Justice Okong Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, December 4, 2020, gave an order for the remand of ex-chairman, Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina in prison custody till the end of his trial and adjourned the matter till December 8, 2020 upon application by a new defence counsel, Adaji Abel.
The trial of a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Mohammed Umar Dikko continued on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, opposing a “no case submission,” filed by the defendant’s counsel, Dr Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN.
Justice Giwa Ogunbanjo of Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, threw out the application of Patrick Are, second defendant in trial of former director-general of National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Emeka Mba, and four others for alleged N2.9billion fraud.
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has dismissed the appeal filed by the suspended Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Ishaq Moddibbo Kawu, challenging the decision of the Federal High Court to dismiss the no-case submission he filed at the lower court.
Pres. Muhammed Buhari will Tue, Dec 1 rollout the much awaited National Gas Expansion Programme(NGEP) in Abuja. As part of the event, HM TimipreSylva will, on behalf of the FG, hand over CNG-powered mass transport buses to the NLC as part of the agreement reached during negotiations.
The Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has apologized to Nigerians over the recent failures of locomotives on the Abuja – Kaduna rail corridor. The Minister who made this known earlier today in Lagos on the monthly inspection of the Lagos-Ibadan rail project in the company of the Joint House Committee members on Land and Marine Transport (Ports and Harbour, Inland waterways and Marine Safety and Education), observed that it is worrisome that brand new locomotives should start developing problems within a short span of usage.
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has told Nigerians to vote out all current members of the ninth National Assembly in 2023 if they feel they are not satisfied with their performance. Lawan threw the challenge on Friday while making the opening remark during a retreat for top management of the National Assembly Service Commission and National Assembly in Abuja.
The federal capital territory (FCT) police command says the security aide of Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, who shot a newspaper vendor in Abuja is not an officer of the force.
A police officer attached to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila reportedly shot a newspapers vendor in the head on Thursday, November 19, 2020. The incident was said to have occurred at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, around 3 pm.