At least 42 people have been killed between Sunday and Monday following attacks and reprisals in the southern senatorial district of Kaduna State. Daily Trust reports that several other people sustained injuries during attacks in Madamai and Kacecere communities in…
*Lagos Judiciary upgrades electronic filing system with E-Payment (Nation) *Melaye loses as tribunal affirms Adeyemi’s election (Punch)
Lagos Judiciary upgrades electronic filing system with E-Payment (Nation) The Lagos State Judiciary has upgraded its Electronic Filing System (EFS) through E-Payment. The new initiative is contained in a circular dated June 4, titled “Public Notice” and signed by the…
*Virtual courts: Lagos takes FG, NASS to Supreme Court (Nation) *UNILAG scholars attract N115.5m research grants from UK, Germany (Tribune)
Virtual courts: Lagos takes FG, NASS to Supreme Court (Nation) The Lagos State Government has asked the Supreme Court to determine the constitutionality of virtual court hearings. Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) and the…
*Lagos task force chair, Egbeyemi, others to be disciplined (Guardian) *COVID-19: Doctors, nurses flee as suspected cases hit Lagos hospital (Punch)
Lagos task force chair, Egbeyemi, others to be disciplined (Guardian) If the directive of the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu on the excesses of officers enforcing the state-at-home order in Lagos State, is anything to go by, then the…
African decade imminent with innovative ideas, political will, says Osinbajo at Oxford
Human capital development must be a priority of public policy of governments across Africa, to effectively tackle multidimensional poverty and improve long-term development on the continent, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this during his special…
‘I joined PDP to kick El-Rufai out of Government House’ (Nation)
The Senator representing Kaduna North in the National Assembly, Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi said he joined the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to help kick Governor Nasir El-Rufai out of the Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House. Hunkuyi who recently decamped from the…
Kaduna guber: I’ll contest against El-Rufai –Shehu Sani (SUN)
Senator Shehu Sani, representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District has hinted of his intention to quit the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He said himself and many others, who were allegedly maltreated by the APC, are presently at the departure lounge…
I will contest for Kaduna guber race against El-Rufai in 2019, Sani declares (Guardian)
Human rights activist and senator representing Kaduna Central Zone, Shehu Sani, has said that the days of Governor Nasir El-Rufai in office are numbered following his decision to contest against him in the 2019 governorship election. Besides, Sani also said…
Don’t reject corps members, el-Rufai warns employers (SUN)
As 2,200 2018 batch ‘A’ corps members deployed to Kaduna State by National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) completed the 21-day orientation course, Governor Nasir el-Rufai has urged employers not to reject corps members posted to their establishments. Corps members’ rejection,…
I won’t reply el-Rufai, Senator Hunkuyi says (Punch)
The Senator representing Kaduna North Senatorial District at the Senate, Suleiman Hunkuyi, said there was no need replying Governor Nasir el-Rufai’s vituperation against him and his two other colleagues over their roles in the Senate’s rejection of the $350m World…