The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Justice Husseini Yusuf as the Chief Judge of FCT High Court.

A High Court in Jos on Tuesday ordered that a 25-year-old man, Atagan Danladi, who allegedly beheaded his brother after accusing him of killing their father through witchcraft, be remanded in a correctional centre.

The Senate on Tuesday commenced debate on the 2022 appropriation bill presented to the National Assembly last week by President Muhammadu Buhari. 

Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has assured the international community of Nigerias preparedness and determination to go after the assets of drug barons and traffickers in any part of the country.

Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma on Tuesday visited Aborshi Autonomous Community in Izombe in Oguta local government area to assess the level of damage caused by the recent face-off between youths from the community and security operatives that resulted in the loss of lives and destruction of property.

...Promises to set up Panel of Inquiry

Pained by the killing of security operatives and extensive destruction of property at Izombe in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State at the weekend, Governor Hope Uzodimma has vowed that the perpetrators of the mayhem would be unmasked and brought to justice.

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, on Tuesday, said that the multi-billion naira state secretariat named after the Asagba of Asaba, Obi Prof. Chike Edozien, will be inaugurated in December 2021

The Senate has urged the Federal Ministry of Finance to, as a matter of urgency, release adequate funds to the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) for the purpose of carrying out emergency repairs on all federal roads in the country. 

Dr Kayode Fayemi, Governor of Ekiti, and the Chairman, Nigerian Governor’s Forum (NGF), says security situation in the country requires concerted effort to address it.

Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo on Monday in Owerri commiserated with families of two soldiers killed on Friday at Izombe community in Oguta Local Government Area of the state.

The Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) says it has received N1, 667, 582, 605.04 recovered funds by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) between 2017 and July 5, 2021. 

An Ikeja High Court on Monday ordered the Nigerian Navy to convey the body of the late retired Rear Adm. Ndubuisi Kanu from Lagos to Imo and hand over to the state government prior to the burial.

A former governor of Anambra, Mr Peter Obi, on Tuesday decried budgetary allocation for the Office of First Lady, describing it an unnecessary expenditure that should be channeled into something worthwhile.

Economic activities came to a halt on Monday in Umuahia, following the rumour that some hoodlums launched an attack in the capital city to enforce the sit-at-home order.