Day: October 7, 2017

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, yesterday met with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. The closed-door meeting which was held inside the president’s office at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa lasted about an hour and 10 minutes. The minister arrived President Buhari’s office at 11.40am and left at 12:50pm. The meeting held as the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Maikanti Baru, also yesterday visited Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at his office. Baru was sighted at the vice president’s office at about…

The Governor of Ebonyi State and Chairman of South East Governors’ Forum, David Umahi has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari assured him of addressing problems facing the region while they were in New York for United Nations summit. He said this while fielding questions from Sun regarding agitations for the actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra and the recent proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Umahi said, “I had private discussion with Mr. President in New York and I want to assure the South-Easterners that the President will…

With a record number of judges marked for a probe, and other drama swirling above the judiciary, here’s a look at what it all means for the sector, and the ongoing war on corruption. At the Area Courts and Magistrate Courts, parties to a dispute can see the presiding judge in chambers before court proceedings commence. This kind of contact takes place because these are usually courts of summary jurisdiction. But many times, misconduct takes place in this process. Judicial corruption is a cancer that begins at the lower levels…