ABUJA—An Abuja High Court at Apo, yesterday, dismissed a fundamental rights enforcement application that the embattled former Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, lodged against his detention by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Fani-Kayode, who is currently answering to a 17-count corruption charge before the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court, had…
By Damilola Oyedele in Abuja A bill to make provision to cover the vacuum in the event of the death of a governorship candidate before the conclusion of an election passed the second reading in the House of Representatives on Wednesday. Sponsored by the Majority Leader, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, and six others, the bill seeks to…
Says 225 kidnap cases recorded in Oct, Nov 2015 N85m demanded, N28m paid by victims Accuses security agencies of unhealthy rivalry By Henry Umoru & Joseph Erunke ABUJA – THE Senate, yesterday, agreed to begin a process for the enactment of a law that would prescribe capital punishment for kidnappers across the country. The Senate…
Some lawyers in Lagos, on Monday, threatened to sue the Senate on the ongoing moves to amend the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act 2004. The lawyers said embarking on such an amendment at a time when the Senate President was being tried by the tribunal, was in bad faith. Mr Tope Alabi, a…
AS the budget showdown between the Presidency and the National Assembly rages, the House of Representatives Committee on Anti-Corruption has refuted reports that the National Assembly padded the 2016 budget estimates for the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). Chairman of the committee, Honourable Babajide Akinloye, said this in a statement issued in Lagos, on Monday,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday rejected the new Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill 2016 because it may prejudice President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption agenda. It said passing the bill into law now will affect Nigeria’s application for the membership of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). To the agency, the bill seeks…
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki today said he has fully complied with the provisions of the law on declaration of assets by public officers. In a reaction to the claim contained in the Panama-based offshore provider, Mossack Fonseca and shared by the International Consortium of Investigation Journalists (ICIJ) that he failed to declare assets…
The trial of Nigeria’s Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on alleged falsification of assets at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has been adjourned till Wednesday, April 6. During hearing on Tuesday the counsel to the Senate President, Mr Paul Usoro, had asked for an adjournment on the basis that an appeal had been entered before the…
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly on Friday witnessed the exchange of blows between some members in a fight during plenary, as issues surrounding the appointment of local council administrators divided the House. After a two-year tenure of the chairmen of 11 local government areas in the state ended on March 24, the Governor, Tanko…
Working from home meant we could vary snack and coffee breaks, change our desks or view, goof off, drink on the job, even spend the day in pajamas, and often meet to gossip or share ideas. On the other hand, we bossed ourselves around, set impossible goals, and demanded longer hours than office jobs usually…