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By Jeffrey Omorodion By virtue of the provisions of the Constitution, Section 188 (10), no court has the right to prevent the House of Assembly, or the panel so set up, from performing its constitutional responsibilities. The Deputy Clerk (Legal), Edo State House of Assembly, Ohaifa Joe, who is the counsel for the House of Assembly made the declaration on …

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has warned that some state governors will use state police as a means of oppression. Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) stated this in an interview on Channels Television on Friday. He said there must be proper guarantees under the law to prevent situations where governors use police apparatus to intimidate and oppress political …

Shaibu, counsel decline to appear before committee No one can save Deputy Governor now, says Obono-Obla The Justice Stephen Omonua (rtd)-led seven-member probe panel was again shunned by Edo State Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu, and his lead counsel, Prof. Oladoyin Awoyale (SAN), yesterday, just as they did on Thursday. Shaibu and Awoyale’s refusal to appear before members of the panel …

The Special Investigator appointed by President Bola Tinubu to probe the activities of the Central Bank of Nigeria under the Muhammadu Buhari administration has completed his assignment and sent a “final comprehensive report,” the presidency said on Friday. PREMIUM TIMES reported the appointment of the investigator, Jim Obazee, last year. Some of his findings are being used to prosecute the …

Accused of allocating billions of US dollars without bids Special Investigator submits CBN probe final report to Tinubu More trouble seems to await the immediate past Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has slammed him with a fresh a 26-count charge bordering on corruption. He is expected to be arraigned on Monday at the …

The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Inter-bank Settlement System (NIBSS), has launched an innovative identity solution with payment functionality for all types of social and financial services to be powered by AfriGO, a National domestic card scheme. A statement signed by the …

US President Joe Biden on Friday wrote to the leaders of Egypt and Qatar, calling on them to press Hamas for a hostage deal with Israel, according to a senior administration official, one day after Biden called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to redouble efforts to reach a cease-fire in the six-month-old war in Gaza. The official, who spoke …

The European Union and the United States have reaffirmed their support of a stable, peaceful, secure, democratic, and prosperous future for Armenia and the region. The reaffirmation was made in Brussels today April 5, 2024 at a meeting of the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, EU High Representative/Vice-President, Josep Borrell, Secretary of State of the United …

United States has said that it worked closely with UN Member States during the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council, to highlight and address pressing human rights concerns and to uphold the universal values, aspirations, and principles that have underpinned the UN system since its founding.  “Our statements and positions underscored the U.S. commitment to promoting the universality …

Barely 48 hours after it increased electricity tariff for customers in Band A, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has imposed a N200 million fine on the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, for increasing tariff for customers that are not on Band A. Band A customers are those who receive a minimum of 20 hours of power supply per day. …