By SaharaReporters The Court of Appeal in Abuja has discharged and acquitted former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, overturning his 2019 conviction for false asset declaration by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Justice Onnoghen, who was convicted on April 18, 2019, by the tribunal led by Umar Yakubu Danladi,
By Patrick Obia Three years after the demise of the former Senate President of Nigeria, Dr. Joseph Wayas, and his corpse deposited at London Hospital, the United Kingdom, and three months after his body touched down, Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, all is set to commit his remains to mother earth. According to ‘Who is
By Godwin Ajom In line with the long awaited cabinet reshuffle by the president Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, Dr Betta Edu, former Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction has been replaced with Dr. Nentanwe Yilwatda, as the new head of the ministry while John Owan Enoh has been redeployed as Minister for State, Industry,
Congratulations to Nigeria and Nigerians today as we celebrate the 64th anniversary of our independence from the British crown. According to many credible sources listed at the end of this article, electricity generation in Nigeria began in the Lagos province in 1886, with the use of generators to provide 60kW of electricity to light up
By Glory Odey The Public Complaints Commission has appointed Barrister Owa Owa as the federal commissioner The appointment was confirmed after a swearing-in ceremony held in the Senate chambers in Abuja. As a federal commissioner, Owa Owa will play a role in ensuring accountability and transparency in the Nigerian government and private institutions. The Public
Federation after Federation made possible podium projections. What happened to those projections? Were they founded on objective reality, or were those projections simply made to please me?” Enoh queried during the ‘no holds barred' session.
By Anita Otu The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced Monday, September 16th, 2024, as a public holiday to celebrate Eid-al-Mawlid, the birthday of Prophet Muhammad. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the announcement on behalf of the government, congratulating Muslims in Nigeria and around the world. Tunji-Ojo encouraged Muslims to embrace the values
When the national council auditors went through the records, it was discovered that the suspended DS had been using names of pastors who have passed on (died) to divert funds into pseudo accounts.