Supreme Court: Shell’s Request To Vacate ₦17bn Judgement Rejected
The Supreme Court has dismissed an application filed by Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited seeking to set aside a January 11, 2019 judgement of the court upholding damages to the tune of N17bilion awarded against the oil company. The apex court had on January 11, 2019 upheld an earlier judgment by the Court […]
Court Grants Bail To Ndume Over Maina’s Case
A Federal High Court has granted bail to the senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume. Senator Ndume has been in detention since Monday. He stood as surety for former Pension Reforms Task Team Chairman, Abdulrasheed Maina, who had jumped bail. But Justice Okon Abang who granted the bail on Friday said the decision was based […]
#EndSARS: Former Foreign Minister Advises Nigeria Not To Play Down On UK Parliament’s Debate,
The Nigerian government has been advised not to dismiss the threat of sanctions by UK parliamentarians against top Nigerian officials and security agents involved in the alleged violation of #EndSARS protesters’ rights. The Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffery Onyeama had played down the sanction threat by the parliamentarians, saying that legislators are not responsible for imposing sanctions […]
Bidens: We’re Letting Go Of Traditions We Can’t Do Safely
This Thanksgiving, tables throughout our country will have an empty chair. It may be for the loved one who can’t travel or the parent stationed overseas. Perhaps it’s for your sister or brother just across town — staying away to protect everyone during this pandemic, making sure next year will be celebrated together. For the […]
Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn Receives Presidential Pardon
President Donald Trump announced in a tweet Wednesday that he has granted his first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, a “full pardon,” wiping away the guilty plea of the intelligence official, lobbyist and conservative fringe darling for lying to the FBI. The pardon, coming as Trump enters his last days as President, bookends his four […]
FG-UK Parliament Does Not Speak For British Government
The Nigerian government has reacted to the deliberations on the recent #EndSARS protest by the United Kingdom parliament. It stated that while debates on all matters were allowed, the UK parliament does not speak for the British government. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, made the position of the Federal Government known […]
Wike:Buhari Should Either Listen Or Put Nigeria On Fire
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday said President Muhammadu Buhari has an opportunity to address the demands of the people or put the country “on fire”. His comment comes two days after the federal government met with leaders of the South-South region. At the meeting, the South-South leaders demanded the restructuring of Nigeria, in […]
Meghan, Duchess Of Sussex, Reveals She Had A Miscarriage In July
Meghan , Duchess of Sussex,has revealed she was pregnant with her second child but suffered a miscarriage in July. In an opinion piece for the New York Times, the Duchess wrote that she “felt a sharp cramp” while changing the diaper of her first child, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, whom she had with her husband Prince Harry in […]
Biden Stakes Out His Anti-Trump Presidency
Joe Biden has already kept his first promise — his approach to the presidency will be a top-to-bottom repudiation of the behavior, policies and obsessions of President Donald Trump. The President-elect is building his administration old-fashioned notions that facts matter, that commanders-in-chief must project stability, that Cabinet officials need experience and expertise, that a fractured […]
Electoral Act Amendment Bill, PIB Scale Second Reading In The Green Chamber
The much-expected Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) and the Electoral Act Amendment Bill have scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. Both important pieces of legislation were passed by the lawmakers after they were read for the second time during Tuesday’s plenary at the lower chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja. Leading the debate, the […]
