The governors in the south west zone launched the South West Security Network otherwise called “Operation Amotekun” at Ibadan, Oyo State on January 10, 2020. The Police Authorities endorsed Amotekun while the Attorney-General of the federal government and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami SAN has questioned its legality. Even though I had cause to … Read more
The Cross River State Government, Monday, took drastic steps by suspending activities of the Local Government Pensions Board till further notice. This was made known by the Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Hon. Stella Oreme Odey, in a statement signed by her. According to the statement, the action was in the best interest of the … Read more
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has on Tuesday confirmed the beheading of the church leader from Michika town in Adamawa State by Boko Haram. A source revealed that the CAN chairman, Reverend Lawan Andimi was executed on Monday along with a soldier. Confirming the incident, the Special Adviser to CAN President, Bayo Oladeji, said … Read more
Mallam Ali, SAN, who spoke with journalists in Ilorin, Kwara State capital on the sideline of a special luncheon he organised in honour of Professor Abdullateef Oladimeji, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Al-Hikma University, Ilorin, who has been elevated to the status of a professorship of the institution, asked the Federal Government to support Amotekun. He urged … Read more
The President of NLC, Ayuba Wabba, has argued that anybody who believes the Nigerian security agencies could surmount the security challenges confronting the country today alone is alien to the reality on the ground. Expressing support for the Amotekun initiative, he said: “The security situation in the country is overwhelming and we must, as citizens … Read more
Governor Dickson said the politicization and over-centralisation of security without an effective funding mechanism and arrangement for professionalism had reduced Nigeria to an un-policed country, therefore, supported the southwest joint security outfit known as Operation Amotekun. The governor in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Fidelis Soriwei, yesterday, said he was a strong … Read more
One of the member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Board of Trustees (BOT), Sen. Daisy Danjuma, has revealed her endorsement of Gov Godwin Obaseki for reelection was personal. “I owe nobody apology for endorsing the second term aspiration of Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo,” Daisy, wife of former defence minister Theophilus Danjuma told newsmen … Read more
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Justice Abubakar Malami (SAN) has directed the Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde to reverse himself over the dissolution of local government administration in the State. The directive was contained in a letter to the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Oyo State, Prof. Oyewo Oyelowo … Read more
The Supreme Court has upheld the election of governor Simon Lalong of Plateau state. The court, in a unanimous judgement by a seven-man panel of justices led by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, dismissed appeal candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Jeremiah Useni, filed to challenge the outcome of the governorship election that held in … Read more
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP, has staged a massive protest against the Supreme Court verdict declaring the election of its gubernatorial candidate in the March 2019 poll in Imo state, Emeka Ihedioha void. The party currently holds a mega protest in Abuja to protest the alleged injustice and to protect democracy. PDP alleged that … Read more
The presidency had made public the breakdown of Finance Bill, 2019, which was submitted to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari alongside the 2020 Appropriation Bill, and signed into law by the president on Jan. 13, 2020. The breakdown was released by Mr Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and … Read more
The Southwest governors have vowed not to bow to pressure over the joint security outfit known as Amotekun. Chairman of the South West Governors Forum, Akeredolu in a statement in Akure by his Information and Orientation Commissioner, Donald Ojogo said, “ethnicizing the current situation is even more unhelpful. There should be no reason for such. … Read more
The Supreme Court, on Monday, affirmed Aminu Tambuwal of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as the valid winner of the last governorship election in Sokoto State. The apex court dismissed an appeal the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state, Ahmed Sokoto, filed to challenge Tambuwal’s re-election. A seven-man panel of justices … Read more
The Supreme Court, on Monday, upheld the election of governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State. The apex court, in a unanimous judgement by a seven-man panel of Justices that was led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad, dismissed an appeal the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Abba Yusuf, filed … Read more
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon Seriake Dickson says he will be leaving behind very big shoes for his successor after eight years of sustained efforts to develop the state. Dickson added that his administration has raised the bar of performance for succeeding governments by making painstaking sacrifices and ambitious investments in the interest of the state. … Read more
The former Governor of Imo state, Emeka Ihedioha, has reaffirmed that his faith stands tall in the nation’s democracy despite the verdict of the Supreme Court that removed him from office last week. It could be recalled that the Apex court in its judgment had declared Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressive Congress APC as … Read more
The Imo General Assembly, IGA, has alleged that the Supreme Court verdict on Ihedioha’s removal from office as Governor of Imo state was aimed at disrupting peace in the state. In a statement by the President of the Nnewi chapter of IGA, Hon. Chinedu Igwe, “almost everyone in Imo state backed the candidature of the … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party PDP chapter of Abia state has demanded for the reversal of the Supreme Court‘s verdict declaring the election of the former governor of Imo state, Emeka Ihedioha as void. The party in a protest described the Judgment as an attempt to destroy democracy, stressing that it believes that the Supreme Court … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party PDP, has described the newly sworn-in Governor of Imo state, Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressive Congress APC, as a product of manipulation. The party also noted that APC governors’ attempt at cheap blackmail will never stop it and millions of Nigerians from demanding a review and reversal of the judgment … Read more
The National Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party South South PDP, Emmanuel Ogidi, has described the declaration of the joint security task force known as Amotekun illegal by the federal government as a sign that the government has lost internal security in the state. Ogidi disclosed this while speaking to newsmen in Abuja on … Read more