October 2023 - ProbitasNews

The court ruled that Olaoye’s appointment did not follow due process and ordered the state government to conduct a new procedure to select and install the new Soun. Oba Ghandi Olaoye’s appointment and coronation as the new Soun of Ogbomoso has been declared null and void by an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ogbomoso. The court ruled that Olaoye’s appointment did not follow due process and ordered the state government to conduct a new...

Abdurasheed Bawa, the immediate-past Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has been released after being detained for five months. According to Probitasnews, the former anti-corruption czar was released on Wednesday night. Remember that Bawa was detained by the Department of State Service (DSS) on June 14, 2023, only hours after President Bola Tinubu suspended him from his position as EFCC Chairman for alleged abuse of office. Since his arrest and confinement, the...

The Federal Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding with organized labor to avert a planned nationwide walkout, but the agreement has been implemented slowly, to the dismay of the union. In light of the fact that they had started mobilizing their members nationwide, the state chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress warned that they would be forced to downsize if the agreement is not implemented by the deadline of October...

Despite efforts by the APC leadership to heal the political schism in Ondo State, the State Assembly has written a new letter to the state Chief Judge, Justice Olusegun Odusola, requesting the formation of a panel to investigate allegations of gross misconduct against the deputy governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. Remember that the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, formed a high-powered team to mediate disagreements between Aiyedatiwa, the State Assembly, and Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. However, in a...

A request for the expeditious release of President Bola Tinubu’s private documents has been turned down by an American federal judge. Together with Nigerian journalist David Hundeyin, transparency campaigner Aaron Greenspan requested the documents, which were gathered by US law enforcement organizations such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). In his request, he asked Judge Beryl Howell to issue an urgent order requiring the FBI, State Department, and other...