A Federal High Court, Abuja will hear the application of the Department of State Security (DSS) to detain the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, for 20 more days. The Nigerian Government had filed a seven-count charge bordering on treasonable felony, terrorism and plots to overthrow President Muhammadu Buhari. Sowore, presidential candidate of the African […]
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has debunked giving N90 billion to Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osibanjo for the ruling All Progressives Congress 2019 election campaign. “In the last four years since Tunde Fowler has supervised operations at the FIRS, the agency had not received up to N90 billion per annum, as cost of collection […]
The Election Petitions Tribunal in Yola, Adamawa State, has sacked two lawmakers of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Shuaibu Langa APC member representing Mubi North in the Adamawa State Assembly was sacked for certificate forgery while Musa Bororo APC member representing Mubi South constituency for “bearing three inconsistent names. Langa election was nullified on Monday […]
As the Senate resumes a new legislative session today following its nine-week recess, it could be embroiled in a face-off with the executive arm of government over alleged attempts by some anti-graft agencies to smear the image of the National Assembly. One of such issues, according to National Assembly sources, is the current investigation by […]