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The senior special assistant to the president on foreign affairs and diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has described the death sentence passed on eight Nigerians in the United Arab Emirate (UAE) as unfortunate.... Read more via TODAY.NG – http://bit.ly/2IvzGN4 Get More Nigeria Metro News

Despite increased landing cost of petroleum products, Premium Motor Spirit will continue to sell at N145 per litre, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has said..... Read more via Naijaloaded – http://bit.ly/2vg4pVM Get more: Nigeria Business News

A former Minister of Information, Prince Tony Momoh, has weighed in on the recent pronouncement the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on the former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen. In a statement he signed on Friday, the close ally of President Muhammadu Buhari, said …...

Itse Sagay, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Anti-Corruption, says Walter Onnoghen, the convicted former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) should have resigned earlier, instead of fighting dirty. In interview with New Telegraph, Sagay said...

The Chief Imam of Ebiraland, Alhaji Musa Galadima, is dead. He died in the early hours of Friday at the age of 98 years, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. Galadima, who was turbaned Chief Imam about 55 years ago, died in a private hospital in Abuja. … Read more via Daily Post Nigeria –...

Nigeria Former President, Goodluck Jonathan has appealed to Nigerians to remain resolute on love for the nation and be peaceful during this Easter season. Jonathan makes this known in a statement, on Thursday in Abuja advising Nigerians not to lose hope, adding that “Through our faith and …...

The Presidency says the war against corruption is all encompassing and not designed to persecute anyone for political or other reasons. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, disclosed this in statement reacting … Read more via P.M. News –...

Walter Onnoghen, suspended chief justice of Nigeria, has rejected the judgement of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Delivering judgment Thursday, Danladi Umar, CCT chairman, had pronounced Onnoghen guilty of the six counts preferred against him by the federal government. Umar, therefore...

Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), has hailed the judgment handed over to Walter Onnoghen, former Chief Justice of Nigeria, by the Code of Conduct Tribunal, describing it as well-deserved. In a chat with Daily Independent, Sagay...

Disgraced Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Onnoghen lost yesterday the battle to affirm his integrity. The Code of COnduct Tribunal … Read more via NaijaGistsBlog – http://bit.ly/2UnsFPO Get More Nigeria Metro News

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Okon Efut, who led the former Chief Justice of Nigeria Walter Onnoghen’s defence team at Thursday’s proceedings of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, has reacted to the judgment. The CCT, had on Thursday, banned Onnoghen from holding public office for 10 years. In his...

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent a Freedom of Information request to Dr. Muhammed Isah, Chairman, Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) urging him to use his “good offices and leadership position to urgently provide information on specific details of asset declarations...

Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister, has reacted to the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, judgement against the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Walter Onnoghen, over alleged non-asset declaration. DAILY POST had reported that the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, Thursday, in its...

The Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, convicted the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, on all the six-count charge the Federal Government preferred against … Read more via Vanguard News – http://bit.ly/2Ph7iyB Get More Nigeria Metro News

Senate President, Bukola Saraki has reacted as President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Minimum Wage Repeal and Reenactment Bill, 2019 into law. DAILY POST had reported that Senator Ita Enang, Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters(Senate) disclosed this while...

I rejoice with all Nigerians, especially our Christian brethren on the glorious occasion of the celebration of Easter 2019. Easter is the most important feast in the Christian calendar and represents God’s redemptive mission over humanity, the triumph of light over darkness, hope over despair...

President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, has reacted to the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT’s conviction of suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Walter Onnoghen. The CCT had, on Thursday, banned Onnoghen from holding public office for 10 years. In...

The government has procured 77 new vehicles for FRSC Operations and this supply comes from Innoson Motors. They are 74 units of Innoson IVM 4×2 Double Cabin Pick-Ups and three ambulances. Speaking on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari at the commissioning of the vehicles in Abuja, the...

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting at Jabi, has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of the immediate past Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke, SAN, former Minister of Petroleum, Dan Etete, and four other persons that were fingered … Read more via Vanguard...

President Muhammadu Buhari is set to dissolve his cabinet as he prepares to wind down his first term in office. The President, who was recently re-elected, in a statement on Wednesday directed the ministers to submit a comprehensive reports of their respective ministries..... Read more via...