WASSCE: REPS ENJOIN BUHARI TO REOPEN SCHOOLS PARTIALLY

The House of Representatives has called on the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to order a partial reopening of schools to allow pupils sit for the 2020 West African…

KIDNAPPERS TO GET A 10-YEAR JAIL TERM~ SENATE

The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill which prescribes life jail, as against the current 10 years maximum sentence, for kidnappers. The bill contains amendments to the criminal code which…

PROPRIETORS PLEADS FOR A REVIEW OF THE WASSCE SUSPENSION

The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools has appealed to the Federal Government to review its stand on the suspension of 2020 public examinations. The representative of the body,…

PROPRIETORS PLEADS FOR A REVIEW OF THE WASSCE SUSPENSION

The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools has appealed to the Federal Government to review its stand on the suspension of 2020 public examinations. The representative of the body,…

OBASEKI IN A VIRTUAL MEETING WITH BUHARI

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Monday held a virtual meeting with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The governor made this known after the meeting and likened…

LAGOS STATE WITHDRAWS SUIT OVER VIRTUAL SITTING AT SUPREME COURT

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday withdrew its suit challenging the move by the National Assembly to amend the Nigerian Constitution to provide for virtual proceedings in courts. The Attorney…

VIRTUAL COURT SITTINGS ARE CONSTITUTIONAL~ SUPREME COURT

The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that virtual court sittings are not unconstitutional. A seven-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour held that virtual court sittings…

AMERICAN COURT REFUSES HUSHPUPPI BAIL

Alleged international fraudster, Ramon Abbas aka Ray Hushpuppi, was on Monday denied bail by a court in the Northern District of Illinois. The self-acclaimed ‘Billionaire Gucci Master’, who has over…

REPS QUERY NDDC MD OVER N90.4BN EXTRA-BUDGETARY SPENDING, 150 ABANDONED PROJECTS

Reps query NDDC MD over N90.4bn extra-budgetary spending, 150 abandoned projects The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, yesterday, rebuked the acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development…

Ekiti APC splinters into factions as leaders fight dirty

Intra-party crises among prominent members of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State are threatening the survival of the party and its chances in future elections, ABIODUN NEJO writes…