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Lagos lawyer, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), on Saturday listed the options open to a former Delta State governor, Chief James Ibori, on the judgment of the Southwark Crown Court on the confiscation of £101.5 million from him. Sagay said he can appeal and defend any attempt to extradite him from Nigeria, according to report by Vanguard. Judge David Tomlinson, delivering …

*7 hospitalized As suspected outbreak of diphtheria in Kafanchan, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State claimed about 10 lives, the disease in Makarfi Local Government Area of the State killed three children while seven others were hospitalized. The development has prompted the state government to send emergency teams to investigate cases and take immediate action in the affected areas, …

Nearly 120 individuals and entities sanctioned to further hold Russia accountable for its illegal invasion of Ukraine and degrade its capability to support its war efforts Washington — United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Thursday took action to further implement the commitments that G7 Leaders made on February 24, 2023 and May 19, …

The National Economic Council (NEC) has directed the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to immediately distribute grains to states within one or two weeks to bring down the price of food items across the country. Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State made the disclosure while briefing journalists on the outcome of the NEC meeting, chaired by the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, at …

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu has said the experiences in the 2023 elections will be used as lessons to improve the collation and declaration of future elections’ results. Yakubu also said the same submission will be harnessed to work on future recruitment, training and posting of Collation and Returning Officers, as well as logistics …

After over two and half years of failed attempts, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has finally arraigned a former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, and a Chinese construction giant, CCECC, on N5 billion fraud charges that have been filed against them since December 2020. The arraignment had been postponed up to 15 times for various reasons, including difficulties in serving …

·      FAAC shares N907bn among FG, states, LGs for June ·      N1.9tn generated, N790bn to be saved, balance for statutory deductions  ·       NEC rejects Buhari’s national social register over integrity concerns ·      Endorses deployment of CNG vehicles for public transportation ·      FG to distribute 252,000 tonnes of grains to states ·      FIRS to increase annual revenue generation from N10tn in 2022 to N25tn in 2024 President Bola …

Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra state, has advised the political class and other governors to be sensitive to the events happening in the country and prune down long convoys, following the removal of fuel subsidy. Soludo stated this while addressing pressmen after the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting at the Council Chambers of the State House in Abuja on Thursday. …

In pushing back the trial from the Dec. 11 start date that the Justice Department had asked for, Cannon wrote that “the Government’s proposed schedule is atypically accelerated and inconsistent with ensuring a fair trial.” She agreed with defense lawyers that the amount of evidence that would need to be sifted through before the trial, including classified information, was “voluminous.” …

The total distributable revenue, available to be shared between the three tiers of the Nigerian government, increased from about N786.161 billion in May to about N1.9 trillion in June, over a 100 per cent increase. The three tiers of the Nigerian government, however, agreed to share less than half of the revenue earned in June among themselves after agreeing to save a …