The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has set aside the contempt proceedings and all the orders of conviction for contempt against the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa. Justice Chizoba Oji set aside the proceedings on Thursday after hearing an application brought by the EFCC Chairman. The application was brought pursuant to Section 6(6) (a) and Section 36(1) of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), Section 91 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act, Cap S6 Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria  2004 and other relevant enactments. The court […]

Kano State Urban Planning and Development Authority (KNUPDA) has reiterated its commitment to strict enforcement of its development control by ensuring that developers abide by building code. The agency’s Managing Director, Arch. Suleiman Ahmed Abdulwahab, said this shortly after receiving an award of excellence conferred on him by Polity Newspaper on Thursday in Kano. He said that it had become imperative for the agency to instill environmental sanity in every part of the state. Abdulwahab noted that over the years, there had been gross abuse of urban planning and environmental laws in the state. The managing director reiterated government’s resolve to […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said he met with His Royal Majesty, King Charles III in Buckingham Palace to foster Nigeria’s bilateral relationship with the United Kingdom. In an interview after meeting the 73-year-old monarch, Buhari said King Charles III asked him whether he has a house in the UK or not. “He (King Charles III) asked me whether I have a house here (in the UK), I said no. I live in Nigeria alone, the only house I have are those I have before I got into government and I am not very much interested in having houses all […]