The Lagos State Government has released the much-awaited White Paper on the Judicial Panel of Inquiry report of Lekki Toll Gate October 20, 2020 incident. Governor Jide Sanwo-Olu inaugurated the judicial panel headed by Justice Doris Okuwobi to investigate petitions on police brutality in the state and alleged shootings of protesters on October 20, 2020. […]
A former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi-Kayode has been released from Economic and financial crimes commission, EFCC, custody after about 8 hours of “quiz”. Recall Vanguard had reported the ex-minister was invited by the anti-graft agency to have a brief quiz over the falsification of a document. Fani-Kayode and 14 others are standing trial for […]
Crimefacts.news’s Ibe Pascal Arogorn in this interview with the Senior Special Assistant to the governor of Taraba state , Arch Dickson Ishaku, Hon. Habu Ardo explained deeply how the rift between the Ambazonia soldiers and Manga community led to grouesome killings by the Ambazonia soldiers as well as the origin. Q: What is your name […]
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has ruled out the prosecution of repentant Boko Haram fighters. While presenting the 2022 budget at the State Assembly, Zulum said insurgents will not be encouraged to surrender if repentant insurgents are tried in court. He said, “Mr. Speaker, Honourable Members, we need Allah’s guidance and the utmost wisdom […]
The family of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has expressed rage and disappointment over what it called “confusing, incoherent, disparaging and uncomplimentary remarks” by Senator Orji Uzor Kalu after his visit to the IPOB leader at the Department of State Services, DSS, headquarters, Abuja, on Monday. The […]
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has appeared before a Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt, to testify as a witness in a seven billion naira libel suit against ThisDay Newspaper. Governor Wike had in August 2020 sued the newspaper for publishing a report captioned “With Wike, Obaseki Meets His PDP’S Waterloo; Almost” on June […]
Activities remained unaffected at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja, Tuesday, following the discovery of a new variant of coronavirus known as Omicron in Canada. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA had Monday, said it was waiting for directive from the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 on modalities to guide against possible infiltration of […]
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola is claiming N2billion in a defamation suit against the Chief Executive Officer of Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Ltd, Leno Olaitan Adesanya over some alleged libelous publications made in two national dailies against him. In a suit before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Fashola […]
Oil prices fell to $70 per barrel ahead of the meeting of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies scheduled to hold December 2. Brent crude futures, an international oil benchmark, fell by 3.72 percent to $70.71 at 2:52 pm on Tuesday. Also, U.S. West Texas Immediate (WTI) fell by 4.05 percent […]
A court of appeal sitting in Owerri, the Imo State capital, has upheld the withdrawal of the Bachelors’ degree certificate of former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzo Kalu, by the Abia State University. The presiding judge, Justice Oludotun Adefope-Okojie, on Tuesday, thereby, nullified the judgement of a high court in Isikwuato, Abia State […]
