The Court of Appeal in Abuja, yesterday, dismissed a suit that sought to nullify the victory of Ogun State Governor-elect, Mr. Adedapo Abiodun, following an allegation that he lied about his educational qualifications. In a unanimous judgment, a three-member panel presided by Justice Datti Yahaya, held the matter had become statute barred. The appellate court … Read more
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has refused to grant an ex-parte order to stop President Muhammadu Buhari from swearing in Justice Muhammad as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). However, the court, in a ruling delivered by Justice Inyang Ekwo, fixed May 13 to enable President Buhari, Attorney-General of the Federation, … Read more
Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission has reopened the investigation into the expenditure of the state emirate council under Sanusi II. This is even as the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Kabiru Rurum, also yesterday at plenary, read a letter from one Ibrahim Salisu and others, seeking the creation of new Kano … Read more
The 2019 Imo governorship candidate of Action Alliance(AA), Uche Nwosu, yesterday said that names of dead people were found among those that voted in the March election in Imo State. Speaking in Owerri, Nwosu claimed that even the families of the dead people have confirmed the information. Among the three local government areas, Nwosu mentioned were Aboh, … Read more
Seventy-five (75) political parties have passed a vote of confidence on Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Yakubu Mahmood. The parties disclosed this in a communique issued at the end of a two-day National Roundtable for the 2019 General Election Review, organised by Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA), held on Monday in … Read more
The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected an ex parte application for an order stopping President Muhammadu Buhari from swearing in Justice Tanko Muhammad as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). Muhammad has been acting as the CJN since January when President Muhammadu Buhari suspended the former CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen. With Onnoghen’s … Read more
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kwara State, Garba Madami has revealed that some politicians in the state approached him to rig the 2019 election in their favour. Speaking with journalists in Ilorin today, Madami said he rejected the offers and stood his ground on delivering a credible election to the people of Kwara. “There … Read more
A 400-level Microbiology student, Terlumum Hemba of the Federal University, Lafia has been killed by armed robbers after they raided the residence of his uncle, Clement Uhembe, who is the Commissioner for Higher Education in Nasarawa State. The incident occurred on Sunday at Akunzan Migili, a suburb of Lafia, the state capital, along Lafia – … Read more
No fewer than 15 persons in Cross River State have indicated interest in being part of President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet, which would automatically make the person the ruling party’s highest political leader in the state. The contenders are mostly top All Progressives Congress(APC), politicians who contested governorship, national and state assembly posts, but lost to … Read more
Returning from a 10-day visit to London, the United Kingdom, yesterday, President Muhammadu Buhari told newsmen that he will not make any comment about those who will make his next cabinet, saying he was ready to settle down and swear in the new cabinet. Asked who would make his cabinet at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, shortly … Read more
Nigeria has been declared a failed state with governance at all levels found wanting. This was contained in the Bishops Address for the 17th Annual Diocesan Synod 2019 of the Methodist Church Nigeria, presented by Rt. Rev. Biereonwu Livinus Onuagha to the members at Wesley Methodist Church, Okpoko, Ogbaru Local Government Area, Anambra State. According … Read more
President Buhari this evening arrived Nigeria after a 10-day visit to the United Kingdom. He departed Nigeria on April 25th. He was received at the airport by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF, Boss Mustapha and other government functionaries. See more photos below
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, yesterday described the slain member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Olatoye Temitope (a.k.a. Sugar) as a philanthropist whose love for the downtrodden was legendary. Dogara made the remark in Ibadan, Oyo State capital during the final burial of the lawmaker who was representing the Lagelu/Akinyele federal … Read more
Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in February election, Atiku Abubakar, has lauded the appointment of a Nigerian, Kaycee Madu, as minister for municipal affairs by the Canadian government. Mr. Madu used to be a member of parliament in Alberta, Canada, before his new appointment. In a statement late Thursday, Atiku said the success … Read more
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has announced automatic employment to all Ph.D. holders of the state origin, as well as those from other Ijaw-speaking states in the country. According to the governor, beneficiaries of the offer would citizens of other states such as Ondo, Edo, Delta, Rivers and Akwa Ibom states of Ijaw background. … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to receive President of the United Nations General Assembly (PGA) Ms Maria Espinosa, who is paying a one-day official visit to Nigeria on Monday. President Muhammadu Buhari Espinosa’s Spokesperson, Ms. Monica Gravley, made this known at a media briefing at the UN headquarters in New York on Friday. According to … Read more
Oba Saheed Elegushi would today, May 3, 2019 be taking a second wife in Kano State. His bride according to City People Magazine is Hadiza Tanko, the younger sibling of the Special Adviser to the Kano State Governor, Alhaji Dr. Umaru Ganduje, Salihu Tanko Yakasai. Many had speculated over the years about whether the King … Read more
Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has mourned the death of Mrs. Comfort Melaye, mother of lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye. He described her as a worthy matriarch who bequeathed her generation with Godly and respectable children. Saraki, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, said … Read more
Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has nullified the election of a member-elect representing Yola South/Yola North/Girei Federal constituency of Adamawa state, Abdulrauf Modibbo for age falsification. Justice Inyang Ekwo held on Friday that Modibbo, who was declared the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries, held on October 7, 2018, in Yola, and … Read more
A chieftain of the PDP, Sen. Adeseye Ogunlewe, said on Friday that he was set to dump the opposition party for the ruling APC. Ogunlewe, a former Minister of Works, confirmed the development in an interview with a political correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos State. He was reacting to the recent … Read more