A federal high court in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of 57 properties suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities allegedly linked to former attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and minister of justice, Abubakar Malami. The presiding judge, Emeka Nwite, granted the order on Tuesday after an ex parte application filed by the Economic…
A group of women politicians under the umbrella of “Arewa Women in Politics”, have accused Yahaya Bello for allegedly harassing Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Kogi Central Senatorial Zone. Addressing a press conference on Monday in Kaduna, Blessing John, Convener of the group, claimed that there are deliberate efforts to…
The National Coordinator of Igede Progressives Forum (NAIPF), Elder Sunday Oibe, has asked Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state to sack political leaders in Oju and Konshisha Local Government Areas of state, if the bloody communal clashes in the areas persists. Speaking with journalists on Saturday in Kaduna, Oibe condemned the bloody clashes between Bonita…
Hundreds of people in Minna, the Niger state capital,on Monday, trooped to the streets in protest against what they poverty, hunger, and high cost of living. The protest was said to have started at about 7 am, with the protesters blocking the ever busy Minna – Bida road, thereby obstructing vehicular movement to and from…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have kicked against the N54,000 proposed by the federal government as the minimum wage for workers. There were reports on Tuesday that the federal government had increased the proposed minimum wage to N54,000 after organised labour rejected the initial N48,000 during a negotiation meeting….
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the military and other security agencies not to give breathing space to terrorists and criminals operating in various parts of the country. Speaking when he visited personnel of the Armed Forces and security agencies of Operation Hadin Kai at the Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri, Borno, on Thursday, Buhari said the war…
