Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has filed a petition against Justice Rilwanu Aikawa of the Kaduna Federal High Court, alleging gross bias, injustice, and denial of fair hearing in his ongoing legal case. The petition, dated July 18, 2024, was submitted to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Justice John…
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) in Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has reportedly been admitted to an undisclosed hospital following an attack on his convoy by suspected political thugs in Benin City. A policeman in Okpebholo’s convoy was reportedly killed in the attack, while two others sustained injuries. The Legislative Aide to…
Arsenal legend, Patrick Vieira has continued to struggle in his managerial career as he leaves his 4th managerial job in 9 years. Patrick Vieira started his coaching career at Major League Soccer club, New York City FC in November 2015 and decided to leave the club in 2017 even though he had a fair run…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday approved N70,000 as the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. Naija News reports that Tinubu announced the new minimum wage during a meeting held with leaders of the Trade Union Congress, TUC and the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, in Abuja. Major highlights from the agreement reached by Federal Government…
The Enugu State Government played host to a gathering of governors and party leaders from the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum, according to a statement by Governor Peter Mbah on X.com on Wednesday. The gathering, which took place on Tuesday evening, featured a cultural night, where the guests were treated to a display of traditional…
The fraud case filed against the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, took a new turn after two senior advocates engaged in a war of words during the proceedings. The two lawyers involved in the verbal battle are Abdulwahab Mohammed, standing for Bello (SAN), and…
The chairman of the Egor Local Government Area in Edo State, Hon. Eghe Ogbemudia, has been impeached. Naija News reports that Ogbemudia was impeached over allegations of inflating the council’s supplementary budget and engaging in corrupt practices. The legislative branch of the council took this decisive action following a vote of no confidence directed towards…
The Federal Government through the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation has mandated all FG-owned Ministries, Departments, and Agencies to remit five percent retention fees deducted from contractors’ payments at the Central Bank of Nigeria. A memo signed by the Accountant General of the Federation, OluwaToyin Madein, tagged OAGF/CAD/026/Vol.V/896 said the move became…