Justice Danladi Yakubu Umar of the Code of Conduct Tribunal sitting in Abuja has fixed Wednesday, October 21, 2015 for commencement of trial of the Senate President, Olubukola Saraki. Saraki is standing trial before the CCT over allegation of false declaration of assets while he was the governor of Kwara State and thereafter as a…
Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai has warned officers with ‘pot belly’ to do something about it or face the consequences. Buratai made this declaration on Monday at the third quarter Chief of Army Staff conference in Abuja. He told all overweight soldiers to get into shape, directing the Department of Army…
A two-storey building under construction in Lekki area of Lagos State has collapsed. The structure reportedly went down on Tuesday morning. However, our reporter could not confirm if there was any human casualty at the scene of the unfortunate incident as at press time. Details later.
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has arrived venue of the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja for his trial over alleged false declaration of assets. He was expected to appear on Monday, but failed to do so, which prompted the Tribunal to give a fresh arrest warrant. He was accompanied to the Tribunal by the Deputy…
Embattled Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has agreed to appear before the Code of Conduct Tribunal on Tuesday, September 22, 2015. This followed a judgement on Monday by a Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, which failed to stop his trial at the CCT after he had approached the appellate court. Saraki did not appear before…
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has sent names of his would-be Commissioners and Special Advisers to the state House of Assembly for approval. In the list are 23 Commissioners and 13 Special Advisers, who are mainly technocrats and the governor hopes to work with them to move the state forward. At the moment, Ambode…
By Nwaorgu Faustinus The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said Nyesom Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is spending his last days in office as governor of Rivers State. The party, reacting to the statement credited to the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, that even if counsels to…
A former presidential candidate and Afenifere leader, Olu Falae has been kidnapped in his farm in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation was said to have been abducted on Monday, September 21, 2015. Details of the abduction of the 76 years old former Minister of Finance is…
Following the judgment of the Lagos State National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal dismissing the petition against his victory over the weekend, the senator representing Lagos West Senatorial District, Solomon Adeola has stated that the petition against his victory is a frivolous distraction against his popular mandate from the people. The senator, who was…
Justice Danladi Yakubu Umar of the Code of Conduct Tribunal has ruled that the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase must produce Senate President, Bukola Saraki at the Tribunal on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 to answer allegations levelled against him. The Judge ruled after resuming from a short adjournment on Monday, September 21, 2015 that…