Category: Judicial
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SENATE TO SCREEN GEN. CHRISTOPHER MUSA AS NEW DEFENCE MINISTER TODAY
Talk about a swift power move – Nigeria’s Senate is gearing up to grill retired Gen. Christopher Gwabin Musa, the ex-Chief of Defence Staff, for the Defence Minister role on Wednesday, hot on the heels of Mohammed Badaru Abubakar’s resignation over health woes. Senate Leader Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele spilled the beans Tuesday via his media…
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FIRST LADY ENDORSEMENT OF RESERVED SEATS BILL HAILED AS GAME-CHANGER
Osasu Igbinedion-Ogwuche, top advocate for the Reserved Seats for Women Bill, described First Lady Sen. Oluremi Tinubu’s backing as a “decisive milestone” in Nigeria’s journey toward gender inclusion. She said this strong support marks a pivotal moment fueled by months of advocacy and strategic dialogue by women’s groups nationwide. The Bill aims to guarantee women…
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FIRST LADY TINUBU RALLIES NASS FOR WOMEN’S SEATS AT STATE DINNER
Sen. Oluremi Tinubu hosted National Assembly leaders like Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, VP Kashim Shettima, and Imo Gov. Hope Uzodinma for a pivotal dinner at Aso Rock’s Banquet Hall, blending dialogue on national fixes with a passionate push for the Gender Parity Bill (Reserved Seats for Women). She hailed lawmakers’ democratic grit…
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EDO ASSEMBLY SUMMONS EX-GOV OBASEKI OVER MOWAA & RADISSON HOTEL FUNDING PROBE
Edo State House of Assembly has summoned former Governor Godwin Obaseki, MOWAA Director Philip Iheanacho, ex-SSG Osarodion Ogie, Finance Commissioner Joseph Eboigbe, AG Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, and key private players like Tilbury House MD, HIMC’s Pramod Thorat, Afrinvest’s Ugochukwu Anigbogu, and trustees MDs for a Dec 4 public hearing on billions spent on the stalled Radisson…
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SENATE UNANIMOUSLY CONFIRMS AYO OMIDIRAN AS FCC CHAIR, CLEARS 37 COMMISSIONERS
The Nigerian Senate swiftly confirmed Mrs Ayo Omidiran, a former Osun lawmaker succeeding Dr Muheeba Dankaka’s controversial tenure, as Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission alongside 37 commissioners for all 36 states and FCT—ensuring equitable federal appointments. Senate Committee Chair Sen Allwell Onyesoh reported clean screenings on Nov 13: all submitted CCB clearances, police…
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FCT COURT BLOCKS PROSECUTION WITNESSES IN EMEFIELE’S CORRUPTION TRIAL
Justice Hamza Muazu of FCT High Court, Maitama, halted the prosecution from calling three subpoenaed witnesses Tommy Odama, Ifeanyi Omeke, and Alvan Grumman in the ongoing trial of former CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele on Thursday. The ruling stems from a March 20 decision striking out the prosecution’s additional proof of evidence (now under appeal), making…
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NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL COURT FINES CBN ₦620,000 FOR DELAYING SUITS BY 62 FIRED STAFF
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) has slammed a ₦620,000 fine on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for stalling the hearing of lawsuits filed by 62 disengaged employees challenging their termination. Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae ruled after counsel for the ex-staff accused the bank of deliberately delaying proceedings by filing a late motion to…
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LAGOS TEACHER FACES COURT OVER SHOCKING SEXUAL ASSAULT ON 16-YEAR-OLD STUDENT
A 37-year-old teacher, Mukaila Ismaila from Ayobo, Lagos, was arraigned Thursday at Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly luring a 16-year-old girl into an empty classroom at a tutorial center on November 6, forcing her to drink a noxious substance, then groping her body and private parts charges under Sections 246 and 263 of Lagos…
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SENATE DEMANDS PROBE INTO MILITARY WITHDRAWAL BEFORE KEBBI SCHOOL ATTACK AND GEN. MUSA UBA’S DEATH
The Nigerian Senate has ordered its joint security committee to investigate the suspicious withdrawal of troops from Government Girls Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi, just before bandits invaded, as well as the killing of Brig.-Gen. Musa Uba by ISWAP militants in Borno after an ambush. The committee must report back in two weeks, while the…
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TINUBU SENDS THREE NON-CAREER AMBASSADOR NOMINEES TO SENATE FOR CONFIRMATION
President Bola Tinubu has forwarded the names of three non-career ambassadorial nominees to the Nigerian Senate for screening and approval. The nominees are Kayode Aare from Osun State, Aminu Dalhatu from Jigawa State, and Ayodele Oke from Oyo State. Senate President Godswill Akpabio read the president’s letter during Wednesday’s plenary session. He immediately directed the…
