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United Kingdom Prime Minister, Theresa May, has said she will quit as Conservative leader on 7 June, paving the way for a contest to decide a new Prime Minister. In an emotional statement in Downing Street, Mrs. May said, she had “done my best” to honour the 2016 EU referendum result. May said she had […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Supreme Court, Friday, dismissed the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Kolapo Olusola-Eleka challenging the election of Governor Kayode Fayemi. Affirming Fayemi’s election, the five-man panel of the Supreme Court led by the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad unanimously held that the appeal […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Supreme Court, Friday, nullified the elections of all the candidates of the All Progressives Congress in Zamfara State in the 2019 general elections. Delivering a unanimous judgment of the five-man panel led by the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, the apex court declared the first runners-up in the 2019 general elections […]
Continue ReadingActing Inspector General of Police, Adamu Mohammed has been confirmed by the Council of State as the new Inspector General of police. Mohammed was appointed in the acting capacity on January 15th after taking over from former IGP, Ibrahim Idris. Adamu’s cnfirmation was announced at the Police Council Meeting presided over by President Buhari in Abuja […]
Continue ReadingWomen who appear on a video circulating on social media beating up a lady accusing her of cheating are now on police wanted list. National police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident appealing for anyone who may have information leading to the arrest of the women to report to any nearest police station. […]
Continue ReadingBritish Prime Minister, Theresa May is “set to resign” after members of her own party joined calls for her to resign. This comes after Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom left her Cabinet job in anger over Ms May’s Brexit plan. Andrea Leadsom resigned, saying she no longer believes the Government’s approach will deliver on the referendum result to […]
Continue ReadingNigerian government says it has acquired an Amplitude Modulation radio broadcast licence to reach herdsmen across various locations in the country as parts of measures to enhance nomadic education. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, stated this in Abuja during an interview with newsmen, adding that the establishment of the radio frequency was to end […]
Continue ReadingChief Judge of Oyo State, Justice Munta Abimbola, on Tuesday released 51 inmates of the Agodi Prisons, Ibadan, in a bid to decongest the facility. The 51 inmates were released from the 205 cases presented for consideration before the chief judge. The cases were reviewed for about eight hours, before the conclusion of the visit to […]
Continue ReadingGovernor of Ekiti State, Mr. Kayode Fayemi has emerged the new chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) through a consensus. Gov. Abdul’aziz Yari of Zamfara, who is also the outgoing chairman of the forum disclosed this after a meeting held on Wednesday night in Abuja. Yari disclosed that Fayemi was nominated by Malam Nasir […]
Continue ReadingPresidential Election Petitions Tribunal on Thursday dismissed the application filed by the Hope Democratic Party (HDP) and its Presidential Candidate, Mr Ambrose Aworu, seeking to stop President Muhammadu Buhari’s inauguration. The ruling which was delivered by Justice Joseph Ikyechi, dismissed the application for lacking in merit. Buhari, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent […]
Continue ReadingPresident of Nigeria’s Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, Wednesday, stepped aside as a member of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. Bulkachuwa stepped down from the panel following allegations of likelihood of bias leveled against her by the Peoples Democratic Party, and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Although the five-man panel of the tribunal, in […]
Continue ReadingSouth African lawmakers, have, on Wednesday, re-elected Cyril Ramaphosa as the nation’s president, two weeks after the ruling ANC party returned to power in legislative elections. Ramaphosa was “duly elected president of the Republic of South Africa,” chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng told parliament after Ramaphosa was the only name nominated by lawmakers in Cape Town.
Continue ReadingA 46-year-old businessman, Tochi Michael, has dragged Justice Tanko Muhammad, the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, before a Federal Capital Territory High Court over alleged age falsification. According to reports, in the originating summons with suit No. FCT/HC/BW/CV/79/2019, filed before the court in April, the petitioner alleged that the CJN deliberately falsified his date of birth. […]
Continue ReadingThe first woman to read the news on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), has died at the age of 93. The broadcaster, Nancy ‘Nan Winton’ Wigginton, was taken to the hospital on May 8 following a fall at her home in Bridport, Dorset. Her condition worsened and she passed away at Dorchester County Hospital on Saturday, May 11. […]
Continue ReadingHuman rights activist and senior lawyer, Olisa Agbakoba, has filed a suit at the Federal High Court, Lagos against the Minister of Finance, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed, in order to stop the allocation of public funds running into trillions of naira to unelected local government council officials. According to the senior lawyer, the basis of the […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, is set to sue an aide to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social media, Lauretta Onochie, for over N2bn as she has failed to apologise and pay him the sum of N500m after allegedly defaming his character. Atiku’s lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome SAN disclosed this to Punch correspondent during an interview […]
Continue ReadingA gym-goer has been banned for life after he was filmed masturbating as a woman squatted in the gym in South Africa. The incident occurred at the Virgin Active facility, in Stellenbosch, South Africa on Thursday. In the viral video, the man dressed in red gym gear is filmed sitting on a mat pointing his phone at the woman, […]
Continue ReadingNigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari returned to Abuja from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday evening. The President’s plane arrived around 6:30 pm at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Buhari left Nigeria last Thursday for Saudi Arabia to perform the Muslim lesser hajj, Umrah. The visit was also to honour the invitation from […]
Continue ReadingNigerian govt has described former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s comments imputing ethno-religious motive to Boko Haram and Islamic State’s West Africa Province, as deeply offensive and patently divisive, saying such indiscreet comments are far below the status of an elder statesman. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in a statement issued in Abuja […]
Continue ReadingMany residents have taken to social media to complain on the damage caused by heavy rainfall in Lagos State, Nigeria, today, May 20, 2019. The state is a familiar mess during rainy seasons as many parts are submerged in flood due to a terrible drainage system, causing difficulty for motorists and residents of different parts […]
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