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The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad, has ordered a disciplinary action against a judge of the Upper Area Court in Abuja who recently issued a direct criminal summons against, Charles Soludo, PREMIUM TIMES learnt on Sunday. Mr Soludo, who is the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the forthcoming election in Anambra State, is a former …

• Nigeria Failing Because Legal Profession Has Failed – Lawyers• Conflicting Court Orders Threat To Democracy, Reflects Dependent Judiciary – A2J• Forum-shopping For Ex parte Orders Is Judicial Rascality – Azinge• ‘Erring Judges Not Chief Judges Must Face Inquiry, Punishment’ Time was when the judiciary commanded the respect of all and sundry in the Nigerian society, and its pronouncements were …

The Presidency says President Muhammadu Buhari’s comment on Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo at the meeting with southeast Leaders has been quoted out of context. Buhari was quoted as saying that “I’ll be careful with your future invitations” at end of his speech at the occasion. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, identified those he …

Barring any last-minute change, the Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination (NINAS) has vowed to go ahead with the one million march in front of the United Nations Headquarters in New York, United States. NINAS is the umbrella body of leading regional self-determination groups in the South and Middle Belt of Nigeria. In NINAS, a renowned historian, Professor Banji Akintoye is representing …

The proposed administration of the Value Added Tax (VAT) by the states is an idea whose time has come. This is the verdict of some experts on the quest by Lagos and Rivers state governments to administer the VAT. Speaking in separate interviews with The Nation, the experts are of the view that the administration of the VAT by the states …

*‘Corpse found by a search party‘ Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai of Kaduna State has appealed for calm over the killing of a Pastor in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of the state and urged security agencies to apprehend the killers. Security agencies have reported to the State Government the killing of Reverend Silas Yakubu Ali, Pastor of ECWA Church, Kibori-Asha …

…Says Wike is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease Governor Nyesome Wike of River State and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caretaker Committee Chairman, Elder Fred Udeogu at the weekend came under serious criticism by Chief James Aroh Nweke over their reaction on Umahi’s statement on the type of President Nigeria needs in 2023. Chief James Aroh Nweke is one of the …

*VP at Leadership Newspaper Conference says Nigerians can overcome division through faith & solidarity  Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has said that “we must be able to say to the young men and women who say secession is the only way or that we should break up into little nations that that is the way of extinction not development.” Prof …

Edo State Government has said it will commence the demolition of illegal structures constructed under high tension cables and other unauthorized places across the state. In a statement, Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., said the government will no longer tolerate the violation of the State Extant Town Planning Laws and Regulations. According to him, “the Edo State …

• President pledges to encourage infrastructure development• Says state’s problem similar to Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari’s working visit to Imo State, yesterday, was greeted with apathy, as a majority of the residents stayed at home, while government officials and some leaders went to welcome the President. All entreaties by the Imo State Government to the residents to come out en masse …