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…

Nigeria’s COVID-19 death toll drops again — lowest in two weeks

For the first time in two weeks, Nigeria’s COVID-19 death toll dropped below five in the daily count. While four deaths were recorded on June 27, between June 28 and…

COVID-19, conspiracy to create global panic, says Okotie

Nigerian cleric, Rev. Chris Okotie, has described the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed nearly 600,000 people worldwide, as a satanic conspiracy to create global panic. In a sermon titled, ‘The…

Nigeria recorded 3, 600 rape cases during lockdown – Minister

The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Senator Pauline Tallen, has condemned the upsurge in rape cases nationwide. She noted with concern that no fewer than 3, 600 cases of…

NHRC BEGS WORKERS TO FORGO THE STRIKE OVER MINIMUM WAGE

The National Human Rights Commission has advised the staff union of the commission to jettison the proposed industrial action scheduled to commence on Thursday over the unpaid new minimum wage…

CLERIC DENIES BUYING #573M PROPERTY ON BEHALF OF MAGU

A cleric has denied allegations that he bought a property in Dubai worth N573m on behalf of the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu.…

SOUTHESTER TRADERS PROTEST OVER HIKE IN DEMURRAGES AT PORTS

Traders under the aegis of South-East Amalgamated Markets Traders Association have protested high demurrage at ports across the country.  They said their goods were being confiscated by clearing agencies and…