UgamatvREPS:$500M CHINESE LOAN ALREADY APPROVED,PROBE UNNECESSARY
The House of Representatives on Monday defended its decision to suspend activities of its standing and ad hoc committees, saying there was no hidden agenda. It also faulted its Committee…
100 NIGERIAN STUDENTS KILLED IN FOUR YEARS -NIDCOM
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission said on Monday that no fewer than 100 Nigerian students studying in Northern Cyprus have been killed between 2016 and 2020. The commission lamented that…
STATE RULES OUT SANWO OLU’S EXAMINATION AS COMMISSIONER CONTRACTS COVID-19
The Lagos State Commissioner for Information, Mr Gbenga Omotosho, has said there is no big deal about the COVID-19 status of the state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi. Omotosho…
IN COURT SAN : 25 HIGH PROFILE CORRUPTION CASES STUCK FOR YEARS
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Akinseye-George, said on Monday that 25 high profile corruption cases being monitored by his Centre for Socio-Legal Studies have been stuck for years…
COURT STRIKES OUT SUITS AGAINST BABALAKIN , OTHERS
Justice J.I. Essien of the National Industrial Court on Tuesday struck out two suits challenging the “purported” removal of the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Toyin Ogundipe. This…
UNILAG SENATE WITHDRAWS SUIT AGAINST OGUNDIPE’S SACKING, APPOINTS ACTING VC
The Senate of the University of Lagos has filed an application to withdraw a suit it earlier filed at the National Industrial Court to challenge the sacking of the varsity’s…
IN SIX MONTHS :TUNISIA ANNOUNCES SECOND GOVERNMENT
Tunisia’s prime minister-designate on Tuesday unveiled the country’s second government in six months, which must now seek approval from lawmakers incensed by how the administration was formed. Hichem Mechichi had…
IN SOUTH AFRICA CLASH , TWO CHILDREN HIT BY STRAY BULLETS
One child was killed by a stray bullet in Cape Town on Monday and another wounded when illegal residents fired at police seeking to prevent them from moving into social…
IG SUSPENDS ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR CANDIDATES
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has suspended entry requirements for applicants who wished to join the Nigeria Police Force as constables. The IG in a signal dated August 24…
BUNI RECONCILES SYLVA, AMAECHI: APC CRISIS
The Caretaker Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Governor Mai Mala Buni, on Monday, reconciled the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and the Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva.…
