Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank Of Nigeria(CBN), has filed a defamation suit against George Uboh, the chairman of George Uboh Whistleblowers Network (GUWN). The suit is coming on the heels of the bail granted George Uboh on Friday by the Chief Magistrate of the Upper Area Court sitting in Zuba, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The bail did not materialize, however, because no sooner had he been granted bail as regards the Ned Nwoko allegations …
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Three personnel of the Federal Road Safety Commission harassed one Osho Oladotun Johnson for refusing to pay N3,000 illegal fine. The FRSC officials identified as A.C Achigili; Olatunji with tag number M10468; and Badeniyi with tag number M1411, stopped Johnson at Ozumba Mbadiwe, Lagos Island, as he was going for a meeting today. Narrating the incident, Johnson said he was flagged down as he was heading to Admiralty Way for an official meeting as he ended up being beaten by …
For a brief moment, fans of Nigerian music twin sensation Psquare thought the singers were back together when they saw pictures of them together on a flyer for a show in Angola. The flyer for the show themed “Feast Beach” which showed Peter and his brother Paul dressed in native attires was organised by an Angola events company named PubFourevents. Peter Okoye,however, took to his Instagram handle today to distance himself from the show which set to …
A Federal High Court Ikoyi, in Lagos has ordered that the Nigerian Government to fix Lagos Badagry expressway with immidiate effect . Justice Saliu Saidu made the order on Friday, sequel to a motion on notice filed and agued by Julius Ajibulu, legal practitioner. Ajibulu had filed a lawsuit in 2017 against the federal government of Nigeria, joining the Attorney General of the Federation, Ministry of Works, Lagos State government as well as the Attorney general of Lagos state …
The Federal High Court sitting in Owerri has ordered that the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) should not issue a Certificate of Return to Rochas Okorocha as a senator-elect for Imo West.The court, in a suit filed by Hon. Jones Onyeriri, the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Senatorial candidate for Imo West, ordered that the status quo be maintained until the hearing and determination of the Motion on NoticeThe presiding judge, Justice E.F. Njemanze, adjourned the case till June 5 2019, for …
The Anambra State Police Command has accused members of the Indigenous People of Biafra of attacking its officers on duty in various parts of the state. Haruna Mohammed, Police Public Relations Officer in Awka on Friday said the men were deployed to dismantle the flags and other insignias of the secessionist group against the May 30 sit-home-order. He added that the Police was able to subdue the IPOB members. Mohammed said: “There was a report that the Indigenous People of …