The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has suspended a former Attorney General of Abia State, Uche Ihediwa from further using the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) pending the outcome of some investigations against him. A statement from the Secretary of the LPPC, Sarki Bello, said the committee at its 163rd General meeting…
English Premier League side West Ham United have agreed a deal to sign defender Jean-Clair Todibo from Nice. The deal would mean the twenty four year old centre-back, is joining on a season-long loan, with an option to buy for about £27m. However, there is still caution as Italian giants Juventus are believed to be…
Luka Modric has signed a one-year contract extension with the Spanish champions. The 38, year old has won 26 trophies, including six Champions Leagues and four domestic titles since joining Real Madrid from Tottenham in 2012. The 2018 Ballon d’Or winner has featured in 534 matches for Los Blancos, scoring 39 goals The Croat played…
Labour party in the United Kingdom’s has vowed to axe nearly 100 hereditary lawmakers from the House of Lords, in what it called a first step ahead of wider reforms of parliament’s unelected upper chamber. “Measures to modernise the constitution will be introduced including House of Lords reform to remove the right of hereditary peers…
Two more commissioners have resigned their post from Governor Alex Otti’s cabinet bringing the total number of departures to five this year The commissioners are the Commissioner for Science and Technology, Chima Oriaku and the Commissioner for Agriculture, Prof Monica Ironkwe. The circumstances surrounding their departure are disputed, with some sources claiming they were sacked…
The Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) Edo State Campaign Organisation for the September 21 Governorship Election, Matthew Iduoriyemkewen, has commended the Federal High Court, Abuja ruling, which affirmed Asue Ighodalo as the governorship candidate of the PDP. Speaking to newsmen in Benin City, the Edo State capital, Iduoriyemkewen said the PDP had…
Sen. Tahir Munguno has replaced Sen. Ali Ndume as Senate Chief Whip. In a voice vote, the upper chamber took the unanimous resolution to effect the replacement, after a letter of complaint against the unbecoming utterances of the chief whip, Sen. Ali Ndume by the All Progressive Congress (APC) National Headquarters, was read by the…
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has reinstated Philip Shaibu as the Deputy Governor of Edo State, months after he was impeached by the state assembly. In a ruling on Wednesday, Justice Omotoso declared the impeachment by the Edo State House of Assembly as illegal, unconstitutional, null, and void. The court…
The Niger State Government has addressed a viral video showing Governor Mohammed Bago allegedly ordering security personnel to slap a man during the Fidua prayer for the late wife of the Deputy Governor, Zainab Yakubu. The video, which has since gone viral captures the governor speaking in Hausa language, instructing a security operative to slap…
The Legislative arm of Egor Local Government Area in Edo State has impeached the council’s chairman, Hon. Eghe Ogbemudia, over alleged padding of the council’s supplementary budget and other allegations of corruption. The impeachment was consequent upon a vote of no confidence against the chairman during a session of the legislative arm of the council…
