Category: JUDICIARY
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Tinubu Signs Bill Increasing Judicial Officers’ Salaries and Benefits by 300%
President Bola Tinubu has enacted a law that significantly increases the salaries, allowances, and benefits of Nigerian judicial officers by 300%. This move, announced by the Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Basheer Lado, reflects Tinubu’s commitment to improving the welfare of the judiciary and other citizens. With this new legislation, the Chief…
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Lawmaker Refutes Allegation of Bribing Speaker With $1.7m
From Lateef Taiwo A lawmaker representing Ideato North and South Federal Constituency of Imo State in the House of Representatives Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere has debunked allegations that he gave $1.7 million to the House leadership to secure the committee Chairman position. Ugochinyere is currently the Chairman House of Representative Committee on Downstream Petroleum. The federal…
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Trial of Kogi Chief of Staff Adjourned to Tuesday
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the trial of Kogi State’s Chief-of-Staff, Ali Bello, and his co-defendant, Dauda Suleiman, until Tuesday for the continuation of proceedings. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has charged Bello and Suleiman with a N3 billion fraud case, identified as FHC/ABJ/CR/573/2022, where they…
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M.T. African Pride: Olanipekun ascribes Admiral Agbiti’s triumph to strong judicial system
By Lateef Taiwo Twenty years after his ordeal in the hands of the Nigerian Navy, friends, family and eminent Nigerians, yesterday, gathered to celebrate former Chief of Training and Operations at the Navy headquarters, Rear Admiral Francis Agbiti (Rtd.), in Abuja. The event was not only the unveiling of a book titled, AGBITI: Admiral, Patriot…
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Kwara Gov speaks on the Supreme Court judgment on LG autonomy
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has welcomed the ruling of the Supreme Court on local government financial autonomy, saying the governors are happy with the devolution of power as it would relieve them of some burdens. He said: “We welcome the ruling of…
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GOVS IN DILEMA AS SUPREME COURT GRANTS FULL FINANCIAL AUTONOMY TO LGs
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, declared that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold onto funds meant for local government (LG) councils in the country. In what has been described as a landmark judgment, read by Justice Emmanuel Agim, the apex court observed that the refusal of state government on financial autonomy for local…
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Senate Pledges Quality Healthcare for All Nigerians, Says Akpabio
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has assured that the National Assembly is committed to ensuring that every Nigerian has access to quality healthcare. Speaking at a public hearing organized by the Senate Committee on Health (Secondary and Tertiary) in Abuja on Wednesday, Akpabio emphasized the importance of healthcare access for all citizens. The…
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Amaewhule-Led Rivers Assembly Accuses Governor Fubara of Constitutional Breaches
The Martins Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly has accused Governor Siminialayi Fubara of multiple breaches of the 1999 Constitution as amended. In a letter dated July 8, 2024, signed by its factional Speaker Martins Amaewhule and sent to Governor Fubara, the House highlighted several actions by the governor that allegedly violate constitutional provisions. The…
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Appeal Court Verdict: Pro-Fubara Assembly Heads to Supreme Court
The Victor Oko-Jumbo-led Rivers State House of Assembly, loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, has announced that it has filed an appeal at the Supreme Court to challenge the judgement of the Appeal Court delivered on Wednesday in Abuja. Oko-Jumbo made this known in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Friday by the factional Clerk…
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It’s time to move on – Ningi tells Senate on resumption from suspension…As Akpabio says bygone should be bygone
From Lateef Taiwo Senator Abdul Ningi ( PDP Bauchi Central ), on resumption from three months suspension , told fellow Senators on Tuesday at plenary that ” It’s time to move on ” , just as the Senate President , Godswill Akpabio , said ” bygone should be bygone . Senator Ningi made the ‘…