States offer conflicting reasons for suing EFCC, NFIU …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> New details have emerged as 16 state governments filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court, challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). The case, numbered SC/CV/178/2023, was initially brought … Read more
Rivers govt heads to Supreme Court, insists pro-Wike lawmakers no longer members of Rivers Assembly …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The government of Rivers State has said that a notice of stay of execution of the Appeal Court judgment has been filed against Martins Amaewhule and other pro-Wike lawmakers from parading themselves as members of the … Read more
Senate stands with Supreme Court on local government autonomy, says Akpabio …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio, says the Senate is fully in support of the Supreme Court judgement on granting of financial autonomy to the 774 Local Governments in Nigeria. Akpabio said this, shortly after senate resumed from a closed … Read more
Supreme Court fixes Oct 22 to hear case by 16 …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Supreme Court has fixed October 22 for the hearing of a suit filed by 16 state governments challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and two others. A seven-man panel of … Read more