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On Thursday, the Federal High Court in Lagos sentenced a serving senator and former governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, to 12 years in Correctiomal facility after convicting him of N7.65 billion fraud. Justice Mohammed Idris pronounced Mr Kalu guilty of the charge in a trial that lasted for 12 years. Mr Kalu was tried alongside his company, Slok Nigeria Limited, …

Sequel to the report presented by the Chairman, House Committee on Appropriations, the House of Representatives on Thursday passed the 2020 budget. The Senate had earlier on Thursday also passed the budget. The House had on Wednesday received the final report of the budget from the Appropriation Committee. The aggregate of the newly passed budget was upped to ₦10.6 trillion, …

Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, on Thursday, awarded N100,000 against the State Security Service (SSS) for flouting the court order made on November 6 ordering the release of Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, and his co-accused, Olawale Bakare. Mrs Ojukwu said the SSS cannot constitute itself as a parallel court of law. The court also …

A Lagos Division of the Federal High Court, on Thursday, sentenced a serving senator and ex-governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, to 12 years in prison for N7.65 billion fraud. Justice Mohammed Idris who delivered the sentence had earlier declared him guilty of the charge in the case that had been on for 12 years. Mr Kalu was tried alongside …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday inaugurated the reviewed National Security Strategy 2019 with a commitment to enhancing the social security of Nigerians as a means of improving their physical security. Speaking at the event shortly before the commencement of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council, the president said the numerous security challenges confronting the nation made it necessary to …

The Nigerian Senate is currently considering two harsh bills relating to freedom of expression online, including one which proposes the death penalty for ‘hate speech.’ These bills, supported by the Nigerian government, represent an alarming escalation in the authorities’ attempts to censor and punish social media users for freely expressing their opinions, Amnesty International said today. The proposed National Commission …

The House of Representatives has received the final report of the 2020 budget. The Chairman, House Committee on Appropriations, Muktar Betara Aliyu (APC, Biu/Bayo/Shani/Kwaya Kusar, Borno State), laid the report before the House on Wednesday. The Senate also on Wednesday reached the same milestone in the annual federal appropriation process. President Muhammadu Buhari on October 8 had presented a proposed budget of …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released a list of candidates whose certificates it had impounded over the candidates’ involvement in malpractices during examinations held in December 1992 and 1993. The council released the examination years and certificate numbers of the affected candidates but did not publish their names. It said they were involved in impersonation. However, the Joint …

Nigeria accounted for about 25 per cent of the global burden of malaria in 2018, a new malaria report by the World Health Organisation has shown. The report, however, noted a global drop in malaria cases last year. The World malaria report 2019 released on Wednesday showed that though there was a dip in the number of malaria cases reported in 2018 …

Sixteen kilometres of roads within the Ugbowo area of Benin City will soon be  constructed and rehabilitated to ease movement of students and staff of the University of Benin (UNIBEN). Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki disclosed this during a courtesy visit by the management of the University of Benin, led by the new Vice Chancellor, Professor Lilian Salami at Government …