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A presidential candidate in the 2023 Nigerian elections and Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore has accused President Bola Tinubu of moves to purchase a “Presidential Yacht” for the sum of N5billion. Sowore made this accusation on his X (Twitter) handle. He wrote: “The @officialABAT dynasty of thieves! They want to buy a “Presidential Yacht” for […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement signed by the joint Unions’ Secretaries, Emmanuel Ugboaja (NLC) and Nuhu Toro (TUC), the Nigeria Labour Congress has accused the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, of conspiring with the state’s Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Barde, to ‘abduct’ their President, Joe Ajaero, in Owerri, the state capital, on Wednesday. The statement reads in […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, Nigeria, on Tuesday, declared Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the duly elected candidate for the Kogi Central Senatorial Election held in February 2023. The three-man panel of the appellate court affirmed the judgment of the tribunal, shortly after it dismissed Sadiku-Ohere’s appeal for lacking […]
Continue ReadingAbout 26 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have reportedly suspended the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Martins Amaehwule Also, the House elected and inaugurated the leader of the House, Edison Ehie, as its new Speaker. The number of pro-Fubara lawmakers reportedly increased to 26 after some realigned from the earlier 24 […]
Continue ReadingThe paramount ruler of Ebiraland, His Royal Majesty, Ado Ibrahim, has passed away in the early hours of Sunday. He died at the age of 95. Palace sources in Lokoja told media men that the monarch died in an Abuja hospital where he had been receiving treatment for age-related ailment and will be buried in […]
Continue ReadingPeoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate in Nigeria’s February 25, 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, addressed a press conference in Abuja on Monday over the Supreme Court’s verdict to dismiss his appeal for lacking in merit and affirmed the victory of President Bola Tinubu. Below is the full text of his speech: Someone asked me what […]
Continue ReadingForemost Nigeria’s Constitutional lawyer and erstwhile Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide, Professor Ben Nwabueze SAN, has passed away. Nwabueze, born in 1931 at Atani, Anambra State, who has been ill for sometime died in his Lagos home on Sunday, October 29. He was 94. The spokesperson for the family, Eni Nwabueze, confirmed his demise […]
Continue ReadingA female lecturer with the Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Federal University of Technology (FUT) Minna in Niger State, Dr. (Mrs) Adefolalu Funmilola Sherifat has been found slaughtered in her residence in the Gbaiko Area of the town. Channels TV reports that the chairperson of the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) in […]
Continue ReadingAttorney-General of the Federation and Nigerian Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi SAN, has submitted a warrant of arrest and request to the Crown Prosecution Services of the United Kingdom for the immediate extradition of a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke. Punch reports that the request, made on the orders of President Bola Tinubu, […]
Continue ReadingOne of the Justices at the Nigerian Supreme Court, Justice Muhammad Dattijo, retired from active service on Friday October 27, having attained the statutory retirement age of 70 years. At his valedictory speech, the Niger State-born jurist, who said he spent 43 years in the judiciary, spoke on arrays of issues including the power of […]
Continue ReadingFormer National President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA) and the Iyalode of Egbaland, Chief Alaba Lawson, is dead. A prominent educationist and founder of the popular Alaba Lawson Group of Schools, Abeokuta died in the early hours of Saturday. News of her demise was contained in a […]
Continue ReadingRetiring justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Justice Musa Dattijo, on Friday, lamented that the power vested in the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) is too absolute and can easily breed corruption. He alleged that the refusal to fill the vacant slot of the Southeast and Northcentral regions on the apex court bench was […]
Continue ReadingEnugu State High Court, Nigeria, presided over by Justice A. O. Onovo, on Thursday, declared the proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) by the South-East Governors’ Forum as illegal, unconstitutional, and null and void. In 2017, the South-East Governors Forum, led by former Gov David Umahi of Ebonyi State, proscribed IPOB activities. The […]
Continue ReadingNigerian rights activist, co-founder of the #BringBackOurGirls movement, and business woman, Aisha Yesufu, has reiterated that President Bola Tinubu is not her president. Yesufu, who supported Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last presidential election, disclosed this on Thursday on her X (Twitter) account following the Supreme Court ruling […]
Continue ReadingNigeria is now ranked 120th of 142 countries in terms of adherence to rule of law, according to the latest global Rule of Law Index released by the World Justice Project (WJP). The rankings showed that out of the 34 countries ranked in the sub-Saharan region, Nigeria is rated 23rd. The 2023 index released on […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate, on Thursday, confirmed the appointment of Musa Aliyu as the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC). The red chamber also confirmed the appointments of Gadji Dantata and Saka Sulieman as members of the Federal Judicial Service Commission. The confirmation of the nominees was announced by the Deputy […]
Continue ReadingAn X (Twitter) user, Journalist @kc_journalist posted the text and the four videos below to narrate how a 300 level female Nigerian University student, Otuene Justina Nkang, was allegedly killed by her boyfriend, Demian Okoligwe, a 400 level University student, for rituals. Alleged yahoo guy named Collins slaughtered his girlfriend, Justina, a 300 level student […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Supreme Court has affirmed the decision of the presidential election petition tribunal (PEPT) on Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi’s appeals. All other panel members agreed with the lead judgment delivered by John Okoro, dismissing Atiku Abubakar’s appeal and challenging the judgment of the presidential petition tribunal. The six of them also agreed with Okoro […]
Continue ReadingUN refugee agency says no fewer than 114 million people worldwide have been forced to flee their homes by the end of September, due to conflict, persecution, and human rights violations. War in Ukraine and conflicts in Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Myanmar, drought, floods, and insecurity in Somalia, as well as […]
Continue ReadingFormer Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo has lamented over President Bola Tinubu’s recent appointments. Asari said this while reacting to controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Gumi’s call for Nyesom Wike to be removed as FCT Minister. Addressing this in a video which has gone viral, the former militant leader stated that Abuja was built with […]
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