The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has threatened to sue the Cross River government over the non-payment of magistrates for two years. Newsmen had reported that one of the magistrates, Richard Bassey, on Tuesday, collapsed at the gate of the governor’s office in Calabar during a protest over unpaid 24 months’ salary. In his statement on

Against the backdrop of the dearth of critical infrastructure across the country, the plan by the Federal Government to float a N15 trillion infrastructure fund is ambitious but nonetheless a step in the right direction. Besides the need for a careful articulation and implementation of the proposal, it may very well be a good opportunity

A High Court in Kano on Thursday stopped Governor Abdullahi Ganduje from further deductions of the salaries of judiciary workers in the state. Justice Usman Na’abba gave the order following an exparte motion filed before the court by the workers under the aegis of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, Kano State chapter. The plaintiffs in

The police in Akwa Ibom State have arraigned the suspended Head Teacher of Deeper Life High School, Uyo, Mrs. Ndidi Solomon and six others for their roles in the alleged sexual abuse and mistreatment of an 11-year-old pupil. Arraigned with Mrs. Solomon at the Magistrates’ Court in Uyo are Mrs. Ndidi So, Joseph Nseabasi, Akpan

The Federal Government has directed the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission to suspend the recently adjusted electricity tariff. The Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, made the announcement in a statement on Thursday. He said a committee has been set up to work on the new electricity tariffs and should be allowed to complete its work before

The Senate has raised the alarm over possible loss of N478 million meant for Zungeru power project in Aso Savings and Loans PLC. The deposit in the bank was meant for payment of compensation to displaced persons under the Zungeru power project and for securing housing facilities for staff of the Ministry of Power. This

US President Donald Trump has pledged an orderly transfer of power, saying the formal affirmation of President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory “represents the end of the greatest first term in presidential history.” “Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an

The US Congress, on Thursday, certified Joe Biden as the next US president and deal a hammer blow to Donald Trump whose supporters stormed the Capitol hours earlier, triggering unprecedented chaos and violence in the seat of American democracy. Lawmakers in the Senate and House of Representatives successfully beat back Republican efforts to deny Biden

An oil tanker is on fire at Toyota bus stop along the Oshodi-Apapa expressway in Nigeria`s commercial capital Lagos. The tanker was conveying more than forty thousand litres of fuel. Eye witnesses say the tanker was in motion when it fell sideways thereby discharging its content. Dampening of the area has commenced as the inferno