Nigerian lawyer-poet gets recognition
Nigerian public-interest lawyer and celebrated poet Karimot Odebode has been named the recipient of the 29th Global Love of Lives Award by Taiwan’s Chou Ta-Kuan Cultural and Educational Foundation, in…
Electoral Act 2026 and FCT area council polls
By Jide Ojo this year is set to be a year of politics and politicking. On February 17, the National Assembly passed the harmonised version of the Electoral Bill 2026,…
Tinubu’s executive order will aid fiscal sovereignty – Agbakoba SAN
The Oil and Gas Governance Practice Group of Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL) has hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for signing an Executive Order mandating the direct remittance of oil and…
Tinubu lacks power to alter existing law on oil revenue – NBA
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Afam Osigwe (SAN), on Monday, said President Bola Tinubu lacks the constitutional authority to amend or override the Petroleum Industry Act through an…
Management: Ado Bayero Mall Not For Sale
The management and owners of Ado Bayero Mall, Kano, have dismissed reports circulating online suggesting that the facility is up for sale, describing the claims as false and misleading. In…
From AIG To IGP: Meet Tunji Disu
The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Annex, Lagos, Tunji Disu, has been appointed as Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, subject to confirmation…
Why Bayelsa Assembly confirms Peter Akpe as Deputy Gov
THE Bayelsa State House of Assembly has formally confirmed the appointment of Peter Akpe as the state’s new deputy governor, filling the vacancy left by the late Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. Akpe,…
Appointment: 13 Things to Know About New Acting IGP Tunji Disu
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of AIG Tunji Disu as acting Inspector General of Police (IGP). Tunji Disu’s recent appointment signals the end of an era for…
Bayelsa gets new DG, Peter Akpe, eight things to know
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State nominated Pastor (Hon) Peter Pereotubo Akpe, his Chief of Staff at the Government House, as the state’s new Deputy Governor. The Bayelsa State House…
EFCC: Former NRC boss arraigned over $385,000 and N165m fraud
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday , arraigned a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria Edetanle, before Justice Rahman Oshodi…