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As the world marks the International Day of Happiness, Nigeria is ranked 85 out of 156 countries and second in sub-Saharan Africa. This is according to the annual Global Happiness Policy Report produced by the Global Happiness Council, which was released on Wednesday. It was edited by John F. Helliwell, Richard Layard, Jeffrey D. Sachs, […]
Continue ReadingDeji Adeyanju, the activist who just regain freedom after spending over 70 days in prison custody, has again called out a co-covener of ‘Our Mumu Don Do’ movement, Charly Boy. Adeyanju who earlier accused Charly Boy of betraying him by working with the federal government said the maverick entertainer confessed to him that he collected […]
Continue ReadingA Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo, on Wednesday, refused granting the order to stop the collation of results of Rivers State Governorship and House of Assembly election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on March 9, 2019. INEC had last week following the report of its fact finding […]
Continue ReadingA seventh prosecution witness, Mr. Kennedy Osunwa, on Wednesday told a Federal High Court in Lagos that he was engaged to prepare a Deed of Assignment with respect to a property lying at 100, Tiamiyu Savage, Victoria Island, Lagos. The witness, who is a legal practitioner, gave the evidence at the resumed trial of immediate […]
Continue ReadingMain opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has petitioned the National Judicial Council (NJC), over what it considers as violation of Nigerian Constitution and the Electoral Act by Justice Ekwo Inyang of the Federal High Court for sitting on a matter that ought to have been handled by an election petition tribunal, as created by the […]
Continue ReadingFollowing the order of a Federal High Court, Abuja stopping the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from proceeding with the collation and declaration of the result of the Bauchi State governorship election held on March 9, 2019, the commission has vowed to take steps to vacate the order. As a result, it has filed an […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian woman by the name Thelma Chiaka gave birth to Sextuplets under 9 minutes at Women’s hospital of Texas. She had two sets of twins boys and one set of twins girls delivered between between 4.50am and 4.59am according to Daily Mail According to the hospital, on its Twitter handle, the odds of having […]
Continue ReadingCandidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has filed a petition challenging the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari, exactly 19 days after he was declared winner of the February 23 presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Atiku and the PDP in the petition […]
Continue ReadingGbenga Daniel, ex-Ogun state governor and pre-primary Director General of the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation, announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and from active politics on Saturday, citing a number of reasons. In a letter dated March 14, 2019, addressed to the National Chairman of the party, the former Governor of Ogun […]
Continue ReadingGovernorship candidate of the Allied People’s Movement (APM) in Ogun State, Nigeria, Mr Adekunle Akinlade has said he is heading for the Election Petitions Tribunal to challenge the victory of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the state, Dapo Abiodun. Mr Akinlade stated this in a statement issued by his media aide, […]
Continue ReadingDespite repeated avowals of his commitment to a fight against corruption, the United States Department of State has said there is a climate of impunity in the President Muhammadu Buhari government that allows officials to engage in corrupt practices with a sense of exemption from punishment. The State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and […]
Continue ReadingActing Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad has said that the suspended Justice Walter Onnoghen remains the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria until his removal from office. Justice Muhammad stated that he would step aside once the Code of Conduct Tribunal or the Appeal Court reverses Onnoghen’s present status. He, contended that President Muhammadu […]
Continue ReadingUnited States-Nigeria Law Group, an election observer initiative, has released a damning election assessment report of the 2019 election, where it clearly stated that most of the issues that troubled the 2019 general election were deliberately contrived to assist the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to retain power at the centre. Of particular note is […]
Continue ReadingAll Progressives Congress (APC), Bauchi State chapter, has rejected the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to re-collate and adopt the governorship election results from Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area. The results from Tafawa Balewa were earlier rejected after the local government Collation Officer, Mrs. Dominion Anosike said that there were intimidation and violence […]
Continue ReadingConvener of the General Abdulsalami Abubakar-led National Peace Committee and Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev Matthew Hassan Kukah, has spoken his mind about Atiku Abubakar’s refusal to concede defeat, call and congratulate President Muhammadu Buhari in the February 23 presidential election. The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, […]
Continue ReadingNot up to 19 per cent (<19%) of Lagos State voters with Permanent Voter Cards came out to vote in the governorship and state legislative elections, according to statistics obtained by Sunday Punch. By virtue of the statistics released by the Independent National Electoral Commission, out of the 6.5 million registered voters in Lagos State, […]
Continue ReadingThe EU’s anti-trust regulator is to slap tech giant, Google, with a new fine over unfair competition practices, sources told AFP on Friday. Brussels has targeted the Silicon Valley firm’s AdSense advertising service, saying it restricts some client websites from displaying ads from third parties. The decision in the long-running case, first reported by the […]
Continue ReadingGlobal human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has raised concern over the inability of the federal government to hold those involved in human rights violation accountable. In a statement by the Media Manager of Amnesty International Nigeria, Isa Sanusi, the group decried what it described as pervasive violence against women. According to the statement, these include […]
Continue ReadingIndependent National Electoral Commission has scheduled Saturday, March 23, 2019 for supplementary elections in Ebonyi. The supplementary elections are being held due to inconclusive elections in some polling units during the 2019 governorship and state Assembly elections in the state. INEC’s Administrative Secretary in Ebonyi State, Mr. Andy Ezeani, made this known in Abakaliki on Friday. […]
Continue ReadingEx-Deputy National Pub. Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has accused the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai and the military high command of a plot to kill him. In a statement on Friday, Frank said it was sad to note that the Army under Buratai has degenerated to […]
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