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EFCC Convicts Mother, Son Who Spent N5.6m On Sports Betting For False Information

NewsDeskNgApr 27, 2023April 27, 20230

The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction of one Oluwayemisi Samuel and her Son, Joshua Samuel, before Justice A.A Bello of the Kaduna State High Court for false information. The agency made this known in a statement shared via its website on...

Place of Clauses 48(c) & 93 of the INEC Guidelines 2022 In Light of Provisions of the Electoral Act 2022 On Use of E-Transmitted Results During Election-Result Collation

NewsDeskNgApr 27, 2023April 27, 20230

By Sylvester Udemezue* (a) An election result shall only be collated if the Collation Officer ascertains that the number of accredited voters agrees with the number recorded in the BVAS and votes scored by Political Parties on the result sheet is correct and agrees with the result electronically transmitted or...

MEANING & SCOPE OF THE INHERENT POWERS OF A COURT OF LAW

NewsDeskNgApr 27, 2023April 27, 20230

By Sylvester Udemezue The origin of the doctrine of “inherent jurisdiction/powers” dates back to 1840, when Baron Alderson declared in the English case of Cocker v. Tempest (1841) 7 M & W 502, 503-504 that, “the power of each court over its own processes is unlimited; it is a power...

Apo six killing: 18 years after, FEC approves N135m compensation to families

NewsDeskNgApr 27, 2023April 27, 20230

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the sum of N135 million payment as compensation to the families of the six traders killed in Garki Abuja by officers of the Nigerian police force in June 2005 during the regime of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Attorney General and Minister of Justice,...

FG okays N6bn for new Agric ministry’s Corporate Headquarters

NewsDeskNgApr 27, 2023April 27, 20230

*Aviation minister insists Air Nigeria will takeoff before May 29 The Federal Government has approved the construction of a corporate headquarters for the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The minister of Agriculture, Mohammad Abubakar told State House Correspondents that the approval was given on Wednesday at the Federal Executive...

IGP orders posting of AIG Ahmad PhD to Zone 14 headquarters Katsina

NewsDeskNgApr 27, 2023April 27, 20230

The Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the posting of the Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Ahmad AbdurRahman Ph.D., to take charge as AIG Zone 14 comprising Katsina and Kaduna State’s Commands. The AIG was briefly at the Zone to supervise the just concluded 2023...

LASBCA Begins Demolition Of Illegal Buildings On Banana Island, Lagos

NewsDeskNgApr 27, 2023April 27, 20230

The Lagos State Building Control Agency on Wednesday began the demolition of illegal buildings on the Banana Island area of Lagos State. The PUNCH reports that LAGOS State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu ordered the demolition of three two-storey buildings on Banana Island following the collapse of a seven-storey building in the...

Actress Uche Ogbodo, Husband Expecting Second Child

NewsDeskNgApr 26, 2023April 26, 20230

Nollywood actress, Uche Ogbodo and her husband, Florentus Ugwoegbu aka Bobby Maris, are expecting their second child. The couple who got married in a low-key traditional wedding on Thursday, January 5, 2023, already had a baby girl together before finally tying the knot. Uche shared the news in a post...

FG spends $1.2m to evacuate Nigerians from Sudan to Egypt

NewsDeskNgApr 26, 2023April 26, 20230

By Mathew David The Federal Government revealed that it has spent $1.2 million to deploy 40 buses for the evacuation of about 2,400 stranded Nigerians out of Sudan due to the crises. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, divulged this while briefing State House correspondents at the end...

Delta State Special Economic Zone gets operational license

NewsDeskNgApr 26, 2023April 26, 20230

The Delta state government on Wednesday received operational license presented by the federal government to commence operations at the Delta Special Economic Zone (DSEZ). At a well attended ceremony in Abuja, the managing Director of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) Prof. Adesoji Adesugba who presented the license to...

Africa Takes Centre Stage As Addis Ababa Hosts World Public Summit

NMDPRA Report: Dangote Refinery Dominates Nigeria’s Petrol Supply With 87.55% Share In May

DSS Witness Tells Court El-Rufai Admitted Listening To NSA’s Conversations

EFCC Convicts Mother, Son Who Spent N5.6m On Sports Betting For False Information

Place of Clauses 48(c) & 93 of the INEC Guidelines 2022 In Light of Provisions of the Electoral Act 2022 On Use of E-Transmitted Results During Election-Result Collation

MEANING & SCOPE OF THE INHERENT POWERS OF A COURT OF LAW

Apo six killing: 18 years after, FEC approves N135m compensation to families

FG okays N6bn for new Agric ministry’s Corporate Headquarters

IGP orders posting of AIG Ahmad PhD to Zone 14 headquarters Katsina

LASBCA Begins Demolition Of Illegal Buildings On Banana Island, Lagos

Actress Uche Ogbodo, Husband Expecting Second Child

FG spends $1.2m to evacuate Nigerians from Sudan to Egypt

Delta State Special Economic Zone gets operational license