Follow S’Court order on LG autonomy, Tinubu tells govs
President Bola Tinubu has urged state governors to comply with the Supreme Court ruling granting financial autonomy to local governments. The President warned that failure by governors to honour the…
Man gets 22 years jail for asset fraud
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced a man, Chidi Nwaya, to a total of 22 years’ imprisonment for obtaining N28m by false pretence and stealing in…
Lawyer tackles Lagos hospital over wife’s Justice John
A grieving lawyer, Justice John, has accused Gynescope Specialist Hospital, Ikate Elegushi, Lekki, Lagos, of negligence over the death of his wife, Akudo John, who died hours after childbirth. Speaking…
Lagos college provost bags three years jail for forgery
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on Wednesday convicted and sentenced the provost of Adonai Advanced Institute of Management, Samson Orijugo, to three years’ imprisonment for forging a…
Court affirms Ngige’s EFCC bail, demands top civil servant surety
Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Gwarinpa, Abuja, on Thursday, granted a former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, to continue to enjoy the administrative bail earlier granted…
NBA says corruption allegations must be probed despite Farouk Ahmed’s resignation
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has called for an investigation into the allegations of corruption made against the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk…
Farouk Ahmed’s apologetic resignation not enough, EFCC, ICPC must act, says Frank
Political activist Comrade Timi Frank has welcomed the resignation of Engr. Farouk Ahmed, the former CEO of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), but insisted that the…
When govt bulldozers roar: Another building waiting for demolition in Lagos
Hospitals, schools gone, thousands rendered homeless in Mile 12 demolition Mile 12, a town in Nigeria’s commercial centre, Lagos State, has always been a beehive—bustling with activities. It houses one…
Contempt: Court summons CP, DCP, others over Asaba sand mining dispute
The Delta State High Court sitting in Asaba has summoned the Commissioner of Police (CP), Abaniwonda Olufemi, alongside the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigations…
The Administrator As Catalyst For National Development
By Ben Oramalugo It is a truism that the public sector plays a vital role in the political, economic, and social development of every nation. In Nigeria, it functions as…