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Appeal Court suspends judgement sacking Alex Otti, LP Candidates

2 years ago6063 min

The Court of Appeal in Kano has issued a stay of execution on Justice M.N. Yunusa’s recent judgement of the Federal High Court in Kano, which sacked Abia State Governor-Elect Alex Otti and other Labour Party candidates. According to reports, the judgement declared all votes cast for Labour Party (LP) candidates in Kano, Abia, and other states to be invalid. Dr. Alex Otti, the governor-elect of Abia State, filed an application for the stay of...

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Buhari to address Nigerians on Sunday as he leaves office

2 years ago6151 min

On Sunday, May 28, at 7 a.m., President Muhammadu Buhari will make his final broadcast as President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. This was revealed in a statement issued on Saturday by Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity. “Television, radio stations, and other electronic media outlets are urged to connect to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority and Radio Nigeria for the broadcast,” Adesina said. Read...

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Governors leaving office: Legacies, failures

2 years ago63825 min

ON MAY 29, no fewer than 18 governors from across the country will resign from their positions after contributing their fair share to the development of their respective states. Except for Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State, who did not seek re-election and served for only four years, the other 17 governors each served for eight years. Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Udom Emmanuel (Akwa Ibom), Samuel Ortom (Benue), Ben Ayade (Cross River), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), Dave Umahi...

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Disqualification suit: Atiku failed to pervert justice – Fani-Kayode claims

2 years ago6102 min

Femi Fani-Kayode, a senior member of the All Progressives Congress, has reacted to the Supreme Court’s decision on President-elect Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima. According to Fani-Kayode, the ruling shows that the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar and his party failed to intimidate or compromise the judges. He claimed that Atiku’s plan to pervert justice failed. “Atiku Abubakar and his Peoples Destruction Party’s nonsense case has finally been dismissed...

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PDP using social media to bully judges – Supreme Court

2 years ago1054 min

According to the Supreme Court, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is using social media to bully and terrorize justices. On Friday, Justice Inyang Okoro of the Supreme Court delivered judgment in an appeal filed by the PDP seeking to void the election of President-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on the grounds that his running mate, Kashim Shettima, was guilty of double nomination. The appeal was dismissed by a five-member panel of the Supreme Court, which determined...

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CBN Act: Senate holds emergency plenary, approves FG’s request

2 years ago6173 min

The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria held an emergency plenary on Saturday, presided over by Senate President Dr Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan. The plenary voted to amend the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, increasing advances from 5% to 15%. Senator Gobir Ibrahim Abdullahi of the Sokoto East Senatorial District, who sponsored the bill, stated that the bill to amend the CBN Act was first read on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. He explained that the...

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New AGF assumes office, promises tenure free of corruption

2 years ago7052 min

Oluwatoyin Madein, the next Accountant-General of the Federation, vowed on Friday to lead an administration free from corruption. When Madein, the first female Accountant-General, took over from Sylva Okolieaboh, the outgoing substantive AGF, in Abuja, she made this statement. “Everyone is aware of the turbulence the Office of the Accountant General has experienced over the past year. “The departing Ag. AGF just described how he managed to stop the tide. I ask that we proceed...

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Ogun NNPP appeals Tribunal’s ruling

2 years ago6165 min

The New Nigeria Peoples Party has appealed the Governorship and House of Assembly Tribunal in Abeokuta, Ogun State, judgement that its name was omitted off the ballot papers used in the 2023 gubernatorial election. The Tribunal dismissed the petition against the Independent National Electoral Commission, Dapo Abiodun, and the All Progressives Congress on April 15, 2023, because the debrief counsel requested discontinuation and withdrawal of the petition. NNPP appealed because the judges made mistakes. The...

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Court upholds Abure’s position as LP chairman, halts Apapa-faction

2 years ago5975 min

A State High Court in Edo dismissed the notice of suspension against Julius Abure, the Labour Party’s embattled national chairman, on Friday. The notice had been issued by certain party members at the ward level. Justice Emmanuel Aihamoje, the court, dismissed the case on Friday because it lacked merit. This was said in a statement released on Friday in Abuja by the party’s acting national publicity secretary, Obiora Ifoh, who also revealed that Abure...

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Wike: Fubara will beat my record in office

2 years ago955 min

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has promised that the governor-elect Siminalaye Fubara and the deputy governor-elect, Prof. Ngozi Odu, will outperform him. Wike made the assurance during a public lecture and book presentation in his honour yesterday at the Dr. Obi Wali International Conference Centre in Port Harcourt. The governor stated that his administration received tremendous support from Rivers State leaders and people, allowing him to achieve the success that is being celebrated. He...

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