The Supreme Court on Friday in Abuja dismissed an appeal filed by Mohammed Abacha, son of late former Head of State, General Sani Abacha, against his prosecution for corruption.The apex court in a unanimous judgment led by Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, therefore, ordered Abacha to return to an Abuja High Court and face criminal charges bordering…
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has insisted that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) had no right retaining $10.8 billion oil revenue, saying it contributed to the drop in savings “that left the nation exposed to possible price shocks.”Sanusi who spoke in an interview with Bloomberg in Abuja,…
Abuja — After Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan fired his top military chiefs this week, some analysts said it signified a failure of the old guard to beat Islamist militants in the north. Some say a fresh approach to the security crisis is one of several changes the president appears to be making ahead of elections…
Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, has described the recent removal of Chief Victor Umeh, as the All Progressive Grand Alliance(APGA) National Chairman, by a Court of Appeal in Abuja as a blessing to the party.He stated that Umeh’s removal was a justification of the divine mandate given to him by the people of the…
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) yesterday vowed to sue the immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Azubuike Ihejirika and six others to the International Criminal Court of Justice (ICC) in the Hague over their alleged role in last year’s violence in Bama, and Giwa Barracks all in Borno State while battling members of…
The hope of better life for Nigerians after long era of terrible military rule, which culminated eventually into democracy in 1999, seemed dashed with emergence of profligate politicians and flamboyant public office holders who have only succeeded in pauperising the citizenry and deepening poverty in the country amidst stupendous national wealth.With the coming of democratic…
Concerned Igbo Leaders of Thought led by eminent constitutional lawyer, Prof Ben Nwabueze, rose from a meeting in Enugu yesterday re-affirming their position that representation to the proposed national conference be based on ethnic nationalities. The leaders expressed happiness that their position, which is contrary to the recommendations of the Senator Femi Okurounmu-led Presidential Advisory…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned Chief Victor Umeh of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) to stop
Imo State Police Command said yesterday that 649 suspected kidnappers, 261 ‘baby factory’ operators and 503 suspected armed robbers were arrested in the last 12 months.Commissioner of Police Muhammad Musa Katsina, who briefed reporters on the achievements of the command last year, said the suspects are standing trial. He said the command lost three of…
The Youth Wing of Ohaneze Ndigbo has condemned the sack of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, saying that it was calculated to marginalize Ndigbo in the appointment of new service chiefs.Ihejirika is one of the three service Chiefs sacked Thursdy by President Goodluck Jonathan and has been replaced with Major-General Kenneth Minimah.Others…