Although the appeal filed by Peter Obi and Labour Party to the Supreme Court against the Judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) is based on fifty-one (51) grounds of appeal, the major complaints they raised against the Judgment are as follows; that: The PEPC was wrong when it struck out the witness statements…
By Law Mefor Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, an Islamic scholar residing in Kaduna, has claimed that Christians cannot be trusted with the nation’s security. This was said by the divisive cleric in a sermon that lasted more than 14 minutes and was posted on his official Facebook page. In the same vein, the cleric yelled profanities…
African literary icon and Noble Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has called on governors of the 36 states of Nigeria, to stop being timid, before President Buhari and push further the envelope of restructuring for the good of the country. Professor Soyinka who has been an advocate of true federalism, said there is a consensus that…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Monday said that when he becomes president in 2023, he will face the nation’s security crisis head-on. In an interview on Channels Television’s Politics, the former Anambra State governor said his solution to the problem will be “decisive and immediate”. While stressing that the nation’s…
By Femi Fani-Kayode Despite the hysteria about who has been made a Minister and who has not and the euphoria about which portfolios they have been given or not been given, let us remain focused on the major issues of the day and not take our eye off the ball. And other than our economic…
The office of former President Goodluck Jonathan has punctured the claim by Afrobeat singer, Femi Kuti, that Jonathan was invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of fraud when he served as deputy governor of Bayelsa State. A statement issued on Friday by Wealth Dickson Ominabo, a media officer in the…
…Says the state is delighted, proud of the Enugu-born, Osun State Governor-elect The administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi in Enugu State has expressed happiness over the victory of Senator Ademola Adeleke in the keenly contested 2022 Osun State Governorship election. A statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Simon Uchenna Ortuanya, described…
By Doris Israel Ijeoma Following the conduct of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria, the family of Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has become a target of unsubstantiated claims on social media. A Facebook post circulating in Nigeria in May 2023 alleged that Yakubu’s son ran mad in Saudi…
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has attributed the explosion recorded in Ibadan, the state capital, on Tuesday to explosive devises stored by illegal miners. He added that two persons died in the explosion, which occurred at about 7:44 pm on January 16 while about 77 persons were injured. At about 7.44pm, Tuesday, January 16th,…
The attention of Enugu State Government has been drawn to the brigandage, roguery, banditry and lawlessness exhibited by some hoodlums at New Artisan Market today being Thursday, the 22nd of April 2021, acting under the cloak of a demonstration while surreptitiously and unlawfully disobeying an order of Court. The social and mass media have also…
