Eleka, PDP’s petition against Fayemi, Appeal Court delivers judgment

The three-man panel of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, led by Justice Stephen Adah, arrived the court room on Thursday at 7.05pm to deliver the judgment on the dispute arising from the July 14, 2018 governorship election in Ekiti State which the Independent National Electoral Commission declared was won by Governor Kayode Fayemi. The […]

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CUPP disclaims Ganduje endorsement, says the gov is parading a stolen mandate

Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) through its national headquarters, has dissociated itself from a group that called “the Kano State chapter” of the coalition which used its platform to endorse the re-election of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje. Purportedly led by one Isah Nuhu Isah, the group paid a solidarity visit to Ganduje during which it […]

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Rivers AAC deputy chairman defects to PDP, condemns Amaechi, APC

Deputy Chairman of the African Action Congress (AAC) in Rivers State, Mr Amezhinim Atuma, has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Atuma, who on Wednesday in Port Harcourt announced his decision, has also torn his AAC membership card to demonstrate his seriousness. He condemned the All Progressives Congress (APC) of spearheading the elections’ stalemate, […]

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Method of picking Senate President can destroy APC

A former Nigerian Minister of Works, Mr Adeseye Ogunlewe, has faulted the method adopted by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in choosing the leadership of the National Assembly, saying that it was capable of tearing the party apart. President Muhammadu Buhari, the APC leadership, and some state governors of the party, recently adopted Senator […]

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A Worthy Example in Leadership, By Olusegun Adeniyi

Two years ago, following the convocation ceremony of a private university where 188 students graduated with first class degrees, there was an online discussion on the lack of quality control in our educational sector. According to the report that generated the conversation, 568 other students obtained second class upper degrees while 322 graduated with second […]

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Mo Abudu posts lovely pose of her ex-hubby and herself, as their daughter weds (Photo)

Mo Abudu and her ex-hubby, Tokunbo Abudu, appear to be co-parenting very well. The media mogul, Mo Abudu, shared this photo of herself and Mr Abudu on the wedding day of their daughter, Temidayo, which held at the Oriental hotel, Lagos, last weekend. Mo took a moment to thank Mr Abudu for being a loving […]

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Amnesty International asks FG to probe attacks on journalists, electorate, during Kano rerun poll

Amnesty International has urged the federal government to investigate alleged cases of political thuggery and violence on journalists and the electorate during the supplementary election conducted in Kano State. Isa Sanusi, the Amnesty International Spokesperson, made the call in an interview with BBC Hausa service, monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu, […]

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3 more presidential candidates approach election Tribunal to nullify Buhari’s victory

It is more trouble for President Muhammadu Buhari, as three more presidential candidates have separately approached the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, asking it to void the outcome of the February 23 presidential election. In their various petitions, the three presidential candidates, urged the tribunal to invoke its powers and quash the declaration […]

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Ekiti State moves to curb rape, child defilement, land grabbing

Ekiti State Government has sought the support of traditional rulers in the state in order to make the state uninhabitable for those who indulge in rape and defilement of children. The state is also seeking the traditional rulers’ cooperation in curbing the menace of land grabbing which is at the centre of many violent crisis […]

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Killer of ex-deputy governor’s daughter sentenced to death

An Ondo state High Court sitting in Akure has sentenced one Seidu Adeyemi to death by hanging for the offence of killing his girlfriend of five years for alleged ritual purposes. Seidu Adeyemi got the sentence for the killing of Khadijat Oluboyo, the daughter of former deputy governor of Ondo State, Mr. Lasisi Oluboyo. Late […]

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The Impact of the Nigerian Content Law, By Femi Falana

It is an undeniable fact that it was the struggle of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) as well as other patriotic forces for the indigenization of the oil and gas industry which culminated in the enactment of the […]

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Accused of robbery and killing, suspect pulled out of police station, burnt to death by mob (Photo)

One suspected robber and killer met his untimely end today at the hands of angry youths in Ugep community, Cross River state, Nigeria. According to reports, the slain suspect allegedly killed a motorcyclist otherwise known as Okada rider while trying to steal his bike. While trying to steal the bike from its owner, the thief […]

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