BREAKING: Court Grants Senator Natasha Bail on Personal Recognizance in Second Arraignment

BREAKING: Court Grants Senator Natasha Bail on Personal Recognizance in Second Arraignment

By Toffa Momoh, Abuja A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan bail on personal recognizance. Justice Musa Umar of the Federal High Court granted the Senator bail on her personal assurance to appear in court for the trial in the case of defamation levelled against her by the Federal government with Godswill Akpabio and Yahaya Bello being the complainants. Natasha was […]

June 30, 2025 30

BUSINESS

Supreme Court grants LG financial autonomy

The Supreme Court declared on Thursday that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold funds allocated for local government administrations. The seven-man panel, in the judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, declared that the 774 local government councils in the country should manage their funds themselves. The apex court held that the power of the government is portioned into three arms of government, the federal, the state and the […]

July 11, 2024 64

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NEWS

N2.7bn fraud: Court grants Sirika, daughter, in-law N100m bail each

A Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, on Thursday granted the former Minister of Aviation and Aerospace, Hadi Abubakar Sirika, bail. The court also granted his daughter, Fatimah Hadi Sirika and in-law, Jalal Hamma bail. Sirika, his daughter, son-in-law and Al-Duraq Investment Ltd, were charged to court over alleged N2.7bn fraud in connection with the botched Nigerian Air project by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Before the trial judge, […]

May 9, 2024 17 2

ENTERTAINMENT

Katsina offers secondary schools N4.4bn grants

The Katsina State Government has partnered with the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment to disburse N4.4 bn grants to 100 secondary schools in the state. The event was held on Wednesday in GSSS Doro, Bindawa Local Government Area of the state. The fund, which will be allocated towards the renovation of an additional 100 junior and senior secondary schools across the state as part of the ‘Large Grant […]

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