right …

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by the Africa regional manager of Binance Holdings Limited, Nadeem Anjarwalla, against the federal government. In a short ruling on Wednesday, the judge dismissed the suit against the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for lack …

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Reno Omokri has kicked against the ongoing nationwide protest organized by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over the high cost of living. The two-day nationwide protest by the workers’ congress kicked off in Abuja, Lagos and other cities across the country on Tuesday. The protesters are demanding immediate government intervention to …