Category: Metro
Judge awaits instructions, puts Orji Kalu’s fraud trial on hold
Mohammed Idris, judge of the federal high court in Lagos, on Wednesday said the court will await further directives before proceeding with the trial o [...]
Buhari signs disability bill into law, offenders to be fined N1m
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed a bill that protects persons living with disability into law. The development is coming about a week after the p [...]
Reps pass bill seeking to criminalise estimated billing
The lower legislative chamber has passed a bill after considering the report of its committee on power sector, seeking to criminalise estimated billin [...]
Labour rejects N27,000 minimum wage approved by Council of State
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the N27,000 new National Minimum Wage adopted by the National Council of State on Tuesday. According to [...]
Melaye still in police custody despite meeting bail conditions
Despite meeting his bail conditions, the police have refused to release Senator Dino Melaye. On Friday, a high court in Abuja granted Melaye bail on h [...]
Don’t reject bribe, collect it – Fashola tells Nigerians
Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, advised Nigerians during the continuation of his neighbourhood consultations/campaign fo [...]
IGP disbands FSARS, police CPs to control SARs in their command
The inspector general of police, Mohammed Adamu has ordered the immediate disbandment of the federal special anti-robbery squad (FSARS). According to [...]
Businessman, Jimoh Ibrahim loses mother to fire incident
Mrs Theresa Jimoh, the mother of business mogul, Jimoh Ibrahim, has been killed in an early morning fire incident in Lagos. The victim, who was about [...]
APC for poor people, PDP for rich thieves, says Amaechi
Rotimi Amaechi, director general of the Buhari Campaign Organisation, says the February election is between the poor people and the rich people and th [...]
Court extends suspension of CJN Onnoghen’s trial to January 28
An Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has extended the suspension order against the continuation of the trial of Nigeria’s Chief Justice, Walter [...]